双语:史上十大经典愚人节玩笑
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双语:史上十大经典愚人节玩笑
瑞士面条树
spaghetti harvest1957: the respected bbc news show
panorama announced that thanks to a very mild winter and
the virtual elimination of the dreaded spaghetti weevil, swiss
farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop. it
accompanied this announcement with footage of swiss
peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. huge
numbers of viewers were taken in. many called the bbc
wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti
tree. to this the bbc diplomatically replied, place a sprig of
spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best.
1957年愚人节bbc新闻中说,瑞士的面条树大丰收,农民都
在树上收割面条。大量观众上当受骗,打电话来咨询面条树的种植方
法。bbc对此的回复是:把一根面条插在番茄酱里,然后就等着吧。
sidd finch
虚拟棒球天才
sidd finch1985: sports illustrated published a story about
a new rookie pitcher who planned to play for the mets. his
name was sidd finch, and he could reportedly throw a baseball
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at 168 mph with pinpoint accuracy. this was 65 mph faster
than the previous record. surprisingly, sidd finch had never
even played the game before. instead, he had mastered the art
of the pitch in a tibetan monastery under the guidance of the
great poet-saint lama milaraspa. mets fans celebrated their
teams amazing luck at having found such a gifted player, and
sports illustrated was flooded with requests for more
information. in reality this legendary player only existed in the
imagination of the author of the article, george plimpton.
1985年愚人节,运动画刊杂志发布一条假消息,称一个名为
sidd finch的新人棒球投球手,能投出168mph时速的球,比当时
记录高出65mph;而且这位新人之前都没有玩过棒球!他在一个西
藏的寺庙里学会了投球的艺术。大批棒球粉丝因此被骗。其实这个只
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