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PATCO is NOT extending to University City. It was an April Fool's prank (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Protest, schmotest! We're going to build this thing,” the tweet stated.

“We do see that theme on social media,” Williams said. “There are a lot of April Fools’ jokes going around this morning,” Williams said gleefully. PATCO, which carries more than 34,000 daily riders, currently serves 13 stations from Lindenwold, N.J., through Center City to 16th and Locust Streets, according to the organization’s website. Among others was the one in The group even followed up with an alleged “statement” from DRPA CEO John Hanson about the route’s construction. We’re going to build this thing,” the tweet stated.

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University of Colorado Boulder's University Fool returns for April ... (The Daily Camera)

Patty Limerick, the University of Colorado Boulder's official University Fool, held court for the first time in years to celebrate April Fools' Day on ...

She said one of her favorite memories of her “playing the fool” at Yale was seeing typically serious professors light up upon seeing her wacky regalia. Limerick said her love for embracing her “inner fool” comes from a clowning workshop she participated in when she was younger. Limerick remains a tenured professor of history at the college, but said the experience was weighing on her and making her question her decision to appear as the University Fool this year. “If you want people to laugh merrily and look like they’re having a great day, say, ‘Happy April Fools’ Day.’” As CU’s University Fool, she looks back fondly on opportunities she had to cheer people up when they were discouraged. Clad in rainbow-patterned clothes and sequins, Limerick was hard to miss on campus as the University Fool, a title she’s held since 1988.

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