Top 100 April Fool's Hoaxes of all time

[Krug]

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/P1/

 

[diaglo]

i still love the spaghetti on trees ones by the BBC.

 

[Merkuri]

I think my favorite was the comment about the "Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial."

 

[Jdvn1]

I think my favorite was the comment about the "Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial."

That's definitely my favorite.

 

[Lord Zardoz]

I think that the Government of Alberta once announced that it was going to annex Saskatchewan.

A better one was when someone posted a fake news story about Paul Martin (then Canada's finance minister) was going to retire and raise 'handsome geese'. This caused a fall in the value of the Canadian dollar.

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[Thornir Alekeg]

I remember the Hotheaded Naked Ice Borers in Discover magazine. Loved that one and the letters it generated.

Last year I heard one on NPR. They had a story about exploding sugar maple trees in Vermont, due to the trees going untapped in a down market. I listened for a while, skeptical but unsure if I should be, before I finally realized what day it was.

 

[TarionzCousin]

#91: Augusta National Goes Public
The May 1990 issue of Golf magazine had good news for golf enthusiasts. It reported that Augusta National, the elite private golf course where the Masters tournament is held, would begin allowing public access to its course at certain times. As a result of this report, both Augusta National and Golf magazine received hundreds of calls from eager golfers inquiring about playing privileges. But the report was an April fool's joke, despite its placement in the May issue. Golf magazine was forced to publish a retraction, reaffirming that Augusta National was still a private club open only to members and guests.

It seems rather lame to me to publish your April Fool's joke in the May issue of the magazine.

 

[amethal]

i still love the spaghetti on trees ones by the BBC.

Finally we have something in common!

(Apparently along with those who voted for the top 100 hoaxes, so I shouldn't read too much into it ....)

 

[Heckler]

I loved it when WOTC ran an article in the Duelist that they were going to ban islands. Many gullible kids at the FLGS bought it.