MikeO Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Couple of silly ones on the Beeb this morning, flying penguins discovered and they're featuring the S*n reporting on greyhound racing on ice . Best one ever (imo) was The Guardian in 1977 "....published a special seven-page supplement devoted to San Serriffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean consisting of several semi-colon-shaped islands. A series of articles affectionately described the geography and culture of this obscure nation. Its two main islands were named Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse. Its capital was Bodoni, and its leader was General Pica. The Guardian's phones rang all day as readers sought more information about the idyllic holiday spot. Few noticed that everything about the island was named after printer's terminology. The success of this hoax is widely credited with launching the enthusiasm for April Foolery that gripped the British tabloids in subsequent decades." But Burger King made me laugh.... In 1998 Burger King published a full page advertisement in USA Today announcing the introduction of a new item to their menu: a "Left-Handed Whopper" specially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement, the new whopper included the same ingredients as the original Whopper (lettuce, tomato, hamburger patty, etc.), but all the condiments were rotated 180 degrees for the benefit of their left-handed customers. The following day Burger King issued a follow-up release revealing that although the Left-Handed Whopper was a hoax, thousands of customers had gone into restaurants to request the new sandwich. Simultaneously, according to the press release, "many others requested their own 'right handed' version." Any good ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I remember watching Live and Kicking years ago and they said they were going to have an under water roller coaster (in a tube) where you fly past sharks.. I fell for it but I was about 9 at the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko 1990 Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I heard a RS say they are going to win the CL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Remember seeing a play or a film on the tele about the moon landing, supposedly footage not shown before about all sorts of strange happenings, which turned out to be a hoax. I dont know if it was an april fool or not tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 one from a couple years back - The Jeremy Vine Show (radio 2) reported that Germany had dropped the Euro but, as the German Mark was no longer in existence, they were in negotiations to adopt the British pound. Outraged listeners called by the hundreds to say that such a move would be an assault on British sovereignty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J*A*C*K*E*L*Z Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 i woke up an me dad told me that yakubu was out for 6 weeks and i had no clue on earth what the date was and i went mental. ... not a morning person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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