I asked ChatGPT about you, and apparently you have quite a history:
"The Action Cookbook is an internet newsletter created by Scott Hines. It is a popular newsletter on the Substack platform, known for its eclectic mix of content. The newsletter often features recipes, cocktail suggestions, personal anecdotes, and reflections on various topics, including sports, culture, and personal development.
Scott Hines, the author, has a diverse background, including experience as a naval officer, management consultant, and writer. His writing style is personable and engaging, often blending humor with insightful observations."
You've been holding out on us not telling war stories from your navy days
A few years ago, Easter Sunday fell on April 1. At the time, all the clergy members were brand new, and I had enough clout in the congregation to pull this off. I ran up to the three of them after service had ended but before the egg hunt, pretending to be frantic that they didn't have their bunny ears on. Where were their ears? Hadn't anyone told them? The clergy wear bunny ears on Easter Sunday for the egg hunt!! Thank goodness I thought to brought extras, just in case. I produced three, fuzzy bunny-ear headbands for them to put on. Which they did.
Most of the joke was on me because they loved wearing the ears, even after they found out it was an April Fool's prank.
The prank: Back in the olden days, when American Business worked by fax, and we had two (2!) fax machines in our solid waste industry information association, I once faxed a faked, ten-figure Notice of Pending Litigation from one fax to the other and nearly got my naive ass fired before someone noticed the "from" number. Whoops.
NGL, kinda intrigued by the machines taking over. If they wanna do all the crap on my to-do list, I can certainly accept annihilation as the trade-off.
Okay so. Back in like fall of 2018 I think we were in a parking garage and a work colleague bumped the gate when she was leaving and she was so worried about it. For days she was like, do you think they’ll see that on the camera? Will I get in trouble???
I, being a compassionate coworker, kept saying it was no big deal but also got bored and pulled a parking citation image off the internet, did a little photoshopping, and left it on her car with a note to appear for a traffic court hearing.
I was the fifth person she called after she found it, one being her parents and the others being attorneys, and as she sobbed on the phone about how scared she was I simply could not keep up the joke.
Fun prank, when I was 11, my mom was pregnant with her fourth child and on April Fool's Day my siblings and Dad convinced her that the doctor called us to tell her it was twins
I asked ChatGPT about you, and apparently you have quite a history:
"The Action Cookbook is an internet newsletter created by Scott Hines. It is a popular newsletter on the Substack platform, known for its eclectic mix of content. The newsletter often features recipes, cocktail suggestions, personal anecdotes, and reflections on various topics, including sports, culture, and personal development.
Scott Hines, the author, has a diverse background, including experience as a naval officer, management consultant, and writer. His writing style is personable and engaging, often blending humor with insightful observations."
You've been holding out on us not telling war stories from your navy days
This is why I bought robot insurance from Old Glory
[Scott doesn’t write anything apocalyptic for months]
[a holiday involving eggs appears]
[Scott’s eyes go completely black]
Ahoy, Captain. I have a prank to report.
A few years ago, Easter Sunday fell on April 1. At the time, all the clergy members were brand new, and I had enough clout in the congregation to pull this off. I ran up to the three of them after service had ended but before the egg hunt, pretending to be frantic that they didn't have their bunny ears on. Where were their ears? Hadn't anyone told them? The clergy wear bunny ears on Easter Sunday for the egg hunt!! Thank goodness I thought to brought extras, just in case. I produced three, fuzzy bunny-ear headbands for them to put on. Which they did.
Most of the joke was on me because they loved wearing the ears, even after they found out it was an April Fool's prank.
I was wondering whether you'd go for the Matrix or a Terminator reference
The prank: Back in the olden days, when American Business worked by fax, and we had two (2!) fax machines in our solid waste industry information association, I once faxed a faked, ten-figure Notice of Pending Litigation from one fax to the other and nearly got my naive ass fired before someone noticed the "from" number. Whoops.
NGL, kinda intrigued by the machines taking over. If they wanna do all the crap on my to-do list, I can certainly accept annihilation as the trade-off.
Okay so. Back in like fall of 2018 I think we were in a parking garage and a work colleague bumped the gate when she was leaving and she was so worried about it. For days she was like, do you think they’ll see that on the camera? Will I get in trouble???
I, being a compassionate coworker, kept saying it was no big deal but also got bored and pulled a parking citation image off the internet, did a little photoshopping, and left it on her car with a note to appear for a traffic court hearing.
I was the fifth person she called after she found it, one being her parents and the others being attorneys, and as she sobbed on the phone about how scared she was I simply could not keep up the joke.
My finest work.
Fun prank, when I was 11, my mom was pregnant with her fourth child and on April Fool's Day my siblings and Dad convinced her that the doctor called us to tell her it was twins
😂😂😂😂😂 I loved this so much! No joke!