April’s Fish!
In France, April 1st is referred to as Poisson d’avril (pronounced “pwah-saw (nasal) dah-vreel”, meaning “April’s Fish”). The day’s traditional blague (pronounced "blahg", meaning "joke") is to stealthily attach a paper fish to the back of an unsuspecting victim. However, there’s always the freedom to branch out. :o) Oh, and of course once the stunt’s been pulled, you point and laugh at the butt of the joke and say, “Poisson d’avril!”No foolin’.
posted by Kate @ 11:35 AM
2 Comments:
Oh no. Whatever will I do. I have a paper fish on my back. How embarrassing.
I don't get how this is funny at all! Except for the absurdity of the entire concept, I'm not laughing. Though maybe it's different to *experience* April's Fish.
I wonder if originally people used real fish. It would be substantially more embarassing, and hilarious, to have someone stick a live fish down the back of your shirt.
BESS
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