biffer Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Anyone seen any good ones? I've noticed two so far; Radio4 had a piece about making goals bigger in football and the metro has a piece on trampoline aisles in tesco to help short people reach goods on the top shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 And Wings Over Scotland is advocating a vote for Scottish Labour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Makes a change from the SNP getting it in the neck like last year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flure Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Huntigowk is a Scottish holiday celebrated on the first day of April each year. Its characteristics, similar to that of other regions' April first traditions, include playing practical jokes on one another and general trickery, such as sending someone on a "gowk's errand". In the case of Huntigowk, the tomfoolery traditionally only goes on until around noon. While the name itself comes from an old trick, in modern times, "Huntigowk!" (much like "April Fools!") is exclaimed by a trickster when their prank's spoils become apparent, such as when a carefully placed bar of wet soap sends someone sliding ungracefully across linoleum. The term 'Huntigowk' has a literal meaning similar to a 'wild goose chase', as the gowk is a type of European cuckoo. The name of the holiday is derived from a classic Scottish trick where a person is sent out with a note with the Scots phrase "Dinna laugh, an' dinna smile, but hunt the gowk anither mile." and told to take it to (Insert Scottish-ish name here) down the road. He's then told by the first recipient to take it to another person, then told by that person to take it to another, and so on. A good illustration of this is found in this story based on characters created by English author, J. K. Rowling: 'I have a note here,' Harry said. 'Your cousin wrote it, and no one seems to be able to help - not Natalie McDonald, not Ernie MacMillan, not Morag McDougall, not even Professor McGonagall. Professor McGonagall sent me with this note to you.''Hmm... let's look at it,' Mortie said, took the note, read it and laughed. He showed it to Harry. It ran: 'Dinna lauch an' dinna smile, but hunt the gowk another mile.'Mortie said: 'From Scots it translates to: 'Do not laugh and do not smile, but send the fool another mile!''Of course! It's April 1 today!' Harry said. 'All Fools' Day!''Yes,' Mortie smiled. 'But we Scottish - I'm half-Scottish, you know - call it the Huntigowk Day. A gowk is a cuckoo, but also a fool, and we Scottish sent people on a gowk's errand, giving them a note like this. Of course, the recipient has to be Scottish to understand the note and to play along with the gowk's errand. It is the favorite practical joke in Scotland on April 1.''McDonald...MacMillan...McDougall...McGonagall...' Harry said.'Yes. All ancient Scottish names,' Mortie said. 'Of course, McGonagall had mercy on you and sent you to me. You have walked enough.' Other areas celebrate April Fools', All Fools' Day, or Poisson d'Avril on this day. This day is also Youth Day in Benin, Flag Day in Mauritania and Saint Lasarus' Day in Bulgaria. Some nations, like Spain, celebrate their tricky Huntigowk equivalents on other days, such as Spain's Innocent Saints' Day on December 28th. Others still, such as several European countries as well as Australia, practice the "Pinch, Punch, First of the Month" tradition, which more indiscriminantly uses the date as an excuse to abuse our fellow man. Disclaimer: Practicing any of these traditions outside of the regions familiar with them could potentially result in embarrassment and/or lawsuits. Another reasonably well known Scottish pranking tradition is the wild and hairy haggis hunt, which is a sort of specialized Scottish version of a snipe hunt that targets gullible tourists to Scotland's hills (or other such morons). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo87 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Apparently they are going to retrofit magnets onto the SSE Hydro so that it can spin around. Well kent professor Rolf Palio commented on it. And as of today you'll be able to have a tennent's lager tap fitted in your home with lager piped directly into your home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Salmond for speaker https://commonspace.scot/articles/891/exclusive-alex-salmond-set-for-speaker-of-house-of-commons-role-as-part-of-snp-deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Anyone seen any good ones? I've noticed two so far; Radio4 had a piece about making goals bigger in football and the metro has a piece on trampoline aisles in tesco to help short people reach goods on the top shelf. Dancer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 A good one in the Herald this morning taking last night's ComRes numbers and then hypothesising that It would mean that Labour would win 27 seats. Oh wait, this is supposed to be a genuine story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Ma folks used to say "Huntigowk" when I was wee. Haven't heard it for years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 One in the Record about how their changing the zebra crossing next to Kelvingrove to be Tunnock's wafers instead of black and white stripes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stocky Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 A good one in the Herald this morning taking last night's ComRes numbers and then hypothesising that It would mean that Labour would win 27 seats. Oh wait, this is supposed to be a genuine story. i think that will be close to be correct.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 A good one in the Herald this morning taking last night's ComRes numbers and then hypothesising that It would mean that Labour would win 27 seats. Oh wait, this is supposed to be a genuine story. Jeezo. Way to ruin the mood of the thread..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 One in the Record about how their changing the zebra crossing next to Kelvingrove to be Tunnock's wafers instead of black and white stripes. I think that'd be cool actually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) i think that will be close to be correct..That may well be the case but based on current polling it's about as big a piece of made up fantasy as any other April Fools story. Edited April 1, 2015 by aaid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flure Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Good one in The National this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Ma folks used to say "Huntigowk" when I was wee. Haven't heard it for years... Me too Huntigowk was a big thing in Stewarton when I was growing up - some really intricate jokes between neighbours, shops etc. I'll ask my Mum for some examples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertsscot Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Good one in The National this morning. Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertsscot Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Bleary eyed wife checking Facebook messages this morning turns to me and says they've brought in a new law where you can't be using a mobile and pushing a pram. Then I reminded her what the date was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres the pies Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Bleary eyed wife checking Facebook messages this morning turns to me and says they've brought in a new law where you can't be using a mobile and pushing a pram. Then I reminded her what the date was! aye very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Good one in the guardian about Jeremy Clarkson joining their fossil fuel divestment campaign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flure Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Yes Oh, I see what you did there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertsscot Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Oh, I see what you did there! Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Yes, very good. Love the quote from Skelator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartandon Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Google Smartbox http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/smartbox-by-inbox-mailbox-of-tomorrow.html Google Panda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI9Qb4PuiOU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Return of Yermaw Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Yes, very good. Love the quote from Skelator. Aye - that made me laugh out loud (literally not lol) in the coffee shop........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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