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Media: Things we like.(April Fool stories)(deodorant brand advertising)(Channel 4 screening The Daily Show )
NEWSPAPER APRIL FOOL STORIES
The Guardian had the pick of this year's April Fool stories with the Olaf Priol-penned scoop detailing the Coldplay frontman Chris Martin's pact to back the Tories after his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Samantha Cameron bonded at a yoga session. The stroke of genius? A download on the Guardian website of a reworked version of Coldplay's hit Talk, called Talk to David, complete with the line: 'It was the Converse trainers that did it for me/I got them in orange, wait till you see.'
LYNX AMBIENT ADVERTISING
Ben Affleck in a cutesy ad with lots of improbably beautiful women and the odd bit of innuendo (the girl who bites the head off a stick of asparagus springs to mind) is one way of saying: 'Use Lynx. Get sex.' But the deodorant brand is being a bit more forward lately - by flogging its cans in condom machines in pubs. While the lavs in your average British local aren't the first place blokes would think to spruce up, the sex hint from this clever bit of ambient is as brazen as 'get your coat love, you've pulled'.
THE DAILY SHOW
Hats off to Channel 4 for another great US import. The anchorman Jon Stewart's inimitable presenting style is a refreshing break from the smugness of David Letterman and Jay Leno. As well as being very funny, it's also reassuring to know that American mainstream TV still has the balls for biting satire. It can only ...
- Your shoelace is untied _ April Fool!
- Newspaper article from: Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, Fla.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) March 29, 2002 700+ words
...now, your shoelace is untied. Ha! April Fool! Yep, it's today: April 1, known...pranking and joking, as it is the first April Fool's Day since Sept. 11. More so than...frivolity. But with the official sanction of April Fool's Day, the restraints may loosen...
- Your shoelace is untied _ April Fool!(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Ensley, Gerald March 31, 2002 700+ words
...now, your shoelace is untied. Ha! April Fool! Yep, it's today: April 1, known...pranking and joking, as it is the first April Fool's Day since Sept. 11. More so than...frivolity. But with the official sanction of April Fool's Day, the restraints may loosen...
- FEATURE/Snapple Flips Fans Upside-Down on April Fool's Day with New Kiwi Teawi...
- Press release article from: Business Wire March 28, 2003 700+ words
...not a joke at all. Just in time for April Fool's Day, Snapple is launching its new...will definitely add some fun to your April Fool's Day plans." Kiwi - famed at Snapple...grocery stores to see what this "real" April Fool's Day joke is all about. In the spirit...
- April fool champ.(short story)
- Magazine article from: Children's Digest Herrick, Ann Crowder April 1, 1994 700+ words
...I decided to reform and not play any April Fool jokes. I figured it was time to pass the title of "April Fool Champ" on to someone else. My brother...the victim of my own good intentions. April Fool's Day started innocently enough...
- Say 'April Fool' with food.(Recipe)
- Newspaper article from: Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho) March 28, 2007 700+ words
...more than appearance. But my quest for April Fool's food ideas wasn't over. I turned...straw, hand over a spoon with a "Happy April Fool's!" Or, to bring a smile to a child...or a laugh. For more ideas, type "April Fool's food" into an Internet search engine...
- Indiana State U.: Column: Illustrious history of April Fool's.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire April 1, 2009 700+ words
...Wire) Byline: Spencer Sherman Ah, April Fool's Day. It's the day I always forget...history. The subject of the origin of April Fool's Day is one still up for debate...responsible for the day's inception, April Fool's Day continues to be a celebrated...
- 'April Fool' Laloo laughs it off.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire April 3, 2003 700+ words
...chief did not reveal how he was made April fool the second time. Sources in the CM...residence said that "Saheb" had been made April fool by one of his family members. But nobody...and that all journalists had been made April fool. "I was myself made April fool so now...
- April Fool's Day fun.
- Newspaper article from: New Straits Times April 2, 2001 700+ words
...you might want to visit sites like April Fool's Day (http://www.geocities...enough to fascinate you at The History of April Fool's Day (http://www.aprilfool...http://www.aprilfool.com), April Fool's Day (http://www3.kumc.edu...
- Kentucky Radio Personalities Fool Hundreds with April Fool's Prank.
- News wire article from: Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY) April 4, 2001 700+ words
...horse track this far north in February? April Fool! But Monday was the day after April Fool's Day. "OK, I'll admit it was a slight...Tuesday. "But we weren't on the air on April Fool's Day. And we kept making references to...
- B-Man's Cooks Up 'Irie' Surprise on April Fool's Day; Local Pasadena Japanese...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 30, 2005 700+ words
...www.bmans.com/), will celebrate April Fool's Day with a thematic prank. In the...the tastes of Jamaica to Pasadena on April Fool's Day. Owner Byron Takeuchi, will...This will mark B-Man's fourth annual April Fool's Day event in Pasadena. It became...
