To quote John Oliver:
Anyone who claims to be excited for April Fools' Day is probably a sociopath, because what they're really saying is, 'I cannot wait to hurt the people close to me,'" he said in the video, posted while his show is on break.
Oliver wants people to swear the day off with his No-Prank Pledge:
I solemnly swear that on this April Fools' Day, I will not post a fake engagement photo on Facebook like some kind of #######, nor will I perpetuate a celebrity death hoax, because that makes people sad. In fact, I will not play any practical jokes. And if I see someone planning a prank, I will say to them, "Hey, you're being a dick right now. Stop being a dick. Stop being a dick. Seriously, stop being a dick."
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