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Are you surprised that a number of people believed each one of these?

The Interfering Brassieres: The British Daily Mail claimed that 10,000 brassieres made by a local manufacturer had developed a serious problem. Apparently the support wire in the bras had been fashioned out of specially-treated copper. This copper wire had originally been designed for use in fire alarms, but when it came into contact with nylon and body heat, it was producing static electricity. This static electricity, in turn, was then being emitted by thousands of unsuspecting women and was interfering with the broadcast of television signals. As the article puts it, "Widespread television interference, which has brought complaints from viewers all over Britain in recent weeks, is being caused not by unusual atmospheric conditions, but by 10,000 'rogue' bras."

Hong Kong Powdered Water: The South China Morning Post announced that a solution to Hong Kong's water shortage was at hand. Scientists, it said, had found a way to drain the clouds surrounding the island's peak of their water by electrifying them via antennae erected on the peak. The paper warned that this might have a negative impact on surrounding property values, but the government had approved the project nevetheless. Furthermore, more clouds could be attracted to the region by means of a weather satellite positioned over India. And finally, as a back-up, packets of powdered water imported from China would be distributed to all the residents of Hong Kong. A single pint of water added to this powdered water would magically transform into ten pints of drinkable water.

Tass Expands into American Market: The Connecticut Gazette and Connecticut Compass, weekly newspapers serving the Old Lyme and Mystic areas, both announced that they were being purchased by Tass, the official news agency of the Soviet Union. On their front pages they both declared that this was "the first expansion of the Soviet media giant outside of the Iron Curtain." The article also revealed that after Tass had purchased the Compass, its two publishers had both been killed by "simultaneous hunting accidents" in which they had shot each other in the back of the head with "standard-issue Soviet Army rifles." An accompanying picture showed Gazette and Compass staff members wearing winter coats and fur hats, and carrying hockey sticks and bottles of vodka. The announcement itself was bylined "By John Reed," and the new publisher, Vydonch U. Kissov, announced that the paper would be "thoroughly red." A new delivery system was also promised: cruise missiles

Danish Government Demands British Stop Driving On Left Side of Road: The Danish Government issued a demand that the British government make its motorists drive on the right side of the road, instead of the left. The Danish Prime Minister Poul Schluter held a press conference at which he said, "We see this as a very serious case and intend to raise the issue in the (European Economic) Community... It is one of our priorities." Schluter, known as an enthusiastic cyclist, remarked that he was afraid to ride his bicycle in Britain. As he was leaving the press conference he turned and added, "April Fools."

Take This Job and Shove It: Charlie Bee, A disc jockey at WAPG-AM, a country music station in Arcadia, Florida, locked himself in the station's studio while repeatedly broadcasting "Take This Job and Shove It" by Johnny Paycheck. He explained to listeners that he was "fed up" with not receiving an adequate salary and would play the song until his employers agreed to give him a raise. Police eventually came and escorted him out of the building. However, the entire incident turned out to have been a staged prank with which the police were cooperating.

April Fuel: The British Department of Energy placed a full-page advertisement in the Times and Guardian newspapers urging that the earth's axis be shifted in order to warm the climate and conserve energy. The advertisement, which reportedly cost 18,000 pounds to place, included maps of how the earth would look after the shift. At the bottom of the ad appeared the phrase 'April Fuel.' The Department explained later that it placed the ad in order to provoke thought about energy conservation.

The BMW Badgewash System: BMW announced a new technological innovation that would be incorporated into future versions of its cars the badgewash system. The advertisement claimed that, "A tiny sensor mounted in the wiper arm measures the light reflected back from the white sections of the BMW badge... Even if a film of dirt cuts out as little as 5% of that light, the sensor will detect it and start the wiper."

The Taco Liberty Bell: The management of the fast food chain Taco Bell took out a full page ad in the New York Times to announce that they were purchasing the Liberty Bell. The full text of the ad read as follows: Taco Bell Buys The Liberty Bell In an effort to help the national debt, Taco Bell is pleased to announce that we have agreed to purchase the Liberty Bell, one of our country's most historic treasures. It will now be called the " Taco Liberty Bell " and will still be accessible to the American public for viewing. While some may find this controversial, we hope our move will prompt other corporations to take similar action to do their part to reduce the country's debt." In a related release, the company explained that people and corporations had been adopting highways for years, and that they were simply "going one step further by purchasing one of the country's greatest historic treasures."

The Napoleonic Chunnel: The Daily Mail revealed the discovery of a tunnel linking England and France that had been constructed during the Napoleonic wars. The tunnel was wide enough to allow an ass carrying two barrels of brandy to pass through it. The tunnel had supposedly been discovered beneath Dover Castle. The article explained that, "It would have been used to rescue aristocrats from Napoleonic France, to transfer spies and to trade British goods with Europe."The tunnel included 'gasper rooms' for smokers.

Mona Lisa Frowns: The Independent reported that an art restoration team doing extensive cleaning of the Mona Lisa had made a startling discovery. Underneath the layers of dirt, she was actually scowling.

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Ancient Egyptian Microchips: Intel employees circulated a newsletter revealing historical discoveries related to chip-making, such as the fact that archaeologists had uncovered evidence of the existence of chip-making factories in Ancient Egypt. The newsletter quoted eminent archaeologist Lord Dhrystone as saying, "We never imagined we'd find an active semiconductor industry in a major goat-herding area. Too much dust."

