A BRIEF HISTORY OF APRIL FOOL’S DAY

Mon, 05/08/2023 - 6:00am

A successful April Fool's Joke is one that people think is true, but isn't. It is therefore hard to tell whether my last April Fool's joke was a success. Is it a success when people click on the links for more information? How about when they don't click on any links? Do they get the joke, or are they just not interested in the story in general?

I got 256 clicks on our April Fool's Page about the Police Mini-Dachshund Drone this year.

The story I posted in the Boothbay Register got over 3,000 hits

Shall I go through all the Newsletter's April Fools jokes? Click on the link to see the newsletter it was in.

2023 - Nugget the Dachshund Drone

2022 - (2) Giving Marz Away - Dog Weddings at the Newagen

2021 - The Experience Shelter Project (Which actually turned out to be a real thing)

2020 - (2) Chocolate & Raisin Goodbars on Sale - Catnippers Anonymous

2019 - Claiming Your Pets as Dependents on Your Taxes

2018 - Crazy Cat Lady Estate Planning Classes

2017 - Dog Aggression Training Classes

2016 - 6th Annual Muddy Puppy Competition

2015 - Pancho (Poncho) Villas on Sale

The one about giving Marz away was by far and away the best April Fools Joke we've ever done. I had people calling me for months afterward asking if he was still available. Some people who were fooled got pretty angry.

And the Pancho Villa joke was by far the worst. People knew it was a joke or the joke was so bad, they just didn't care.

Were you fooled or not?  Let me know: fatmax@twosaltydogs.net. Perhaps I'll send a prize to the person who doesn't make the bile rise to the back of my throat.


Were you enraged by my little yarn? Have your doctor up the dose of whatever psychotropic you are on and click here: https://mailchi.mp/twosaltydogs/the-salty-paws-may-2023-7226071

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