Official 2025 Non-Pranking Statement

It’s no secret that I am a proponent for humor in the workplace. You can read all about my shenanigans in last year’s April Fools’ post. However, this year, I’ve decided to take a step back. In fact, knowing the reputation I had built for myself, I even posted an announcement to my company so that everyone is aware and does not spend the whole day on edge, anticipating a prank from me.

Hi everyone,

I, Quangdao “Q” Nguyen, hereby declare that I have not executed and have no plans to execute a prank for April Fools’ Day this year.

Despite my sincere diligence, I still had a few people claiming to be suspicious of my statement. One person even accused me of posing a distraction while I orchestrated a global scale ruse. As such, I followed up with a signed affidavit, reaffirming my innocence. It accompanied the following email reply:

Hi all,

Following a wave of skepticism, I have signed and attached my formal declaration affirming my complete non-involvement in any April Fools’ pranks.

My lawyer at Chattenberg & GPTstein, LLM has personally assured me that Times New Roman makes this legally binding. Please govern yourselves accordingly.

Best,
Q

You can download the officially signed PDF document, or read a web-based copy of its contents. Please note that the latter is not rendered officially using Times New Roman, and thus cannot be regarded as official documentation.