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For those who haven't realised, a number<br />
of items in this months magazine were<br />
April Fools jokes.<br />
April Fools' Day is celebrated in the<br />
Western world on the 1st of April of every<br />
year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools'<br />
Day, 1st April is not a legal holiday, but is<br />
widely recognized and celebrated as a day<br />
which tolerates practical jokes and general<br />
foolishness. The day is marked by the<br />
commission of good humoured or funny<br />
jokes, hoaxes and other practical jokes of<br />
varying sophistication on friends, family<br />
members, teachers, neighbors, work<br />
associates, etc.<br />
The earliest recorded association between<br />
1st April and foolishness can be found in<br />
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (1392).<br />
Other countries celebrate ‘prank’ days at<br />
on different days of the year, interestingly<br />
for <strong>Tae</strong> <strong>Kwon</strong> <strong>Do</strong> folks to know is that<br />
under the Joseon dynasty of Korea, the<br />
royal family and courtiers were allowed to<br />
lie and fool each other, regardless of their<br />
hierarchy, on the first snowy day of the<br />
year. They would stuff snow inside bowls,<br />
66 - <strong>Totally</strong> <strong>Tae</strong> <strong>Kwon</strong> <strong>Do</strong><br />
April Fool!<br />
and send it to the victim of the prank with<br />
fake excuses. The recipient of the snow<br />
was thought to be a loser in the game, and<br />
had to grant a wish of the sender. Because<br />
pranks were not deliberately planned, they<br />
were harmless and were often done as<br />
benevolence towards royal servants.<br />
The following items were created as ‘April<br />
Fools’, for fun and we hope the no one was<br />
offended by them.<br />
• Olympic Hogu Colour Change For<br />
2012 (page 5)<br />
• Bare Foot Training Banned (page 6)<br />
• Worlds Youngest Ever <strong>Tae</strong>kwondo<br />
Master (page 8)<br />
• Sine Wave Court Battle (page 9)<br />
The events in the article are fiction and of<br />
no relation to anything, or anyone that may<br />
be similar in nature - that is purely<br />
coincidental!<br />
However, if you have a complaint please<br />
email<br />
complaints@pleasegetasenseofhumour.com<br />
All other news articles are real and<br />
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