Monday, April 1, 2002		The world of  dot.com

PLAYING prank or poking fun is justified, when the day is April 1 - The April Fools Day. This day is for fun lovers and more often than not, pranksters get away with their tricks. There are different versions on the significance of this day. In France, way back in the 16th century, April 1 was celebrated as the New Year. Then in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world and January 1 was christened the New Year. There were some persons, however, who hadn't heard or didn't believe the change in the date, so they continued to celebrate New Year's Day on April 1. Others played tricks on them and called them "April fools." They sent them on a "fool's errand" or tried to make them believe that something false was true. In France today, April 1 is called "Poisson d'Avril." French children fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends' backs. When the "young fool" discovers this trick, the prankster yells "Poisson d'Avril!" (April Fish!). Enjoy these sites and learn different types of pranks and apply on to your friends

This site is full of hoax and a prank played on persons is called The Museum of Hoaxes. This site has been developed by Alex Boese and his page has been approved by Elvis Presley. On the index page, a user finds the April Fool's day gallery link which provides all major stories and pranks from to 1582 to 2002.

This site contains all April Fools' Day freebies that include pranks. Gags all are free to download. These downloads are entertaining and a user can apply these programs on to their friends. These are like Error '95 Joke program, Downhoax, Window Crash gag , Fake format etc. This is a cool site for those who want to make fun with their friends.

Pcworld.com is one of the best site in computer related articles and this is a special link that provides top PC pranks for April Fool's day. It provides free download programs that confuses friends and peers. Some of the programs listed on the site are Password Prank, Slippery mouse and Typewriter.

Have fun with your friends online by sending April Fool e-cards. These cards are hilarious and easy to send. All of them are flash enabled and have sound effects, which create humour and giggles. For example there is a card called Bathing beauties when your friend click this card, he or she may find something 'unique.' But be cautious. Don't try it on yourself because you will become a fool!

—Jasjot Singh Narula