GRGR(22) - April Fool

[Andrew Foley]

David Morris wrote:


>>From: "Andrew Foley"
>>David Morris wrote:
>><snip>
>> >In Scotland, April Fools Day is 48 hours long. The second day is called
>> >Taily Day and is dedicated to pranks involving the buttocks. Taily Day's
>> >gift to posterior posterity is the still-hilarious "Kick Me" sign.
>>
>>The above paragraph is not true.
>
>Not, being from Scotland, I wouldn't know, BUTT while searching "Taily Day"
>I came across that same exact text on six different web sites, none
>attributed to an author.  It seems it's very easy to promulgate fiction as
>truth on the web.
>

Since I've lived in Glasgow for 40-and-a-quarter of my 42-and-a-half
years, I think I would have heard of "Taily Day" if it really existed.

>If "Taily Day" is a complete fiction, this "History of Aril Fool's Day"
text
>on the web has spawned this little tidbit at
>http://www.fred.net/tfelix/tedchain/press.htm
>


The Ted Chain website appears to be some kind of spoof, consisting of a
history of a buttocks-obsessed group (or groups) of rock musicians, of whom
I've never heard (and I doubt if anybody else has either).

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