Poisson d'avril ! by cocobella

Poisson d'avril !

On the 1st of April, in France, we use to do jokes, but the tradition is to hang on a false fish in the back of someone .... And wait until he realizes.
We spent our Monday in the family of my brother, Alix and I hang on paper fishes in the back of my 2 nephews and they "felt" them only late in the afternoon ...
Love the DOF on this photo and the mix of letters and the paper fish textures etc. Really drawn in. But also now I want to make paper fish and hang them on people. I was going to go with a more obvious prank, but this one is really a winner. Do you use tape to attach them?
April 1st, 2013  
we used to do at high school .. we pinned the profs..=).. I love the photo.. the fish looks at his best on the letters..=9
April 1st, 2013  
@swguevin yes tape, the fun is hanging on the fish The most discreetly possible... ;) have fun !
April 1st, 2013  
great photo and at least its something different from a Radio station playing a joke on Listeners or from a newspaper : - )
April 1st, 2013  
Sounds like a fun tradition!
April 1st, 2013  
Like Proust's Petite Madeleine seeing this photo brings back so many memories from Elementary and Middle School...... Paper fish cut out of lined paper, the French kind with 4 tiny lines inside each square...
Thank you :)
April 1st, 2013  
@climeri you've got French roots I read so you have to immortalized the tradition...;) happy to be your Petite Madeleine :))
April 1st, 2013  
@kwind it is Kim ;)
April 1st, 2013  
@gerry people use to do a lot of jokes, but the "little fish" is a must ;)
April 1st, 2013  
@inertie my mum did this to her teacher when she was a pupil, her uncle who was a photograph took a photo and few days later, she sold the pictures in her catholic school .... She's now 70 years old but that story always makes her laugh !
April 1st, 2013  
Oh so much fun! A great shot!
April 1st, 2013  
@leananiemand it was a good day with the family ;)
April 1st, 2013  
Oh wow, such an interesting story :) Gorgeous shot :) x
April 1st, 2013  
@michelleyoung I've read that the tradition starts in 16th century....thanks Michelle!
April 1st, 2013  
What a fun idea. Glad you enjoyed it with the family.
April 2nd, 2013  
Haha,sacré poisson ;-)
April 2nd, 2013  
Very cool
April 2nd, 2013  
very funny,,, LOL
April 2nd, 2013  
Haha! That's cute! We must be on guard near you, never know when you can jump out from the corner with the winning scream "gotcha!" ! ;) I like the soft tones of this picture and wonderful dof!
April 2nd, 2013  
Nice trick Corinne.
April 2nd, 2013  
hahahaha
April 2nd, 2013  
That is a fabulous tradition, and shot to go with it
I love hearing of things such as this...I would have never known probably if it weren't for you
April 2nd, 2013  
We used to hang jokes on them
April 2nd, 2013  
That is such a lovely way to go about April Fools Day. I bet it is a lot of fun.
April 2nd, 2013  
What a great way to celebrate April Fools. Great shot.
April 2nd, 2013  
Sue
Too funny!
April 17th, 2013  
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