Can being fooled be fun?

In honor of April Fool’s Day, here are three stories that show how we all get fooled now and then, from www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/index:

On April 1, 1957, the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) carried a story about the spaghetti crop in Switzerland. The program announcer reported on how the crop was larger than usual, due to a mild winter and the absence of the spaghetti weevil. Film footage of the spaghetti harvest was shown, with families picking strands of spaghetti off of trees and placing them into baskets. At the end, the workers were seen gathering around a table to enjoy their fresh-picked homegrown spaghetti. The BBC got hundreds of phone calls from people wanting to know more about spaghetti trees and how they might grow one. Operators advised them to “place a sprig of spaghetti in a can of tomato sauce and hope for the best.”

On April 1, 1996, readers of newspapers including the New York Times saw a full-page ad announcing that Taco Bell had purchased the Liberty Bell, which would henceforth be known as the Taco Liberty Bell. “While some may find this controversial,” the advertisement said, “we hope our move will prompt other corporations to take similar action to do their part to reduce the country’s debt.” The National Historic Park was flooded with angry phone calls, but even White House spokesperson Mike McCurry played along, saying that the government also planned to sell the Lincoln Memorial to a different corporation, which would rename it the Ford Lincoln-Mercury Memorial.

On April 1, 1998, Burger King placed a full-page ad in USA Today announcing a new product: Left-Handed Whoppers. These burgers, specially designed for left-handed people, were supposed to be the same as regular Whoppers, but with “all condiments rotated 180 degrees, thereby redistributing the weight of the sandwich so that the bulk of the condiments will skew to the left, thereby reducing the amount of lettuce and other toppings from spilling out the right side of the burger.” Thousands of customers requested the new product, while others asked if a “right-handed” version was available.

When done in the right spirit, being fooled can be fun!

Make no mistake this is not an April Fool's Joke. The government bought millions in mortgage backed securities which have resulted in the lowest interest rates in at least ten years-some say rates have not been this low since World War II. This is a huge step in the right direction to stimulate our economy yet again. Don't believe me?...

Ask the family, that was able to purchase a home with no money down and in fact received a refund at closing due to the "free money" they received from the government and various programs.


Sincerely,
Tomika Bryant
Your Real Estate Consultant For Life

P.S. Do you have a fun April Fool’s Day story? Please email me at Tomika@TomikaBryant.com or call me at 610-975-3560.