Sunday, March 31, 2013

Early?

For those readers in the US you will think I am a day early with some ideas for April Fools Day pranks,for most of the rest of the world it will be more timely. If nothing else it will give you an extra day to let the ideas simmer until they produce a truly inspired prank. In some countries the fun only last until noon which would be a great inconvenience. The offering today is from the Museum of Hoaxes where they think of April Fools as an opportunity for misfits and pranksters.
In 1992 it was announced that Richard Nixon was running for president again. His slogan was: "I didn't do anything wrong,and I won't do it again." In 1957 the BBC aired a story on the Swiss spaghetti crop showing peasants plucking strands of pasta from trees. In 1962 Swedish TV (black and white) brought in an expert to describe how to make television appear in color. The expert told viewers to put an old nylon stocking over their TV then move their heads back and forth to align the color spectrum. In 1998 Burger King ran an ad for a left- handed Whopper. In 1996 Taco Bell announced it had bought the Liberty Bell and was renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell. Concerned citizens started calling the National Historic Park in Philadelphia to complain. I hope these have served to inspire you to prankster greatness!

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