As I write this, it\u2019s April Fools’ Day.<\/p>\n
Not my favorite day of the year.<\/p>\n
Why?<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t like being played the fool, that\u2019s why. (Especially by furry rodents as per last week\u2019s blog and my ongoing backyard battle)<\/p>\n
Spraying shaving cream into my hand after nodding off..then tickling my nose with a feather, is not funny,(You must let sleeping Dougs lie) nor is placing a fake snake in my underwear drawer even remotely amusing.<\/p>\n
Putting dollops of Miracle Whip instead of whipped cream atop Jell-O desserts was and probably still is a favorite trick of Lutheran Church ladies at banquets and funerals but it\u2019s not the least bit humorous: at least not to me.<\/p>\n
It IS, however, fall down funny when it happens to somebody else. Which leads me to my TV pick of the week.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust for Laughs Gags.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a half hour show on My UTV; a sister station of Keloland TV, which airs weeknights at 6pm Central time.<\/p>\n
It has become must-see watching for Linda and me as we gather around the tube for 30 minutes of non-stop hilarity.<\/p>\n
The show is patterned after the old Candid Camera program in which unsuspecting folks were taken in by one of Allen Funt\u2019s pranks allowing viewers to snicker at the embarrassment of their experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust for Laughs Gags\u201d is much more rapid fire and much funnier.\u00a0 The show is produced and shot in Canada where people are so doggone nice and adorably gullible. Even though gag victims are often taken-in by cast members impersonating police officers or security guards, they wouldn\u2019t dream of getting angry or suing over being put in an embarrassing situation. Most just laugh along with everybody else when the prank is revealed.<\/p>\n