You must be joking!

With so much doom and gloom in the world I tried to find a News headline to write about that was nice, something that would bring a smile to our faces, maybe even a laugh?

Unfortunately, after much searching, I was unable to find anything that would have the desired effect, and with all the bad news going around, are we really in the mood to be amused?

Be honest, when was the last time you laughed so hard that tears rolled down your face and your sides hurt after laughing so much? What happened to those special moments?

I thought it would be a good idea to write to some famous people and ask them what they thought about humor, and whether they knew any jokes:

George W. Bush: “Jokes? I’m the President of the USA!”

Karl Rove: “I love humor, just as long as Sheryl Crow doesn’t try to touch me again or tell me how much toilet paper to use”

Paul Wolfowitz: “You don’t think giving my girlfriend a huge pay rise is funny?”

Hilary Clinton: “I’m reminded of a joke every time I see someone smoking a cigar”

Paris Hilton: “This sentence is a joke. I said I wanted to spend more time in bars, not behind them!”

Britney Spears: Britney was unavailable for comment. A member of her staff said she was out shopping for some underwear, a new wig and a head polish, and would be busy all day.

Osama bin Laden: “How the hell did you get my number?”

I expect some may not find Bush’s reply amusing, and I shall probably receive one of those emails telling me I am some Liberal “Kitten” (or something to do with a cat?). But maybe we shouldn’t make fun of Bush and remember the words “Fool me once, shame on me. Shame, er, fool me, er…”, well, you know what I mean.

Isn’t it a shame that April Fools day only comes around once a year, why do we have to wait 12 months to have some fun? What’s wrong in playing a few practical jokes on our friends the rest of the year? Don’t you just love those old favorites like: The Whoopee cushion, Stink Bombs, Plastic Spiders and Snakes, Sugar Cubes with Plastic Flies inside, Fake Chocolate Bars, Silly Masks and Costumes?

Why not let your hair down for a while (sorry Britney, you can’t do that yet), and have some fun. Those terrible News headlines will still be there afterwards, so you won’t miss anything. Go on, be a devil, enjoy yourself, you only live once (no one can afford to live twice?).