Candid Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/state/gator-county-radio-djs-val-and-scott-in-the-morning-suspended-over-april-fools-day-water-prank The gist is that two DJs did a April's Fool Prank about dihydrogen monoxide coming out of taps in their area and asking people to ask for an investigation. The DJs have now been suspended because a bunch of people didn't know what dihydrogen monoxide was water and panicked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwin Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Oh that's funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsam Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Reminds me of the time Penn & Teller get people to sign a petition to ban dihydrogen monoxide-- . I guess plenty of people just really don't know what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Haha!! They shouldn't have been suspended because of the general publics ignorance though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 That's really funny! Have to admit I didn't know the term, but if I'd thought for a moment, betcha I could've figured it out. lol...(just trying not to sound TOO stupid...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I read it to dd. She said "They should know better than to make smart people jokes." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I can't believe they were suspended. How stupid! Did you hear NPR's April Fool's story about the Dolphins. I was driving so I wasn't paying close attention. I was actually falling for it until the guy said something about the "war bunnies" from the Korean war. Then I laughed. They had me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalypso Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I think it is unbelievable that they were suspended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Ever heard of Google, people? Seriously. Nobody was harmed. These guys got suspended for that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted April 3, 2013 Author Share Posted April 3, 2013 I can't believe they were suspended. How stupid! Did you hear NPR's April Fool's story about the Dolphins. I was driving so I wasn't paying close attention. I was actually falling for it until the guy said something about the "war bunnies" from the Korean war. Then I laughed. They had me. Rescue bunnies! The sponsor of the piece was the center for martial aquatic journalism. http://www.npr.org/2013/04/01/175956386/oral-history-project-hopes-to-preseve-memories-of-navy-dolphins I assume NPR has not suspended their reporters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 There was an interview with the DHMO guy on Morning Edition back in... '03? (I was commuting then, it was before the boys were born... Might have been early '04) Anyway, I LMAO after I built the molecule in my head. Got my hazmat husband the T-shirt, too! http://www.dhmo.org/ And, no, NPR listeners are hip to that and try to figure out which is the fake story of the day. One of the comments they read last night was from a listener who said she'd been pretty sure about the dolphins, but the rest of the day's news was also absurd, so... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted April 3, 2013 Author Share Posted April 3, 2013 There was an interview with the DHMO guy on Morning Edition back in... '03? (I was commuting then, it was before the boys were born... Might have been early '04) Anyway, I LMAO after I built the molecule in my head. Got my hazmat husband the T-shirt, too! http://www.dhmo.org/ And, no, NPR listeners are hip to that and try to figure out which is the fake story of the day. One of the comments they read last night was from a listener who said she'd been pretty sure about the dolphins, but the rest of the day's news was also absurd, so... :D Yes, they ran a bunch of weird stories that I thought might be April Fool's stories, too. The shooting the deer story, the Facebook phone all had potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peplophoros Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I got the NPR piece when they started to interview an official working with the dolphins who said something like, "We have no f--ing idea what the benefit will be..." A deleted F-bomb was a nice touch. That and the sponsor gave it away: Center for Martial Aquatic Journalism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-bex Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 At least they weren't trying to sell dehydrated water tablets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 LOL :lol: I understand it caused some problems for the local utility company, but I don't think the DJs should have been suspended for this. This reminded me of a prank I heard on a radio station years ago. The DJs were talking about their huge concern that they had seen kids *masticating* at the bus stop or something along those lines. All these people were calling in to talk about how disgusting that was and that something should be done about it, and what in the world was going on with kids these days. If you've never heard the term before, masticating means "chewing". It was hilarious. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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