April Fools

[Deleted member 18645]

Not really seen any good ones in the media this year outside of Aldi removing the crosses from Hot Cross buns so as not to offend any religions.

I've pulled some good ones over the years including the potential staging of a non-championship F1 race in Woking in the 1980s because McLaren were based there. We had that on the front page of the local paper - even McLaren were in on it.

Any good ones you've been involved in or seen?

 

[patricks148]

The wife was off today and was watching this morning where they did a make over of a lady and when she came out for her reveal, she was a cross between drag Queen and Hooker.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I suddenly became very popular on here when I announced I'd got my membership through for Sunningdale.

My popularity has been on a downward spiral ever since 🤣

 

[Mudball]

Not really seen any good ones in the media this year outside of Aldi removing the crosses from Hot Cross buns so as not to offend any religions.

I've pulled some good ones over the years including the potential staging of a non-championship F1 race in Woking in the 1980s because McLaren were based there. We had that on the front page of the local paper - even McLaren were in on it.

Any good ones you've been involved in or seen?

That would have been the best use of my council tax.. The Mc folks made it very credible. Cant remember the details but i have a feeling that one of my mates makes a brief appearance in the video (or might be another Mc video)

 

[Robin Hood]

A few years ago
The local radio station claimed there were dolphins swimming up the River Trent. They gave a running commentary as to where they were. Apparently loads of people were congregating on bridges waiting for the spectacle.
They even had "experts" explaining why it was happening.

 

[williamalex1]

A good one in the Daily Record [ i think ] , a overhead cable car going up to Edinburgh castle.
Might not be a bad idea though, considering the parking problems in Edinburgh .

 

[jim8flog]

The only one I saw today was me waking up and looking at the clock which said 5.00 am. That had to be some kind of a joke.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Respect to South Ayrshire Council for introducing a yellow wheelie bin for superior rubbish only.

 

[Mudball]

Kingfisher took India by storm by launching Kingfisher Instant Beer.. quiet smartly it was released last week of March on social media rather than 1st April

 

[richart]

I suddenly became very popular on here when I announced I'd got my membership through for Sunningdale.

My popularity has been on a downward spiral ever since 🤣

You were never popular with me as I knew they would never let someone like you in.

 

[rulefan]

On a US rules website it was reported that the USGA would be putting the new rules on hold from the 1 May.

 

[Deleted member 18645]

I did one that was not April 1st but was still a classic. The non-league football team I used to be involved with played an extra preliminary round of the FA Cup one year as their very first game of the season. They scored after a couple of minutes and for months, the player concerned was going on about probably having scored the first goal of the FA Cup that year.

Roll on about March and a letter arrived at the club for him on FA headed notepaper claiming that they could now confirm this and he would be invited to Wembley to see the final goal, BBC would be in touch to interview him and re-enact the goal etc etc. The name at the bottom was Patrick J Caloe which is an anagram of practical joke.

I not only got him but most of the club as well. After a couple of days, he found it was a fake and set about getting his revenge. But it was priceless. Caught up with him a year or so back and he was still laughing about how good it was and how he was well and truly hooked.

 

[Blue in Munich]

If we are extending this beyond April the 1st, we were on holiday in Greece many years ago and had agreed to go on a trip that started at silly o'clock (as you do before you know better). Another English couple were also going so we agreed that as a safety for the alarm clocks, first one up would phone the other's room. The husband was quite switched on, the wife a little less so...

Phone goes in our room I go to it but leave it ringing, eventually pick up and pause long enough to hear the very cheerful wife wishing us good morning and answer in my best sleepy German accent "Guten Morgen". Stunned silence and the wife says "Is that you?" and gets another gluten Morgen but slightly more annoyed. After the "Vy are you calling me you silly English woman?" the phone goes dead. Thirty seconds later the phone goes again and I answer immediately, it's hubby, thanks mate, was just about to ring you, see you in the lobby in 20.

When we meet in the lobby the wife immediately says "You'll never guess what I did?" "Rang the wrong room & woke up an irate German?" says I. Totally confused she says "How did you know?" as her husband was rolling round laughing.