Lots of kids play tricks on April Fool’s Day, but identical twins play them all year round.
Twelve-year-old Graham M., of Flossmoor, and twin Alex pulled a switcheroo once. Alex was running for class office – but Graham went up on stage to give the election speech. In the middle, Alex came running down from the bleachers, screaming, “You’re not Alex, I am!” The crowd went wild, and Alex won.
Sixteen-year-olds Jen and Noelle S., from Wheaton, sometimes pull switches on boys. “Once Noelle’s boyfriend tried to kiss me, because he thought I was her. That’s where I draw the line,” laughs Jen. They’ve also switched classes a few times, something lots of identical twins have tried.
Tricking parents is, well, trickier than fooling friends. Seven-year-olds Adria and Ashley M., of Arlington Heights, get a kick out of switching pajamas and making dad guess who’s who. Two 15-year-old sisters from Wheaton (who don’t want their names printed – you’ll know why in a sec!) cover for each other if one’s out when she’s not supposed to be. One twin pretends to be both sisters by walking around the house in different clothes, and by making noise in both of their rooms!
So what kind of double trouble is planned for April Fool’s Day? Fourteen-year-olds Tom and Brian S. of Wheaton think this would be the ideal trick: Go up to someone who owes money to the other and pretend to be him. It’s an easy way to make 10 bucks!
The fun doesn’t have to stop when twins get older. Joe and Henry B., 21-year-olds who attend Illinois State, play tricks 364 days of the year. The only day they don’t is April Fool’s Day.
“Everyone’s expecting us to play a trick then, so it’s no fun,” Henry says. “We like to do it when people least expect it.”
