Your description should include detailed directions on how to execute the prank, its intended response, and any props necessary to pulling it off. Keep it clean -- the focus of the contest is good humor and fun.

This is the one day of the year when people go out of their way to make someone laugh through tricks, practical jokes, or gags. What we're looking for is someone who is innovative, creative, and original in their desire to make people laugh. The intention of their prank, gag, or trick should be funny and playful, and not harmful in any way.

It was a bold but necessary move...but now they have to execute.

intended to forestall any more immediate response.

Britain can be proud of its response to the tsunami appeal.

We intended to start a dialogue. We have been surprised by a lack of administration response.