We’re All an April fool

Published April 4, 2024 by Nan Mykel

 

 

 

 

How do I step out of this mess?  Jesus was a jew.  As Keith Wilson wrote earlier, WWJD?

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Quote of the Day:  “The U.S. cannot beg Netanyahu to stop bombing civilians one day and the next send him thousands more 2,000 lb. bombs that can level entire city blocks. This is obscene,” Bernie Sanders said on X. “We must end our complicity: No more bombs to Israel.”

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OH, GEE — Barf–I just received a greeting from an investment company that began,  “I’m guessing congratulations are in order.  You’re probably wondering why congratulations are in order, and I have a logical reason for you.

It takes skill, perseverance and savy to be counted among the wealthiest Americans. To have out-saved and out-invested your peers speaks to the kind of individual you are. It should also explain the exclusive nature of this communication.

It’s ‘exclusive’ because we select so carefully the individuals we invite to acquire (free to you) our investment guide…

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I TRIED–

To breathe some fresh air into the concept of April Fools, but then I got a stomach virus [no April Fool] and left this post unposted.  I did learn that in 18th century Scotland April Fools was a 2-day event.  “In Scotland, the tradition became a two-day event, starting with ‘hunting the gowk,’ in which people were sent on a “fool’s errand,” but the prank was to stop at noon.  The following day was called ‘Tailie Day’ which involved hoaxes on people’s bottoms like attaching fake tails or ‘kick me’ signs onto them; an oldie but a goodie.

Our own venerable “snipe hunt” may have had its origin from the gowk hunt.
A snipe hunt is a type of practical joke or fool’s errand, in existence in North America as early as the 1840s, in which an unsuspecting newcomer is duped on phony errands (gowk is a word for cuckoo bird, a symbol for fool) and followed by Tailie Day, which involved pranks played on people’s derrieres, such as pinning fake tails or ‘kick me’ signs on them.”

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