Topic: FOOLS RUSH IN (Read 17721 times)

Ginny · « **Reply #120 on:** April 01, 2006, 02:01:46 PM »

Oh, sorry, I forgot to log out before taking a nap myself.

Matt H. · « **Reply #121 on:** April 01, 2006, 02:02:00 PM »

Guess I'll go tend to some household chores before settling in with tonight's TV/DVD lineup.

WBBL.

Ginny · « **Reply #122 on:** April 01, 2006, 02:05:18 PM »

Our family is about to eat a pre-Fiddler pizza, after which we need to go buy some flowers for Fruma-Sarah and proceed to the play.

Bye for now!

François de Paris · « **Reply #123 on:** April 01, 2006, 02:43:24 PM »

Quote from: Ginny on April 01, 2006, 02:05:18 PM

Our family is about to eat a pre-Fiddler pizza, after which we need to go buy some flowers for Fruma-Sarah and proceed to the play.

Bye for now!

PLEASE, DON'T EAT THE DAISIES!... just the pizza!

They're for the matchmaker!

Ummmm... make that the butcher's wife! Sorry!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #124 on:** April 01, 2006, 03:22:06 PM »

Yup that's the problem DR MATTH - we don't have a "regular" HBO or SHOWTIME anymore. It's high def or nuthin.

bk · « **Reply #125 on:** April 01, 2006, 03:54:57 PM »

Might I just ask where in tarnation IS everyone? I'm the only one in the jernt. You'd think it was April Fool's Day or something.

bk · « **Reply #126 on:** April 01, 2006, 04:36:39 PM »

I know a bunch of April Fool's who are going to be bitch-slapped from here to eternity and hell and back. This is not a way to welcome in a new month.

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #127 on:** April 01, 2006, 04:42:02 PM »

Quote from: bk on April 01, 2006, 04:36:39 PM

I know a bunch of April Fool's who are going to be bitch-slapped from here to eternity and hell and back. This is not a way to welcome in a new month.

This fool is here and accounted for. I have working on few projects... Cooking supper at the moment...

Making potpie!

George · « **Reply #128 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:00:18 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on April 01, 2006, 01:19:43 PM

Yes, it's on regular Showtime, too. I would think whatever the generic Showtime channel number is, you will get it at 8 p.m. EST, 7 CST.

There isn't a non-digital Showtime channel in my area. It's only available on digital cable, which I don't have. But, I've ordered the DVD, so I'm not concerned about not being able to see it tonight.

George · « **Reply #129 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:04:10 PM »

In my mail today were the Kritzerland CDs, "Kevin Spirtas: Nights and Days" (signed by Kevin, himself!) and "Charles Strouse, Arthur Schwartz and Stephen Schwartz."

George · « **Reply #130 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:04:53 PM »

Now, I must watch some TV. Just had to share.

PennyO · « **Reply #131 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:21:19 PM »

I'm about to have a few snack items, in lieu of dinner, then get ready for the final performance of DECEIT! What to wear, what to wear?

? (as if anyone will be watching me....)

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #132 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:21:29 PM »

I am also monitoring flood levels for I only live a few blocks from the river....

Spring run-off and heavy rains DO NOT mix...

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #133 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:23:04 PM »

Quote from: PennyO on April 01, 2006, 05:21:19 PM

I'm about to have a few snack items, in lieu of dinner, then get ready for the final performance of DECEIT! What to wear, what to wear?? (as if anyone will be watching me....)

DR PennyO, you will look stunning and it will be sparkling eveing for one and all..

Broken leg vibes to the cast and crew of Deceit on their closing night!!!

Cillaliz · « **Reply #134 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:40:05 PM »

TOD- since I'm not a big prankster, here's a link to the top 100 April Fool's hoaxes of all time
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #135 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:41:28 PM »

Fun site Cilla!

Cillaliz · « **Reply #136 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:43:26 PM »

I thought so too.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #137 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:45:29 PM »

Boy did I sleep this afternoon. I had a very busy crazy week at work and then got ready for the girls and the fun last night, and didn't sleep much because Sam coughed all night, so I was out like a light for over 3 hours. Oh the joy, the rapture of such sound sleep.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #138 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:47:23 PM »

Ok, I know this is a family site and all, so I hope this isn't too off color...but I think it's a great hoax

#84: Viagra for Hamsters
In 2000 The Independent reported that Florida researchers had developed a Viagra-like pill to treat sexually frustrated pets, including hamsters. Veterinarians were said to have greeted the news with derision, but the article pointed out that there are few things as sad as a pet suffering from feelings of sexual inadequacy, noting that "It's not unknown for a guinea pig to sit in its cage thinking, 'I haven't had sex for months. Am I so unattractive?'." Owners were instructed to simply grind the pills up and sprinkle them in the pet's food. Laying some newspaper down on the floor once the pills began to take effect was also advised. The pills were to be marketed under the brand name Feralmone.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #139 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:52:18 PM »

