April Fools...San Serriffe

I've been finding some really funny April Fools stuff on the net. That means that you will be inflicted with some!! I wish I had the wit of some of these folks!! :D

San Serriffe
In 1977 the British newspaper The Guardian published a special seven-page supplement in honor of the tenth anniversary of San Serriffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean consisting of several semi-colon-shaped islands. A series of articles affectionately described the geography and culture of this obscure nation. Its two main islands were named Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse. Its capital was Bodoni, and its leader was General Pica. The Guardian's phones rang all day as readers sought more information about the idyllic holiday spot. Few noticed that everything about the island was named after printer's terminology. The success of this hoax is widely credited with launching the enthusiasm for April Foolery that then gripped the British tabloids in the following decades.
 
Hehehehe, i used to be really bad with April's fools jokes & japes, the one i always rememner from the tv was from a progremmes called Nationwide which done a special report on spaghetti growing on trees, even showed the folk harvesting it, U wouldnt beleive how many folk fell for it & asked where they could buy spaghetti tress lol :p:D:p

BaNzI :D
 
oldie but goodie that janie :)

theres an old movie of this floating about out there too btw yer link was broken so i fixed it :)



edit .... banzi also correct the link too :)

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