Moving to Sweden (Not True)

Yes, I leave in June. Not really. April Fools!
Personally, I hate April Fools and practical jokes. I don't even want to fool my blog readers. I had to put a spoiler in the heading.
I remember one year when I was a kid my Mom told us all the snow had melted overnight. Ripped open the drapes...snow. Then she gave us forks instead of spoons for our cereal. I think I threw mine across the room. Plus it was first thing in the morning so I had sleepy crabbiness to go along with it. No more April Fools jokes from Mom after that.
I think I don't like them because it's a violation of trust. Nothing says "ha ha" like duping somebody you love. So only with a sly wink-wink, nudge-nudge and an exaggerated vocal inflection should anybody try to fool me and remain in my good graces.
Likewise, I've never been a fan of shows like "Punk'd" or even "Candid Camera." If one wants to call me a stick in the mud go ahead. We are fooled enough by politicians, our own human nature, the weather, the news media. Why make it any worse?
I should mention, however, that I've always loved the BBC's annual fake stories, i.e.;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27ugSKW4-QQ