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Heh! Heh! The avatars are now Xes with little opening doors.

I love it!

Who did that? Call the FBI and ask them to dust for fingerprints.

Bob, I don't remember the early Tammy movies, too well.

I truly do NOT understand how the moderators can change all those avatars. They are delightful, and I just noticed the little red eyes looking out at us. You're right, Bob. It's a spy cam. :wink:

I think Monger is around this morning....

As you know, Bob. I'm not much into baseball, but I keep my feet wet. I kept an entire sports section of books for the school kids.

That article was totally intriguing. Sidd Finch? Was he a real person? Sounds almost like a mirage.

Osso, we can blame Monger, then. If we had our speakers on in the studio, we'd probably hear an evil laugh.

Well, folks, I have mundane chores to do. I'll be back in the studio later to see what's up with the banana bunch.

Nope. Total fabrication.

Did you all know that the Boston Celtics have agreed to change the pronunciation to "Keltics," acknowledging the proper pronunciation?

[size=7]Aired on Public Radio many years ago on April 1.[/size]

Weather report for today:

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin

I certainly prefered my Watusi-ing dandy to this new "one for all" avatar.
Letty, you´re the only person around who still hollers my name!! I hope you´re well.

Diane, between Ruskin's quote and "it's dark outside", you're the type weatherwoman we love to hear. Keltics, huh. Well, good for them. I just found out that Seamus was really Sheamus.

hebba, how wonderful to see you back with us. I will always holler for you, Brit. (see I remembered) because you and I never got a chance to really discuss Girl in a Swing.

Listeners, in case you've forgotten, hebba does the Watusi and is a Brit living in Denmark.

Bob, I suppose that is the MOST elaborate prank ever! Perhaps Sidd is the man on the stair:

I met a man who wasn't there;
He wasn't there again today.
I wish that man would go away.

Well, listeners. We have it all here on WA2K radio. Don't touch that dial.

Hi HEBBA! I remember when you were a real movie buff. Never could answer your questions.

Maybe not--others vied for the title and even before that one took place. Read on if you have the courage.

The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest

Spaghetti Harvester
On April 1, 1957 the British news show, Panorama, broadcast a segment about a bumper spaghetti harvest in southern Switzerland. The success of the crop was attributed to an unusually mild winter. The audience heard Richard Dimbleby, the show's highly respected anchor, discussing the details of the spaghetti crop as they watched a rural Swiss family pulling pasta off spaghetti trees and placing it into baskets.

"The spaghetti harvest here in Switzerland is not, of course, carried out on anything like the tremendous scale of the Italian industry," Dimbleby informed the audience. "Many of you, I'm sure," he continued, "will have seen pictures of the vast spaghetti plantations in the Po valley. For the Swiss, however, it tends to be more of a family affair."

The narration then continued in a tone of absolute seriousness:

"Another reason why this may be a bumper year lies in the virtual disappearance of the spaghetti weevil, the tiny creature whose depradations have caused much concern in the past."

Dimbleby anticipated some questions viewers might have. For instance, why, if spaghetti grows on trees, does it always come in uniform lengths? The answer was that "this is the result of many years of patient endeavor by past breeders who succeeded in producing the perfect spaghetti."

swiss spaghetti harvesters
Blurry photo of Swiss family harvesting spaghetti
And apparently the life of a spaghetti farmer was not free of worries: "The last two weeks of March are an anxious time for the spaghetti farmer. There's always the chance of a late frost which, while not entirely ruining the crop, generally impairs the flavor and makes it difficult for him to obtain top prices in world markets."

But finally, Dimbleby assured the audience that, "For those who love this dish, there's nothing like real, home-grown spaghetti."

Of course, the broadcast was just an April Fool's Day joke. But soon after the broadcast ended, the BBC began to receive hundreds of calls from puzzled viewers. Did spaghetti really grow on trees, they wanted to know. Others were eager to learn how they could grow their own spaghetti tree. To this the BBC reportedly replied that they should "place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best."

To be fair to the viewers, spaghetti was not a widely eaten food in Britain during the 1950s and was considered by many to be very exotic. Its origin must have been a real mystery to most people. Even Sir Ian Jacob, the BBC's director general, later admitted that he had to run to a reference book to check on where spaghetti came from after watching the show.

The prestige of the Panorama show itself, and the general trust that was still placed in the medium of television, also lent the claim credibility. The idea for the segment was dreamed up by one of the Panorama cameramen, Charles de Jaeger. He later said that the idea occurred to him when he remembered one of his grade-school teachers chiding him for being "so stupid he would believe spaghetti grew on trees."

You know, Bob. I have a faint memory of that hoax.Whoever plans those things ought to be in advertising. (perhaps politics)

Listeners, the problem with these kinds of practical jokes is that it sorta turns out like the little boy who cried wolf.

I just got through talking to FEMA, and the customer rep couldn't tell me a thing. I have been told that I qualify for assistance, and an inspector from FEM came by, but the lady on the phone said, "Contact your representative." Situation normal; all "screwed" up.

Raggedy, isn't hebba's appearance a marvel? You hollered louder than I did. Incidentally, the answer to Cyracuz's riddle was: One slice, then the bread would not be whole.

Let's go back in the archives, folks, and choose a song that has been sung by many about April.

Though April showers,
May come your way,
They bring the showers,
That bloom in May,

And if it's raining,
Have no regrets,
Because it isn't raining rain, you know,
It's raining violets.

And if you see clouds,
Upon the hill,
There soon will be clouds,
Of daffodils.

So keep on looking for that blue bird,
And listening to his song.
Whenever April showers come along.

Who did that song, listeners.

April Showers was sung by my mother, because I'm an April baby.

Oh, I think Al Jolson sang it, too.

Good riddle and I was the only one here gutsy enough to try to answer it.

I love this stuff, and to think the only thing we did as kids was to say:
Hey, Your shoe's untied. Atook, you look different.

Folks, the mayor of A2K is playing tricks on us, and we all love it!

You all kinda nekkid now


Should I close my eyes?

Identity theft!!!

Pat Boone! Where are you? Come on up. Ladies and gentlemen for your we offer


"April Love"

Life couldn't be much better
It makes me wonder
Could it be the weather
It's so clear and blue
and the sun is shining
through my window
lighting up my bedroom
this early friday afternoon

April love
You're doing these things to me
April Love
You warm up my soul
April Love
so welcome to be with me
April Love
you're so welcome home
My April Love

Say do you see the flowers
now they wake up
I can hear the birds sing
our springtime song
Mother nature's washing
off her make up
with the water pouring
from the newborn stream

Do you see the flowers?
Makes me wonder
Could it be much better
Our springtime song
lighting up my bedroom
this early friday afternoon