ddelmonte writes with a link to a brietbart story on the
top ten April Fools Day hoaxes, as determined by the San Diego-based Museum of Hoaxes. Two great British examples:
"In 1957, a BBC television show announced that thanks to a mild winter and the virtual elimination of the spaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop. Footage of Swiss farmers pulling strands of spaghetti from trees prompted a barrage of calls from people wanting to know how to grow their own spaghetti at home. In 1977, British newspaper The Guardian published a seven-page supplement for the 10th anniversary of San Serriffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean consisting of several semicolon-shaped islands. A series of articles described the geography and culture of the two main islands, named Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse."
Re:And so it begins... (Score:5, Interesting)
And, actually, removing Anonymous Coward for a day would be an amusing joke.
Right. (Score:0, Interesting)
Re:"slashdottit!"? -- April fool's joke? (Score:3, Interesting)
I mean think about it... it's almost april 1st, the page it links to makes no sense... anyone else smell a prank here?
Re:"slashdottit!"? (Score:3, Interesting)
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The actual Museum of Hoaxes link (Score:5, Interesting)
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/ [museumofhoaxes.com]
Re:"slashdottit!"? -- April fool's joke? (Score:2, Interesting)
I guess I was fooled.
they left out cartoon network (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:And so it begins... (Score:3, Interesting)
Ever since last year, OMGPONIES == April Fools for me. Bring back the pink!
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