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April Fool prank IS branded sick

... that the letters also spelled April Fool! The giveaway in our TV guide story about a soap series at Rushden came in the reference we asked readers to give if they wrote to us — quote AP-R-L/1, we said. Rut one April Fool joke did not win app-oval. 5 ...

MAGNUS Magnusson couldn't April Fool me! His marvellous contribution to the annual day of light relief was ..

... MAGNUS Magnusson couldn't April Fool me! His marvellous contribution to the annual day of light relief was shown on Wogan. In fact, it occupied Wogan, save for a couple of predictably boring Songs for Europe. (perhaps they were a joke, too). Question: ...

Published: Thursday 02 April 1987
Newspaper: Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 100 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

APRIL FOOL! N C TOP sec! turn Pe into the cri centre of [ been uncoy Tejegraph. Document us reveal

... APRIL FOOL! N C TOP sec! turn Pe into the cri centre of [ been uncoy Tejegraph. Document us reveal moves to T don’s New ¢ headquarter ough’s Br police static And top | set to take in the city af operation t Old Bailey | the Peterbo trates’ Co completed ...

Published: Wednesday 01 April 1987
Newspaper: Peterborough Evening Telegraph
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 115 | Page: 34 | Tags: none

BETTING: 9-4 Maazi, 11-4 Pinstripe, 4-1 Fundabuyrg, 11-2 Hymn of Harlech, 10-1 Telwaah, 12-1 April Fool, 16-1 ..

... BETTING: 9-4 Maazi, 11-4 Pinstripe, 4-1 Fundabuyrg, 11-2 Hymn of Harlech, 10-1 Telwaah, 12-1 April Fool, 16-1 Others. 4.0 LAMOT PILS HANDICAP £4,000 added 3YO of Penalty Value £3,069.60 502 330030 West Carrack (D) (Exors the late S Crowe) A Ingham 96 ...

Published: Friday 04 July 1986
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 173 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

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... ivory 48 4 $l3 20 0007 APRIL FOOL (D) L Corell 58 4 514 000000 CORNCHARM (D) H Collingnage 68 2 515 00 0000 PINE HAWK (C-D) D H Jones 6 78 9 declared BETTING: 31 Doun‘lhoi. 4-1 Ferryman, 5-1 Nawwar, 13-2 Sparky Lad & April Fool, 8-1 Loft Boy, 16-1 Tanias ...

Published: Thursday 25 June 1987
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 119 | Page: 22 | Tags: none

Fool’s gold was so precious

... Fool’s gold was so precious WORRIED Northampton residents who fell for our April Fool gold trick were quick to call their local town councillors and complain that Abington Park was being mined for the precious metal. One town councillor was bombarded ...

Published: Tuesday 04 April 1989
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 206 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

APRIL FOOL'S DAY

... APRIL FOOL'S DAY It is not certain where the origin of this day was but it occurs in many countries. In Scotland an April Fool is called a ‘‘gowk’’, a cuckoo. In France an April Fool is called a ‘‘poisson d’'Avril”’, a young fish most likely to snap at ...

Published: Tuesday 01 April 1986
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 233 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

No winner

... DESPITE scores of entries there is no winner of the ‘Con;'ract‘ page contest from our March 28 issue — for noone got the April Fool contest all correct. i So there's a bonus for todaz's contest winner. We are doubling up the prize, to £2O this month. LR ...

A pink Pitsford

... A pink Pitsford From Pmi APRIL FOOL! Were you taken in by our story on Page 5? We hope so! But unfortunately for bird watchers hoping to catch results of the “flamingo effect” the whole episode is a figment of the Mercury editorial departments’ warped ...

Published: Friday 01 April 1988
Newspaper: Northampton Mercury
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 66 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

All clear on dustbin dish

... Television loud and clear — thanks to his dustbin lid. Stan, from Andover, Hants, started experimenting after he heard an April Fool spoof about bin-lids being converted into dishes. After six hours of careful positioning, Stan was getting good reception ...

Published: Wednesday 12 April 1989
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 74 | Page: 16 | Tags: none