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THE GUARDIAN BOOK OF APRIL FOOL'S DAY by Martin Wainwright Aurum, £12.99, pp. 182, ISBN 9781845131555 . £10.39 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655
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THE GUARDIAN BOOK OF APRIL FOOL'S DAY by Martin Wainwright Aurum, £12.99, pp. 182, ISBN 9781845131555 . £10.39 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655
Why do the French call an April Fool a poisson d'avril and a 1 April dupe a victime d'un poisson d'avril? I have always assumed it is because the victimes take the bait and swallow the hook; but Martin Wainwright tells us that the April Fish derives its name from 'the dim-witted, bulging look of carp' -- 'the notion suits the bewildered look of a baffled hoax victim'. This side of the Channel we do refer to a...See the full content of this document
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