The Queen of England has her own uncle.
1 991April1Sunday, The Independent reported that a 65-year-old Welsh farmer was the illegitimate child of George V, the grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II, in other words, he had the right to inherit the British throne. The report titled "The Queen's Throne is Threatened" describes the farmer's life story in an orderly way, and claims that the legal heir to the throne has filed a lawsuit with the local court to reclaim his right to inherit the throne. Later, people suddenly realized: this is an April Fool's joke!
Nixon's comeback
1992 April Fool's Day, American Public Radio reported that former President Nixon, who stepped down because of Watergate Incident, announced his comeback to compete for the presidency. The program also broadcast a "Nixon" speech, announced his comeback, and said that "nothing was missed." After the program was broadcast, the audience reacted strongly and called the radio to protest. The host told the truth: In fact, Nixon's speech was just a comedian's performance.
Bill Gates unfortunately became a "fool"
On April 1 2002, two comedy announcers of a French radio station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada decided to find a "more difficult guy" on April Fool's Day, so they called Microsoft headquarters and claimed to be the staff of the Canadian Prime Minister's Office, and asked Gates to answer Premier Chretien's phone. Surprisingly, Gates's assistant easily got through to the boss without verifying the identity of the other party. As a result, the two "swindlers" pretended to be Chretien and had a 10 minute telephone conversation with Gates. The topic is wild and unconstrained, from economy to Windows XP, which is very speculative. Finally, "Chretien" invited Gates to visit Canada when he was free, and Gates readily accepted.
The Japan Times made fun of Koizumi.
Also on April Fool's Day in 2002, Japan Times played a joke with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. In the funny edition, the newspaper teased Koizumi's lion head hairstyle, saying: "The Japanese government will take a series of' moderate measures' to stimulate the economy, including listing the popular Disney cartoon The Lion King as an' important cultural asset' ... Prime Minister Koizumi's hair looks like a lion's hair, and under his influence, everything related to lions has become very popular."
Link: the origin of April fool's day
April 1 day every year is April Fool's Day, a traditional western folk festival. April Fool's Day originated in France. 1564, France adopted the newly reformed calendar-Gregorian calendar (the current universal solar calendar) for the first time, with 65438+ 10/as the beginning of the year. However, some old-fashioned people oppose this reform and still stubbornly celebrate the New Year by giving gifts on April 1 day according to the old calendar. Advocates of reform scoffed at these conservatives' practices. Smart and funny people send fake gifts to conservatives in April 1, invite them to a fake reception, and call the deceived conservatives "April Fools" or "Fish on the Hook". Since then, it has become a popular custom in France that people fool each other on April 1 day. /kloc-At the beginning of the 8th century, the custom of April Fool's Day spread to Britain, and was later brought to the United States by early immigrants from Britain.
On April Fool's Day, people often organize family gatherings and decorate rooms with daffodils and daisies. The typical traditional practice is to decorate a fake environment, and the room can be decorated like Christmas or New Year. When the guests come, it is unique and interesting to congratulate "Merry Christmas" or "Happy New Year". The fish feast on April 1 day is also a special occasion. Invitations to fish banquets are usually colored fish made of cardboard. The dining table is decorated with green and white, with a fishing port and a small fishing rod in the middle. Each fishing rod is tied with a green ribbon and a gift for the guests-either a delicate Cellu fish or a fish basket full of candy. It goes without saying that all the dishes at the fish feast are made of fish.
There is also the custom of cooking fake dishes at April Fool's Day parties. Someone once described a typical April Fool's Day recipe: first, it was a "salad" with green peppers on the leaves of lettuce, but after uncovering the leaves, it was discovered that it was an oyster cocktail underneath; The second course is "baked potato", in fact, there are bread crumbs and fresh mushrooms below; Since then, there have been roast chicken disguised with crab meat and raspberry ice cream buried under tomato salad. After dinner, guests can also take candy out of the pill box.
However, the most typical activity of April Fool's Day is that everyone plays jokes on each other and plays tricks on each other with lies. Some people tie their wallets to the street with a thin thread and pull the other end in the dark. Once someone finds a wallet, they will suddenly drag it away. Others put bricks under the broken hat in the middle of the road, waiting to see who will kick them. Children will tell their parents that there is a hole in their schoolbags or a black spot on their faces. When adults lean over, they will shout "Happy April Fool's Day" and run away with a smile. In short, on April Fool's Day, zoos and aquariums will receive many phone calls to Mr. Fish or Mr. Lyon, which often leads staff to cut off telephone lines to reduce trouble.