It’s April 1st

It’s April 1st

When my brother was about 3 or 4, he loved April Fool’s Day. I think he regarded it as a chance to tell little lies, like “You have dirt on your face,” or “Your shoes are untied,” and then shouting “April Fool.” In fact, he liked it so much, he continued his little jokes the next day, only he’d say “B Fool.” It took me a while to figure out that he’d been zoning in on the “A” in April, so when he was told he couldn’t say that the next day, he just switched to B.

But when did this ...