Beer Truck Must Be Drained: KFMB-AM, a San Diego radio station, announced that a beer truck had jack-knifed and could not be towed away until the beer had been removed from its tank. Over 100 people showed up at the site where the accident was supposed to have occurred to help drain it.

Joggers Slow Down To Help Squirrels: Westdeutsche Rundfunk, a radio station in Cologne, Germany, announced that city officals had ruled that joggers could only run at a maximum speed of six miles per hour through the city's parks. Any faster, it was said, and they would inconvenience the squirrels who were in the middle of their mating season.

Male and Female Public Phones: The Sudkurier, a newspaper in Constance, Germany, reported that the city was introducing separate public telephones for men and women. The reason for the separate phones, according to the paper, was that "women telephone longer."

Crab Soccer, Elasto-Plasty Surgery: The Miami Herald celebrated April Fool's Day with a host of spoof articles. Among these were a report on a new sport called crab soccer. Players had to traverse the court with the palms of their hands and the soles of their feet touching the ground. Their backsides could touch the floor only when they were kicking the ball. There was also an article on a new kind of plastic surgery that used implanted elastic bands to give support to sagging body parts. Once implanted, the bands eliminated the need for exercise or dieting.

X.O. Beer: Singapore Press Holdings launched an ad campaign to promote a new beverage called X.O. Beer. It was billed as being the strongest beer available. The ads, costing $272,000, boasted that the beer was 12 percent alcohol and 100 per cent lethal. They warned that the beer should be consumed lying down. Guests were invited to a product launch for the product, held at a hotel in Singapore. However, when they arrived they learned that the beer did not exist. It was all a prank engineered by the Press Holdings Group as a means to demonstrate the power of the media. Those who arrived at the party received posters that read, ""X.O. Beer should be taken lying down ... with a slice of lime ... and a pinch of salt.

Canadian Metric Time: A radio station in Calgary reported that Canada would soon be converting to metric time. This would mean that in the future there would be 100 seconds to the minute, and 100 minutes to the hour.

The Left-Handed Whopper: 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.). However, the left-handed whopper had "all condiments rotated 180 degrees, thereby redistributing the weight of the sandwich so that the bulk of the condiments will skew to the left, thereby reducing the amount of lettuce and other toppings from spilling out the right side of the burger." Jim Watkins, senior vice president for marketing at Burger King, was quoted as saying that the new sandwich was the "ultimate 'HAVE IT YOUR WAY' for our left-handed customers." The advertisement then noted that the left-handed Whopper would initially only be available in the United States, but that the company was "considering plans to roll it out to other countries with large left-handed populations."

FatSox: The British Daily Mail announced that Esporta Health Clubs had launched a new line of socks designed to help people lose weight. Dubbed "FatSox," these revolutionary socks could actually suck body fat out of a person's feet as they sweated. The invention promised to "banish fat for ever." The socks employed a patented nylon polymer called FloraAstraTetrazine that had been "previously only applied in the nutrition industry." The American inventor of this polymer was Professor Frank Ellis Elgood. The socks supposedly worked in the following way: as a person's body heat rose, and their blood vessels dilated, the socks drew "excess lipid from the body through the sweat." After having sweated out the fat, the wearer could then simply remove the socks and wash them, and the fat, away.

OPEC Free Fuel Offer: An official announcement declaring that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, after 22 hours of emergency negotiations with independent fuel operators, was close to deciding to offer motorists around the world free fill ups on the first Saturday of each month for the next six months. Motorists would simply have to print out and complete an online form which they could then present at any gas station to receive their free fill up. Gas stations would, in turn, submit customer's receipts to OPEC to receive a full reimbursement for their costs. It was anticipated that the free offer would create enormous traffic jams on every Saturday that it applied. Apparently some commuters took the announcement seriously and appeared at gas stations with their completed forms, demanding free gas

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My husband decided to pull his April fool's prank at 1 this morning. He went to a bachelor party last night, around midnight he called and said he was coming home. I was like ok, stop and get me something to eat, I'm hungry. About a quarter to midnight the phone rings again. I pick up to hear my husband in near hysterics saying that I needed to get some cash together to bail him out of jail. I asked him why and he said he'd just got pulled over, and he knew he'd be going to jail.

I was bout to say tough, call someone else, the kids where in bed, when he tells me haha April Fools.

ooooh I'm getting him back. Just gotta think of something.

Sheryl wrote: My husband decided to pull his April fool's prank at 1 this morning. He went to a bachelor party last night, around midnight he called and said he was coming home. I was like ok, stop and get me something to eat, I'm hungry. About a quarter to midnight the phone rings again. I pick up to hear my husband in near hysterics saying that I needed to get some cash together to bail him out of jail. I asked him why and he said he'd just got pulled over, and he knew he'd be going to jail.

I was bout to say tough, call someone else, the kids where in bed, when he tells me haha April Fools.

ooooh I'm getting him back. Just gotta think of something.


You could always do the *clingfilm over the toilet seat* trick ~ but it might backfire, as you'd probably be the onw mopping up! :p :wah:

Actually, something I am dying to try out is the fake winning lottery tickets you can buy on Ebay! They also have fake police warning notices to stick on someones car, etc! :wah: