Don't Be Fooled

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By Anna
@LadyDuck (471541)
Switzerland
April 1, 2017 3:30am CST
Here we are, first day of the new month: April's Fool Day. The origin of April Fool day is uncertain. The first association between foolishness and the first day of April is recorded in The Canterbury Tales (year 1392) Geoffrey Chaucer's. Now for a little fun, some of the most famous pranks of the past: In 1962 Swedish national TV broadcast a special on how to get color TV by placing a nylon stocking in front of your old B/W TV. In 1966 Taco Bell took out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times announcing that they had purchased the Liberty Bell In 1980 the BBC announced that Big Ben, was going to be turned into a digital readout. In 1998 Burger King published an advertisement to announce a new item on their menu: the Left-Handed Whopper, designed for the left-handed Americans. Have you ever believed a fake news on April's Fool Day? Be careful today, pay attention not to be fooled.
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@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Apr 17
I generally take all news and information with skepticism until such time as I can verify more closely, so I've never been fooled by April Fool's pranks. I'm especially cautious on April !.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
I am sure that I have been fooled once in the past and I cannot even remember which prank it was.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
1 Apr 17
I feel the very same way and rarely believe what the News says any day of the year.
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@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Apr 17
@LadyDuck Actually, I do remember one time I was fooled, and it was back in the 80's when I was a teenager. ESPN ran a story about a professional baseball player who broke the record for the fastest pitch ever. Millions of people believed it, and it took about a week before everyone figured out that it was an April Fools prank!
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
1 Apr 17
I have heard and seen some 'news' articles over the years. I think one of my favourites was the creation of Canada's newest territory....called Nunavut. (Pronounced none of it). On April 1. Surprise....this was true, not an April fools joke.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
I cannot believe that it was true. This proves how we are ready to expect pranks.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
1 Apr 17
@LadyDuck why would they choose April 1 to create this new territory baffles me. I just know it sounded incredible....especially the name. It would have been an almost perfect prank.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
@Morleyhunt I agree, I cannot believe that they choose April 1st to create the new territory.
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• United States
1 Apr 17
Nope I don't think I ever believed anything ! Except once from the devil on myLot He said he was going get married February 30, I said congratulations without thinking lol
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• United States
1 Apr 17
@LadyDuck Hahah, yes! I remember that one! This year it is the policy change.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
Most people last year believed that myLot wanted to hire a Moderator chosen among the myLotters. February 30 is funny too.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
@infatuatedbby YES! And I saw someone that believed it was true.
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@jstory07 (139717)
• Roseburg, Oregon
1 Apr 17
I will be careful not to be fooled.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
I expect fake news today, I will be careful too.
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@vandana7 (100288)
• India
2 Apr 17
@LadyDuck .. Makes me wonder why guys like Hitler ignored this day ..it would have been a great opportunity for them because half the army would not believe, and the other half would go in the wrong direction.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
2 Apr 17
@vandana7 It seems that even the Orange Head Donald ignored this day.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
1 Apr 17
Haha I used to be very bad teasing every one on April the 1st! But not now!
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
We did some stupid pranks when I was young, but no more now.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
@garymarsh6 I do not want to appear more childish than my niece.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
1 Apr 17
@LadyDuck Yes Anna. I grew up last week so have not done anything this year!
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• Midland, Michigan
1 Apr 17
Ha! I never even knew before that those corporation and such tried to fool people in those ways, pretty funny actually. I only know about personal things said at home and at work. Since I'm home more alone I've not come up with anything for today and probably won't bother. My pranks are pretty simple things like another member wrote that her husband tried today. That was that there was a lot of snow outside. That might have worked a few days ago, but not today so much. Hey, I actually saw one of your posts the day you wrote it. That's not happened for a very long time.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
1 Apr 17
Marsha with left hand whopper
Now be honest Marsha, you feel for most of them. You was caught on camera outside of Burger King with a Left Handed Whopper.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
1 Apr 17
@MarshaMusselman I can clearly see in the photograph that you are left handed.
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• Midland, Michigan
1 Apr 17
@Asylum Now wait a minute here, Barry. How did you know I was left-handed? WHoppers aren't really my thing, I do like their cheeseburgers though with onion rings.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
1 Apr 17
Worm fishing
I love 1st April because I am not the only one that people laugh at.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
1 Apr 17
@LadyDuck That seemed to be appropriate considering the image that you chose.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
Oh my goodness Barry, I am sure that people to not laugh at you. I love your gif, the revenge of the worm.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
@Asylum When I was a kid in Italy the First of April the prank was called "Pesce d'Aprile" (April Fish), kids tried to hang on your back a cut out fish made of paper. This is the reason why I choose that picture.
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@Shavkat (139933)
• Philippines
1 Apr 17
I am going to be vigilant on this. I am sure some evil people will try to fool others.
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@Shavkat (139933)
• Philippines
1 Apr 17
@LadyDuck There are so many messages popping out today. They are simply promos that schemes are questionable.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
@Shavkat I trust nothing today, I will check the news tomorrow.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
I am vigilant too, I am almost tempted not to reply to the phone.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
1 Apr 17
digital readout on the Big Ben? hehehehe
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
It seems that people in London went mad and the official offices were inundated by infuriated calls.
@TheHorse (218878)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Apr 17
Heh heh.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
2 Apr 17
I have been fooled a few times. Have you seen the 1950ish spoof on Pasta growing on trees in Switzerland? @Asylum posted it and I just saw it today...
