In an otherwise dull April Fools, this corny gag saved the day.
Sirj, my adorable French co-worker never gets any of my jokes, so I decided to make this one pretty base. I took one of the company’s pre-printed (return address & logo) envelopes and clumsily scrawled “Extra Money for Sirj” on the front. Then I wrote “April Fools” on a slip of paper, slipped it inside, and placed it on his desk. It was so corny and dumb I could hardly stop laughing at myself.
He was SO excited when he saw it. He happily read aloud to himself in his husky voice while I was hidden behind my cubicle. I hear a franting ruffling of the envelope. A second later, he laughed for almost an entire minute.
He genuinely believed that there was extra money for him in that envelope! Like any company anywhere would present payment like that. I felt like I was in a cartoon (“Extra money for Homer! Oh boy!” BONK “Doh!”)! The best part is that I finally got him to laugh.