What are some tricks people play on April fool’s Day? Do you have a day similar to April fool’s Day in your country? When is it and how do you celebrate it? Did you ever play tricks on any one or did anybody play tricks on you for fun? What sort of tricks did you or they play and how did you react? Have you ever tried fooling someone on April fool’s Day or any other day?
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Gennadiy G.
3/31/2011 06:55:33 am
In my country, people play on April fool's Day only the first day of April. When is this day, we came up with a joke for friends, and friends were joking at us. And we did it very seriously, strictly to convince others that the plausibility of stories to tell. For example: a familiar friend, comes to work and we say that in the nearest shop selling very nice, Italian, women's shoes at very low prices. After that, she literally runs into the store, but soon offended comes back, knowing it was a joke. Revenge usually does not make us wait. Usually people do not take offense at these jokes.
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violetta malahov
3/31/2011 06:47:18 pm
Day of laughter which is called in the people as day of the fool,it is an informal holiday which is celebrated on April 1st.There is a tradition in this day to play a trick or play friends,the members of families,the colleagues.Jokes usually work if the person has forgotten what is day today.One of the most popular jocks it is"You have a white back.First April draws sometimes print in mass media,but any draws through mass media are regulated by laws.For exampl,in the USA all mass media are obliged to warn that they joke.The tradition on First of April jokes and tricks have appeared in 16 century in France.The first mass trick in Russia was 1703 in Moscow.Imperial heralds walked the street and invited all to come on huge representation.Spectators were much.When at the appointed o'clock the curtain has swung open they have seen on a scene a panel with an inscription"April,first,trust to nobody"On Russian language it sounds in rhyme as a line from a verse.On it representation has been finished.When I was as a student,girls wrote to boys love letters.For instead,"Darlyng!As soon as you will bend to me at a angl 45.I will kiss you with one horsepower." Next,My dear!As soon as you will put the perpendicular on a plane of my heart,I cannot find circle radius to describe my feeling.And also"As soon as you will read my letter,smile,I so love your smile it reminds me the crushed galosh of the 20 th size.Guys joke so:two guys dressed identical clothes,then settled down at two next bus stops.The first guy ran behind leaving bus and nuturally wasn't in time.At the following bus stop at open doors of that bus would rush like the same guy got on with a terrible short wind and words"hardly,hardly was in time".Impression was unforgettable.Next,guys pulled white sheet above the sleeping roomate,then they awoke him tenderly "Peter, a ceiling is falling down"That guy was strougly frightened.WITH APRIL,FIRST!
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Marvena B
4/1/2011 08:03:20 am
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Mina A
4/1/2011 11:18:33 am
Every year on April first friends, family and coworkers play jokes on each other to get a good laugh and sometimes scare them that is why they call it April Fool’s Day. Some people do not participate and forget about the day when it comes, because of this others take advantage by pulling pranks and funny jokes and record their friends or relatives’ reaction as it is priceless. There are thousands of ways on how to fool your friend and if you have no idea then you can go on the internet and there are lots of websites with ideas on how to get them the best. In Egypt April fool’s day is also celebrated on April 1st and fairly known but it is not as popular as in the United States. However the Egyptian people fool each other jokingly every day. Personally I have pulled a lot of funny jokes on my parents and close friends just for fun, because we cannot all be serious. At the same time my friends have pranked me many times. One time my friend said my other friend was in jail and he was very sad. At that time I was in school and got out class all worried. My friend told me to wait outside he will come pick me up and we will go see him together. After waiting hours outside I figure out they fooled me. It was a great prank and at the end of the day no one was in trouble and we all laughed about it.
