Pranks expected, welcomed on April Fool's Day

From: Charleston Gazette | Date: April 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The French started it. Great literary figures like Herman Melville embraced it. Radio stations live for it.

And right now, your shoelace is untied.

Ha! April Fool!

Yep, it's today: April 1, known as April Fool's Day. The day you check the sugar bowl before you mistakenly sprinkle salt on your cereal. The day you check in the mirror for a "Kick Me" sign if someone pats you on the back. The day any story that seems too fantastic to be true probably isn't true.

The day when lame jokes, elaborate pranks and oddball events are not only expected but welcomed with childish glee. ...

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