Five April Fools for 2010

by Ed Bowsher on 01 April 2010  |  3 comments
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If you were busy this morning, here's a round-up of the best and worst April Fools I saw today.

I always enjoy April Fool’s day, so I thought I’d do a quick round-up of some of the ones I’ve seen today. I’m starting with my favourite:

The Guardian - step outside posh boy

I came into work early today and it took me two minutes before I realised this one was a joke. The story is about Labour’s new poster advertising campaign.

“In an audacious new election strategy, Labour is set to embrace Gordon Brown’s reputation for anger and physical aggression, presenting the prime minister as a hard man, unafraid of confrontation, who is willing to take on David Cameron in ‘a bare-knuckle fistfight for the future of Britain’, the Guardian has learned.”

The Guardian has mocked-up seven fake posters for the campaign. One says “Step outside posh boy”

It’s very clever and very well written. Definitely worth reading.

April Fool rating: 9/10

Motley Fool launches share scrappage scheme

Our friends at The Motley Fool have come up with a good one. The UK’s best investment website has launched a share scrappage scheme.  Basically, if you’ve lost money on a share that collapsed during the financial crisis, The Fool will give you free shares in a new alternative energy company. Apparently Green Wind Power & Water is going to make a ton of cash by putting wind turbines on the River Thames.

How kind of The Fool to give out free shares!

April Fool rating: 8/10

Tony Blair's face on banknotes

I liked this one too.  Apparently Tony Blair’s picture will be on £5 notes from next April. Apparently, it’s all down to yet another dreadful directive from the evil bureaucrats in Brussels.

April Fool rating: 7/10

Financial advisers must wear red

This is one for the real personal finance nerds. According to IFA online, financial advisers who are only able to recommend a small number of products will always have to red clothes when advising clients. Then the clients will know that the advisers aren’t offering a whole-of-market service.

I can’t say that I laughed out loud, but it’s quite clever all the same.

April Fool rating: 5/10

Birds Eye persuades kids with reds, not greens

Birds Eye is going to introduce multi-coloured peas so that kids will start eating healthy vegetables every day.

Didn’t make me laugh although my desk buddy, Grace, fell for it.

April Fool rating: 4/10

Happy Easter!

PS. Here's a sixth one that doesn't really do it for me:  Gio Compario to play Glastonbury  ? 

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