April 1, 2009

April Fools Day – Best Fake Headlines

Filed under: Just for Fun — Tags: , , , , , — Freedom Personal Development @ 6:00 am

We searched the last few years of The Onion to find the best fake headlines for April Fools Day.  Enjoy laughing – it is a great attitude management tool!
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Queen Elizabeth II Announces She’s Pregnant Again
Citizens from Northumberland to Hampshire are buzzing with excitement as Queen Elizabeth II, 82, formally announced that she is expecting the arrival of another baby.

Hurricane Katrina Returns To New Orleans To Apologize
Hurricane Katrina returned to New Orleans Tuesday to beg the Crescent City for forgiveness, telling residents, “I’ve had a long time to think about what I’ve done to you all, and I realize now that it was wrong.”

Dollar Bill On Floor Sends Wall Street Into Frenzy
Wall Street investors experienced a sudden surge in optimism Tuesday when, after six tumultuous weeks that saw record drops in the Dow Jones industrial average, a $1 bill was spotted on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Long-Standing Conflict Ends As Israel Returns Lawn Mower To Palestine
Decades of ethnic tension ceased instantaneously Monday when Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas shook hands over a comprehensive agreement to return a faded green lawn mower first borrowed by Israel in 1949.

Hallmark Scientists Identify 3 New Human Emotions
Scientists at Hallmark announced Monday that they had discovered three previously unknown emotions that can be experienced by human beings and captured on a folded piece of card stock.

NASA Announces Plan To Bring Wi-Fi To Its Headquarters By 2017
In a statement to the press today, NASA said, “It may seem like an impossible task, but if we commit all of our focus, technology, and resources, we can get Wi-Fi into NASA’s offices and research labs within our generation.”

Child On White House Tour Momentarily Seizes Control Of Nation
In an event unprecedented in American history, Brandon Myers, a relatively obscure Iowa 10-year-old with no previous experience in domestic politics,  seized control of the United States Tuesday after he slipped away from his White House tour group and locked himself in the Oval Office.

Man In Inner Tube Completes First Lazy Transatlantic Journey
Gary Morgan, 42, completed the first nonstop leisurely solo float across the Atlantic Ocean in an inflated rubber tube Tuesday.

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Source:  http://www.theonion.com/archive/

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