Keuchel & Kimbrel in Milwaukee Today?

[OnTheBlack]

Making up stuff and blatantly lying to people is not a joke.

There's at least a post or two like this every April Fool's day, and has been pretty much for the 15+ years I've been following this board. It's tradition.

 

Yes. People have spent time and effort creating satirical posts for April Fools day. Not a 2 sentence lie.

 

This was not a joke, this wasn't satire, this wasn't funny in any way shape or form to anyone but the person who wrote it.

 

https://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/brewers-cubs-toll-april-fools.html

 

In an effort to shed Miller Park's reputation as "Wrigley Field North," the Brewers have imposed Milwaukeeans-only ticket sales for games against Cubs. But their latest gambit might be their boldest yet: The stadium has installed special tollways at Miller Park, exclusive to Cubs fans.

 

"We've had enough of these loud Chicago fans, coming up here with their Old Style and their obnoxious cheers and their dumb flags and their second-place MVP finishers," said Brewers president of business operations Rick Schlesinger. "It's time they pay for the wonderful, actually halfway-decent, non-ivy-infested facilities we offer."

 

The tolls are simple: Any person seen entering the Miller Park lots with an Illinois license plate is charged $1.50, with toll fees increasing from there. Kris Bryant jerseys will cost fans an additional $2.14, Javier Baez uniforms incur a surcharge of $2.71 and Anthony Rizzo shirts will cost a Cubbie $3.08. Only exact change will be accepted.

 

 

I really don't get this. Is this article an example of why you dislike April Fools? Because of how stupid and obvious some of them are? Or are you trying to say this article was actually a good example?

 

Because I chuckled at this thread. That article just made me cringe. I'm not saying one has to be believable, but the jersey surcharges? Talk about trying WAY too hard.

 

The funniest ones are ones that people either truly believe and that you know have a good sense of humor, or are quick and short and just make you chuckle a bit. This was the later.

[DuWayne Steurer]

On a scale of 1 to Jim Gaffigan, how funny does something have to be before it's considered an April Fool's prank? If it's not funny to you, say I wasn't amused, and then move on. This literally happens one day per year. No one person is the Arbiter of what is funny to somebody else. Spending a day arguing over what the narrow definition of an April Fool's Day prank is seems.... something.

[pacopete4]

Can someone explain April Fools Day to me? I don’t get it.

[Invader3K]

April Fools Day is done, so locking this thread.