ZUG.com and Bragster.com, two sites that are working hard to make the world a funnier place, are teaming up to present the Ultimate April Fool's Day Challenge, with $500.00 in cash prizes that you could win!

You will recall from our last prank contest that Bragster is the site where you can dare people to do outrageous stunts to earn points called Bragging Rights: the site has been described as "Jackass meets Facebook." And ZUG.com, of course, is the site where you can write funny stuff for points called ZUGZ.

And in this contest, you can win points called "dollars" -- 500 of them, in fact.

Here's how you can win:

Round 1: Come up with the funniest April Fool's Day prank to pull on a roommate, classmate, or spouse. There is an art to this, so follow these ground rules to increase your odds of getting your idea picked:

- Be funny and be original;

- Keep the overall idea relatively cheap;

- Make it a prank that can be executed in a few days;

- Make it a prank with wide appeal;

- Make it a good visual prank, since the ultimate proof will be a photo or video.

Anyone can enter Round 1 of the contest, either through posting in this thread, or registering on Bragster and posting your idea on the April Fool's Day Contest discussion board.

We will award two (2) $100.00 prizes for best contest idea: one for best prank idea posted on ZUG.com, and one for best prank idea posted on Bragster.com. (To increase your odds of winning, you may post on both sites.) This part of the contest ends at 11:59 pm ET on March 31, 2009. We will then post both these entries as official "dares" on Bragster, and move on to Round 2.

Round 2: On April Fool's Day, pull off one of the pranks with photo or video proof. You must actually prank a roommate, classmate, or spouse using one of the winning dares. You'll have five (5) days to submit photo or video proof of your prank. All submissions must be uploaded through Bragster.com, where they will then compete for user points, or "Bragging Rights."

At 11:59 pm ET on April 5, 2009, we will tally up overall Bragging Rights, and award two (2) additional prizes of $150.00 each: one for the highest-rated entry, and one for the entry that we think is funniest.

So that's how the contest will work. Two sites pooling together our combined comedy powers to turn this April Fool's Day into one massive mess o' mischief.

Stay tuned -- this is going to be funny.

Undermeanie! 99,638 76
03/18/2009 09:41 PM

If your spouse buys coffee in a large canister, you could easily dump it out and replace it with decaf.  This would be funny until they turn into a real Emerson from caffine withdrawal and get fired for stabbing someone at work.

Undermeanie! 99,638 76
03/18/2009 09:46 PM

Print out 2 or 3 pages that say that exact same thing in large, bold letters:  Service Copier Now.  Then stick them randomly into the paper hopper in the office copier and wait.  This is a good way to tie up a few people, as no one will want to ignore the warning, and no one will know exactly which part needs servicing.

Thud 66,596 17
03/18/2009 10:09 PM

So tempting...

Ravos, Ruiner of Tastebuds. 62,296 20
03/19/2009 08:22 AM

Kill your friend's parents, make them into chili, then feed the chili to your friend.

TheVelveTurd 6,551 10
03/19/2009 11:31 AM

Disassemble the showerhead and carfully dry it out. Then pour a packet of red Kool Aid mix into the showerhead. Carefully reassemble and wait.  The next fool to take a shower will get a bloody suprise. Mwahaha!!

OMG it's not CHEEZE 0 3
03/19/2009 11:38 AM

Dress like a hobo. Stand in front of the building where you goes to work/study.

Ask people for changes.

When they ask you what happened says "I bet my house and I lose" or something crazy that still makes sense.

If they offfer you to stay on their place says "No need, I'll be gone from this world this night" or something that makes people think that you're gonna commit suicide.

And ask for another changes.

Chance wears GREEN Undies 171,215 14
03/19/2009 11:45 AM

Ask people for changes? Changes to what?

Ravos, Ruiner of Tastebuds. 62,296 20
03/19/2009 11:46 AM

Ch-ch-changes

Undermeanie! 99,638 76
03/19/2009 11:59 AM

I once sent Daggy (or maybe it was Jaggy) a pastel-colored envelope through the mail, and covered it with baby stickers.  On the back in bold letters:  Congratulations on your pregnancy!  Inside - a "so you're expecting" card.

She lived with a couple roommates who checked the mail before she got to it.  She was not pregnant.

