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The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 04-01-2007, 06:41 AM

Whilst Lush is indeed a mistress of April prankery, there are spoof news items going back long before her gulling of the forum.

The BBC started its tradition of April Fool's jokes in 1957, when Panorama reported on the Ticino spaghetti harvest. The involvement of Richard Dimbleby as narrator fooled many people, and a number requests were received for information about buying and cultivating spaghetti bushes.

04-01-2007, 06:41 AM	#5
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Nation shall speak nonsense unto Nation Whilst Lush is indeed a mistress of April prankery, there are spoof news items going back long before her gulling of the forum. The BBC started its tradition of April Fool's jokes in 1957, when Panorama reported on the Ticino spaghetti harvest. The involvement of Richard Dimbleby as narrator fooled many people, and a number requests were received for information about buying and cultivating spaghetti bushes. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?