Dusty Devil Dale Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 I've had a few good ones played on me, but this had to be the best I've heard. In London, I think in the late 1950s sometime (unsure of timing), color television was just making its first appearance. Needless to say, color equipment was extremely rare and expensive. On April 1st, a BBC news broadcaster announced a remarkable discovery. By pulling a nylon stocking down over your head and viewing through it, you could view color programming from a black and white TV. He said at 7:00 PM that evening, there would be a special color/BW broadcast in which people could try the amazing technique. Their was a run on nylon stockings that day (no puns intended), and that evening, half of London was sitting in front of their television wearing a stocking over their head, only to see an April Fool sign broadcast on the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 kinda like orson wells broadcast back then , always gonna suck a few in but the great ones get most everyone , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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