April Fools!

April Fools Day has come and gone, with some absolutely cracking pranks being conducted by the media.

I, too, participated in the joy. I sent a text message to my housemate saying that our council tax was going to be doubled. He wasn’t a happy boy, but caught on to the joke a day later.

I reported on Facebook that I was moving to New York in 3 weeks. A couple of people almost bought it, but generally I just got abuse with my personal favorite comment being “I hope this is true. Good riddance.”

My final prank was the riskiest. I e-mailed my Dad telling him I had got a stranger pregnant. This really backfired as he sent me the nicest e-mail in the world back reassuring me that everything would be fine etc. I doused the flames very quickly with the rather pathetic response “I feel awful now. April Fools!!!!” I don’t think he’s forgiven me yet.

Anyway, here are a few of my personal favorites from last Friday.

http://www.rfu.com/News/2011/March/News%20Articles/310311_Plane_kicking.aspx

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/8419754/Wasps-to-fly-the-flag-for-St-George-for-charity-game-against-Bath-at-Twickenham.html

http://mail.google.com/mail/help/motion.html

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/04/01/coalition-plans-tax-on-fresh-air-to-help-improve-environment-115875-23029434/