Ok, most of you weren’t fooled, but we’d just like to confirm that we haven’t implemented a draconian editorial policy whereby we don’t reply if you don’t say please (see yesterday’s April Fool’s post). We’ll still continue to answer any and all questions you text to 63336.
However, it wasn’t the only April Fool’s that we published yesterday.
One of our latest ways of communicating with customers is through the 63336 buzz. This is an information service that we write regularly throughout the day, based on the most interesting questions we get from customers. The 63336 buzz is just one feature within the 63336 mobile application, but it’s proving a very popular one. When we announced 22 million questions recently, we also noted that 7% of our app users check 63336 buzz every day. What with it being 1st April yesterday, we decided to be a little more creative writing the in 63336 buzzes.
So here’s us finally admitting that we also published a lot of April Fool’s buzzes yesterday morning. If you didn’t catch them yesterday, here’s a few for you now.
The Isle of Wight has developed an independent nuclear capacity. The so-called Shanklin Project has detonated its first atom bomb in Ryde Atoll, leading to one hovercraft to capsize and another to wobble a bit. The island will be uninhabitable by humans for the next 75 years. No change there then.
A woman from St Albans has started a campaign to include those who aren’t parents in Mother’s and Father’s Day. She claims it’s discriminatory to celebrate a day that doesn’t allow all of the population to join in. More than 10,000 people have signed her petition and it’s gaining momentum fast.
Richard Branson has outlined plans to launch a luxury transatlantic Zeppelin passenger service by 2011. All Virgin Airship vessels will include a selection of fine ports & whiskies, served by butlers; a cigar deck; gyroscopically stabilised billiard tables; & a full-sized orchestra playing Wagner.
UEFA is to change the qualification rules for the Champions League. Instead of the top 4 from the Premier League, just the top team from each division down to League 2 will qualify. It’s the biggest football rule change in history. 63336 can’t wait to see Accrington Stanley v Barca at the Nou Camp.
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TheIsle of Wight has developed an independent nuclear capacity. The so-called Shanklin Project has detonated its first atom
bomb in Ryde Atoll, leading to one hovercraft to capsize and another to wobble a bit. The island will be uninhabitable by humans
