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In 1977, the Guardian published a travel guide to the mysterious island grouping of San Serriffe. The two islands, Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse, formed the shape of a semicolon.
If that wasn’t enough to raise your suspicions, the part detailing education on the island read: “in addition to the mainstream subjects a San Serriffe teenager may well be offered pearl-diving as an A level choice”.
You wouldn’t be alone in wondering: “how do we sign up to go to school there?”!
InsanityLaughs694 on June 13rd, 2021 at 13:50 UTC »
Reminds me of an article I see shared on Facebook occasionally about Big Ben being renamed to "Massive Mohammed." People actually believe it.
CashAppMeADollar on June 13rd, 2021 at 13:03 UTC »
Full paragraph about the prank (from the article):
ZimbabweHeist on June 13rd, 2021 at 12:48 UTC »
That’s so British. “Some people were so offended they called to lodge a complaint.”