Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON
I took this shot in a city car park about three weeks ago, and decided to save it for April Fools' Day. Because of the way the car was parked, the manufacturer's logo on the wheel was actually at a 90-degree angle from the way we normally view it (as you can see from the positioning of the letters BMW). About 20 years ago, there was a radio host who played a memorable prank, telling people there had been a spate of fake BMWs sold. He said that BMW owners should rush out and inspect that famous logo on the bonnet/ hood of their cars. If the blue segments were in the top left and bottom right quadrants, he said, then the cars were definitely fake. He got a flood of calls. Some callers were in a panic, while others just laughed at the joke. The blue segments are always in the top left and bottom right quadrants, as you know. But the whole episode just shows that some people are always gullible, even on April 1. Do you have a great April Fools' Day story? Leave a comment and tell me about it ....
