I really would like to be the next Spielberg or Scorsese, but no, I'm not having directing classes ;-)

This was one of my several April Fools pranks I usually like to make! eheh Yes, it's stronger than me! But don't feel bad, many others felt.... but for different pranks! eheh

At work I spread the news that I was leaving, due to budget reasons. Most of my fellow workers were surprised but at the same time it was... plausible! eheh Luckly I warned everyone at the end of the day, because they were already collecting money for an office pool!! eheheh Can you imagine? My prank was being already lucrative! eheh

But then they got their revenge: they managed to put a sticker on my back with a fish on it. It's what french call "poisson d'Avril". If you want more info on this read my special report! eheh

Then, accordingly to my circle of friends, I had other pranks: canceling a meeting due to a flood in the kitchen, inviting people for lunch or saying I watched the Indiana Jones 3D movie ;-)
It was a very funny day! eheheh

Well, back to real life (well, it's fun too) and time to prepare the Easter Sunday lunch ;-)

A special thanks to those who fell for my pranks! :-)

Oops, it wasn't true!

That's right ladies and gentlemen. My last post was my contribution for April Fool's day, or Poisson d'Avril in France. So, no I didn't receive any letter, because I never downloaded anything illegal! O:-)

But not everything was false. On April 2nd there was indeed an "anti-pirate" law approved with the polite title of "Creation and Internet".
The idea is to suspend the internet service to someone who has been detected illegal downloads. Of course, this person will be warned my email and postal mail (both I suppose) before having his connection suspended. After, he (or she) has 30 days to present recourse in court.
The internet service can be restored 3 months later.

Accordingly to planned, daily, we can have around 10.000 warning emails/letters and 1.000 internet connections closed. That's not much! eheheh

Also this week, in Sweden, internet traffic dropped between 30% and 40% after a similar law went into force.

A free internet.... ahhhhh, those were the days..... ;-)

Poisson d'Avril!

We have some winners! No, I wasn't running a contest, but I was waiting to see who believed in my previous post! :P

It was April Fools' Day and, to keep the tradition, I made my contribution with one "simple" story. Nothing happened to my car, but it's true that I almost forgot to pay! eheheh My bad!

And now you might be asking what does it mean Poisson d'Avril (April fish)? Although in France food is almost a religion, the "April fish" means someone who was fooled with a prank/joke, usually at April 1st.

Of course I was curious about the origin of this name, and I found out that... fish, one way or another, are the the ones to blame! :P
During early April fish was abundant in French rivers and it had the reputation for being.... stupid because it was easy to fool them with a hook and lure :P
Then, it became tradition to place dead fish on the backs of friends! Nowadays the classic April Fools' Day prank is to stick a paper fish on someone's back. What are friends for? eheheh

I didn't put any fish on you, but it's a good idea for next year! ;)