By: Shelby Smith
April 06, 2011
(Figure 1. Cartoon people laughing. n.d.)

(Figure 2. April Fools' Teeth. n.d)

CONSISTS OF… o Harmless Pranks o Practical Jokes o Hoaxes
DONE TOO… o Friends o Family o Coworkers
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(Figure 4. You April Fool!, n.d.)

((Figure 5. April Fool, kick me hard, n.d.)

 One of the greatest media hoaxes was in
1957.
 Said Switzerland was experiencing a bumper of spaghetti harvest.
 Staged photos
 Viewers called convinced wanting to grow their own.
(Figure 6. Spaghetti Harvest, n.d.)

(Figure 7, 8 Taco Liberty Bell, Taco
Symbol n.d.)
1996

(Figure 9, Left Handed Whopper, n.d.)

 My mom would yell FIRE at the top of her lungs at 5:00 am, only to shuffle all of us kids out the door in our pajamas and bare-feet and lock us out.
 My mom would yell EARTHQUAKE at the top of her lungs, only to shuffle all of us kids under the pool table so she could take pictures of our scared faces.
 My mom would make homemade pancakes with felt circles cooked in them for us kids and give my dad regular ones and then she would innocently ask us why we were not eating them.
 My coworkers taped a sign on my computer that said My name is
Shelby I’m single ASK ME OUT!!!
 My coworkers also taped a bright orange poster on the back of my car that said I’m single HONK IF YOU WANT A DATE!!
(Figure 10. It's not funny!, n.d.)

(Figure 11. No April Fools' Day, n.d.)

(Figure 12. Question Mark, n.d.)

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Leo, A. (2009, March 30). The History of April Fools’ Day Plus the top five pranks of all time.
: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/30/the-history-of-april-fool_n_180097.html
Wilson, J. (2000). April Fool's Day!
: http://wilstar.com/holidays/aprilfool.htm
Figure 1. Cartoon characters laughing. w ww.caddylakgraffix.com
Figure 2. April Fools' Teeth . (2009).: http://www.april-fools.us/
Figure 3. Picture of April 1 . (n.d.).: http://www.walyou.com/blog/wpcontent/uploads/2009/04/april-fools-day-pranks-0.jpg
Figure 4. You April Fool!
(n.d.).
: http://www.theolivepress.eu/whats%20on%20calender/april%20folls/you-april-fool.jpg
Figure 5. April Fool, kick me hard . (n.d.).: http://ste5ens.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/april-foolillus.jpg
Figure 6. Spaghetti Harvest . (n.d.). : http://myiq2xu.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/spaghetti.jpg

Figure 7. Taco Liberty Bell . (n.d.). : http://www.catalogs.com/info/bestof/wpcontent/uploads/2009/03/taco_bell_april.jpg
Figure 8. Taco Bell symbol.(n.d): www.google.com/images
Figure 9. Left Handed Whopper . (n.d.). : http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/11007/thumbs/s-
BURGER-KING-large.jpg
Figure 10. It's not funny!
(n.d.). http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xdFXCgrfhY/SdPAY8oqJdI/AAAAAAAAAms/5hMGJS5TFl0/s400/smiley-not_funny.jpg
Figure 11. No April Fools' Day . (n.d.).: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Vr8Xl0cbUZA/STS95z_nK9I/AAAAAAAAEL0/uEwDCj_dtrI/s40
0/Image+%3D+april_fools_day+11.jpg
Figure 12. Question Mark . (n.d.). : http://www.promotionalpro.com/blog/media/questions.gif
Pie and Chart. : http://omgeureka.blogspot.com/2011/04/april-fools-day-statisticsinfographic.html