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| Prompt: April Fools Day? "Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than erver." Charles Lamb What are your thoughts on April Fools' Day? And do people need to wait for April to act foolishly? ======== I'm not much into pranks, hoaxes, and deceptions, playful or otherwise. Then, this quote suggests, even if humorously, that each passing April brings on more fools. Being a fool myself, however born in March, I am not too keen on other fools. Each April 1, I'm on edge and don't know who'll throw what on my lawn or on the top of the roof. I have read somewhere that when the beginning of the new year was changed from April 1 to January1, some people kept on celebrating the new year on April 1. Thus, they were called the April Fools. Or otherwise, this may also have something to do with the Romans of the old days, but I was never too keen on Romans either, except for Seneca. I am now fearing all the fake stories online and elsewhere and companies announcing absurd product launches, as if their products weren't absurd already. So today, I'm not getting out of the house. And my son from NY who is visiting me at this time, is out to enjoy the sunshine for a few hours. I hope he is safe from any pranks, also, since he isn't too keen on them like his mother. But then, what can we poor fools who cannot take weird jokes and pranks do? I guess, we either sharpen our skepticism or embrace the humor in being the butt of others' so-called jokes. On the plus or rather the minus side, the heat has descended on Florida, today, and the AC came on full blast. No wonder, today is April Fools' Day, and the weather is pulling a prank on us, but I fear this prank will last until the end of November. |
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