Robert Ballard discovers wreck of Japanese carrier Kaga

[Blackbuck]

It says April 01 5:39pm for me.

Wouldn't it be nice if everybody followed America Time?

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Why does the tradition expire at noon?

That feature probably relates to the customary boundaries of the old renewal festivals, which limit the mayhem to a very strict timeframe. The source of Britain's deadline might be the 17th century's well-named Shig-Shag day, when celebrants put oak sprigs in their hats to show loyalty to the monarchy, in reference to Charles II's hiding in an oak tree. Those who failed to observe the custom could only be ridiculed until midday. These days, anyone who plays a prank after noon is supposedly an "April fool" themselves; this nice observation may not seem so crucial to anyone who has been custard pied at 12.01pm, but it distinguishes our version of the ritual from that found in other countries.

'nuff said

[TimothyC]

There was once I (in conjunction with a guy in Australia) pulled a Prank on a message board from Midnight Australia time to Midnight Alaska time (we had a member from Alaska on that board).

That was a lot of fun - we had people convinced that it couldn't be a joke because it ran for so long.

[Portsmouth Bill]

WoW I missed this one: I mean I was suckered. With Colo's this has been the only decent April Fools posting

[Carthaginian]

Took an internet search and about five seconds to discover that Ballard wasn't even in the Pacific at the time.

The 'Net has made pulling a really good April Fool's joke bloody hard.

[klagldsf]

...and yet you're the only one who bothered to look it up

[ONI-Defense]

I did as well...though it was after posting and having the realization what day this was posted.