We’re OK With Exactly One April Fools Joke

April Fools’ Day is here, which means that every gullible human is running for the hills. It’s a day of dodging jokes and not trusting your family or friends. My advice is to just look at the people around you, take everything they say with a grain of salt, and willingly go through the day feeling like you’re being lied to.

Basically, today sucks—especially on the internet. If you willingly trust people, maybe just run away from life today, but you won’t be alone. Most on Twitter are not here for the nonsense that is April Fools’ Day, although some have found more acceptable outlets for the associated tomfoolery.

Unpopular opinion on April Fools Jokes: they are fine as long as they are good spirited and so harmless as to be trivial.

For example: one year my mom told us that she saw a deer, which she did not see. That’s it, that’s the whole prank.

— Rachel McCarthy James (@rmccarthyjames) April 1, 2019

Joyful Annual Deception Day pic.twitter.com/PakUyDXeTQ

— Nathan W. Pyle (@nathanwpyle) April 1, 2019

I will say there is one April Fools’ joke that I did like. It comes from Theatermania, and the fact that everyone just accepted it willingly is probably my favorite part. (The whole Mary Sue staff was suddenly very excited and then very disappointed.)

BREAKING: @ChrisEvans announces Broadway musical debut in @SaraBareilles‘s @WaitressMusical → https://t.co/vb5uolqDVL pic.twitter.com/3aq5JSzkD3

— TheaterMania (@theatermania) April 1, 2019

This isn’t just Chris Evans in any musical role. No, Theatermania has him joining Waitress the Musical as Jenna, the pregnant waitress  known for her wonderful pies, who falls in love with her OBGYN. Now, I’m the kind of person who believes that Chris Evans can tackle any role we give him, but this one may be out of his range.

Be careful out there today; trust no one. Especially anyone on Twitter.

(image: Warner Bros.)

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Rachel Leishman (She/Her) is the Editor in Chief of the Mary Sue. She's been a writer professionally since 2016 but was always obsessed with movies and television and writing about them growing up. A lover of Spider-Man and Wanda Maximoff's biggest defender, she has interests in all things nerdy and a cat named Benjamin Wyatt the cat. If you want to talk classic rock music or all things Harrison Ford, she's your girl but her interests span far and wide. Yes, she knows she looks like Florence Pugh. She has multiple podcasts, normally has opinions on any bit of pop culture, and can tell you can actors entire filmography off the top of her head. Her current obsession is Glen Powell's dog, Brisket. Her work at the Mary Sue often includes Star Wars, Marvel, DC, movie reviews, and interviews.

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