I personally don’t know any Fools’ Day enthusiasts but I can’t imagine that they are well liked.
I have never been one to enjoy the shenanigans of April Fools’ Day. It’s not that I’m a grouch, I just truly do not think it’s funny… like ever. And don’t get me wrong, I love to laugh! I think 90% of my life is hysterical. I am constantly making jokes and finding the comedy in life but something about April 1st makes me want to abandon my sense of humor all together.
I barely even get a chuckle out of jokes that have been played on me in the past; I truthfully just feel very inconvenienced by them. When I was younger, I couldn’t really comprehend why I despised this stupid holiday so much, but now that I’m a little older and conveniently a writer, I can finally articulate a few proper reasons why April Fools’ Day is just the absolute worst:
1. April Fools’ Day makes you question everything.
You could tell me that you’re being deployed to Iraq on April Fools’ Day and I would not believe you no matter how long you tried to convince me. How can we expect to believe anything anyone says on a day that is designed to turn people into Oscar award winning liars? There are real world happenings that take place on April Fools’ day but there’s no way to know for sure until April 2nd. Even news outlets publish fake stories. How do we even know what’s real?
2. It is dreadfully predictable
This holiday (though it is not actually a publically recognized holiday in any country) can be traced back to Medieval times. This ridiculous day of hoaxes has been going on for centuries and centuries. Anything that you can think of doing for April Fools’ has been done before and done better. The whole idea of a day dedicated to pranks completely devalues the quality of the joke. Why waste a genius idea on a day when everyone is already expecting something out of the ordinary?
3. People who aren’t usually funny suddenly think they’re comedians.
It seems that around this time of year people all of a sudden think that they are hysterical. Part of me thinks that the quiet ones pull pranks just to be cruel and watch the extroverts squirm. Not to keep everyone in a box but people should really stick to what they’ve known. If you’re not typically a funny person, don’t try to become one on April 1st. I personally don’t know any Fools’ Day enthusiasts but I can’t imagine that they are well liked.
4. You could actually ruin someone’s day.
While some tricks and rouses on April Fools’ Day can actually be kind of clever and harmless, a majority of hoaxes tend to be downright awful. I’ve seen everything from slashed tires to a house covered in zip ties. Not to mention the terrible talk radio shows that persistently facilitate in the tarnishing of a person’s morning coffee. If the first thing you hear in the A.M. is that your car was stolen and then totaled after a high-speed car chase, you don’t recover too easily.
5. The poor souls to be born on April Fools’ day…
Though I have yet to really know a person who has the annoyance of being born on the first of April, I can’t imagine that they enjoy all of the comments they receive about their birthday coinciding with the hoaxing holiday. I’m sure the Facebook posts on their walls are riddled with quotes about April Fools’ Day and how their birthday is second best to it. Granted, I do not know these people but I highly doubt that they enjoy April Fools’ Day’s various tricks, unless of course their friends and family spare them for their birthday. It’s like being born on Christmas or Halloween but less cool, because your day is basically overshadowed by dumb remarks about April Fools’ Day.
So no offense to people who really enjoy this holiday, although I fail to see why you might; I respect you regardless. I hope everyone has a great April Fools’ Day and for the love of God, don’t pull any stupid jokes on people.