# I want my April Fool's Day news stories, dammit!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-april-fools-day-news-stories-dammit/750788>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 31, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-april-fools-day-news-stories-dammit/750788 "2016-03-31T23:01:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-april-fools-day-news-stories-dammit/750788/21 "2016-04-01T11:47:03Z")

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Donald Trump being the Republican front runner would’ve been a great April Fool’s Day story 2 years ago, now, not so much. :smack:

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**Author:** ![Crybaby\_Boobie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crybaby_boobie/32/545_2.png) [@Crybaby\_Boobie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crybaby_Boobie)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-april-fools-day-news-stories-dammit/750788/22 "2016-04-01T12:33:12Z")

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Bill Watterson drew most of today’s Bloom County!

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**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-april-fools-day-news-stories-dammit/750788/23 "2016-04-01T20:13:04Z")

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Ted Cruz To Run For Conservative Party Leadership

> **[Ted Cruz To Run For Conservative Party Leadership](https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/ted-cruz-to-run-for-conservative-party-leadership_n_9587458)**
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> “I watch Heartland. I know what it takes to be Canadian.”

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-april-fools-day-news-stories-dammit/750788/24 "2016-04-03T04:14:14Z")

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Re: Calvin and Hobbes in Bloom County –

[Link to Facebook page with Bloom County cartoons.](https://www.facebook.com/berkeleybreathed/?_fb_noscript=1)

Can somebody give me a TL;DR of what this is about?

> [@Berkeley Breathed's FB post](#):
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> March 11 – A big day for C&H fans: Bill Watterson and myself in Tuscany signing the franchise over to my “administration.” Watterson’s in great shape – he’s out of the Arizona facility, continent and looking forward to some well-earned financial security. You rock, Bill. --bb

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