The art of fooling around

Courtesy of the Museum of Hoaxes, here’s a list of The Top 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes of All Time.  The site also explains the history of April Fool’s Day, offers a chronological index of hoaxes from 1698 to 2005, as well as an essay on reasons to hate the observance.

Some of my favorite hoaxes:  The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest, The Left-Handed Whopper, Arm the Homeless, and Drunk Driving on the Internet. 

To celebrate further, join the the 23rd Annual April Fools’ Day Parade.  The parade will march down Fifth Avenue from 59th Street beginning at 12 noon, Tuesday, April 1st, 2008.  The parade route has changed temporarily due to construction in Washington Square Park.  This year the parade will detour east across Fourteenth Street to Union Square where the post-parade festivities will begin.

Click here for a big collection of April Fool’s Day pranks or visit PrankPlace.com for some outrageous gags.

And be sure to visit the National Geographic website where they highlight some of history’s greatest hoaxes.

This year, don’t be taken for a sucker by the media.  Arm yourself with The April Fools’ Day Defense Kit.

For more on the art of fooling around, go here.

And finally, go here to learn about one of the 21st century’s greatest artistic hoaxers.

~Lirpa Sloof

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  1. On April 1, 2008 at 12:01 pm Julian B. Rich Said:

    Very cool!

  2. On April 1, 2008 at 12:06 pm Julian B. Rich Said:

    Very Nice blog!!!

  3. On April 1, 2008 at 9:37 pm jafabrit Said:

    I love the left handed whopper, the spag tree and the instant colour telly LOL! Fun post. Enjoyed the links and will be back to explore more links :)

  4. On April 2, 2008 at 8:23 am MadSilence Said:

    Hi Julian. Wie geht’s? Thanks for the kind words.

    Corinne, the color TV is another priceless hoax. Check out the BBC link (The Art of Fooling Around). I love the British sense of humour!

    MS the Elder

  5. On April 4, 2008 at 3:16 am leafless Said:

    I got around April Fool without falling for too many hoaxes and tricks. I guess it’s mission accomplished.

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