Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Poisson d'Avril

Happy April Fools' Day! The French equivalent is Poisson d'Avril (Fish of April). The tradition is to slap a paper fish on your friends' backs as a joke.  When your friends realize they have fish stuck to their backs, you scream, "poisson d'Avril!" which is kind of hilarious. I didn't see people with paper fish stuck to their backs today, but I did see some elaborate chocolate fish window displays.


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  1. Hahaha that is really hilarious. But also cheesy (ahem fishy), which is great. Chocolate fish? Is that the equivalent of Swedish fish in France? #cultured When I first read the title, I thought you were referring to the Poisson distribution, which I know nothing about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisson_distribution

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    1. Haha, actually no, Swedish fish are gummies lol! The French do like their own gummies (crocodiles and dinosaurs are pretty popular) though, but I think chocolate is their favorite...but really, snacks are not really a thing here, so people just eat chocolate.

      Also, wikipedia couldn't even explain that math stuff to me. Numbers. Squiggly lines. Evil. Torture. I'd rather be slapped with a fish.

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