\"One thing kids like is to be tricked.For instance， I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland， but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh， no，' I said.'Disneyland burned down.'He cried and cried， but I think that deep down， he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland， but it was getting pretty late.\"

“孩子們樂于被捉弄。舉個例子，我本打算帶我侄子去迪士尼樂園，但是我卻把他帶到了一個早就被燒毀的大倉庫。‘哦，不，’我說，‘迪士尼樂園被燒毀了?！恢笨?，但是我覺得從內(nèi)心深處來說，他也覺得那是個很好的笑話。之后，我才把他帶到真正的迪士尼樂園，但是天已經(jīng)太晚了?！薄绹矂⊙輪T、作家Jack Handey如此描述他在愚人節(jié)捉弄自己小侄子的事情。

\"April 1. This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four.\"

“四月一日。這可是個提醒我們在其它的364天都做了什么的日子?！薄绹骷襇ark Twain這么給愚人節(jié)下定義。

\"Fool me once， shame on you; fool me twice， shame on me.\"

“愚我一次，其錯在人；愚我兩次，其錯在我。”中國的諺語在寥寥數(shù)字中就道出了人與人相處的真諦。

\"It is the ability to take a joke， not make one， that proves you have a sense of humor.\"

“真正的幽默感是經(jīng)得起玩笑而不是會開玩笑?！薄绹渭?、詩人、作家Max Eastman認為能聽懂笑話的人比會講笑話的人更有幽默感。

\"I have great faith in fools - self-confidence， my friends call it.\"

“我對愚人特有信心，我的朋友們管那叫自信?！薄绹膶W家Edgar Allan Poe如此說道。

\"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.\"

“人們在設計一個捉弄人的絕妙鬼把戲時常犯的一個錯誤就是低估了愚人們的智商。”——科幻小說家Douglas Adams認為愚人者往往自愚。