[ WP ] - God 's April Fool 's joke goes awry .

God was having a splendid day. Noah was one of the most gullible men ever born, and sometimes God legitimately regretted giving those poor people the right to self determination. He could n't fault Noah- the man was a good guy. He always looked out for his family, he was great with animals, and he was one of the best shipwrights in the young planet's history. 
 
 But God could n't let this kind of gullibility stand. 
 
 `` Noah,'' God said one day, `` I have a mission for you!'' 
 
 Noah flattered that God would take the time out of his day to converse with a blue-collar prole like him, was enraptured immediately. 
 
 `` You're the chosen one, Noah.'' 
 
 `` What does that mean, Lord?'' 
 
 `` You see, son, I'm starting to have some regrets. I'm going to flood the world in a few weeks to get rid of some of the more embarrassing aspects of my creation, but I like you so I'm giving you a heads up. I'm sending Uriel down with plans for this dope ass boat that will help you survive, but you have to follow my instructions to the letter.'' 
 
 Three weeks passed and that gullible kid actually built that boat. Even better, he sent his family to the edges of the country and gathered up two of every animal. Even the hamsters. God could n't wait to see what happened when Noah locked himself inside and realized that he'd have to deal with the breeding habits of hamsters for the foreseeable future. 
 
 `` Okay God,'' called Noah one day. `` The Ark is complete!'' 
 
 God giggled and was about to tell Noah what a fool he was when Gabriel knocked on God's door. The insolent archangel did n't even wait for a response before he burst into the Almighty's bedchamber. 
 
 `` Uh, God sir, we've got reports of serious flooding in the land that will one day be known as the United States of America, the Greatest Country on Earth. Is this your doing?'' Noah began to look concerned as he gathered his family and began to board the Ark, which for some reason he had chosen to build in a drydock in the middle of the desert. 
 
 `` Oh no, that was just a joke to mess with Noah here.'' 
 
 `` God, you realize that as supreme ruler, everything you say will actually come to pass, right?'' 
 
 God's stomach turned upside down. He'd completely forgotten that his words would actually set events in motion. Even worse, he could n't reverse his own commands ( as evidenced by the fact that humans were still around despite their gullibility.'' 
 
 `` Shit,'' God muttered.
