HIGHLIGHTS:  In a poll, 46% of people say they find April Fools’ Day pranks “amusing,” while 40% find them “annoying.”  The group most likely to enjoy them is:  Young men . . . living in the Northeast or out West.

FULL STORY:  People like to say that everything is too divisive these days . . . but one thing has ALWAYS been divisive:  April Fools’ Day pranks.

In a new poll, 46% of people say they find April Fools’ Day pranks “amusing,” while 40% find them “annoying.”  For the other 14%, it’s a case-by-case thing.  So it’s got to be GOOD . . . not stupid.

54% of people say they have played an April Fools’ Day prank on someone . . . and 65% of people say someone has played a prank on THEM.

If you’re considering a prank, the demographic most likely to find it amusing is:  Young men . . . living in the Northeast or out West . . . who lean politically left OR right.  (In other words, they’re NOT middle of the road.)

The people who are LEAST likely to appreciate your April Fools’ Day prank are:  Boomer women in the Midwest, who consider themselves politically independent.

The most common reaction to a prank is to smile and say, “That was a good one.”  But watch out, three in 10 people will respond by pranking YOU back.

Originally posted on April 1st, 2024

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