1) Digital Big Ben – In 1980, the BBC reported a proposed change to the famous clock tower known as Big Ben. The reporters stated that the clock would go digital. England was in a state of shock.
2) Jovian-Plutonian Gravitational effect: In 1976, British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore told listeners of BBC Radio 2 that unique alignment of two planets would result in an upward gravitational pull making people lighter at precisely 9:47 a.m. that day. He invited his audience to jump in the air and experience “a strange floating sensation.” Dozens of listeners phoned in to say the experiment had worked.
3) National Public Radio Every year National Public Radio in the United States does an extensive news story on April 1. These usually start off more or less reasonably, and get more and more unusual. A recent example is the story on the “iBod” a portable body control device. In 2008 it reported that the IRS, to assure rebate checks were actually spent, was shipping consumer products instead of checks. It also runs false sponsor mentions, such as “Support for NPR comes from the Soylent Corporation, manufacturing protein-rich food products in a variety of colors. Soylent Green is People.”
4) Water on Mars: In 2005 a news story was posted on the official NASA website purporting to have pictures of water on Mars. The picture actually was just a picture of a glass of water on a Mars Candy Bar.
5) Google Changes their name to Topeka – In response to the mayor of Topeka changing their city name to Google, Google has decided to honor their gesture by changing their own company name to Topeka.
Well, did you have a good laugh? Now, it’s your turn to make a fool out of your friends!
4) Water on Mars: In 2005 a news story was posted on the official NASA website purporting to have pictures of water on Mars. The picture actually was just a picture of a glass of water on a Mars Candy Bar.
5) Google Changes their name to Topeka – In response to the mayor of Topeka changing their city name to Google, Google has decided to honor their gesture by changing their own company name to Topeka.
Well, did you have a good laugh? Now, it’s your turn to make a fool out of your friends!
From the Teachers’ Table:
1) Tell your class that Common Test has been pushed forward to today because MOE has announced that all school-based exams must be scheduled on the first week of every month.
2) Walk into the classroom with bandanna wrapped around your head saying, “Anti-student committee”
From the Students’ Schoolbag
3) Write all homework on the board. But at the very bottom remember to include this, “All homework given today is an April Fool’s Joke. Do not comply.”
4) Send around a note saying that the School Clock tower will be transformed into a digital one in complementation of our school going IT.
Well, now all that counts is pulling that prank successful on your victim. Who knows, maybe yours will one day enter the hall of fame too!
By the way, we have received a message from the School’s Student Welfare committee that our school PE t-shirt will be modified to sleeveless with effect from 4th January 2013 to increase students’ comfort during sports lessons. We would therefore like to protest against this cause and seek your support in retaining our current PE t-shirt. If you would like to support this cause, please gather at the Foyer on the 3rd January 2013. Do bring along your sleeping bags. This cause is being supported by several teachers in this school who see the decision as an outrage of modesty. Do register with us by the 3rd of April by emailing cedaroink@gmail.com your name and class. Thank you!
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Just kidding! Happy April’s Fools:)
Written by: Esther Chow
Mindy Low
Jamie Loh
Baskar Shanthini
