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Fooling around
By MARY JANE PARK
© St. Petersburg Times, published March 29, 2001
Trickery rules on the first day of April, when fooling family and friends is both sanctioned and encouraged. The inventory of practical-joke material in the marketplace is vast and often centers on potty humor. We'll spare you those.
-- MARY JANE PARK, Times Staff Writer
Bloody gauze looks real enough to get you a ride to the emergency room once you fake having pounded a nail through your finger. Trick nail. About $1.25. Party, novelty stores.
Each of these scratch-off tickets is a winner; just don't quit that day job. Faux lottery tickets. $1.99 each; three for $5. Party, novelty stores.
| Pull back on this cucaracha and let go: It will fly out of your hands and toward the unsuspecting, making lifelike skittering noises. Full Speed Crazy Roach. About $3.50. Party, novelty stores. |
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Watch as horrified victims try to mop this ink off a starched shirt. The good news: It disappears. Magic Ink. About $1.25. Party, novelty stores. |
Most longtime Florida residents have fished flying critters out of drinks; this one looks frozen in time. Bug in ice cube. About $1.25. Party, novelty stores.
Care for a piece of gum? How about a squirt in the eye? Squirt gum. About $1.25. Party, novelty stores.
Good luck filling in a grocery list or golf card with this faulty scrivener's implement. Rubber pencil. About $1.25. Party, novelty stores.
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