European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By James m. Halbe staff writer Monk practical jokes will be played on More people today than any of heyday of he year and it s about time we do Sorm thine about it. There s no fool liken april fool As the saying goes and it s All our own fault we the innocent Public. Licup Are some helpful suggestions for avoiding today s practical Jokester i ii it e Telephone company Calls and tells you not to use the Telephone for six hours because they re getting ready to blow out the Linos ignore them blowing out the lines Doe not in any Way impair the operation of � Telephone-211 your first sergeant tells you you be just been promoted to Eute Nant general Check the congressional record for the last two sessions of Congress to make cure h t been confirmed 3it a Friend offers you a Cigar take a razor Blade and Slit it in half Lengthwise and smoke each half separately. This will reduce the danger of injury from one of those trick explosive cigars by 90 per cent. 4do not allow anyone to Brick up your front door without a work order 5if you receive a . Treasury Check for 7,000,01 5.81 As your income tax refund Cash it at once and then write the treas Ury telling them you be turned their Little april fool joke around and Are leaving for the riviera.6if someone kicks you from behind and then laughs and Points to a kick me sign pinned to the seat of your trousers Send the sign to the Fri for a fingerprint Check. 7if an my Stop you for spending Tell him you were just doing it for an april fool s joke to see of he d laugh. 8if you re in Spain and a spaniard tries to pull an april fool joke on you Tell him april fool s pay a celebrated on dec. 28 in Spain and you re a spaniard. 91 f someone asks you to Small his Pel Flower reach inside his pocket and remove the syringe with which he was going to squirt you with water and Tell him he is so funny he should go on the stage the w1u Fargo stage,10if your commanding officer tells you Well shoe Dey How about hopping Down to Supply today and getting us some striped Ink har do of tit har laugh heart tily. After All he is your co. 1, 1962 the stars and stripes