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fool

(formerly) a professional jester living in a royal or noble household
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FOOL

Fool's Lisp. A small Scheme interpreter.

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He said that internationally April Fool Day celebrated in western countries as it was originated from Western part of the world adding that once people were taking some interest in this Day.
Academic experts in Natural Language Processing from Lancaster University have compared the language used in April fool japes to that of fake news stories.
The giveaway has been inspired by their Christmas advert, which features a mischievous 'fool' who tries to ruin people's Christmases with cheeky antics such as stealing their batteries and turning off their Christmas lights.
Said Tim Hanson, Director of Product at The Motley Fool, "Our goal is to be there for investors, no matter what platform or technology they use, by providing the same jargon-free, no-nonsense approach to managing your money that they've come to expect from The Motley Fool for the last 25 years."
Most April Fool's Day jokes are far less elaborate, however, and usually just involve telling a friend or family member a fib, to see their surprised reaction.
A fool is a traditional English dessert and is open to tons of variation.
On the occasion, many people tried to make their family members, friends or some unfamiliar persons fool through cellular phone or internet, however, no crashing incident was taken place due to the awareness campaign by the media.
Libby, 19, from Stamfordham, will sing Jully Black's Seven Day Fool and follow that with her own Mumma Said, which begins with the words 'I've been a fool'.
Do you think the tricks you perform in Vegas fool other magicians?
'A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer'.
MAE West said: "He who hesitates is a dammed fool," and she knew a thing or two about getting what she wanted.
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