fooling and being fooled. we thought about examining the origins of this traditional day of miss chief. forget that. you can look it up. let s look back at some of the best jokes played on april fools day. 1989, briton buzzes over the ufo, unidentified object, a hot air balloon, billionaire, richard branson, flying it. according to the london legend, as a policeman approached, a costumed alien stepped out and the bobby bolt ed. the fast food giant sparked outrage when it said it had bought the liberty bell and renamed it the taco liberty bell. they tried to sue the anchor by donating $50,000 for the bell s upkeep. that kind of corporate sponsorship doesn t seem that far fetched. spaghetti cullty vation here in switzerland is not carried