Welcome, April!

This is Mary Jo, not Edith, and that's for real, not April's Fool's Day.  As of tomorrow, WordWenches will have a new schedule--our faithful whipmistress, Sherrie, will post more about that later.  So Edith is off frolicking in spring flowers, and I'm doing a short joke post, assuming I'm capable of writing short. <G> 

If you're interested in the history of April Fool's Day, visit Wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fool%27s_Day   Note that even though the underlying premise of Wikipedia is that visitors can create and modify posts, that's blocked for this particular entry because April 1st was bringing too many joke changes. <G>

This particular joke came without attribution over the internet so I hope I'm not stepping on any copyright toes, but it's too much fun not to share: 

*** The British are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist
threats that have raised their security level from "Miffed" to
"Peeved".  Soon though, security levels may be raised yet again to
"Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross".  Londoners have not been "A Bit
Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies all but ran out. 
Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody
Nuisance".  The last time "A Bloody Nuisance" was noted was during
the great fire of 1666.***

Humor is a  great aid in difficult times, and the British are particularly good at that.  As you can tell from the Wenches' publication lists, we're great Anglophiles (and lucky to have one genuine, certifiable British/Canadian Wench among us!)  So here's to wry humor even on the hard days--and may April bring you fun and flowers!

Mary Jo, adding that for our south-of-the-equator readers, April will bring the color and exhilaration of autumn instead.  (The picture at right is one that I took in May 2005 in the Drakenburg Mountains of South Africa.)