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Bombs Away!
Date: April Fool's Day, 1915
Categories: War and Military, Military Personnel, France, Caused Panic, 1915
Categories: War and Military, Military Personnel, France, Caused Panic, 1915
The Geneva Tribune reported that on April 1 a French aviator flying over a German camp dropped what appeared to be a huge bomb. The German soldiers immediately scattered in all directions, but no explosion followed. After some time, the soldiers crept back and gingerly approached the bomb. They discovered that it was actually a large football with a note tied to it that read, "April Fool!" [The Atlanta Constitution, Aug 2, 1915.]
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1915
LOL that's awesome!
Posted by Ryusora in Orem on Thu Mar 31, 2011 at 01:43 PM
I'm wondering how this humor would be received today in Libia, or Afganistan??????
Posted by Harry Eisenhart on Thu Mar 31, 2011 at 03:34 PM
Why would a Frenchman write a note to Germans in English? So just exactly what did the note actually say?
Posted by hoaxinghal on Fri Mar 30, 2012 at 05:03 AM
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