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On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 1:56 AM, John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> wrote:
> In <mailman.2482.1343057226.4697.python-list@python.org> Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> writes:
>
>> Sorry not with you is there something special about April 1st next year?
>
> In the United States, April 1st (also known as April Fool's Day) is an
> occasion for practical jokes, faked 'news' stories, and general silliness.
>
> I don't know if it is observed outside the U.S.

It is, in many places. It's one of the few truly international
holidays. The next nearest, Pi Day, has two different dates (the
American and the European - of course, here in Australia, we celebrate
both).

ChrisA