Fool me, fool me, go on and fool me

It only seems fitting that I discuss fooling on this, the most hallowed day for celebrating idiots everywhere.

As anyone who knows me will tell you, I'm big on lists. I make lists for everything: things to do, things to get, people to annoy, etc., etc. I will also read lists on pretty much any topic. Taunt me with a link that promises to give me the top ten reasons why seven is the new green, and I will click through every single page until I read all the reasons and then determine myself that green is just fine on its own. Luckily, the Internet is full of people who share my affinity for lists (even if I don't agree with all of them), so there is never a shortage of countdowns to peruse and dissect.

April Fools' Day did not disappoint, presenting to me a list of the Top Ten April Fools' Hoaxes. Leno pointed me in the direction of this rather amusing list, which shows just how stupid people really are. We're not talking "War of the Worlds" kind of tomfoolery, but seriously: a left-handed Whopper? Three words: gull-i-ble.

But the one I liked best on this list was #5, the "discovery" of the San Serriffe Islands. Apparently, many people expressed interest in vacationing on the semicolon-shaped islands of Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse. Being the grammar geek that I am, I thoroughly enjoyed the humour in this situation!

It always strikes me as funny that every single year, on April 1, the radio stations and newspapers come up with some new discovery or bylaw that causes mayhem across the board, and no one catches on. I mean, COME ON!! It's not like you don't know that it's April Fools' Day...think about it, people! Here's some free advice for you: make a list of all the days in the year so that you know when April Fools' Day comes around again. There are only 365 days (366 in a leap year), so your hand might be a little sore from writing all those days down, but it will be worth it to save face next year.

Or, just look at a bloody calendar once in a while.