April Fools' Day: Oh, It's Not Over People

…cuz guess what we read in today’s WaPo?

An “in memoriam” ad about a former U.S. ambassador that was placed as an April Fools’ Day joke backfired yesterday.

A photo of Edward M. Gabriel, a very much alive international business consultant who was the U.S. ambassador to Morocco from 1997 to 2001, topped an ad on Page B8 in yesterday’s Washington Post.

In language reminiscent of the movie “Brokeback Mountain,” the $322.20 ad said, “Though I no longer have you as my partner, this day will always be OUR anniversary.

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