Do you like April Fool's Day tricks?
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Yes:
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 62%
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No:
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 38%
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Have you ever been the subject of an April Fool's Day trick?
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Yes:
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47%
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Yes, but only a long time ago:
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44%
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No:
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 9%
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Do you play April Fool's Day tricks on other people?
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Yes:
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47%
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No tricking for me:
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53%
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Who is the best subject for an April Fool's Day trick?
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A teacher
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2%
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A brother or sister:
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38%
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A parent or grandparent:
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6%
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A neighbor:
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 3%
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A co-worker:
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 42%
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A boss:
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 4%
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An unsuspecting stranger:
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 5%
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What is the most important rule for an April Fool's Day trick?
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Don't really hurt anybody:
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25%
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Make sure that nobody is seriously embarrassed:
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7%
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Make sure the trick is actually funny:
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12%
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Make sure the trick is funny to people who don't love South Park:
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3%
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Let someone else get blamed for it:
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3%
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More than one of the choices above:
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47%
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Have you ever had one of your April Fool's Day tricks backfire or go wrong?
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Yes:
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20%
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No:
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80%
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What do you think of newspapers and other media outlets planting stories as hoaxes on April 1st?
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It's usually good fun. I like it:
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37%
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It's usually lame. I hate it:
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28%
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It's hard to tell the difference in some newspapers between a hoax story and a real one. I don't care:
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35%
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How do you rate the 1986 horror movie April Fool's Day?
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Two thumbs up:
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2%
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One thumb up:
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4%
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One thumb down:
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2%
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Two thumbs down:
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5%
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Stop with the thumbs. I haven't seen the movie.:
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86%
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It's on my Netflix list:
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1%
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Which of these famous April Fool's Day tricks do you like best?
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The Sports Illustrated cover story about Mets phenom Sidd Finch, the rookie who could throw a 168 mph fastball (1985):
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14%
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The claim that Microsoft's Bill Gates had bought the Catholic Church as an investment (1994):
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32%
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The announcement that Taco Bell had purchased the Liberty Bell (1996):
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18%
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The ad claiming that Burger King had developed a hamburger for left-handed diners (1998)
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10%
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The news report by a Seattle TV station that the Space Needle had collapsed (1999)
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1%
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The National Public Radio report that President Bush had proposed universal health care for pets (2002)
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20%
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The announcement by search engine Google that it was marketing a drink -- in four flavors -- that would automatically adjust its molecular structure to stimulate the drinker's brain (2005)
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5%
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Which of these April Fool's Day tricks do you like best?
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Take all the batteries out of the remotes in your house (Do not do this if you live alone):
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14%
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Reprogram a friend's cell phone with a ring tone from The Flaming Lips (If they actually like the Flaming Lips, use a polyphonic country western ring tone):
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6%
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Put a sign on your office copy machine that says "new copier -- voice activated -- please speak your command" (Have your cell phone camera ready):
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51%
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Call your tech guy and tell him that "the website was down when the mayor looked at it five minutes ago." (Repeat this every hour):
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5%
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Set every alarm clock at your local big box store to go off at ten minute intervals (Leave before security arrives):
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15%
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When the elevator is silent, look around and ask "Was that your beeper?" (Do not do this unless someone else is in the elevator):
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8%
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