![]() Now we know. Still, even though I now know this, I’ll probably forget and naively open the can of nuts with the spring-loaded snakes inside. Thousands of people rang Taco Bells headquarters to complain, though PainePR, the company behind the stunt, considered it a success and claim it was. ![]() The origins are unclear, but the most commonly accepted theory is that it started in 1582 when France adopted the Gregorian Calendar – changing New Year’s from the end of March (around the time of the vernal equinox) to January 1 st. Apparently, some stubborn folks continued to ring in the New Year on April 1, and became the butt of April Fools jokes. ![]() I was curious on how April Fool’s Day came to be. That year, on April 1 st, thousands of people were hoodwinked by an online hoax announcing that all computers connected to the web would have to be disconnected for Internet Cleaning Day. He claimed it would now be known as the “Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial.”Īpparently 1996 was a good year for April Fool’s pranks. Before Taco Bell admitted that it was an April Fool’s joke, White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry, who had been questioned about it during a press briefing, said that the Lincoln Memorial had also been sold. Looking back to April 1, 1996, fast food chain Taco Bell bought ads in The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Dallas Morning News, and The Chicago. One of my favorite examples of April foolishness came in 1996 when Taco Bell took out full page ads in major markets claiming it had purchased the Liberty Bell, and was renaming it the “Taco Liberty Bell.” The hue and cry from angry citizens was heard far beyond the Philadelphia city limits. The website claims it will crack down on patent offenders - i.e., others who try to do April Fools' pranks without their permission - and includes many. Unaware of the media blitz, they spent their April Fools' Day reassuring. So I thought, as a public service, I would give you fair warning. The prank's real victims were hapless National Park Services employees manning the phones at the Liberty Bell. They know I have my thoughts on something besides this dubious holiday. Back in 1996, the popular fast food chain Taco Bell decided to launch the mother of all April Fools Day jokes by playing a prank on the entire country. ![]() Every year, forgetting what day it is, I fall for some good- natured prank - usually at the hand of one of my kids or a colleague. These days, April 1 is considered April Fool's Day, when friends, family, and even companies get in on the pranking fun. The justification for this controversial announcement was that Taco Bell was seeking a way. Here are a few of the more successful (and silly) April Fools' Day pranks.Warning. 3 / 16 via AuntieAnnes/ Auntie Anne’s Who can resist the smell of warm buttery pretzels in the mall food court Auntie Anne’s knows the answer is no one. On Apa full page advertisement appeared in six major American newspapers 1 announcing that Taco Bell had purchased the Liberty Bell, one of the United States’ most cherished historical symbols. National Public Radio has become pretty well-known for its very legitimate-sounding fake news items every year on April 1, because let's be honest, when Robert Siegel is telling you on All Things Considered that maple trees are exploding in Vermont because of a buildup of sap, who wouldn't believe him? He's Robert Siegel! At noon on April 1st, Taco Bell issued a second press release in which they confessed to the hoax, describing it as 'The Best Joke of the Day. For instance, The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday admitted that it at first thought the announcement of the new Dash Button from Amazon was an early April Fools' joke because it seemed so "crazy."īut, over the years, there have been numerous successful April Fools' Day hoaxes, which convinced people, at least temporarily, that ridiculous news items or announcements were true. There's no shame (well not much, anyway) in falling for an April Fools' Day hoax, especially one that has been carefully crafted and well thought out, but it's gotten to the point where a lot of people are seeing April Fools shenanigans where there aren't any. Chances are good that you'll get taken in by at least one prank on April 1 before you realize what day it is and that the prankster is only pulling your leg. In 1996, the Venn diagrams of people that care about national landmarks and people that care about the latest iteration of Doritos Locos Taco intersected when Taco Bell pulled off one.
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