Plecodoras wrote:
stewartwillsher wrote:
This would have to be announced in Spain on December 28th!

Why is that how long it would take a Spaniard to realise it is a joke?

April Fools Day means nothing in Spain, but I guess many with an international awareness might just suss it as a joke.
Doubt many Brits would cotton on when being pranked by a Spaniard on Dec 28, eh?
"In Spain, Hispanic America, and the Philippines,[citation needed] December 28 is still a day for pranks, equivalent to April Fool's Day in many countries. Pranks (bromas) are also known as inocentadas and their victims are called inocentes; alternatively, the pranksters are the "inocentes" and the victims should not be angry at them, since they could not have committed any sin. Media like newspapers, radio, and TV often give fake content or distort news as well. One of the more famous of these traditions is the annual "Els Enfarinats" festival of Ibi in Alacant, where the inocentadas dress up in full military dress and incite a flour fight.[36]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_ ... Feast_days