Nonetheless. On this day, it is customary for newspapers to release one story which is an April's fool. Sometimes it's **** easy to find out which one it is, and sometimes it's quite hard. For each, I shall give a AFDPR (April Fools Day Probability Rating).
That's what I've found so far, on this side of the pond.
The Guardian's "Calling Carla: Brown enlists first lady to give Britain style". I especially enjoyed the line:
Quote:
Continental good taste and sophistication should be a birthright for all, says PM
AFDPR: 9/10
The BBC's "Harman defends wearing stab vest" a funny story about a Minister walking around her constituency in South London in a stab vest!! That place is a 5 mins walk from where I work, and it's safe as hell during the day. As if...
AFDPR: 7/10
Hmm. Turns out its not an April's fool day story, since it seems to be ona ll news sites... What a stupid ****.
The Telegraph's Flying Penguins Story is kinda cute, but come on. Flying penguins? Do they have laz0r-beams too?
AFDPR: 7/10
Then we have The Sun's* hilarious Turtle smoking story, about a turtle who got addicted to cigarettes. Yeah, right.
AFDPR: 8/10
Hmm, actually, this might've been true, since I've found The Sun's stupid story about a UFO on Google Earth. Kinda lame. But does it mean the Turle story is true?
AFDPR: 9/10
Hmmm, well, actuafact, the UFO story might've been true sicne I've found the Sun's story about "Docs to extend small Sarko". So, 3 April's Fool day, or just a really slow news day for the Sun?
AFDPR: 10/10
And, more importantly, what have you found so far?
* For those that don't know, The Sun is a tabloid owned by Murdoch, which represents the very worst the exists in the UK: racism, discrimination, lazy thinking, xenophobia, hypocrisy, demonising entire communities and vulnerable groups, and of course, being profoundly Little England right-wing moralising preaching lying bastards. Like Fox news, but in print.