Is your paper running an "April's Fool" story today?

Welcome back Eric Byrnes!

 

I hate ledes and the like, but the KC Star, a few years back now, did an April Fools story about Len Dawson coming back to compete for the Chiefs' quarterback job. (This was in the wake of Elvis Grbac leaving and before Trent Green came to town.) In fact, it might have been JoPo. I wish I could find a copy of it because it was done perfectly, and I cracked up reading it.

 

Anybody remember Sidd Finch?

 

Anybody here heard of Sports Illustrated?

Sorry newbie. Beers. Pronto.

 

I was amused by an ESPN The Magazine (yeah, yeah...I think the subscription was free or some such) story about Helio Castroneves being involved in racing cats up poles. It went on for a little while, and at the end, it pointed out that rearranging the letters in his name produces "Oh lie, cats never so." Not that hard to see, I guess, but still cool that someone noticed.

 

If so, you must be at a college paper still.

 

When my paper was a biweekly, we did an April Fool's section. Clearly identified it as such. One story talked about a "robbery" at a Taco Bell in Podunk with an "artist's rendition of the suspect," which was a mugshot of my boss. Podunk police read the paper, had a good chuckle, then guffawed about people calling in saying they saw someone who looked like the "sketch."

Another story had our local three-sport star, who was a standout in football and baseball, opting to play basketball at Duke instead. He seemed to have a sense of humor about it.

It was good for a laugh, and people who actually looked at the "April Fool's Section" thought it was really funny.

We haven't done it since, a classic (and rare) case of quitting while ahead.

 

I've played football with Hank Scorpio... does it count as an April Fool's joke if it's in November?