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ericthehamster rated 18 months agoFeatured Review
Well, another one goes by with minimal impact... The BBC's best April Fool: From the page: "It's 50 years since Panorama pulled off the most celebrated April Fool's spoof and duped Britain - and beyond - about spaghetti crops in Switzerland. So what makes a great April F...

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liamvictor rated 18 months ago
It's 50 years since Panorama pulled off the most celebrated April Fool's spoof and duped Britain - and beyond - about spaghetti crops in Switzerland. So what makes a great April Fool's joke?
ericthehamster rated 18 months ago
Well, another one goes by with minimal impact... The BBC's best April Fool: From the page: "It's 50 years since Panorama pulled off the most celebrated April Fool's spoof and duped Britain - and beyond - about spaghetti crops in Switzerland. So what makes a great April Fool's joke? Panorama's now infamous spaghetti-tree spoof is considered a broadcasting milestone as it is believed to be the first time television was used to stage an April Fool's hoax. Made on a budget of just £100, it told the tale of spaghetti harvesting in Switzerland and described how the seemingly bumper crop was at risk of late frosts, creating a disastrous situation for growers all over Europe."
Benicek rated 18 months ago
The celebrated 1977 'spaghetti growers' April fools spoof.
jaundisElf rated 19 months ago
From the page: "It's 50 years since Panorama pulled off the most celebrated April Fool's spoof and duped Britain - and beyond - about spaghetti crops in Switzerland. So what makes a great April Fool's joke?"