Happy April Fools!
As we indulge in the last of the winter’s helpings of hearty vegetables and salty ham or turkey we may want to take care in accepting mama’s special plate made just for you, the gullible one of the family, or someone seeking revenge for last year’s tricks played during the first of the month. Last year my dad, aka my sisters and my boss as we all work together, had asked my sister to make a call to number written on a sticky note upon her desk and ask for a client named Myra Mains. Unknowingly, she called a local funeral home asking for said woman. Luckily, on the other end of the phone was a good spirited man who explained the joke to her. He also got my unsuspecting boyfriend to call a VD hotline on the same day. I’m watching my back this year when it comes to his tomfoolery.
As I avoid all phone calls and dish my own hearty plate of leftovers I celebrate April Fools Day this year by writing a post for the ArtSmart Roundtable, a group of bloggers who publish a post at the beginning of each month pertaining to a particular theme, with this month’s theme being jokes, tricks & funny art. You can find more ArtSmart interpretations of this month’s theme at the bottom of this post.
This is the epitome of implied bathroom humour during the Renaissance.
Christina via Day Dream Tourist: Trust me, that’s a lion
Hahaha ohhh man your family are all quite that April Fools Jokesters… Those are seriously some hilariously clever pranks. I always wimp out of fail miserably at pranks.
Love the story and the art haha!!
Thanks Michelle!
I am not so good at pranks either – I tend to start giggling or uncontrollably laugh even while simply hiding behind a door to scare my sister as she exits the washroom.
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Murissa
I just love Renaissance art 😉
I have to admit that my experience with Renaissance art before this course and trip was limited so I am glad I experienced both the religious aspect but also the humour that was surprisingly prevalent within the Veneto region and its artists.
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Murissa
Hilarious my friend! I roared at your poor family at the beginning of the post and laughed even harder by the end and the comments about the “fixtures.” Funny, I wasn’t thinking of the horse pooping but of Apollo. LOL. Great post and very creative humor!!
Thanks Jeff.
I was wondering wether or not I should take the high road and write about thought provoking art or something a little light hearted which is much more fun for me.
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Murissa
Ha! I’m sure that made for some awkward conversations. “Um, I’d prefer to not sit directly under the horse’s arse, please.”
I wonder if they ever specifically sat anyone strategically beneath the horse lol.
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Murissa
That’s hilarious, Murissa! It would certainly be a conversation piece and set the tone for party hijinks, Renaissance style.
Lol I could only imagine the reactions of the arriving guests. They were probably quite similar to the students I was traveling with.
Murissa