#2 I Put This On My Homophobic Dad's Work Truck After He Yelled At Me, And Mainly My Girlfriend, For Being Gay. April Fools, Pop
#3 I Just Fell For This April Fools Prank. I Work In The Tech Department
In a previous interview with Bored Panda, Janet M. Gibson, Ph.D., a Professor of Psychology at Grinnell College, explained that it actually takes quite a bit of work to get a joke. According to her, we have to use cognitive, social, and emotional brain power to form expectations of what's supposed to happen.
But that’s not all. We have to be able to “see how the punchline or unexpected event puts a playful spin on things, figure out the social context to know whether the unexpected event was intended or offensive, and we have to empathize with the joke teller, a character in the joke, or audience to know what is going on,” Prof. Gibson explained.
#4 April Fools? Someone Stole My Dad's SD Card From His Trail Camera From The Middle Of Nowhere. Edited This In A Picture, Then Put It Back In The Camera. He Was Scared For An Hour
#5 I Put Vanilla Pudding In A Mayonnaise Jar. My Kids Were Horrified As I Ate It While Watching Them Open Their Easter Presents
#6 My Friend Lost His Leg In A Motorcycle Accident A Few Years Ago. This Was His April Fools Joke To The Kids Playing In The Park
Whatās more, in order for a joke, a prank, or a punchline to be perceived as funny, people have to be ready to have fun. It doesnāt matter whether it has to do with language, social expectations, or simply be amused by the absurdities of the situation.
āIf we are lucky, there are cues to help, like the joke teller is smiling or others are laughing, and then we try to figure out why, search for alternate meanings, and pull from memory what other meanings are possible in this context,ā Prof. Gibson told us.
#8 I Woke Up Half Asleep And Opened The Door To The Bathroom. My Heart Dropped. Well Played, Roommate
#9 We Hid A Turkey In Our Neighbor's Yard On April Fools. Today I Woke Up To This In My Yard
On the other hand, as a joker or a prankster, you have to be sure that your joke is simple enough. āIf the joke requires too much work to figure it out, we are likely to end up feeling puzzled rather than amused or entertained.ā
Thereās a belief that one's sense of humor can tell us a lot about their personality. And itās kind of right, but not in the way you probably think. āIf you like jokes that poke fun at death, this does not mean you have death anxiety or are sick. If you like the Three Stooges, it does not mean you are a knucklehead,ā Prof. Gibson said.
āIn fact, people who like sick jokes tend to score high on openness to experience and high on social intelligence,ā she added.
#10 I Replaced The Old Family Photo In My Mum's House With This. Still Waiting For Her To Notice
#11 I Made A Little Paper Cutout To Give My Roommate A Good Scare. April Fools Everyone
#12 I Hope My Husband Feels Special When He Wakes Up. All Eyes Will Be On Him. April Fools
#14 I Put A "Caution Wet Floor" Sign On Top Of A Giant Floaty Mat For April Fools. Swimmers And Colleagues Got A Kick Out Of It
#16 I Work At The Vet Hospital. I Left The Morning Crew A Little April Fools Surprise
#17 My Husband Hates When There Are Small Quantities Of Leftovers In The Fridge. My Son Pranked Him For April Fools By Filling 22 Containers, Each With One Strand Of Spaghetti
#20 My Sister Replaced All Of Our Family Photos With Pictures Of Steve Harvey For April Fools. It Took Over 8 Hours For A Single Person Of My 8-Person Family To Notice It
