Best/worst April fool’s joke

Mohit R. asks “What’s the best prank you’ve pulled off or got(ten) fooled?” on tolmolbol.

Every time someone asks that question, I invariably end up laughing at myself for a prank that I initiated; but one that was paid back in full by a victim. At my previous company, it was customary to celebrate every single occasion. If you bought a car or bike, it was “sweets in the pantry.” Same thing if you got engaged or if you became a proud mom or dad or if you came back from a vacation or if the Indian cricket team won a match. Phew! It was a paradise for sugar freaks. So, one April 1’st morning, I decided to pull a prank by sending an email to all and sundry with the subject line, “Sweets in the pantry”. No sooner than I pressed the “Send” button, heads were seen popping out of cubicles and rushing towards the pantry. Boy! were they in for a surprise?

As I was chuckling to myself about this silly joke, I got a reply in my inbox from one of my colleagues. The subject line of the email read “Re: Sweets in the panty” and the message had just one line, “Dude, you better be careful when sending mails to everyone if you can’t spell pantry”. I was immediately red-faced and dashed off an apology. Soon, it dawned on me that I couldn’t have been so stupid, could I? I rummaged through my “Sent Mail” folder in order to find the mail I originally sent. I stared open-mouthed when I found it. For there it was, my email, sweetly titled, “Sweets in the pantry”.

And that’s how the cookie crumbled.