John Hargrave 128,034 70
03/19/2009 01:05 PM

I tried to do the "Kool-Aid in the showerhead" idea for MISCHIEF MAKERS MANUAL, but couldn't find any showerheads that unscrewed like that.  I am curious if ANYONE has a showerhead that can be unscrewed and filled with Kool-Aid powder, or if this prank is an urban legend.

TheVelveTurd 6,551 10
03/19/2009 01:11 PM

In that case John, you have to unscrew the entire shower head I guess. Removing it from the pipe that comes out of the wall. Then no disassembly of the head itself would be needed I would assume.

Juan: Animal Collectivist 1,173 4
03/19/2009 07:20 PM

On April Fool's Day, pull off one of the pranks with photo or video proof.

The next fool to take a shower will get a bloody suprise

Plus, it will provide you with a great opportunity to videotape friends and loved ones in the shower.

John Hargrave 128,034 70
03/20/2009 04:37 AM

I'm leery of pranks that require hiring a plumber.

Gonzo 20,480 16
03/20/2009 12:14 PM

You must actually prank a roommate, classmate, or spouse...

Thanks for pointing out how lonely and pathetic my existence is...  I mean, I have none of those, AND I'm spending my time at ZUG.

Frickin' Hargrave.

KChiki - Keeper of the Canned Air 123,975 88
03/20/2009 01:07 PM

 You could always dump the kool-aid into the toilet tank so that when they fluShakespeare comes back bright red (or whatever color you choose).

TheVelveTurd 6,551 10
03/20/2009 05:01 PM

Thanks for pointing out how lonely and pathetic my existence is...  I mean, I have none of those, AND I'm spending my time at ZUG.

Frickin' Hargrave.

UnderWhere? 99,638 76
03/23/2009 02:29 PM

Set the parental controls on your friend's TV set so he/she can only watch Blue's Clues.

Even better, set the program timer to shut off and block usage right before the end of a sports event.

Bill the Squirrel 53,103 53
03/23/2009 04:07 PM

I'm leery of pranks that require hiring a plumber.

And yet, you will spend 30000 on the Superbowl prank?

Ditdah 123,033 14
03/23/2009 07:23 PM

I'm leery of pranks that require hiring a plumber.

Um... John? Have you ever actually installed a showerhead? You don't need a plumber. ALL showerheads screw into the pipe coming out of the wall. No, it's not as simple as the famed "unscrew the bottom piece of the showerhead" but you don't need a plumber. You just need strength enough to unscrew the showerhead, dump in the Kool-Aid, and rescrew.

Your wife should be more than capable of helping you out.

Pants 14,203 17
03/23/2009 07:28 PM

I'm assuming, after his last remark, that John calls his wife everytime he needs a tire changed.

TheVelveTurd 6,551 10
03/26/2009 09:28 PM

Ok, there has to be someone out their in gabber land who is in middle management. Someone who, In a given day, has the duty of firing someone. In these challenging economic times, why don't you prank one of your would be firee's. Be sure to pick the most deserate one, ...wife, kids, the whole thing. Call him into your office and start giving him the whole " being let go" spill. Really drag it out.Wait for tears and then hit them with a big ol "April fool's!"  Hell, do it to two or three people that day.........What the hell is wrong with me?

SuperDan 49 8
03/27/2009 06:18 AM

since i work with all woman, i will go to work and let a mouse go, and try to get a video of all the action

Once i saw a video of a guy that went into his wife, or his sisters room, and coated EVERYTHING in tin foil. bed, computers, posters on th wall, door knobs.

although to do this at work you need to come rather early.

TomServo 3,752 7
03/27/2009 06:36 AM

 Um... John? Have you ever actually installed a showerhead?

When you run Zug people line up to change your showerheads for you. 

TomServo 3,752 7
03/27/2009 06:38 AM

 I tried to do the "Kool-Aid in the showerhead" idea for MISCHIEF MAKERS MANUAL, but couldn't find any showerheads that unscrewed like that.  I am curious if ANYONE has a showerhead that can be unscrewed and filled with Kool-Aid powder, or if this prank is an urban legend.

