Thursday, April 12, 2007

News from all over - Britain

50 or so years ago, the BBC was the delivery mechanism for this rather elaborate hoax ... on on the pending Swiss spaghetti harvest.

In the available video, Mr Dimbleby explains how each year this is a very anxious time for Spaghetti harvesters all over Europe as severe frost can impair the flavor of the spaghetti. He also explains how each strand of spaghetti always grows to the same length thanks to years of hard work by generations of growers.