Here's another
#44: Daylight Savings Contest
In 1984 the Eldorado Daily Journal, based in Illinois, announced a contest to see who could save the most daylight for daylight savings time. The rules of the contest were simple: beginning with the first day of daylight savings time, contestants would be required to save daylight. Whoever succeeded in saving the most daylight would win. Only pure daylight would be allowed—no dawn or twilight light, though light from cloudy days would be allowed. Moonlight was strictly forbidden. Light could be stored in any container. The contest received a huge, nationwide response. The paper's editor was interviewed by correspondents from CBS and NBC and was featured in papers throughout the country.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #140 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:53:38 PM »

#35: Big Ben Goes Digital
In 1980 the BBC reported that Big Ben, in order to keep up with the times, was going to be given a digital readout. It received a huge response from listeners protesting the change. The BBC Japanese service also announced that the clock hands would be sold to the first four listeners to contact them, and one Japanese seaman in the mid-Atlantic immediately radioed in a bid.
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Cillaliz · « **Reply #141 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:56:27 PM »

This story was related to us by a guide when we made a trip to Sitka, I gues the whole town fell for it.

#14: The Eruption of Mount Edgecumbe
In 1974 residents of Sitka, Alaska were alarmed when the long-dormant volcano neighboring them, Mount Edgecumbe, suddenly began to belch out billows of black smoke. People spilled out of their homes onto the streets to gaze up at the volcano, terrified that it was active again and might soon erupt. Luckily it turned out that man, not nature, was responsible for the smoke. A local practical joker named Porky Bickar had flown hundreds of old tires into the volcano's crater and then lit them on fire, all in a (successful) attempt to fool the city dwellers into believing that the volcano was stirring to life. According to local legend, when Mount St. Helens erupted six years later, a Sitka resident wrote to Bickar to tell him, "This time you've gone too far!"

Cillaliz · « **Reply #142 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:57:39 PM »

One frome Australia

#17: The Sydney Iceberg
On April 1, 1978 a barge appeared in Sydney Harbor towing a giant iceberg. Sydneysiders were expecting it. Dick Smith, a local adventurer and millionaire businessman (owner of Dick Smith's Foods), had been loudly promoting his scheme to tow an iceberg from Antarctica for quite some time. Now he had apparently succeeded. He said that he was going to carve the berg into small ice cubes, which he would sell to the public for ten cents each. These well-traveled cubes, fresh from the pure waters of Antarctica, were promised to improve the flavor of any drink they cooled. Slowly the iceberg made its way into the harbor. Local radio stations provided excited blow-by-blow coverage of the scene. Only when the berg was well into the harbor was its secret revealed. It started to rain, and the firefighting foam and shaving cream that the berg was really made of washed away, uncovering the white plastic sheets beneath.
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Cillaliz · « **Reply #143 on:** April 01, 2006, 05:58:38 PM »

For you tv lovers....

#3: Instant Color TV
In 1962 there was only one tv channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white. The station's technical expert, Kjell Stensson, appeared on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developed technology, all viewers could now quickly and easily convert their existing sets to display color reception. All they had to do was pull a nylon stocking over their tv screen, and they would begin to see their favorite shows in color. Stensson then proceeded to demonstrate the process. Reportedly, hundreds of thousands of people, out of the population of seven million, were taken in. Actual color tv transmission only commenced in Sweden on April 1, 1970.
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Joy · « **Reply #144 on:** April 01, 2006, 06:24:52 PM »

Just watched "Liza" on Showtime... boy, did she give it to ya! I find that, when watching Fosse's work, I can't look away because I just can't wait to see what he's gonna do next!

So who were those dancers? I can't find a cast list anywhere!!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #145 on:** April 01, 2006, 06:38:32 PM »

Well - am I excited? Yes.

No joke - today in the mail (and the LAST thing I expected) - My GOODBYE MR CHIPS 3-cd SET! This is so wonderful.

The booklet is most informative! Is John Williams still married to Barbara Ruick? I didn't know that they were ever a couple!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #146 on:** April 01, 2006, 06:39:42 PM »

Now excuse me while I put some pantyhose on my tv set.....I heard I could get HDTV that way even though I don't have a Digital Receiver.

bk · « **Reply #147 on:** April 01, 2006, 06:39:43 PM »

I shall now be on my way to the theater for the final performance of this run. There's a little party afterwards, but I won't be staying that long.

divarobbie · « **Reply #148 on:** April 01, 2006, 07:25:01 PM »

Got a lovely package from Kritzerland today. I haven't listented to everything yet, but let me tell you this: If you haven't ordered STROUSE/SCHWARTZ/SCHWARTZ yet, you must, simply for the monolouge in the middle of Andrea Martin's "No Time At All." A fantastic hoot!

Matt H. · « **Reply #149 on:** April 01, 2006, 08:26:59 PM »

Quote from: Joy on April 01, 2006, 06:24:52 PM

Just watched "Liza" on Showtime... boy, did she give it to ya! I find that, when watching Fosse's work, I can't look away because I just can't wait to see what he's gonna do next!

So who were those dancers? I can't find a cast list anywhere!!

My biggest shock of the entire evening: those wonderful dancers who gave it their all weren't listed in the credits anywhere on the broadcast! Amazing oversight and something that should have been corrected with the additional credits on the restoration added to the end, yet it wasn't. More about the show to follow.

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