What's your favorite April Fool's Day joke?
This is a playful holiday where people around the world and mass media play pranks. It can be pretty funny. When I was in fourth grade of elementary school I decided to do my own prank. We had square dancing planned for gym class that day and I would rather not. Seeing it was also April Fool's Day and my Mom was always one for a good joke I told her the night before what I wanted to do. We had a medical bandage kit we used in case someone had a sprained ankle or something. It's just a little beige thing that wraps around whatever area is affected and then pinned together.
I asked her to fix my arm in a sling before I go to school on April 1st as a joke. Somehow I managed to keep that sling on the whole day. Whenever anyone asked about it I would answer, "Awe, I don't want to talk about it." During gym class the teacher said I don't have to dance. She was really concerned the whole day. Then two minutes before the last class was finished I came up to her desk and said, "April Fools!" And I took the sling off! She nearly fainted and then started laughing.
My favorite April Fool's Day Joke this year is Justin trying to sell NFTs for millions of dollars. Wait, maybe that's not a joke:
The next is the Volkswagen announcement saying that after 60 years they want to change their name to Volkswagen.
https://twitter.com/VW/status/1376868756782219266
This interesting day seems to have its origins in the middle ages maybe even to the time of Noah when Noah sent the dove out on the boat.
McDonald, Bertha R. (7 March 1908). "The Oldest Custom in the World". Harper's Weekly. 52 (2672). p. 26.
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033848113&view=1up&seq=346
There have always been pranksters. Every country treats this holiday in a little different way. But in Odessa Ukraine it is an official city holiday. The people of Odessa set aside this day to play harmless pranks.
https://ukrainenews.fakty.ua/81464-1-aprelya-budet-v-odesse-vyhodnym-dnem
And we are the fools that fall for them. Here is Paul McCartney in the film the "Magical Mystery Tour" from 1967. Here he is doing a scene from the "Fool on the Hill" somewhere in France.
Let's be as carefree as Paul today.
I saved a newspaper from the previous April 1st. Wrapped it so it wouldn't yellow. Told my mother in law I was doing it so she could enjoy. Got up early and switched the papers on my Father in law. Enjoyed the stories of his total confusion and bewilderment.
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That is a great April Fool's joke. I will try it some year. Sorry it took a couple months to comment. I don't frequent the Steemit world. Much love to you @beaucoin.
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