# April Fools done right!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-done-right/685360>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 4, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-done-right/685360 "2014-04-04T18:10:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-done-right/685360/1 "2014-04-04T18:10:27Z")

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Congratulations NPR on a masterful April Fools joke.

[This](http://cdn.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/NPR-April-Fools.jpg) was their headline and article teaser.

The actual [text](http://www.npr.org/2014/04/01/297690717/why-doesnt-america-read-anymore) of the article was:

Congratulations, genuine readers, and happy April Fools’ Day!

We sometimes sense that some people are commenting on NPR stories that they haven’t actually read. If you are reading this, please like this post and do not comment on it. Then lets’s see what people have to say about this “story.”

Best wishes and have an enjoyable day,

Your friends at NPR

The [comments](http://cdn.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/NPR-AprilFools3.jpg) on facebook were of course as expected! The ones on the website were more slanted to those who actually read the article.

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-done-right/685360/2 "2014-04-04T18:16:54Z")

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So, you’re looking for examples of good April Fool’s day pranks, eh?

(I only read the title of this thread, and not its OP.)

😉