April Fools
and Other Hare Raising Tales
March 31, 2010

This month starts out with a Fool’s Day and continues with taxes and religious holidays and other foolish things. April Fools’ Day or All Fools’ Day is celebrated in many countries on April 1.

The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, family members, enemies, and neighbors, or sending them on a fool’s errand, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible. Traditionally, in some countries, such as the UK, Australia and South Africa the jokes only last until noon, and someone who plays a trick after noon is called an “April Fool”.

Elsewhere, such as in Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Russia, The Netherlands, and the U.S., the jokes last all day. The earliest recorded association between April 1 and foolishness can be found in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (1392).

This week’s issue is no joke, but, well, don’t believe everything you read. Gram Rabbit is dead serious in its trail to musical success – bunny ears are worn by their legion of peeps, some may even be marshmallow.
Politics are always a fool’s game, budgets and foibles are hidden like so many colored eggs – and often end up stinking just as bad.

And film – that celluloid wonderland of make believe – gets the royal roast this week in Robin Simmons Screeners where he reveals the films you can never see.

Now the Vortex pylons are real, but we’re not sure the earthly powers that be are too happy about their dangerous presence.

So dear reader, read on, and keep that grain of salt handy.