Lemon's drop-inn

[Lemon Cheesecake]

cold sparkling apple cider.

[npixelz]

What makes it sparkling?

[Lemon Cheesecake]

carbonated water makes it "sparkling".

Are you talking about the alcohol apple cider? i prefer that over beer. But not inclined for either really.

[npixelz]

I don't like alcohol

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I'm not a fan of the taste of alcohol either.

[npixelz]

Indeed

I also don't like coffee or tea

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Hope you didn't have any weird April Fool's day pranks today!

It was kind of an off day today ... blame it on April fools day ( which I am going to have to look up how the day came about because I don't recall!).

[npixelz]

On a bigish discord server, the staff (including me) all changed our nicknames to the name of the owner, and used default profile pictures (as that's the owners profile picture) as a light little confusing prank on the regulars

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I hope the manager had a sense of humor!

[npixelz]

He popped in and had a laugh
He also asked what prank he should do on Twitter, which I provided an idea for, though I don't know if he used my idea or not
Still though, it was fun

[MonkeyGirl18]

I was looking into it (I also learned about the calendar because it has to do with dates and such, it was pretty interesting learning about the origin of the calendar as well.)

One idea on the origins: April 1st, according to the Julian Calendar, was originally set as the beginning of the new year. When we switched over to the Gregorian Calendar, it was changed to January 1st and those who were either slow to the news or refused to use the new system would continue celebrating new years on April 1st, which made them a joke to the other people.

Another idea on the origins: It was linked back to festivals like Hilaria (which is Latin for joyful) where people would dress in disguises and mock people.

Yet another idea: Thought it was maybe tied to the vernal equinox or the first day of spring as Mother Nature tricked people with unpredictable and changing weather.

In the 18th century in Britain, April Fool's Day started to spread which sent people on phony errands followed by a day called Tailie Day where people would pin fake tails and kick me signs on people.


At the end, there is not one certain origin, it's pretty much a mystery, but it's been celebrated for centuries.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

wow! Thanks for the background Monkeygirl.

I guess it is one of those things we blindly follow without knowing the real reason for doing it.

[galled]

In the 18th century in Britain, April Fool's Day started to spread which sent people on phony errands followed by a day called Tailie Day where people would pin fake tails and kick me signs on people.

Those wacky fun-loving Victorian British!

[npixelz]

I see! I wonder which one it is...

[MonkeyGirl18]

Those aren't all the possible origins, either. Hilaria was celebrated in Ancient Rome. That goes back into BC times.

I've even seen one go even further back. But there are so many different celebrations that do similar things for different reasons, it's probably impossible to pinpoint which one is responsible for April fools day.