Start your story with a big company pulling an April Fools’ prank that ends up going horribly wrong.

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“The Hunter's horrid prank” by Christian Barker

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So I was sitting there. In the big meeting room. Everyones eyes peeled onto me. Because I'm the second in command here. The CEO of a glass making company. It’s march 31th. one day before April fools day. The owner of the company, and my best friend Cody Delaet wants to pull a massive prank. On Elon Musk. I advised against it but once an idea is in his head. He doesn’t stop. He walks into the room oblivious to the stares and glares he is receiving because he is 10 minutes late to his own meeting. He then says “ alright team. I have handpicked...

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“Tech Taboo” by Christopher Cayen-Cyr

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There are things you don’t say lightly in a tech company. One of them is this:“The robots have taken over. I repeat, the robots have taken over. Hide.”When these words were spoken over the intercom, most programmers on the Software Floor dove underneath their desks, including Lea, the beautiful C++ expert who worked across from me. Not me. I knew this day was coming. Since my very first course on artificial intelligence, I had been preparing for an eventual but unavoidable robot takeover. Luckily, my escape plan was now fully operational.I r...

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“The Second Broadcast” by Nivra Laesna

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Everyone in America was familiar of what happened on October 30, 1938 "Doc". The CBS radio broadcast a live performance of the famous H.G Wells book "The War of the Worlds". It was performed with a sole intent to scare the listeners and I must say they succeeded on their goal to scare everyone. Panic occurred during that time my father was only 6 years old. I remember that he said during that time they thought it was real and they use human skins and blinked sideways. Extraterrestrial being for human beings at that time may be possible due t...

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“Google's "Prank"” by Kelrin14 Epshaw

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The Internet is a necessity in this day in age. We cannot go a day without it, lest our lives turn to turmoil. However, human beings currently have a natural proclivity to believe everything on the internet at the worst of times. And in this day in age, everyone takes things way to seriously. So, of course, Martin Mibishi decided that he would say that the earth’s core is about to erupt because of global warming. Two very, extremely unrelated events that could not affect each other. And, of course, Mr Mibishi is no ordinary twitter user. N...

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“St Elmore Park Hoax” by Clara Martin

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In 1990-1991, the recession was at an all time high. People in the small family-oriented rural town of Pinehurst, Alabama saw more than their share of hardships. The local coal mining plant laid off over three-hundred people in January that year. Small business owners struggling to stay open had to close down their stores. Farmers also had a hard time with their crops because of the drought and unemployment rates were on the rise. On March 27, 1991, two radio DJs Buckwild Charles and Big Red Hardy from WZRP radio station announced that there...

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“Fool's Web” by Matt Edwards

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They gather around the teakwood meeting table, its edges worn smooth and shiny from myriads of elbows, wrists and stomachs. Among the twelve or so people, Ralph wonders if he'll keep his job; Emily on the other hand, not for the first time, wonders which rainforest in South America had to surrender several of its brethren to make the object that they were all sitting at. It's been a tough six months, sales have been down 11% percent, what with setbacks in various guises. Denise clears her throat, which catches nobody off-guard, then caref...

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“Dreams and efforts gone” by Wilcy William

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Dreams and efforts lay crushed on the floor A few year ago I was in the college lodging. It was my last year, and I was very occupied with my tests and arrangements. I was anticipating that a good result and planning should go to unfamiliar nations for higher examinations. How could I get an administration grant for going to the U.S.A. That was the solitary issue that stressed me day and night. It was realized that I had bought a ticket for the Sikkim Raffle, which had reported one lakh of rupees as the principal prize. However, I didn't ban...

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“The April Fool” by Sean Tarzy

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In the office lounge of a Real Estate firm in Central New Jersey, James Pollin captures the attention of ten of his coworkers. “And then-” James chortles again, trying desperately to let his words escape before they are drowned by his uncontrollable laughter. “And then, when he shows up and can’t it…he’s gonna lose his shit!” James Pollin, the farthest thing from an “office-prankster” , allows himself to gently sink into the waters of popularity as he drinks in the adulation of his coworkers. This may be just an April Fools prank, but ...

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“Why me ?” by Rachel Quirey

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It was all set up, the prank of the year, and my boss was going to win that golden statue, if it was his last mission in life to do so. For the last 5 years, his brother has won every prank, and now it was his turn to be champion. There was a lot of sleek work involved, a lot of cloak and dagger. No one wanted to be responsible for this failing, fearing the wrath of the employer. The town was a large one, and very busy. They would see many a tourist arriving upon over sized and extravagant coaches. Coming out in droves, like ants. Making ...

