April Fools Hall of Fame (from A girl for All Seasons Camilla Morton) contains records of the following april fools pranks:
1962 Swedens TV network promised instant colour tv if you twiddled your aerial in a certain direction tricked thousands!
1977 Guardian printed a supplement to celebrate the tenth aniversary of Sans Serriffe(a country they created)
Usa Today in 1998 story about Burger Kings Left-handed Whopper-left handed food?
BBC 1957-Panorama did a special report on Swiss Spaghetti Harvestfootage of locals pulling fresh pasta off trees as if they were picking apples-the story was so believable that BBC phone lines were jammed by callers wanting to know if they could grow thair own trees!
It’s a funny thing deception; it seems in order to receive something that you want, people will gladly throw common sense to the wind.
There was a large group of followers of Jesus, of varying levels of belief, To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." They answered him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?" Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
In the market place of ideas, our students will come to us seeking the truth – some sceptically and some believing anything you place in front of them. We have an obligation to present the truth as best we know it, but what truth do we know? We should cautiously acknowledge our own beliefs and scepticism and as best we can offer truth, and perhaps even freedom to the minds of those many young women we will influence today.
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