After picking your mark, whether for revenge or not, now you've just got to figure out what you're going to do. Whether you decide to turn all your target's clocks forward by two hours so they think they're crazy late for work or to set up a Craigslist "casual encounters" ad with their e-mail, it should fit their personality.
選定對象后，不管是為了報復還是其他目的，現在你只需確定接下來要做什么就可以了。不管你是決定將所有目標對象的時鐘調快兩個小時，讓他們以為自己要遲到了而發狂，還是用他們的郵箱地址在分類廣告網站Craigslist的“邂逅”欄目中登廣告尋找性伴侶，都得符合他們的個性。
　　
"Play on their idiosyncrasie" said Nyberg. "The more creative, the better for both parties." But no matter what you do, Seidell advises to be careful not to take things too far like sending someone to the hospital, destroying property or trying to pull off something that will get you locked up in jail for a night.
“要針對他們的特質來開玩笑，”紐伯格說，“（惡作劇）越有創意，雙方就越能體會到個中的樂趣。”但不管你開什么玩笑，賽德爾建議大家要小心掌握分寸，玩笑別開過火，別搞得對方要進醫院，或毀壞財物，又或是做出什么犯法的事以致自己得在監獄里呆上一晚。

"I think I'd draw the line at a broken toe. And if your prank goes really, really wrong you should just lie and say you had nothing to do with it. Then flee the country," Seidell said. With any luck, your prank will go off without a hitch, making it important that you're there for the reaction, otherwise, you'll be missing your reward.
“我想我的底線就是到讓腳趾受傷這樣的事。如果你的惡作劇實在弄得太過火，那你最好就撒謊說你跟這事毫無關系，然后潛逃出國，”賽德爾說。如果你運氣好，弄出的惡作劇沒造成什么問題，那你務必要留下來看看大家的反應，否則，你將會錯過你的“回報”。
　　
"Even unoriginal little pranks can be a lot of fun to watch if the reaction is great," Seidell said. "Make sure you thank the mark for being a good sport," recommended Nyberg. "Again, the goal should be that both parties find humor in the prank."
“假如反應熱烈的話，即使是一些非原創的小惡作劇也能給旁觀者帶來極大樂趣，”賽德爾說。“一定要感謝那個被捉弄的對象為大家帶來了樂子，”紐伯格建議道，“再次強調，（惡作劇的）目的是為了讓雙方都能從惡作劇中感受到樂趣。”
　　
Finally, if you find yourself the target of a practical joke this April Fools' Day, be sure to enjoy it. "Compliment the prankster," said Nyberg, who even suggested sending a thank you note. "Include a gift card to a local restaurant," he suggested. "The card, marked with a monetary amount, say $50, has been used except for $1."
最后，如果你發現自己在這個愚人節成了惡作劇的對象，請務必享受這一切。“要贊美那個開玩笑的人，”紐伯格說，他甚至還建議大家給對方寄一張感謝卡。“再附上一張當地餐館的贈券，”他提議，“上面標有一定的贈送消費金額，比如50美元，但實際上已被用得只剩下1美元。”
　　
"Of course, the recipient won't know this until they try to pay for their meal with it."
“當然，收到贈券的人要到用它買單時才會發現這件事。”