San Serriffe

In the former category is the Guardian devoting an entire travel supplement to the island of San Serriffe ruled by President Pica a good few years ago.

April 1st, 2008 lilithsaintcrow 2008

Almost "fooled", but still not as good as San Serriffe.

Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2010

Almost "fooled", but still not as good as San Serriffe.

Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2010

Almost "fooled", but still not as good as San Serriffe.

Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk 2010

Almost "fooled", but still not as good as San Serriffe.

Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2010

Will Global Warming put hot holiday spot San Serriffe six feet under?

Dummocrats 2009

s sheer abundance of obscure places attests? from the Chagos Islands and San Serriffe to Halicarnassus and Ebrauc.

Call It What You Will Paul Beston 2009

Jemima Kiss of The Guardian has a round-up of the day in foolery in the British press — which is appropriate, since her newspaper was responsible for one of print journalism’s most famous April Fool’s Day pranks: a report on the nation of San Serriffe, published on April 1, 1977.

Get Fooled Again: April 1 Classics - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

Martin Wainwright pointed out in a Guardian article rounding up great April Fool’s Day hoaxes that the newspaper’s San Serriffe report was part of a journalistic tradition that has led to fictional reports in all media over the years.

Get Fooled Again: April 1 Classics - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

Jemima Kiss of The Guardian has a round-up of the day in foolery in the British press — which is appropriate, since her newspaper was responsible for one of print journalism’s most famous April Fool’s Day pranks: a report on the nation of San Serriffe, published on April 1, 1977.

Get Fooled Again: April 1 Classics - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009