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Happy All Fool’s Day

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April Fool’s Day or as it is known in some places, All Fool’s Day, has a long history of silliness, absurdity, and yes, foolishness.

Its start is lost to time, but it’s been around since at least 1561 when Flemish poet Eduard de Dene recorded sending his servant on a number of “foolish errands” on April 1.

An April Fools’ Day prank marking the construction of the Copenhagen Metro in 2001.

Down through the centuries, people have enjoyed accomplishing all sorts of pranks, from the simple to the elaborate and everything in between.

The above is a photo of a ticket to the “washing of the lions” at the Tower of London in 1857! There hadn’t been any lions at the Tower since 1835, but this “annual ceremony” apparently appealed to a large number of people who showed up to get their legs pulled.

I don’t have much of an imagination for pranking but over the years I’ve certainly enjoyed being a spectator – and sometimes I’ve been the prankee, also a lot of fun.

I hope you have an excellent day to enjoy all the silly foolishness! 😊

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October Greetings

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Walking through the crunchy leaves has been an enjoyable autumn experience accompanied by strong childhood memories of playing in the leaf piles.

I’ve always liked this Bugs Bunny cartoon; another enjoyable childhood memory associated with autumn and Halloween. After all these years, it still makes me laugh.

I hope you have a little chocolate and enjoy the day, perhaps with some crunchy leaves to walk through. And don’t forget, Abracadabra and Hocus Pocus are the magic words. 🎃

A Little Laugh Turneth Away Wrath, musings, nature, Photography

When the Flu Drops in on You …

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… and doesn’t want to leave …

This flu (not covid) that’s going around right now is a nasty one. I think I have experienced every symptom, in progression, that you can possibly get.

Image courtesy of CSA

After a week of fevers, coughing, aching, fatigue and tummy upset, I’ve reached the congestion and sneezing stage. And believe me, these are record-setting sneezes.

I’ve never experienced such sets of violent, successive sneezes, ever. Five in a row isn’t uncommon. I’m worried my shoes will pop off or my teeth might fly out. If you’ve recently felt some slight tremors, that might have been the vibrations from my sneezes.

Of course, this means that my body is getting rid of the virus and despite boxes of hankies and bottles of sanitiser, I’m probably still expelling enormous clouds of particles with a radius of at least two kilometres. I did go to work at the end of the week, but I had to wear a mask and quarantine my office. Not that it mattered all that much since most people were at home with flu themselves.

This too shall pass …
… and there will be daisies.

I’m slowly getting better and over the worst of it. But do try your best to avoid this one, as it’s dreadful.

Happy Sunday and good luck to Canada’s Soccer team! 🇨🇦

A Little Laugh Turneth Away Wrath

Friday Night Clam Bake – #28: Another Deep Dive in the Dumpster of Music Trivia

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For this review of the many inane things locked in my head, we’re going to focus on lyric content and not titles or artists. To set some parameters, …

Friday Night Clam Bake – #28: Another Deep Dive in the Dumpster of Music Trivia

I hope you enjoy this hilarious list from Brian Lageose. Cheers!

A Little Laugh Turneth Away Wrath, musings, Photography

A Buttupine?

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Around a corner from a door at YZF. I’ve passed this spot many times without before noticing.

I am not a smoker, but I couldn’t resist a picture of this bristling butt disposal depot. Ugh. While I can’t imagine standing out in this cold for a puff – and I totally get why no one has bothered to clean this thing – I guess any proverbial butt in a storm will do!

Happy Sunday.

A Little Laugh Turneth Away Wrath, nature, Photography

Shadows

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Yesterday was 02/02/22 – Groundhog Day. I went outside, glanced at my shadow – which scared the crap out of me because I looked like I had gained 10 kilos – and then ran back inside.

Actually, I ran back inside because it was -39C (-38F). We are definitely going to have six more weeks of winter because the smart groundhogs are all still asleep.

Stay warm. 🙂