Did You Survive April Fool’s Day?

Did you play a joke on anyone? Or did anyone play a joke on you?

We always said that if you wanted to play a joke on someone, it had to be before 12 noon. If you played a joke on someone after midday, you were considered the “April fool” yourself.

I used to go Nordic walking with a neighbour before he moved away. Last year, he told me that a brass band was rehearsing early in the morning close to a nearby stream, and that we could see them if we hurried up.

I was a little disappointed as I thought we had missed them. I needed a few minutes to realise that he had played a prank on me. 

In Germany, we say, “April, April”. And in the UK, we say “April fool!”