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“Wizardry” by George Puscuta

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Do you know that moment when, after years of hard work, of putting up with all sorts of corporate bullshit, office politics, annoying coworkers, emails that turn into calls that turn into conferences that turn into trainings that should’ve and could’ve been solved by emails, you finally, finally hear those magic words: Congratulations, you have been awarded the … Take a minute, remember it, savor it! No?! Doesn’t ring a bell? Well, don’t give up! Your day will come. Or, maybe you’re one of those people that have always been rewarded accordin...

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“The Innocence of Yesterday” by Sonja V.

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When the dark, pitch-black sky with splatters of white stars met with the fiery glow of the sunrise of the morning of April 1st, Haven knew that something odd was going to happen that day. She always had a feeling that something was off, but today was different. And she didn’t know how right she was. All was fine in the morning, nothing out of sorts. Haven got up, sat on the porch drinking her chamomile tea and watching the sun come up, staring deep into it’s depths. After that she retreated back inside to do her mor...

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“Laughter In The Office” by David Zasloff

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Lance walked past the receptionist heading for his office and stopped. He turned to Janice, the receptionist. Sure enough, her attempt to hold back her laughter was a dismal failure. Was it because it was April Fools' Day? When Janice noticed that Lance hadn't proceeded through the door and turned to face him, she took one look at the expression on his face and lost it completely. She sounded as though she hadn't had a good laugh in at least a year and meant to enjoy the hell out of this one. Lance shook his head and went through the int...

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“A PUERILE FOOL.” by Harrison Sharon

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Richard bought some cardboard papers and black permanent markers as he hurried to work. The rising sun cast a rosy hue across the morning sky, golden fingers of sunlight lit up the small town. Community volunteers’ swept and cleared dirt on the road, while few people moved about on the street, boarding taxis, and going about their days’ job. Shops were opened and signs that read ‘NOW OPEN’ were put up in front of their glass pane doors. Richard gave little smiles to the familiar faces he saw as he flagged a taxi. Richard arranged his tie as...

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“She Be Folly” by Shelby Lemerande

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"Katy!" My boss calls from the copy room. His voice is muffled since there's a wall between me and him. I'm pretty confident that he's going to come ask me to look at the printer again, and I'm one hundred percent confident that I'll tell him the same thing I always tell him, it's an old model and he needs to replace it. As the only IT employee for this office, I'm pretty busy most of the time. Right now, for instance, I'm in the conference room (which is next to the printing room) fixing the p...

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“Fool Everyone; Upset No One” by Larry M

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“We are confident that you can come up with the most spectacular April Fools Day prank in the history of the world,” said the company president. “Thank-you, sir; I will do my best to make the company proud.” “Go for it, Mr. Burnet. The goal is to generate interest in Algon cars.” “Yes sir.” William Burnet was the rising star of the Algon Motor Company. He was the newest member of the advertising department, and with several innovative and successful ad campaigns, he was the golden boy. Company executives loved this young guy from Tex...

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Start your story with a big company pulling an April Fools’ prank that ends up going horribly wrong.

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✍️ 82 stories

“The Hunter's horrid prank” by Christian Barker

“Tech Taboo” by Christopher Cayen-Cyr

“The Second Broadcast” by Nivra Laesna

“Google's "Prank"” by Kelrin14 Epshaw

“St Elmore Park Hoax” by Clara Martin

“Fool's Web” by Matt Edwards

“Dreams and efforts gone” by Wilcy William

“The April Fool” by Sean Tarzy

“Why me ?” by Rachel Quirey

“Wizardry” by George Puscuta

“The Innocence of Yesterday” by Sonja V.

“Laughter In The Office” by David Zasloff

“A PUERILE FOOL.” by Harrison Sharon

“She Be Folly” by Shelby Lemerande

“Fool Everyone; Upset No One” by Larry M

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about a mischievous pixie or trickster god.

Write about someone who’s spent a whole year planning a big prank, and now they’re finally ready to pull it off.

Write about someone who hates pranks and spends April Fools’ Day doing good deeds instead.

Write about someone who goes to great lengths to avoid being pranked on April 1st, only to realize they had the date wrong and it’s already April 2nd.

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