As April fools day is now upon us, what is the best April Fool you have played on someone, or had done to you? (although you might not have thought it at the time) :)

If you have seen any potential April Fools in the newspapers online why not let us know about them on here?

What are your thoughts on April Fools, how far can you take it?

The only one I have cottoned on to today so far is the GM:TV one. It is about feding a diary herd different fruits in order to give different flavour milks i.e. banana, strawberry, etc - I think that the thing that gave it away was the fact that they were also saying that the cows ate oranges - and we all know you can't have Orange flavoured milkshake - cos it curdles!!!:smartie: :p :wink2:

Haha! :laugh:

My boss just told me about that one! Don't The Sun normally do it, (not that I ever read that rag!) :unsure:

The Scottish Sun today has ran an April Fool (at least I think it's an April Fool), in regards to Scotland having it's own Mount Rushmore. Unfortunalty I can't seem to down load it onto this site for you so I will type the gist it here for you.


Edinburgh's famous Arthur's seat landmark is to be turned into a Mount Rushmore Style tributeto legendary Scot's.
The Executive will tomorrow announce that huge faces of home-grown hereos are to be sculpted on the ancient volcanic hill.
The result will mirror the awe-inspiring rockface in South DAkota which features the faces of former USA presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt.
Ministers have already agreed that former first Minister Donald Dewer, football hero Jock Stein and acting legend Sir Sean Connery are automatic choices for what will become one of our top tourist attractions. Other's on shortlist include Rabbie Burns, Billy Connolly and Alexander Graham Bell.
This project can take place due to surplus cash found in hidden accounts within the Scottish Executive.
(the article then goes on to describe the site and how they are unsure whether or not they should have a few distinguished faces or a large smount from a cross section of national icons).
Swedish building expert OLAF PIROL, an Edinburgh University based consultant on the project said "This will be quite a task and compete with the most famous man-made wonders of the world"

The article is accompanied by photo's of a mock up of this new Mount Rushmore.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Am ashamed to say on first reading this article I didn't think there was anything odd in it, but am putting it down to the fact that I am not surprised anymore on what the government will spend money on rather than me being thick :laugh:

Here's Google's version:

http://www.google.com/googlegulp/

Mars always used to run an ad in the papers stating that their Mars Bars had been made too small, and to phone the number in the ad to find out what to do next Of course, the "wrong size" picture in the ad hapened to be the right size to fool people into ringing. :unsure: :D

Swedish building expert OLAF PIROL, an Edinburgh University based consultant on the project said

And his name is an anagram of "APRIL FOOL"

I spotted the google one a minute ago and me being slow couldn't work out what it was going on about, and then it clicked.

Also on the preston north end site this morning there was an article saying that the pitch (which has recently been named one of the best in the division) had been stolen overnight by a couple of men in claret and blue (burnley) moaning about a late penalty, hehe. The article disappeared just after I saw it though.

Unfortunately I didn't wake up until gone 12!

Unfortunately I forgot about it until it was too late. I was going to make a full screen image of my boss's desktop together with a pop up box saying he had some terrible virus. I was going to get in before him so I could set it up on his computer, then watch him panic as he struggled in vain to make it go away.

I say we campaign to get April fools to last all day! it's boring just the morning!

Yay, let's do another one Fly - when they least expect it. :devil:

Last year's April Fool was so good I can't even remember what it was! :wacko: But I do remember that whatever it was it had a few members fooled for a short time.

Oh yeah, now I remember!! I remember plotting... it was about getting SO as an article in a newspaper or something wasn't it?

There was one in the T2 (The Times) today, now at least I think it was!
It was the front cover and had a whole page devoted to it.
A new book has come out that promotes smoking!
Yes you heard it right.
Fed up of the thousands devoted to quitting, the author claims that non smokers will be lighting up within five days of reading that book and that a smoker's cough helps greatly in keeping you healthy. Non smokers are unhealthy and unattractive with no friends! :laugh:
The article was hilarious and as the only smoker in my work place I gleefully read this out to the rest of the folk in the canteen, they were looking so disgusted. When I finished I got up and did a big Ahhhhhhh as I got my ciggie out of my packet and went outside for my first cig of the day. When I came back in they were still all talking about it saying how outrageous it was.
April fool or not, it brightened up my morning! :pimp:

I tried to find the link on the web, but no success

There was one on radio clyde (west of scotland) telling people about changing the name of the clyde tunnel because of the wembly bridge getting called the jim baxter bridge. the clyde tunnel was going to be renamed after an english footballer (can't remember which one) who had won the world cup. They even had people phoning in to complain. Some people are so gullible

There was one on radio clyde (west of scotland) telling people about changing the name of the clyde tunnel because of the wembly bridge getting called the jim baxter bridge. the clyde tunnel was going to be renamed after an english footballer (can't remember which one) who had won the world cup. They even had people phoning in to complain. Some people are so gullible


:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I heard this too Waylander was very funny.

Our local paper ran an article this week stating that one of our main roundabouts was to be renamed The Magic Roundabout and would have statues of all the characters in the middle of it. When the traffic lights turned red the theme tune would be played to releive the tension of waiting for lights to change to green, heard two old ladies getting thourghly irate on the bus about it :laugh: (Didn't tell them it was an April fool though was too busy laughing :devil: )

I remember a couple of years ago, our local paper said that the Humber Bridge was going to be painted shock pink, although it wasn;t particularly good because it was blatently a joke :blink:

One of my colleagues at work did a good one on our boss today, looking petrified and explaining that he had broken equipment worth £2000. She was very worried, and you should have seen the look on her face when he said April Fool! :laugh: :laugh:

Also:

Mars always used to run an ad in the papers stating that their Mars Bars had been made too small, and to phone the number in the ad to find out what to do next Of course, the "wrong size" picture in the ad hapened to be the right size to fool people into ringing. :unsure: :D

Seriously thought you meant me for a second!