Liar's Day

Although April 1st is called 'Liars Day' in some countries, it is still just a version of 'April Fools Day'. A day when people play puny practical jokes on each other and tell totally obvious lies.

Instead, I propose that April 1st becomes a celebration of great lies and liars. After all, who do we elect to lead us? Brave soldiers? Renowned philosophers? Or the biggest liar in the country?

Popular culture is dominated by lies. Pop Stars sing songs of rebellion then drive off in big cars. Adverts extol the virtues of useless products between every TV program and in the pages of magazines and newspapers. Everyone lies (except for me of course). It's about time that we embraced our liars instead of reviling them.

And in the spirit of Liar's Day, I suggest that it becomes law that anyone who tells a lie on Liars Day cannot be prosecuted for that lie as long as they do not get found out on the day that they told the lie. And anyone stupid enough to get caught in a lie on Liars Day suffers double the normal penalties.