I don’t like being fooled, except by Magicians, in a Controlled Environment. I pay some Professional Magicians a sum of money, and they go about their business of fooling me in ways that will not infuriate, and that’s fine, that’s entertainment, but on April Fools’ Day, something could come from anywhere at any moment, to “Fool” me, and make me mad, and that’s all, not to entertain, inform, or delight me, see? I don’t like it. I especially do not like any April Fools in my office where I work, and this year April 1 is a Monday, and I know it’s a cliché or whatever, but already I don’t generally or particularly enjoy Monday as a day of the week when work is involved, because usually Monday occurs after my restful “Week End,” and simply by its very nature as the first Business Day of the Week, Monday means I am at work again, and now I have a big fucking pile of Business to deal with and I ain’t got no time for no April Fools, see? I eat lunch at my desk.
April Fools’ Day is Stupid And So Are You if You Believe in it – The Awl