In South Africa all the showerheads can easily be screwed off. Sadly the UN food drops never include Kool Aid

Pram 78,081 40
03/29/2009 05:47 PM

Dress like a hobo. Stand in front of the building where you goes to work/study.

Ask people for changes.

When they ask you what happened says "I bet my house and I lose" or something crazy that still makes sense.

If they offfer you to stay on their place says "No need, I'll be gone from this world this night" or something that makes people think that you're gonna commit suicide.

And ask for another changes.

Are you just one dipShakespeare, or did someone figure out how to string several together?

Strangely Cromulent Bikini 62,254 18
03/30/2009 01:47 PM

I am curious if ANYONE has a showerhead that can be unscrewed and filled with Kool-Aid powder, or if this prank is an urban legend.

It was tried at my summer camp when I was about 15. Unfortunately for the pranksters, the first girl up in the morning had dyed her hair bright cherry red the night previous and assumed the red water meant she hadn't rinsed her air thoroughly enough the night before. Then she began to wonder why it smelled of Koolaid and worked it out. Ooo, scary!

spleendingo 157 6
03/31/2009 02:37 AM

The greatest April fools joke is simple.

Offer people money to come up with the best April fools joke.

And they respond.

Well played sir. Well played.

MadeInThailand 32 5
03/31/2009 06:52 PM

Stack a bunch of aluminum cans against someone's bedroom door if they keep it closed while sleeping that way when they open it in the morning they all go crashing down on the person. It's even more funny if they haven't been opened yet. Although painful for the other person when a can lands on their big toe.

MadeInThailand 32 5
03/31/2009 06:55 PM

If you work in an office and have a lenient boss and a group of other co-workers you want to get in on a prank you can pick two victims and switch their offices around. It's even better if they are on different sides of the building or seperate floors.

Jarmo 0 3
03/31/2009 07:29 PM

I tried to do the "Kool-Aid in the showerhead" idea for MISCHIEF MAKERS MANUAL, but couldn't find any showerheads that unscrewed like that.  I am curious if ANYONE has a showerhead that can be unscrewed and filled with Kool-Aid powder, or if this prank is an urban legend.

Try some channel lock pliers and the shower head should come off... Also I've tried stuffing a couple of buillon cubes up in the pipe; my friends said their shower smelled like chicken soup for a little while, and they couldn't figure out why.

Thud 66,596 17
03/31/2009 07:29 PM

Find a married coworker that you don't like.  Create some fake but legitimate looking divorce papers and have a friend (someone the victim doesn't know) serve them the papers.  Use an unusual reason for the divorce, along the lines of "Spouse has very peculiar sexual requirements and petitioner is allergic to goats" or "Spouse is abusive towards living room furniture."

UnderWhere? 99,638 76
04/01/2009 08:30 AM

Looks like Bragster has already updated with their chosen pranks - wake up someone with loud music or mess around with someone's shower.  Are they they same here as well?

KChiki fools YOU!! 123,975 88
04/01/2009 09:55 AM

 Geez, we're all pretty lame this year. No one came up with anything better than loud music and shower mischief??

Parameter Random Access Mullet 78,081 40
04/01/2009 12:35 PM

Once i saw a video of a guy that went into his wife

Damn, she must have been roomy.

Wino Willie McManus 183,262 42
04/01/2009 12:35 PM

Wait until someone posts that they doubt the possibility of the shower head/Kool-Aid prank.  Then be the fifth person to post instructions for changing a shower head.  Hilarity will ensue. 

Parameter Random Access Mullet 78,081 40
04/01/2009 12:39 PM

I'm not waiting.

Here's a good one, it's been around for awhile, but it is excellent.

What you do is get some of those butterscotch bathtub-looking candies. Then you smash them up with a brick and then smash your head up with the brick and die.

Hilarity ensues.

Jarmo 0 3
04/02/2009 01:52 AM

Last year I bought a bunch of those stink bombs that come in the little glass vial.  They were fun to throw into people's offices and meeting areas, however, the best result was in the bathroom ironically.  I threw a couple into the mens room when I knew a co-worker was doing some 'business' in there.  Once he started smelling them he started to flush the toilet over and over and over...  After he came out he told all of us that there was a problem with the sewer and that it was coming up into the bathroom.