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Posted by: Jessica Damiano | April 01, 2008 at 05:45 AM
Yes, Jessica, Stuart is infamous in the gardenblogging world for his "April 1st Media" offerings. Here's his April 1, '07 post:
http://www.gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/04/gardenrant_bought_by_gardenweb_for_us13m.html
I was reminded of that hilarious spoof recently when my very own sister called me to say she'd googled "gardenrant" and found out we'd sold the blog and I'd declared "We're rich" and why the heck hadn't I told the family?
Posted by: susan harris | April 01, 2008 at 05:54 AM
When I was a kid my mom used to read us kids Paul Bunyan tall tales.
The calf hatched in a giant pumpkin is a classic, and reminded me of those stories!
Posted by: linda | April 01, 2008 at 07:10 AM
Poisson d'Avril!
Posted by: Spidra Webster | April 01, 2008 at 09:31 AM