April Fools

Civil War Re-Enactors Commemorate, Well…: We’re not exactly sure what

Local Civil War re-enactor Bill Sherman was having trouble recruiting young people into the hobby, so he hit on a novel idea that is perfectly suited to Gen Z. He immediately telephoned his friend Jim Longstreet and suggested they realign to Civil War II, getting rid of that old, dusty gray and replacing it with […]

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Historic origins of A. Fool’s Day

April Fool’s Day originated among the French a few years into the Revolutionary War. Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin had been pleading with them for any sort of assistance. The brand new nation, fighting for their independence, told the soon-to-crumble powerhouse that they’d gladly take anything: ammunition, food, lovely ladies, cash. The French eventually grew […]

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NO FOOLING, AN APRIL FOOLS’ MARTINI…AHEM: “I’ll have an Appletini — but without the apple”

Looking for an April Fools’ Day cocktail that pranks you, but in a deliciously fun way? Try the April Fools’ Martini. At first blush, it sounds like vodka mixed with green apple schnapps, aka an Appletini. Only it isn’t. Liquor.com says this cocktail is akin to, appropriately enough, fool’s gold. “Just like how the gold-hued […]

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Breaking News!: Local and National news coverage

Mitch McConnell’s Face Found Between Two Women’s Breasts at Motif Music Awards Senator Mitch McConnell from Kentucky, on his 83rd birthday this February, announced that he will not be running for re-election next year. He decided to celebrate his freedom from the GOP by attending the Motif Music Awards in PVD. Event planner, Tess Lyons, […]

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