No this is fake news. (This was a April Fools Day prank.)
What are some of your favorite AFD pranks? Either yours or ones you heard about.
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No this is fake news. (This was a April Fools Day prank.)
What are some of your favorite AFD pranks? Either yours or ones you heard about.
Another Classic. From the BBC in 1957.
From Museum of Hoaxes
April 1, 1977: The Guardian published a special seven-page supplement devoted to San Serriffe, a small republic said to consist of several semi-colon-shaped islands located in the Indian Ocean. 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. Only a 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.
April 1, 1977: The Guardian published a special seven-page supplement devoted to San Serriffe, a small republic said to consist of several semi-colon-shaped islands located in the Indian Ocean. 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. Only a 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.
ThinkGeek had the Tauntaun sleeping bag, where the zipper is a lightsaber. This was an April Fools joke at first, but actually became so popular that they made it a real product.
https://www.thinkgeek.com/product/bb2e/
Pornhub after watching a video saying thanks for sharing it to your facebook page. I think that was fantastic.
I remember this re-ran when I was in high school. I started telling our assistant baseball coach about this article I read about a guy who could throw 200 mph. I felt like an idiot when he told me it was a hoax.
I worked with a guy that had bought that SI and we all read it just fascinated by this pitcher that was a real oddity. The fact that it was written by George Plimpton also made it believable.
