Oh, it's not really a video...

While in my coworker’s cubicle today and I noticed a highly suspicious can of generic lemonade sitting on his desk.

“What’s the deal with the lemonade?” I asked him

“Oh, it’s not really lemonade,” he said. “It’s a prank – for April Fool’s Day.”

“What does it do?” I asked.

“It gives you a shock when you touch the top to open it.”

He tapped the lid to demonstrate, but nothing happened.

“Maybe the batteries are dead,” he said as he examined the switch on the bottom.

And then, because the universe wants me to be entertained, he delivered a shock to the palm of his own hand, turned bright red and threw the can across the room.

But he should take comfort in the fact that April Fool’s jokes can backfire on anyone.

Like Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill, for example.

They had to issue a press release today to apologize for the “Running of the Pigs” video posted on YouTube yesterday.

In the release, Smokey Bones Chief Marketing Officer Peter Bell said, "We've had a great response from guests who have seen the video. I want to assure everyone that no pigs were injured during the video shoot. We have the utmost respect for our porcine friends."

Except when they’re used to promote an “All-You-Can-Eat Baby Back Ribs Special.”