When I read "The article noted that an exemption
# would be made for people aged 61 and over, who "can apply in writing    
# to have the extra hour of sunshine removed from their area."" 

I was like who could think it was anything but a joke?

Then I realised politicians might just be dumb enough to try and write that into a law.

On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 9:24 AM Paul Gilmartin via tz <tz@iana.org> wrote:
On 7/5/22 10:06:08, Steve Allen via tz wrote:
> On Tue 2022-07-05T09:00:11-0700 Alan Mintz via tz hath writ:
>> I think you may need a more direct explanation, as I don't think "April
>> Fool's Day" is necessarily known in all cultures.
> I think that the context of April 1 is readily accessible to anyone
> who can read English and that the risk of damage here is small.
>   
"can read English" is restrictive.  Clarity is precious,
and enigmatology is  misplaced here.



--
gil