# Is it April 1?  Because this cannot possibly be for real...

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**Created:** [December 31, 2002, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-april-1-because-this-cannot-possibly-be-for-real/145955 "2002-12-31T23:06:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![stockton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@stockton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stockton)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-april-1-because-this-cannot-possibly-be-for-real/145955/41 "2003-01-04T00:56:57Z")

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…and for **Cisco** , in the interest of “closure:”

“Breeding a male donkey to a female horse results in a mule; breeding a male horse to a female donkey produces a hinny.  
Offspring from either cross, although fully developed as males or females, are almost always sterile. Hence, a line of horses and a line of domestic asses must be maintained to perpetuate mule or hinny production.”

from this site:  
[http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/mule.html](http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/mule.html)

and verified on several others I just grazed. Male mules, please continue your lawsuit!

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**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-april-1-because-this-cannot-possibly-be-for-real/145955/42 "2003-01-04T02:52:23Z")

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> _posted by auntnut_  
> I’ll have you know, I just woke up my crabby ass sleeping boyfriend with my hysterical laughing, AND ITS ALL YOUR FAULT

I think you’ve got grounds for a lawsuit there.

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