April 1
APRIL FOOLS’ DAY
Or is it All Fools’ Day? One of the first reportings of All Fools’ Day was in Poor Robin’s Almanack (no, not Poor Richard; but Poor Robin) in 1760. Poor Robin said, “The first of April, some do say, is set apart for All Fools’ Day, but why the people call it so, not I nor they themselves do know.”
What is an April Fool? Someone who you trick into doing or saying something ludicrous, nonsensical, or fake. In other words, someone you make out to be a fool.
Since this is pretty ludicrous, and you’re reading it on this April Fools’ Day, could it be that you’re an April Fool?
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