[NatureNS] Penguins don't fly -or do they?

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Thank you, thank you, thank you,
for finding that priceless hoax. I have been wanting to see it again ever
since it first aired in 1957 on the very serious BBC program Panorama. It
was extremely well done and sounded exactly like a documentary of the time.
I remember my fathers reaction to it. He was livid and stormed round the
house yelling" I KNOW spaghetti doesn't grow on trees! Where did they get
this from? When it was pointed out that it was April 1st, he dismissed the
idea, "the BBC doesn't play tricks".
I thought I was going to burst. Huge numbers of people were taken in and
they tried a few other schemes in subsequent years, but by then their
reputation had changed.

A great memory, thanks again,
[john Belbin] John Belbin

 -----Original Message-----
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On
Behalf Of Suzanne Townsend
Sent: April 1, 2008 7:31 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Penguins don't fly -or do they?


  Here's the video on that spaghetti tree:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/1/newsid_2819000/2819
261.stm -- it's very funny




  On 4/1/08, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> wrote:
    It was the closing item on the CBC news just now. Did anyone see the
famous "spaghetti tree" documentary aired a number of years ago on April 1
on BBC nd elsewhere?

    Richard




    On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 5:56 PM, Judy Tufts <tandove@ns.sympatico.ca>
wrote:

      Thanks, Ulli, for forwarding this video.  I had heard from my brother
in
      England that BBC TV opened with this today...

      Cheers,
      Judy Tufts

      >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
        Judy  Tufts
         Wolfville

      <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

      -----Original Message-----
      From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
      On Behalf Of Ulli Hoeger
      Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 12:23 PM
      To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
      Subject: [NatureNS] Penguins don't fly -or do they?


      Enjoyable and appropriate given today's date

      http://video.aol.com/video-detail/penguins/1540531584

      UH


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  it's very funny</DIV>
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