April Fool's Day stories

Are you out of college? Then Just Say No.

 

http://www.planetblacksburg.com/entertainment/turnage-040107-trashmore.php

 

We had an ASE way back who used to write these damn things using the byline of LIRPA LOOF

 

Your ASE never evolved past yearbook class.

 

I remember April 1, 1984. That was the day Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his father. I recall the DJ coming on the air saying repeatedly, "This is not an April Fool's joke."

 

Worked at a paper where the April Fool's article was bylined "Ima Jo Kerr"

 

Our paper did some until around the 2000s. Corporate enacted a rule for no April's fools day stories (threatening "severe repercussions if one was done).

It was always VERY outlandish stuff though, I'm just assuming someone in our corporation probably got stupid with it and it caused problems.

While I find them entertaining, I do not think they belong in a newspaper...after all, we're here to report FACTS not false information for the intention of a prank.

 

My paper has done this for a long time. The reason it continues is that it's never been completely screwed up and is always planned well enough that it's more humorous than damaging and the sources are in on it.

The last paragraph of the story (always on the turn) says specifically that it's an April Fools story.

I refuse to participate in it, but it can be done. Judging from reactions I see around town, the intentional incorrect story is the best thing we do.

 

National media is getting on board with it today, apparently they're pretending UCLA hired Steve Alford, but no one would be dumb enough to believe that, right?

 

Never hurts to repost one of the great April Fools' editions of all time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Serriffe

At least according to this, you can still select San Serriffe as your location when registering on The Guardian's website.

 

My college paper had a joke issue, but it was always obvious -- even though it was never published on April 1.

Journalists have little enough credibility already. Why waste limited resources on fake news?

 

Nice.