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Every day is April Fool's Day in land of Nick and Nigel
Well that's it for another year. April 1 has come and gone not with a bang but a whimper.

Well that's it for another year. April 1 has come and gone not with a bang but a whimper.

Okay, can we come to a consensus on this? Is April Fools Day not now officially redundant?

The merry spirit of pranksterism and mirth-filled mischief that pervaded for so long has been replaced with sneeringly patronising pap.

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