April Fool's Day News

Would you like to take a break from the War and indulge in some April Fools Day tomfoolery? On the April Fools R Us web site, you can read up on some of the past April 1 media shenanigans like the Great Cartoon Switcheroonie of 1997, Microsoft bids for the Catholic church, handguns for the homeless, the left-handed Whopper, kids fly free all over the world, the pet tax in Philadelphia and genetically engineered whistling carrots.

Would you like to take a break from the War and indulge in some April Fools Day tomfoolery?

On the April Fools R Us web site, you can read up on some of the past April 1 media shenanigans like the Great Cartoon Switcheroonie of 1997, Microsoft bids for the Catholic church, handguns for the homeless, the left-handed Whopper, kids fly free all over the world, the pet tax in Philadelphia and genetically engineered whistling carrots.

You can also read some of the great pranks that others have pulled on their families and friends like putting Saran Wrap on the toilet, pouring bird seed in someones convertible, having a picnic in an elevator and stocking the cupboards full of ping pong balls.

If you happen to be a history buff, you will be happy to learn on this site that April Fools Day dates back to 1582 in France with the reform of the Gregorian calendar under Charles IX. Since communication traveled slowly in those days some people were not informed on the change and were said to be fools and sent on fool errands". The butts of these pranks became known as a "poisson d'avril" or "April fish" because a young naive fish is easily caught. In addition, one common practice was to hook a paper fish on the back of someone as a joke.

If you have any gag ideas or funny stories you can also submit them for others to read.

Check out http://www.april-fools.us

April Fools R Us is the only site on the Internet devoted entirely to April Fools Day. On April 1, the April Fools R Us site will be offering breaking April fools news from around the globe.