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Trong H
4/1/2011 05:31:30 pm
Today is April 1 and in America. It’s also call April Fool’s Day. We celebrated it in different countries around the world because that is when people can played trick on their friend, family and coworkers without getting mad at them. In my country, we call it “cá tháng tư” and we celebrated it the same day as the United States. I have never pulled a prank on anyone yet but I have seen my daughter pulled a prank with her little brother. She told him that I was going to buy a Wii for him this weekend because it was on sale, I didn’t think he was going to believe his sister and he get all excited and jumping around the house until his sister said “ Happy April Fool’s Day”. He got all mad at his sister for the whole day but it was a good prank. And it’s funny when I saw his reaction after. No wonder why this day is call April Fool’s. I have tried fooling with my kids on April fool’s day and it never work my kids somehow always know I am tricking them or maybe I’m not good at lying and keeping a straight face.
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Mona.R
4/2/2011 10:47:10 am
I didn’t hear that about fool’s day in the united state. After that, I searched in the internet and I understood about that. April Fool’s day is celebrate in some countries around the world. In that day many people play all kind of jokes and foolishness.
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Oksana P.
4/2/2011 11:07:07 am
We celebrate April 1st every year in Ukraine the same as in America. April Fool’s Day is celebrated in different countries around the world every April 1st. It is not an important holiday like Easter or Christmas; it is a day that became popular for playing jokes on each other. For example, a person may tell another person a shocking story that sounds true to gain that persons interest and then after the story is over he or she says “April Fools”. Then, the person who hears the story may say something like “good one, I forgot it was April 1st”. I always believe people even if I remember it’s April 1st. I also like to make jokes for my relatives and friends. This year I played a joke on my boyfriend. Yesterday, on April 1, in the middle of the day, I told him I could not sleep all night because he was snoring. He believed me and seemed disappointed and then he said “I know you don’t like me anymore” and then he was relieved when I said “April Fools”. I like April Fool’s Day even when people play a joke on me and everyone is having a good time laughing. And then at the end of the story everything is ok when the jokester says “April Fools”. Then, everything is back to normal shortly after people have believed some crazy story.
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Hanna Bukhavets
4/2/2011 12:07:23 pm
Most countries celebrate April fool’s Day. This day usually celebrate on the first day April. People who live in my country, they celebrate this day on April first too. Some people like to celebrate April fool’s Day. They like to joke and deceive each other. For example one student has decided to joke over his classmates. He printed a paper that says “Class canceled! Please attend to G 10 room and wait for substitute.” He put that paper on the door. Everyone believes this paper and went to that room. Classmates wait for a teacher a long time, but the teacher never comes in. Then they understood that it was a joke. Another example, my friend made a sing “The elevator is not working” and he put on the elevator’s door. Everyone believed, so the people don’t use the elevator and went to stairs. After a while one woman decided to check if it is true. She pushes the bottom and elevator start working. In my country, exist proverb “On first of April I trust nobody.” Many people do not accept holiday because they think that any lie is sin. Therefore people don’t celebrate April fool’s Day. My opinion that this holiday not so good because this day a lot of lie is made. There are many people that very trustful and trust everything and them do by little fools, but it is not truth so I don’t celebrate April fool’s Day.
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Inna Sh.
4/2/2011 04:30:10 pm
April fools Day it's funny day for all people. I remember a lot about this event from my country. In Ukraine people do many funny things with friends and neighbors, they trick them and make them laugh. At April fools Day people always tricks each other with some kind of jokes or situations. For example, they can say that they have a present for you and if you forget about what day is it you can believe them about what they say. At this day people always received funny messages or calls. I was tricked in this day too. That was the funniest day in my life. I was driving home with my aunt from my friends' house and I saw a sport yellow car. I was very surprised, because two guys drove with the cup on the car's roof. And when I tried to said them that they forgot about the cup on the car's roof. When they saw me explaining something about the cup on the roof , they shoved me a poster with words "April fools Day!". I was laughing more then ever, and I think I will remember this situation for long time on my life.
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Yaroslav K.
