The Not April Fool's Day Post


Yes, April 1st is past, but who’s the biggest fool at last?

Cheryl and I are not sure.  The only thing we know is you’d be a fool not to buy

 

Cheryl and I are excited about our April releases.  We’re not trying to fool you.

No, we’ll let the media do that...

Did you know that in 1957, BBC television had a story on spaghetti trees?  Yup, it claimed that the Swiss harvested spaghetti from trees.  And, guess what?  People actually watched the show and spent time trying to find out how to cultivate their own spaghetti trees.


Cheryl's dog and some spaghetti

Cheryl and I would never trick our readers with something like that.  We’d never claim that buying a Heartwarming book and putting it under your pillow guarantees romance.

Be real.  You’d have to read it first!

Did you know that in 1962, Swedish television had a story on how to change your black and white television into a color television.  Yup, all you needed was a nylon stocked.  Stretch the nylon over the front of the television and you’d get color.  People actually did this.  Cheryl and I imagine that local stores saw a boost in nylon sales for a few days.

Cheryl and I would never trick our readers by claiming that visiting the Heartwarming blog every day adds at least three years to your life.

Be real.  It’s the comment that you leave about how  wonderful the books are that adds years to your life (be sure to comment today.)

April Fools Day was a week ago, and Cheryl and I are still recovering


There are a few more recent pranks that stand out.  Did you know that Taco Bell once claimed that it purchased the Liberty Bell.  It’s ad campaign was Taco Liberty Bell.

Oh, and Burger King once promoted a whopper designed especially for left-handed people.  Uh? What?

Hmmmm, maybe Cheryl and I should claim we’ve designed a Heartwarming book that doubles as a flashlight and/or umbrella if need be.  Some kind of spy book with an army knife and/or zipline.



Comments

  1. Oh my goodness! You're post had me giggling! It's hard to imagine people stretching nylon stockings over their television screens, but I totally believe they did that! And I am absolutely sure that reading Heartwarming books will make me a happier person! Happy April release!!

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    1. We're going to be in Tucson week after next. What are you doing Saturday? I'll bring the nylons if you supply the spaghetti.

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  2. Well your post made me laugh, and laughter is supposed to add years to your life, so there we go. It's fun to year about the pranks. I can see how people would fall for them, and I'm totally onboard with the Swiss Army Heartwarming Romance. Maybe it should attach a spare tissue at all the emotional parts to dry readers' tears.

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  3. Candid Camera once told people at the Delaware line that Delaware was full and they couldn't enter from Pennsylvania. https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2014/01/16/dialogue-delaware-sorry-folks-delaware-is-closed/4523785/

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    1. Oh, how funny, I am totally looking into that. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Oh my. How funny. It is amazing what people will try. This last April Fools Day, JoAnn Fabric store put out an email that was showing how they were up for sale. They had a lady talking about it on a video. It was funny. Thanks for sharing these today.

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    1. I love Joann's, but I have a Hobby Lobby nearer. I wish I had more time to sew.

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  5. Love this. I never get to the blog until late in the evening and this will make me smile all the way to bed!

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  6. I had heard of the spaghetti trees! Wouldn't that be lovely though? Cute post!

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  7. I just read the Soldier's Valentine. Loved, loved, loved the story. Keep them coming.

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