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"If the ICC is keen to expand into the Chinese market this might be a good start. According to a report on the Herald Sun website the Melbourne Cricket Ground was to be rebranded the Mekong Cricket Ground “following an audacious naming rights bid by a Chinese construction giant”.
After Melbourne’s other major stadium, the Docklands ground, was renamed Etihad Stadium earlier this year the new MCG moniker was just a bit too much for the patriotic pride of some readers. More than 200 comments had been posted on the story by midday Melbourne time.
More than 200 people submitted feedback to the newspaper’s website. "Let's just give up this whole country to the Asians and be done with it," posted "Mister Master. "What did our diggers fight and die for in the past wars?” he continued, ignoring the minor fact that the Chinese were actually on the Allies' side.
Other readers were alert to the fact that it was April Fool’s Day. It might have helped that the paper quoted a spokeswoman going by the name April Fulton."
After Melbourne’s other major stadium, the Docklands ground, was renamed Etihad Stadium earlier this year the new MCG moniker was just a bit too much for the patriotic pride of some readers. More than 200 comments had been posted on the story by midday Melbourne time.
More than 200 people submitted feedback to the newspaper’s website. "Let's just give up this whole country to the Asians and be done with it," posted "Mister Master. "What did our diggers fight and die for in the past wars?” he continued, ignoring the minor fact that the Chinese were actually on the Allies' side.
Other readers were alert to the fact that it was April Fool’s Day. It might have helped that the paper quoted a spokeswoman going by the name April Fulton."
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I like this one on the children's news site here
For anyone who doesn't know, we had a talent show over here called, Britain's Got Talent.
For anyone who doesn't know, we had a talent show over here called, Britain's Got Talent.
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Demelza wrote:For anyone who doesn't know, we had a talent show over here called Britain's Got Talent.
People didn't twig that this was a prank?
Meanwhile, in other news, a child rang my doorbell and ran away.
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It is a children's site.
Meanwhile, those Aussies really are funny (peculiar)
here
Meanwhile, those Aussies really are funny (peculiar)
here
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According to Wiki the reason for playing pranks on April 1st is all a bit obscure but, if you scroll down here there's quite a good list of well known pranks.
Funny how most of the western world acknowledge it, but no one knows why!
Funny how most of the western world acknowledge it, but no one knows why!
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precisely 16 days after the Ides of March is the reason young Dem
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us antique Romans always got up to mischief on the 16th day following the Ides
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We need to return to the medieval custom of electing a King of Fools. I nominate Bucket.
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freddled gruntbuggly wrote:We need to return to the medieval custom of electing a King of Fools. I nominate Bucket.
With Red as vice?
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I've never heard of a Vice King. Although there were plenty in the past who were well qualified for the title . . .
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What's significant about 16?horace wrote:precisely 16 days after the Ides of March is the reason young Dem
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44 goes into 16 as often as it can . . .
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...but if 44 goes into 15 he goes to jail
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It's a half arsed attempt to explain to you about April Fool's Day. Though 16 after may be historically inexact, but closer than December 25th as an accurate date.
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embee wrote:...but if 44 goes into 15 he goes to jail
Of course if it was 15 it couldn't be called April Fools Day.
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Not even from the girl's perspective?
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horace wrote:precisely 16 days after the Ides of March is the reason young Dem
That would be precisely the 31st of March.
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Not in the Roman calender . . .
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JGK wrote:embee wrote:...but if 44 goes into 15 he goes to jail
Of course if it was 15 it couldn't be called April Fools Day.
Unless April Phiughill is the name of the jailbait, and is well paid for her pains.
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embee wrote:...but if 44 goes into 15 he goes to jail
(link) in a case that has scandalised the local community, this has been proven once again
(they weren't even related)
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he continued, ignoring the minor fact that the Chinese were actually on the Allies' side.
...how about Korea.
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