4/2/2011 05:11:04 pm
April foolish day it’s only for teens or who likes jokes. In my country we have similar day and we have in some day and one time a year. I think that it’s kind of weird to make fun of yours friends and call that a joke or laughing of him. This is my opinion at that time, but maybe ten years ago I was thinking to have some fan of my friends or relatives. Of cause they did jokes of me too. One time one of my friends makes a joke and that joke is kind of sad. He has a birthday on April first and one of his girlfriend call him for congratulation of his birthday. He’s accepted and asks her to show up at star bucks and that was around one o’clock. When she show up nobody came and then she call him bake to ask what happen and he just sat happy foolish day. So that I calling weird, because that kind of joke make people upset and wicked.
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Tetiana Petrovskiy
4/2/2011 05:17:32 pm
April fool’s Day is a day to make fun and that spirit of fun is usually at its peak that day. For most of us around the world we know April fool’s Day to be a day of pranks and trickery. It can be great fun to trick someone into believing something that is true.
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Svetlana A.
4/3/2011 04:37:01 am
Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on the first of April. One common trick on April Fool's Day, or All Fool's Day, is pointing down to a friend's shoe and saying, "Your shoelace is untied."The "fools' errands" we play on people are practical jokes. Putting salt in the sugar bowl for the next person is not a nice trick to play on a stranger. College students set their clocks an hour behind, so their roommates show up to the wrong class - or not at all. Some practical jokes are kept up the whole day before the victim realizes what day it is. Most April Fool jokes are in good fun and not meant to harm anyone. The most clever April Fool joke is the one where everyone laughs, especially the person upon whom the joke is played.
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George G.
4/3/2011 06:01:21 am
We have also in Romania, April Fool's Day. It is on April first. Just like here in Romania, people trying to fool others. In Romania it is said that if someone was tricked by April first, that year still remain fooled. This is why everybody is very careful. So the trick must be very credible, and very well prepared. Personally I don’t remember to have been tricked. Maybe simple, minor, things such as to answer the phone and talk to nobody. Or someone told me that I have something to my jacket and not be true. I have not really tried to fool anyone. I do not have much imagination. Sorry I can’t develop too much this topic. Because I do not have much imagination, I can’t even invent the hoax that did not happen. So what can I do? Maybe wait a new topic
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Gohar P.
4/3/2011 07:00:41 am
In 2006 Armenian government officially announced April 1 as a day of humor and joke. On this day people usually play jokes on their friends, family members, teachers, neighbors. In April 1 Armenian TV channels usually show comedy movies and funny shows. Ever body want play a joke on this day before someone gets first. Some suppose that celebration of the Humor Day on April is connected with the spring solstice. I know that various cultures throughout history have celebrated joking long before the Renaissance and usually on April first.
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Ivan R
4/3/2011 01:09:05 pm
Before I moved to United States,lived in Moldova.In Moldova we also used to celebrate April Fools Day on April first.On the first day of April,people pull pranks on each other,and fool around in any way possible.When me and my brothers were still little,we always couldn't wait for this day to come.We loved fooling with people.We would start doing it as soon as we woke up for school that day.We could either say that the food that our mom made is too salty,or that the milk has gone bad and can't drink it.And then on our way to school we really had it going.We used to walk to school because not too many people could afford having a car,and we couldn't even dream about a school having a bus.We had a lot of time on the way to school.We would tell people that we were lost,or that they dropped something(a wallet,piece of paper,etc),or that their shoes were untied.When we told people that we were lost,they would get worried and try help us ,ask where were we going,and where we live at.On that day we would leave for school extra early so we would have plenty of time to mess around with people. When we would tell somebody that they shoelaces are untied they would bend down to tie them and realize that they don't even have shoelaces on their shoes, but some would just say, ha ha I know it's April fools day. When we would finally get to school, every student would try to fool the teacher in some way. The ones that were able to pull that off were considered to be the best joker in the class. Usually they would say that the teachers dropped a pen, or got chalk on themselves, or didn't give any homework for that day, or that they forgot to give somebody an A last time they had class. After school we would go home, eat and go outside, take a seat on the bench and joke with people that were walking by for the rest of the day. It was a very fun time. I still like to joke around with people sometimes, but not as much as I did before. Maybe just a few times a day. Arli Fools Day is one of my most favorite little holidays.
