Shaving Cream and April fool’s Day seems to go together like ham and eggs.  (Do people still eat ham and eggs?).  Anyway.  It seems like 90% of the April Fools jokes revolve around shaving cream in one way or another.  So in the spirit of the day and because there is still time to put one of these in play, I thought I’d list a few.

• Covering the head of a sleeping victim with shaving cream.
• Putting shaving cream in the hand of a sleeper and then tickling their nose.  Makes for a great YouTube vid.
• For the sports minded, shaving cream in the jock strap is always a crowd pleaser
• Fill a folder with shaving cream.  Put the open end under the door of an unsuspecting target and stomp on the cream filled end.
• Fill a school locker with shaving cream.
• Shaving cream in shoes, socks or pockets works well
• A shaving cream pie sure to get a laugh.

In 1978 Australian businessman had long been discussing a plan to tow an iceberg from Antarctica so he could sell ice cubes.  Sydney residents got really excited when on April 1 of that year a barge towed a large white object into the Sydney harbor.  But when it started to rain the “iceberg” quickly dissolved.  It was made of shaving cream and firefighting foam

Did you know? No one really knows how or where April fool’s Day began. On theory suggests that it started with people being confused by the transition to the Gregorian calendar.  Some think that it has something to do with people’s lightheartedness at the start of spring.

So be sure you have plenty of shaving cream and enjoy the day.

Anyone have any other Shaving Cream Pranks they would like to share?

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