April Fools Day seems to satisfy the need in many cultures for a bit of fun. As long as the jokes do not demean or harm anyone, but bring a bit of laughter – then it’s just harmless fun. Today’s deposit into the ‘Joy Jar’ is April Fools Day.
April 1. This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four.
Mark Twain, Pudd’nhead Wilson, 1894
April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary
Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, And I’ll forgive Thy great big one on me.
Robert Frost, “Cluster of Faith,” 1962
He who is born a fool is never cured.
Proverb
Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed.
Mark Twain
We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.
Japanese Proverb
The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected.
Will Rogers
Even the gods love jokes.
Plato
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