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Yu B
4/3/2011 01:25:58 pm
There are so many tricks people play on April Fools Day. Some people put gel on a phone of a co worker and then call them and watch them put the gel on their face. Some times people tell a small lie and watch people’s reactions. In my country, people play on April fool’s day only the first day of April. They do small tricks nothing serious. An example may be to tell someone their husband called and wants you to call him back. I personally don’t participate in April Fools Day. I never tried any tricks on anyone. My family doesn’t participate in this event. My experience in this area is very small, basically it what I see others do.
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Fatmir K
4/3/2011 01:28:55 pm
We celebrate April's fool in my country too. People like to play tricks on each other. Just like in USA , usually kids are more involved in celebrating and thinking of different lies and games to joke with each other and their relatives. I remember when I was a kid also I did like to play tricks with my cousins and my uncles. Also I remember that most times April's fool was a great day for grown ups too, they like to have free time and play tricks on each other as well. Ten years ago, my serious uncle decided to play a trick on my wife. He was a person that never lied or play games with anyone, so everyone took him seriously. So on April first when he came back from a coffee shop in the town told my wife that he had met her father at the train station. At that time people would travel very often, my wife would see her parents and family only twice a year, so this was so unexpected. She was very surprised and happy at the same time that she didn't even thought what the date was and think that this might be a prank. She took off her shoes and super excited started running towards the train stations for the hope to see her father. But after a few minutes some of my nephews catch on her and tell her that it might just be a lie since it is April's fool. Everyone was laughing but my wife couldn't believe that my uncle, who was so serious would play such a trick on her. It was a laugh for all of us.
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Galyna Prokopchuk
4/3/2011 02:10:58 pm
My family doesn't celebrate April Fool's Day, but I will tell you,when I was in seventh grade,how I used to joke,and my friends were joking with me.
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Ion C
4/3/2011 02:41:35 pm
Before I moved to the USA I used to live in Moldova. Over there we also had April fool's Day, but we called it Day of Laughter and Jokes; it was on April 1st too. Everybody celebrated by playing practical jokes on their family, friends and almost everybody else they met that day. It was hard not to get tricked, at least once.
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LIUdmila A
4/3/2011 02:55:36 pm
We cerebrate on April Fool's day in Russia, but it isn't official holiday. If somebody remember that day , they will do it. I never play tricks with anybody. However someone told me a story. Once one family expected baby. His wife gave birth a son. When sister came back to congradulate her brother with his son's. He said 'You are kidding, because it's on April 1st. He didn't believe her, until he went to hospital. Personally I don't like to celebrate this day, and I don't remember any day when somebody did tricks for someone.
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Mykola Prokopchuk
4/3/2011 03:14:37 pm
The tricks on April Fool's Day often is very different,and can be in different places.It can be in school,job,family,and etc.The April Fool's Day can be on another day,not only on April first.In my country a lot of my friends liked April Fool's Day,and I liked it too.I hope it is very good for health,because person gets to smile and laugh more,and he stops to be sad.Also it is very fun for other people,when the jokes are good.But there was people,that had very bad jokes.After a good or bad jokes,people will want to do the same jokes for their friends.In my country,it is very common in school,and it is good for all people.I remember when my classmate said that there's no school on the next week,so I had a lot of problems.
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elham karami
4/3/2011 03:34:39 pm
I think this is a good chance to talk and laugh with our friends and families. I didn’t know anything about April fool’s day until last week I’m not sure but I thing that we don’t have this celebration in my country because months name are not the same like here also we don’t have any special day to do trick, we have other celebration but they are a little different.
