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Swiss April Fool's Day Hoaxes
Swiss April Fool's Day Hoaxes
The Swiss Tourism Board announced it was seeking volunteers to join the Association of Mountain Cleaners. It claimed, "The Association of Mountain Cleaners... makes sure that our holiday guests can always enjoy perfect mountains. Using brooms, brushes, water and muscle power, they clean the rocks of any bird droppings." Visitors to myswitzerland.com were invited to take a Mountain cleaner aptitude test and submit their name for a chance to win a week's holiday in Switzerland. (YouTube video)
| Categories: Switzerland, 2009. |
Imelda Marcos Auction (1986)
TagesAnzeiger, a daily Zurich newspaper, reported that an auction of Imelda Marcos's clothes and jewelry was to be held at the Swiss Volksbank. Almost 30 people showed up for it.
| Categories: Fashion, Newspapers, Switzerland, 1986, Wild Goose Chase. |
Topless Protestors (1979)
An announcement was made in Berne, Switzerland that a protest was being held outside of the parliament buildings. The protestors were said to be topless women who were demonstrating in support of nude beaches. The announcement caused hundreds of men to descend upon the parliament buildings. Unfortunately for them, they found no women there.
| Categories: Sex, Radio, Switzerland, 1979, Wild Goose Chase. |