Friday, April 1, 2011

The April Fools' Day Defense Kit

Slate  "Shun the British press. The British tabloids make stories up all the time, but on April Fool's Day, everybody on Fleet Street fabricates."....
"Alex Boese, curator of the Museum of Hoaxes and expert on all things April Fools', advises that you finish reading articles before rushing into the next cubicle to spread the incredible news. Many hoax articles end with an obvious clue or an explanation that it's all a joke. Double-check all radio warnings of disasters—volcanic eruptions, floods, killer bee invasions—and question any story uncovering a new, onerous tax (say, on Linux)."

Branded an Idiot for Life  "This clothes company is offering 20% off their clothes if you tat yourself with their company logos. There will be idiots doing this. Remember the moron that was suckered into the forehead tattoo only to be told it was an April Fools joke?"


"Well, there is a joke to this too. In the fine print it says that the 20% off cannot be combined with any other offer, like these offers from the next page after the tat offer."
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