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Galina Bakilina
4/3/2011 04:09:13 pm
We celebrate April 1st in my country Russia the same as in America it's called April Fool's Day. In that day people joke around or trick other people they see,without getting them mad. Jokes usually work if the person has forgotten what day is today. One of the most popular jokes is "You have a whole on your butt." and there is much more. Some people used that joke on me, sometimes. Generally speaking, the day is spent trying to get people to believe in falsehoods or otherwise run a "fools" errand or unnecessary action. Good "fooler's" take advantage and try to get their victim early as possible so that they don't realize they are being fooled. Even all the TV channels show comedy movies and humorous shows. In my country Odessa is the most humorous city where people love April Fool's Day and use this day unusually. People in this city are very friendly and I know they really love humor. A lot of guests,singers,tourists,popular stars visit Odessa. And they come there on April 1st to celebrate that holiday that is called "Humorina". And this city has beautiful monument to Ostap Bender,who was a remarkable person. Ostap was clever and funny guy. He created everything from nothing. So the conclusion is that all cultures are equally celebrated on April 1. This festival teaches us to develop a sense of humor and understand each other.
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shohreh-H
4/3/2011 04:26:56 pm
Many of the cultures such as Romans and Europeans used to celebrate new year’s March 20 to April 5.April first and was new years day and that was celebrated till 1582 and some people in the Gregorian calendar was January first as the new years day and they celebrated. April first is the holiday in the U,S,A .There is a tradition in this day to play a trick as play friends and families and relatives and many people have a lot of fun and jocks. We have as April first in my country we called Sized Bedar. This day we have picnic and we have a lot of fun and jocks. For example a person tell another person a shocking story that sounds true the person is very interested for story but that story isn’t true that is very grizzly .That day is thirteen days after New Year’s. I also like to make jokes for my relatives and friends. That day we have singing and dancing and we have special food and cookies. That day everybody have fun and all people have spent time with relatives and friends. That day is end of holidays for spring break.
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Kou Yang
4/3/2011 04:42:11 pm
April fool’s Day
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Pavel Korobov
4/3/2011 04:45:37 pm
In my country some people play April fool’s Day. And this is only on April 1st. There are so many jokes and tricks on April fool’s Day. Usually it is a little lie after that people apology and say this is an April 1st. I do not play tricks on anybody and never tried fooling anyone. However, I remember how my school friend played trick on his younger brother. He told him to take some money from their mother’s purse and buy some candy. Of course he sad, their mom gave them permission to do it. After she got to know about their purchase and that kind of “joke”, she was not happy.
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Shahla GH.
4/3/2011 04:47:48 pm
It may not be a national holiday, but it is celebrated all over the nation and all over the world with pranks, jokes, and tricks. I love to laugh more than anything in the world. I want to share a story about April's Fools. This week, I was driving when my sister called me. She told me that Iran was being attacked by other countries. She said,"A lot of people was killed." I was shocked to hear this. I screamed, "Our family is o.k." She said, "I don't know." I parked my car in a parking lot. I was too emotional to drive. I was full of concern for my family back in Iran. Just when I couldn't stand it anymore, she said,"April's Fools." I was too upset to say anything. In my opinion, April Fools' jokes should be limited to jokes or pranks that causes people to laugh. It crosses a line when people are hurt emotionally or physically. I love to laugh not cry on April Fools day.
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Yevgeniya Nikitchuk
4/3/2011 04:57:42 pm
In my country, Ukraine April fools day has been celebrated by millions people. For people it jast a simple joke or a practical prank that have been practice by young and old alike, there is no age barrier. Everyone and anyone can be a target for a April fools gag. I like jokes, but the only good jokes, not terrible, and not stupid. I especially have never paid attention on this day, April 1. But my friends in the school very liked to make fun of me and others. Sometimes my classmates were joking with teachers. I remember couple jokes from the school. For exsample,it was mat. class, and the student, Pasha hid in thecloset. In the middle of the class the teacher saw as a closet drops. She said, it something wrong with a closet! but all the students screamed, we don't see anything wrong! She said, I am not stupid, and went to sheck it. When she opened the closet, Pasha shouted todey is April 1! All students laughing but the teacher was scared and not happy. Next day she met with his parents in the school, and talked with them about Pasha's joke. I think he never do a joke like he did with the teacher again. In my conclusion I would likr to say, we can joke and make fun with friends, family or with peers, but with people like teachers, profesors or people who doesn't belong to our age we mast to be careful and respect them.
