When we were growing up my Dad always used to get us with an April Fools’ Day prank, or, at least, tried to.
A couple of years ago I also remember huge hilarity when a friend who lovingly tenders to his lawn so that it replicates a bowling green was had on April Fools’ Day by another friend who sneaked over the fence during the night and piled mounds of soil just as a mole, or two, would create. Now, that was funny!
My husband once fooled our daughters into believing that Mr Ed the talking horse really does exist. They were very young at the time.
There’s an article on The Telegraph website this week asking readers how many April Fools’ Day pranks they managed to spot this year.
They include The Sun saying that the Rolling Stones spent the cool Easter weekend camping out in readiness for their performance at Glastonbury this year. Mick Jagger immediately tweeted: “Can’t wait to play Glastonbury. I have my wellies and my yurt.”
It reports The Daily Mail saying that experts at an animal sanctuary have trained their owls for the job of delivering internal mail: just like the birds at Harry Potter’s fictional Hogwarts School.
The news item says that Kirkleatham Owl Centre in North Yorkshire brought in the feathered posties following budget cuts caused it to reduce staff numbers, which created a backlog of mail.
Apparently, eight of the centre’s 45 owls have been trained specially since the start of the ‘Roy-owl Mail’ project last week.
YouTube announces its closure after eight years, saying it will select the best video ever uploaded to the site.
Twitter announces it is shifting to a new two-tiered system: a free basic service, Twttr, using only consonants, and a premium service also including vowels for five dollars a month. Users will be able to use the letter ‘y’ for free.
Virgin Group founder Richard Branson writes on his blog that his airline is launching the first glass-bottomed plane in the world.
Metro decided to do its own round-up of the best April Fool jokes and hoaxes: a spoof in itself. None of the pranks in the round-up actually appear where it says.
In another April Fool, Hotels.com says that from April 1st customers will be able to book the Belgian Suite at Buckingham Palace. It will cost upwards of £10,000 to stay in the suite which has previously been used by former President Ronald Regan and President Obama.
Apparently, butler service is available upon request at additional cost. Dogs, especially Corgis, are welcome.
It’s all good fun, although it took my friend with the immaculate lawn a little time to get over his mole invasion! Bless.