Mark Twain once said, "The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year." The number of possible April Fools' Day pranks is an endless permutation of creativity, malice and good-natured ribbing. Some pranks are slight inconveniences, like ordering a Whopper at McDonald's or placing a pea underneath a mattress to see if someone can feel it. And some pranks are just a bad idea, especially if they're illegal.\nIU Police Department Capt. Jerry Minger said that he couldn't remember a prank taken to the point where the police had to get involved, but that doesn't mean the law is any less lenient.\n"The laws are in place on April Fools' Day as much as any other time of the year," he said.\nSure, you've got the classics like changing the clocks, flushing the toilet during a shower and dipping a hand in hot water, but here are few more prank categories that we don't recommend trying.\nSwapping -- Some swaps are legendary, like the "Seinfeld" roommate switch idea that had George and Jerry burning the midnight oil, but try all of ours and look out. Your victim may soon become a balding guy calling his ex-girlfriend "sugar" as he knocks up the girl he took home last month. Yeah, the swap is dangerous. \nBirth control -- The logistics are tough, (those discs can be hard to change without getting noticed and "the pill" is pretty distinguishable) but switching a birth control patch with a nicotine patch will cure their cravings … well not the food cravings. NOT RECOMMENDED!\nCell phone numbers -- When you make a call these days, the only thing that shows up is the person's name, leading most people to not know even their closest friends and family's numbers. Exploit that by reprogramming a victim's phone so when they try to call their girlfriend, they end up calling the girl they had a sloppy breakup with two summers ago and take a trip to Awkward City. Change their favorite pizza place's entry to their parents' house. A 3 a.m. call to your parents asking why they're taking so long on your Big Ten with extra ranch will be fun to explain the next morning. \nNair/shampoo -- This one is pretty classic and self-explanatory. We can't recommend it. There's not a good cure for baldness yet.
Food and drinks: Vodka for breakfast.\nSkim milk/2 percent -- Can your roommate taste the difference between skim milk and 2 percent? See if he or she gains a pound over three weeks after enjoying that sweet, sweet 2 percent. \nSalt/sugar -- A spoonful of salt makes that morning coffee even better.\nVodka/water -- Salt in the coffee is one thing, but this switch is an immediate spit-out. One of our man-on-the-street responders got a good reaction when her brother drank sprite with breakfast instead of water. Go for broke on this one -- put Vodka in the Brita filter pitcher. \nLaxative cookies/brownie -- Celia pulled this one off on her own daughter in "Weeds," and it wasn't even April Fools'. Some laxatives look like M&M's and blend right into cookies, but once again, it's a bad idea to be the regularity baker.
Missing things\nSteal clothes (except for one ridiculous outfit) -- Your roommate has a big date or interview. When she goes to sleep take all the clothes and leave nothing but her '80s party gear. Unless she's applying for a job at Plato's Closet, you'll be successful.
Computer\nFacebook -- The social site creates a brand new avenue for mild-mannered computer-related jokes, like changing your relationship status. Christie and Chelsea are engaged on facebook. OMG. LMAO? Nope. It's just not funny. You can change your birthday to the incorrect day and see who sends you happy greetings. (Check out the feature on page 10 Your smart friends will call you a liar.
The unexpected\nHomeless guy for change -- It can be pretty awkward when homeless people ask you for change on the street. Reaching for your pockets in a fake attempt to check and then walking on by isn't enough. Before the homeless can ask you, ask them for change. How else are you going to buy a Coke from the vending machine?\nCop stripper at a party -- Another classic. Hire a stripper dressed as a cop to your party, but here's the kicker. Have them handcuff you and pretend to lose the keys. Having that pubeless, overly muscled stripper grinding on you isn't as fun when you don't know if it will ever stop.
Unexpected porn\nParental visit -- Your roommate's parents are visiting and he or she steps out to meet them. Have tape and a handful of torn-out pages from the dirtiest magazines you can find ready. Tape them up all over his or her side of the room and leave the dorm. \nClass project -- That Powerpoint project is sure to get your roommate an A, until you slip a picture of a big D into the last slide. \nComputer desktop -- When your victim goes to open his or her computer in lecture, the students behind him or her will be as surprised as she is to see Ron Jeremy in all his glory as the background.
Deception: The girl who cried pregnancy\nPregnancy -- This one is the ultimate fake-out. Telling your parents or boyfriend that you're eating for two is going to get a big reaction, but expect that years later they'll demand to see ultrasound pictures. And be warned, karma may rear its ugly head by putting an unexpected bun in the oven.\nClass at Assembly Hall -- Get to class a little early and put a note on the door saying it's meeting on the complete other side of campus. No one will show up and class is dismissed.\nMesses -- If all else fails you can just make a mess. Shake up a can of pop or just take out a jumbo-sized marker and start drawing on people.
Outlandish -- Hey, it could happen.\nPool full of Jell-O -- If you happen to have 8,000 packets of Jell-O mix and a swimming pool, combine them for some delicious swimming\nStealing the Rock -- Coach Hep might get mad at you, but if you have a massive pickup truck and a world-class crane, try moving the Rock out of Memorial Stadium and place it in your backyard. That'll get guests to your Little 500 party, but may take up valuable cornhole space.
