No April fools post today

[charlie_cochrane]

Was bereft of ideas. Still, am enjoying this article about April Fools Day: 10 stories that look like pranks but aren't. The Telegraph used to do something similar, always having a "looks like a wind up" story on April 1st. The one about the hero shrews was my favourite (I knew they were real).

This is a fascinating story. I have a feeling the original case inspired some of Agatha Christie's plots. (Sayers uses the same idea, too.)

Comments

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

Luckily not had one , infact not for years but when you do tend to work alone it doesn't seem to happen.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

I work from home, too, so rely on either 'getting' my family or enjoying pranks in the media. I did manage to con my daughter into thinking that Gavin Henson had signed for London irish. For all of 3 seconds. (Got her on the same thing last year!)

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

Ha ha nice one !

[helenajust.livejournal.com]

For me, todays story about eating 7 portions of fruit and vegetable per day looked like an April Fool.

These were my favourites - both videos. My parents would have loved the first one when I was a baby!

BMW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWWITF5fTMs

Samsung
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1TWVkP-L84

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

I could have done with that crib for my Cathy. Especially if it played Led Zeppelin.