COMPANIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN APRIL FOOLS’ DAY
3 HILARIOUS PRANKS PLAYED BY BUSINESSES
For the Record April Fools’ Day might be the only appropriate time of year for you to prank your friends or coworkers with gags like dipping an onion in caramel and offering it as a candy apple or loosening the tops of the salt and pepper shakers. It’s also the one day of the year when big companies get to join in the mischief as well. Check out these company-wide April Fools’ jokes that left millions of people scratching their heads. NETFLIX’S PSA In 2015, everyone’s favorite online streaming company issued a PSA that warned binge-watchers all over the world of the social, physical, and psychological dangers of watching too much TV. In fact, if viewers watched more than two consecutive episodes of a show on April 1, they were greeted with a PSA from popular actors, like Michael Kelly from “House of Cards” or Taylor Schilling from “Orange Is the New Black.” Some stars even told Netflix users to “Turn off the TV and take a shower. You stink!” BURGER KING’S CHOCOLATE WHOPPER Just last year, Burger King fooled hungry customers by creating the Chocolate Whopper. The imaginary fast-food treat is made with chocolate cake buns, a chocolate “beef” patty, raspberry syrup as the ketchup, rings of white chocolate as the onions, milk chocolate as the lettuce, vanilla frosting Some of the most pressing questions new clients ask us have to do with their criminal records. This is completely understandable — creating or adding to an existing record can spell trouble for your ability to find employment down the road. Here are our answers to a few common concerns people have asked us about. WHAT ARE ‘FINGERPRINTABLE’ OFFENSES? As the name suggests, these are crimes for which the accused will be fingerprinted and photographed for the state’s records. There are many misdemeanors in the state of Georgia that are deemed “fingerprintable,” including DUI and possession of marijuana. In general, the only crimes that are not fingerprintable are city ordinance violations, county ordinance violations, and most traffic violations. For instance, reckless driving, a charge that is included in many DUI arrests, is not a fingerprintable offense, making it that much more important to fight drunken driving charges. WHEN DOES AN OFFENSE GO ON MY RECORD? If you are arrested on a fingerprintable offense, it will be recorded during the arrest process. This means that even if charges are dropped, an arrest may persist on your record, requiring you to request that it be restricted. Having a charge dismissed in a court of law may result in the arrest being restricted from your record. Offenses that
as mayo, and candied blood oranges as the tomatoes. This prank was quite a creative feat by Burger King staff, and merely watching the advertisement spiked glucose levels everywhere. EHARMONY’S ‘FUREVER LOVE’ DATING SERVICE FOR DOGS Perhaps the most wholesome
prank that’s ever been peddled to the masses was the launching of eHarmony’s FURever Love: Canine Compatibility Companion Service. The dating website claimed that based on the algorithms they use for creating compatible human relationships, they built this service to “create robust profiles for dogs based on key dimensions of their personality.” The biographies they created for the pups’ profiles included canine mate preferences, like “Looking for a tug-o-war partner,” “Must love squirrels,” and “It’s been ruff finding a quality stud to go on walks with.” While these April Fools’ Day jokes were all made in jest, the pranks certainly kept audiences guessing long after April 1 had passed, and it’s not hard to see why.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT CRIMINAL RECORDS
are not fingerprintable do not appear on your criminal history even when your fingerprints are taken at the jail. Charges that are not fingerprintable will not appear on your criminal history even if you are later convicted of the charges. WHAT’S ON MY RECORD NOW? For various reasons, people may wish to know if their past mistakes are still being kept by the state. For a fee (usually about $15), you can obtain a copy of your Georgia criminal history from your local police department or sheriff’s office. HOW DO I REMOVE A CONVICTION FROM MY RECORD? Unfortunately, Georgia remains one of the harshest states when it comes to record restriction (formerly known as expungement). While there are proposed laws that would allow Georgians to clear their names, the current system prevents anyone convicted of a fingerprintable offense from purging their record. Charges that are dismissed may be restricted by applying for restriction to the state, or the court may automatically forward the information for restriction. Keep in mind that just because charges are dismissed, this does not automatically mean they will be restricted from your record. Therefore, the best way to keep your record as clean as possible is by having an attorney handle your case properly from the beginning.
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