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Spot the April Fool
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:29 am
by douglee
Hi All,
Spot the April Fool. Just for fun.
Post your candidates in this thread.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12923112
Of course it is very believable, It is the BBC after all.
Good luck
Doug
Re: Spot the April Fool
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:47 am
by Acorncomputer
Re: Spot the April Fool
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:29 am
by douglee
Hi Geoff,
Saw that as well on the 1st of March but this bit made me think:-
Instead, the car uses an inductive charging system, with a panel fixed under the car connecting remotely to a panel on the garage floor.
There is no rule about setting up an April Fool in advance, Is there?.
Also the time of the BBC post made me think as well Ist April 00.08.
Good luck
Doug
Re: Spot the April Fool
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:04 am
by ashgray
There's a beaut at the top of today's West Somerset Railway news page:
http://www.wsr.org.uk/news.htm#1516
Ash
Re: Spot the April Fool
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:20 am
by douglee
Hi Ash,
I prefer the third one down, much more believable. We need all the 'bomb damage' we can get and it must be protected.
My favourite is.
This year the TT Course is to be reversed. As GPS Data has indicated the island has moved 3deg. anti-clockwise as a result of the friction created by the slick racing tyres. It is hoped this action will save the re-printing of of our map.
Good or what.
Good luck
Doug
Re: Spot the April Fool
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 2:28 pm
by kieranhardy
A couple more railway ones:
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/News/Latest/View/476
http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/blueb ... s_new.html
I do think the desiro at Alresford picture is actually genuine, i seem to remember some years ago before they were properly introduced at least one unit was taken there for some form of testing?
Edit:
A pic of said unit at Ropley on the line:
http://www.semgonline.com/gallery/pics/pe_4500xx_1.jpg
Re: Spot the April Fool
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:06 pm
by phill70
Love this bit
ENVIRONMENT
Funding will also cover a new CO2 initiative being led by the engineering team at Ropley shed. The 3rd electric rail will also be extended from Alton to Winchester as part of this project, the steam locomotive fleet will be adapted to include a pick up shoe with electric motors in the tender. This would help to reduce coal consumption by 100%. Steam effects will be provided through electrically powered boilers. The initiative is believed to be the very first of its kind ever attempted in preservation and could pave the way for future projects elsewhere.
Re: Spot the April Fool
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:34 pm
by yerkes
Sorry, well after the event but I've been out all day
These made me laugh:
Lip Therapy Marmite:
http://www.facebook.com/vaseline?v=app_108383975881413
Ronaldo sold to Spain by Portugal to solve the national debt:
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 58903.html
Good Book Company pre-thumbed Bible:
http://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/pre-thumbed-bible
Google Motion:
http://mail.google.com/mail/help/motion.html
Re: Spot the April Fool
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:36 pm
by startours
Re: Spot the April Fool
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:38 am
by yerkes
Re: Spot the April Fool
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:03 pm
by dkightley
What about this?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12945892
The page is dated 2nd April......but what does everyone think???
[EDIT] Perhaps its not an April Fool candidate after all:
http://miltonkeynes.com/images/stories/ ... ov2010.pdf
Re: Spot the April Fool
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:37 pm
by dkightley
And here's ten nearly April Fool stories - according to the BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12932108
Re: Spot the April Fool
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:32 am
by MoonKid47
Tis all true, IIRC the Stockport-Stalybridge train runs every saturday only once, single way, and is usually operated by a Pacer...
