Hey are you an unfunny person? Boy do I have a day for you.
While most days someone who enjoys April fools probably finds people like Darren Rovell funny, un-ironically, the vast majority of the population doesn’t think twice about it. Mainly, because it’s a made up holiday for 6 year olds, but also because it’s dumb. Imagine a day where people just went up to you and told you something very believable, then said just kidding. That’s April fools. They just replace the words “just kidding” with April Fools. The worst.
With that said, there is little in this world more humiliating than getting got on April fools. Sports are a subject that ‘the guys’ like too joke about so of course at work, the place where you know someone, as the facade they put up, little April fools joke play. The SFW (suitable for work) talk is not only acceptable at the work place, but encouraged. Nothing said at work will hit home like the stinging comments your friends throw your way, the ones that really hit your core. But these little throw away ‘jokes’ are harmless in nature, but to the psyche do damage.
I was sitting at work today doing my dumb calls. Typically, a conversation will go like this: “Hey John, do you want to buy ads?”…”Hello?…John?” Not the most productive conversation, but hey I get paid.
Anyway, I was sitting at work doing my dumb calls, and someone sends me this:
As a Nova, my heart dropped. I wasn’t ready for BBB, mostly because I am not yet a Big Baller. I am working on it but something they don’t tell you about not being a professional athlete is it’s pretty hard to become a Big Baller. I try my best. I make statements claiming I am better than MJ. I buy shoes priced at $400+, I sometimes make threes…. I try. But I am not quite there. Bringing Melo and therefore Lavar to Nova Nation would put added pressure on me to up my finances, buy a chain and officialy become a Big Baller. I do not need that added pressure in my life.
At first glance, I believed this. I don’t know why. I threw away all previous knowledge that Melo pretty much gave up all college eligibility to play for his fathers league. When the moment is hot, your mind isn’t right and so hand up, I fell for this post by a well known respected media site and felt quite silly for blurting this out to my co workers.
Then this:
I mean come on. A couple things here, if you believed this, you deserved to be got. Two, if you are a high ranking member of the Bears social media team and you passed this as approved. I mean…. have you ever laughed? Triple digit numbers. Couldn’t think of a worse prank if I tried. I mean you have so many ways to make a joke/prank if you’re a professional sport’s team and to go with something that even my 7 year old sister knew wasn’t possible. Put a little effort in Chicago.
And of course:
Uhhhh… ya think Tom?
Not because you gave me a scare. Because it’s exactly that, a real bad joke. Tom Brady, the guy who doesn’t open his mouth unless it’s to speak to Alex Guerrero or mouth kiss his son decides all the sudden on April 1st to develop a sense of humor? You know. Rob Kraft texted him and was like “Hey Tom, I need to divert the attention from my whole thing, can you tweet a fake retirement?”
Boom. Happy end- what?
Also, I love the greatness of Tom Brady, but WOW there are few things in life I want more than a Tom Brady retirement. We get it, you’re good but don’t play with my emotions like that.
There are countless examples of people posting things that of course without realizing its April 1, everyone in the world would believe, but hiding behind the date is for lack of a better term, lame. Sports can be funny, but partake in April fools day and immediately it’s not.
