April Fool's Day - that pointless 12-hour period at the start of April, when people and media outlets come up with unfunny, easy-to-spot "jokes", "pranks" and fake stories, then have an embarrassing tantrum when nobody falls for it.
Alright, so it's obvious that most of the silly/outrageous stuff you encounter on April 1st is going to be an April Fool's "gag", but the lack of creativity often seen makes it extremely dull and annoying (as does the way some people react if their prank dies on its arse).
Very few April Fool's Day pranks have made me smile and only two have made me laugh. One was in Doctor Who Magazine a few years ago and involved a person by the name of Augustus J Honeybun and the article made some references to the South West of England. For those of you who don't know, Augustus J Honeybun was the full name for Gus Honeybun - the Children's Birthday mascot for ITV's South West companies Westward and TSW. Then again, for most of you reading this, you probably know that...
The other April Fool's incident to make me laugh is actually still doing its job 26 years after it was broadcast.
