Space Shuttle Lands in San Diego, and other April Fools Day classics

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The discussion revolves around various April Fools' Day pranks, particularly focusing on the infamous announcement of the Space Shuttle Discovery landing in San Diego. Participants share personal anecdotes and reflections on memorable pranks, exploring the humorous and sometimes chaotic reactions they elicited.

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  • One participant recounts the 1993 prank involving the Space Shuttle Discovery landing in San Diego, which caused significant traffic jams as people rushed to the site.
  • Another participant shares a personal experience from high school involving a prank with a real estate sign that led to numerous inquiries about the school being sold.
  • Participants express enjoyment of various April Fools' Day pranks, with one mentioning a specific prank involving "powdered water" and questioning its mixing process.
  • A link is shared to a blog post discussing a recent prank related to string theory, indicating ongoing interest in the intersection of humor and scientific discourse.

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Participants share a general appreciation for April Fools' Day pranks, but there is no consensus on which prank is the best or most memorable, as personal preferences vary widely.

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...Space Shuttle Lands in San Diego: In 1993 Dave Rickards, a deejay at KGB-FM in San Diego, announced that the space shuttle Discovery had been diverted from Edwards Air Force Base and would instead soon land at Montgomery Field, a small airport in the middle of a residential area just outside the city. Thousands of commuters immediately headed toward the landing site, causing enormous traffic jams. [continued]
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One year when I was still in high school we had a girl whose uncle was working with Howard-Hanna and lent her a real sign for the day to put out front. Apparently there were hundreds of calls to both us and Howard-Hanna inquiring about the property/ upset that our school was going to be sold.
My second favorite we did was put another sign out front saying "we will be accepting BOYS for the next school year!" (all girls school you see). Cue the phone calls and an administration very mad at us. :biggrin:
 
Andromeda321 said:
One year when I was still in high school we had a girl whose uncle was working with Howard-Hanna and lent her a real sign for the day to put out front. Apparently there were hundreds of calls to both us and Howard-Hanna inquiring about the property/ upset that our school was going to be sold.
My second favorite we did was put another sign out front saying "we will be accepting BOYS for the next school year!" (all girls school you see). Cue the phone calls and an administration very mad at us. :biggrin:
Sounds like a fun school!

On #3 about powdered water, at first I'm thinking, and you mix it with...?