Remember These Iconic April Fools’ Day Pranks?
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3 Clever Tricks North Carolinians Fell For
Happy almost-April Fools’ Day! As we approach this year’s silliest holiday, we’re reminiscing about North Carolina pranks past. Do you remember these three iconic punkings from 2019 and 2020?
The ‘Back to School’ That Wasn’t
Last year on April Fools’ Day, a fake news article circulated on social media that freaked out parents and students alike. The headline read, “Governor Cooper orders N.C. Students to Repeat Current Grade, Beginning 2020-2021” and the story claimed that the governor was holding every student in the state back a year. According to WFMY News 2, the reactions online were explosive. One woman who shared the post wrote, “Vote him out of office!” while students weighed in with comments like, “Roy Cooper are you serious about us repeating our grades like what would be the point.” The article caused quite a stir before it was debunked by local news outlets. Did you fall for it? Tiny Bomb Sniffer Reporting for Duty Most of the time when an April Fools’ prank is revealed, people are relieved it was a joke, but not always! In 2019, the Ashville Police Department played a trick on its Facebook followers that left hundreds disappointed. In the post, the department claimed it had hired a brand- new, tiny dog to sniff out explosives: Sam the Yorkshire terrier. “Sam is especially skilled in searching confined spaces like under cars and in HVAC systems. His size also makes it easy for a patrol officer to store and deploy,” the department wrote.
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English Ground Beef Pasties
INGREDIENTS:
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3/4 lb ground beef
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1 tsp dried parsley
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1 medium onion, diced
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Salt and pepper, to taste
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2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
Photos of Sam in his miniature “Bomb Squad” vest and goggles quickly captured people’s hearts. Unfortunately, the department eventually revealed the prank, explaining that Sam “lives a comfortable life as a non-police dog in his forever home with one of the team members on the APD Bomb Squad.”
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1/4 cup beef broth (as needed)
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2 sheets store-bought puff pastry dough
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat your oven to 400 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 2. In a large bowl, combine the beef, onion, and potatoes. 3. Roll out the pastry dough into roughly 10-inch circles or squares. 4. Spoon 1/2 of the beef mixture onto each sheet of dough, then top the mixture with parsley, salt, and pepper. 5. Fold the edges of the dough over the filling, pinching each pasty shut and tucking in both ends. 6. Transfer the pasties to the prepared baking sheet, then cut several small slits in each pasty for ventilation. Bake for 45 minutes. 7. Remove the pasties from the oven and reduce the heat to 350 F. Spoon 1 tsp beef broth into each slit, then bake for an additional 15 minutes. 8. Serve and enjoy!
A Trick From the Tar Heels Sam wasn’t the only April Fools’ letdown we’ve dealt with. Last year, the Tar Heels football Twitter account fooled us all when it announced that it was swapping out the field’s green turf for Carolina blue. “The joke’s on North Carolina, though,” wrote Saturday Down South when the truth came out. “That field actually looks really cool and now we’ll be disappointed if they don’t make it happen.”
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