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Thereâs no fool like an old fool, so here I am writing an April Foolâs Day column.
Or perhaps Iâll move the apostrophe and call it an April Foolsâ Day column, since there are way more fools out there than is good for the mental health of planet Earth.
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Or maybe itâs an April Fish Day column.
A little online research tells me thatâs what some parts of the world call the day.
Of course, it could be that the April Fish story is just an elaborate April Foolâs (or Foolsâ) joke played by a vast conspiracy of normally reliable internet sources.
Bryan County News Willing fools and the April Fools Day tradition
By Pastor Devin Strong, Spirit of Peace Lutheran Church.
“April Fools’!” we cry out when all in good fun – we’ve pulled one over on someone today! The April Fools’ Day tradition may have originated as far back as Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, written between 1387 and 1400.
But, regardless of its origin, it’s considered a day to play some tricks, have some fun and, goodness knows, we could all use some fun about now. More than ever, all of us probably need to remember something silly or joyful and share a good laugh! From a Christian perspective, the apostle Paul suggested several times in his various letters, for us to be willing to be fools for Christ. Of course, he wasn’t referring to our being practical jokesters; he was urging us to let go of our pride, get out of our comfort zone and stand in someone else’s shoes. Because Paul knew who he was as a child loved by
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Tech giant Google, which is famous for its annual spoofs, has cancelled the tradition because of the pandemic which has killed at least 2,816,908 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019