The best April fool's prank today

[malaise]

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/090401/odditieshttp://ca.news.yahoo.com/ad/afp-090401-oddities-lifestyle_aprilfool_australia_china_offbeat_cricket_1
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An April Fool's Day prank in Australia suggesting a Chinese firm wanted to buy naming rights for the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) sparked a furious online reaction Wednesday.
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In a sign of sensitivities at Chinese takeover activity in Australia's mining sector, the story on the Herald Sun's website saying the stadium would be renamed the Mekong Cricket Ground drew more than 200 comments by midday.

While many realised it was a joke -- with the story quoting a spokeswoman named April Fulton -- most expressed anger at the idea of renaming the 100,000 capacity ground regarded as a symbol of Australia's second largest city.

"Let's just give up this whole country to the Asians and be done with it," posted "Mister Master."

"What did our diggers (soldiers) fight and die for in the past wars???? And they still expect us to be patriotic. This country is selling its soul."
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the comments - damn!!!

[AnnieBW]

1. April Fulton?

That's a good one!

[Renew Deal]

2. I still think the puppy one was the funniest.

But I'm biased.

[malaise]

3. The only problem with that one

is that the parents are overseas. :D

[kristopher]

4. I don't know...

NPR just did a segment on lister's responses to a whale farm in (Ohio?), and the surge in eye injuries from online children's pop-up books.

The whale piece was great, it should be on their website if you're interested.