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Babak.R
4/3/2011 08:26:46 pm
I never hear about the fool’s day until my teacher said write some thing about this day.We don’t have this day in my country.After that I wondered that this day is for the make joke with friend or relative.People try to make jock on their friend or other relative in this day.That is one of the custom in the U.S. but I don’t know in other countries are exist or not.Anyway is the good fun to play jock with the friend and laugh.They try their best to play jock with them until they belive they are telling truth.Some people say I am getting marry or I have illness something like that.I don’t know this custom where came frome but is good for one day but is not good for always.Fool’s day one of the memorable day in the U.S. and have a lot of stories to say.
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Svetlana B.
4/8/2011 04:22:38 am
What are some tricks people play on April fool’s Day? Do you have a day similar to April fool’s Day in your country? When is it and how do you celebrate it? Did you ever play tricks on any one or did anybody play tricks on you for fun? What sort of tricks did you or they play and how did you react? Have you ever tried fooling someone on April fool’s Day or any other day?
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Lyudmila D.
4/9/2011 03:17:45 am
April Fools' Day has gotta be one of the best holidays. We get to play nasty pranks and practical jokes on people - and get away with it! There are some tricks. If your milk comes in a cardboard container, add a few drops of food coloring. It's harmless April Fool's joke but the results are pretty colorful. For a great April Fool's joke, if you have little holders for your salt and pepper, switch the salt with sugar and then watch your family's and friend's faces when they try their food! Just make sure they have something they eat salt with. Or grab a bunch of alarm clocks, set them to alarm at very early times in the morning and hide them all around different places at your victim's room! It will be funny.
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Nadiya G. ESLW40
4/10/2011 09:24:53 am
No one is sure how April Fool's Day began. There has been silliness in the springs for thousands of years. In April, fish in the rivers are more easily caught. Back in my country, a foolish person who was easily tricked was called an "April fish." In Europe, by the old calendar, the first day of the new year was the same day of spring. There were many New Year's customs: visiting friends, giving presents, and other happy activities. In 1582 a new, more accurate calendar was made by Pope Gregory. The beginning of the year was changed to January first. But many people continued to celebrate New Year's Day in April. Other people called these people who would not change their calendars "April Fools." They sent funny presents or played tricks on them.
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Stepan M
5/2/2011 10:32:49 am
We have this holyday in our country that is the same day as here on April 1st. Usually people try to lie something or make jokes of somebody, so people believe in them. This is the trick to foolish people. I don’t’ like this holyday because people make bad jokes which are not fun at all only make me angry. When I was a kid I could lie or make such jokes such as oh your pants are dirty, or your shirt is ripped. I started to like that day after I was 25 years old because on that day there were a lot of fun concerts in our country where I could go and enjoy them with my friends.
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Muhammad Shahid
5/12/2011 06:45:17 am
Now a days April fool is celebrated in all over the world with speciall jokes and make fool to the people. It is the time of joy and people call to each others and make fun and jokes and shar happines and joys. It is also make remarkable day in this modren world . first time i heared this world when my resuilt of my eames was near one of my friend called me and said i am failed in my exames. I was much upset and worried after some time my friend called me again and said i was joking and today is April fool day. It was amazing and nice day. I laughed and enjoyed this day . After that i also made calls to my friends and family and made fun and jokes with them, It is day of joy and people celebrate it for fun but some time this fun make some seriouse trouble for our friends and family. I want to share a news that 2 years before one of friend called to my another friend’s home and told to his mother about my friend’s car accident and also said he is in hospital and in seriouse condion. The mother of my that friend was heart patient. She could not controll herself and died at the spot in this way that april fool was a bad day for us. In my openion we should celebrate all important days but with carfully and must be care about seriouse patient and make fun but in limits. Otherhande it is a best day to make joks and spreade love and happines in the world.
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