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
2 Apr 17
What do you mean by spoof? This is perfectly genuine and Anna buys her fresh spaghetti from the local farm, where they allow her to pick her own off the trees.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
2 Apr 17
Yes, I knew the one of spaghetti harvesting, I had wrote a post in Bubblews more or less 3 years ago.
• Canada
3 Apr 17
@Asylum I'm sure she does...
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
1 Apr 17
I got a letter in the mail today from the Social Security Administration (where I get my monthly retirement checks) saying that I was going to be getting a certain amount from the government (which was no different than the one I got in January). The scary part is that they're saying I won't get it until MAY. What about Aprils check!!!! Are they saying I'm not going to get any money for the month of April?????? That can't happen @LadyDuck . That is all I have for incoming money. This would be the worst April Fools joke in history.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
This is a stupid joke, how can they do something like this? That is not funny.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
2 Apr 17
@nanette64 They cannot do something like this, it's surely a prank, but it's a very bad joke. Good luck for tomorrow when you will find out.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
1 Apr 17
@LadyDuck And don't it figure I would get that letter on a Saturday when I can't call them until Monday to find out what's going on. Nothing like making me a nervous wreck for the entire weekend. I will be devastated if I don't money until May. My mortgage, utility bills, loans, insurance; everything is automatically pulled from my checking account on the 3rd. So if that Social Security check isn't in the bank on Monday I am soooooo screwed.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
1 Apr 17
Lol! I won't be fooled. Hope all is well. I've been so busy and have a few minutes before our next round starts! Just stopped by to say hi!
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
7 Apr 17
@DianneN I am glad you have safely reached your home, take care and do not overdo.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
2 Apr 17
Thanks for stopping by Dianne. The first of April has been calm and nobody played pranks to us.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
6 Apr 17
@LadyDuck Good! And no pranks were played on us. We are home, but have lots of busy things to do. Talk soon!
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Apr 17
Interesting pranks. It is a day to be wary of everything around you.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
2 Apr 17
@just4him This is the only way to go, so we can be sure not to be fooled.
@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
I am very skeptical about the news I read today.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Apr 17
@LadyDuck I take it with a grain of salt.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
1 Apr 17
So far no one has tried to fool me, but my son is at work so I'm expecting something when he gets home.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
The day is almost over, for the moment we have been safe.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
1 Apr 17
@LadyDuck It's not quite noon here
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
12 Apr 17
I have not seen these fake news releases. How funny they are. How funny it is that people actually believed them. My cousin was born on April 1st. He always gets lots of jokes played on him because of this.
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@rebelann (112879)
• El Paso, Texas
13 May 19
I'm so glad I wasn't born on an April 1st, October 31st or February 29th.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
13 May 19
@rebelann Our dentist was born on October 31st, but here Halloween is not at all a big thing. The ex girlfriend of my husband was born on February 29th.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
12 Apr 17
The brother of my Mom was born on April 1st as well as the sister of my father.
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• China
1 Apr 17
Thank you for sharing those funny things with us!Here nobody would fools me,because April's Fool Day hasn't been here to stay.
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• China
2 Apr 17
@LadyDuck Funny thing !This day, people can fool others without being responsible for what they do.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
2 Apr 17
@changjiangzhibin89 I can laugh to innocents jokes, but I fully dislike dangerous pranks.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
I am careful about the news I read in the newspapers, you can never know if they are true. They fooled us with the weather today, heavy rain was announced, it's warm and sunny.
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@sjvg1976 (41281)
• Delhi, India
1 Apr 17
I always remain cautious of April's fool day as I don't want to be fooled by people
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@sjvg1976 (41281)
• Delhi, India
1 Apr 17
@LadyDuck it happens it's so embarrassing when get fooled
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
@sjvg1976 I agree, you feel so silly.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
I am cautious too because I hate to be fooled, we look so silly when we believe something not real.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
1 Apr 17
a former student of mine, who now works as a nurse in Oslo, Norway, posted a 'negative pregnancy test kit' and said "thanks honey-bunch", and i know her boyfriend who is here. i knew right away that she was playing a prank. it is good. but then, another former student of mine who works as a nurse in the northernmost part of our province, also showed a 'negative pregnancy test result', and HE WAS A MAN. that is outrageously funny.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
It seems that the pregnancy prank is very popular right now, many are playing this one.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
2 Apr 17
@ridingbet I would never land money on the 1st of April, it's a weird day.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
2 Apr 17
@LadyDuck yes it is funny, but it is better than the usual prank here in my country, where the prankster could borrow money from somebody and not pay it back. the pregnancy thingy is also better because only one is affected- theprankster
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• India
1 Apr 17
I stay extra cautious the day
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
I hate to discover that I have been fooled by my friends.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
1 Apr 17
@abhinalstrikr You are right, because today we are prepared, all the other days of the year we are not.
• India
1 Apr 17
@LadyDuck it easy to do for today but on other regular day its difficult to save ourself from being fooled
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@Jon2071 (256)
• United States
1 Apr 17
Those are funny. I especially like the pranks played by Burger King and Taco Bell. How to convert a B/W tv into color was also hilarious. I wonder if there were actually people standing in front of their b/w televisions trying to stretch a stocking across it..
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
7 Apr 17
Sorry for my late reply, I missed the notification. I would love to know how many tried the B/W to color TV trick, people can believe anything.