The Brief: In preparation for April Fools' Day, we've gathered up the best memes and jokes related to the holiday of pranks and shenanigans.

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The beginning of April and April Fools’ Day 2019 are right around the corner. Beware of fake engagement announcements, product releases and movie trailers that you see on April 1st. Also, watch out for salt in the sugar bowl and absurdly sliced bagels.
Just remember that April Fools’ Day is not an excuse to be a jerk.
April Fools Memes And Jokes 2019
the world ends in april fools cuz humanity is a joke.
— diego and ben lovebot (@antiluther) March 25, 2019
I’ve been preparing for April Fools Day all year by being incredibly dumb and gullible all the time.
— sarah schauer 🦂 (@SJSchauer) March 25, 2019
Pranks
The best pranks come after weeks of preparation. Here’s a sneak peek into some of the pranks and surprises people are planning online.
How to fake a balloon prank this April Fools’ Day from r/funny
A call for BTS fans to replace their Twitter profile pictures with images of the recently unveiled BTS dolls:
PLS ON APRIL FOOLS EVERYONE PUTS A DOLL ICON HDJSDHJSHDS
— bfly | JOONTRO 🗣 (@bfly_twt) March 26, 2019
One year for April Fools when I was little I switched all my families clothes. Like I put my sister’s clothes in my moms drawers, dad’s in my sisters and moms in my dad’s…they were all late to work & didn’t talk to me all day
— mop (@SierraFWallace) March 27, 2019
Do not try this at home:
ways to prank your friends for april fools:
• fill a cabinet with ping pong balls
• replace their toothpaste with frosting
• stab them
• form a military blockade around leningrad lasting 872 days and resulting in 4 million casualties
• fake lottery ticket
• stab them again— viking (@notviking) March 28, 2019
This year, Microsoft sent out a memo to all of its teams, telling them not to do any public April Fools pranks:
Microsoft is taking a bold stand against pranks https://t.co/KIHTrbwGv0
— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) March 28, 2019
Be sure to have some fun this April Fools’ day. Tell some jokes, play some safe pranks, share some dank memes, or watch a funny movie. We hope you’ll ROTFL or at least LOL. And, for more laughs, check out our meme roundup for the month of April.