Hi again guys,
This week's POV is by our very own .in oldie and .com newee angel_wings, Read on and be sure to leave your comments! If you wish to send in your entry for POV, PM datspreets now!
***************
APRIL FOOL'S DAY: AN ODE
Ah April Fool Day!! When I was a kid my mom and my bro used to send me their yearly "there is a spider/cockroach on your head message"๐๐!!. I still remember when I was about 9 years old my mom woke us up early in the morning on a school day and made us a special breakfast. Then she told me and my bro that we had the day off from the school and to hurry up and get dressed because we are going on a trip. We came downstairs all dressed and ready to go when she laughingly shouted "APRIL FOOOOLS"!! She really got us โฆbut I laughed and laughed nonetheless๐!!
I'm not quite sure how this day originated, there have been too much debate and dispute over the theories and origins as to how this April Fools came to be, and i don't want to add my own 2-cents to this confusion, anymore. But I know that most people celebrate it, usually with practical jokes and harmless pranks. I remembered when I was in school, we used to write a "kick me" sign on our classmate's back.
One of my friends told me that some people can really be mean and nasty with their april fools' jokes. one prank done to my friend was like, someone borrowing money from her, without any intention of paying her back, ever. OMG!!! What a cool way to rip off a friend๐ก๐!!! Last year on April 1st, my best friend called me at work to tell me he was divorcing his wife & I believed him .. & they've been fighting for just about anything. He asked me for the forms to file for divorce and also if I know some good lawyer.. I talked to him & advised him to try to work things out first with his wife and divorce would only be their last option. โฆbut he said he will try to work it out or maybe even seek counseling, but keeps on insisting me to send the form just in case it doesn't work out. So then, I talked with one of my lawyer cousin and mailed him the forms, all filled-out with the needed information, and I even indicated where he needs to sign, and so on and so forth. The very next day, he called me up to tell me he received the forms, but he was laughing hysterically, telling me she got me and that was his April fools' prank on me!!!! oh well!! what can i do????? He really got me๐ณ!!!! I told him it was a mean prank but he was just giggling.๐ณ๐
I asked him to destroy that document coz it might create chaos later in life. He said he already didโฆand also his wife Srijani knows about the entire prank. He told her beforehand in case I might talk with her.
I know that am gullible๐ญ๐ณ!! I always am!! April Fools' Day is the day people should be reminded of Abraham Lincoln's famous line: "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time." โฆso be careful out there ppl!!Don't fall into anybody's prank
-----------------------------
Edited by Naina_Manam - 16 years ago