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| French mayor regrets April Fool's joke about Ikea coming to town | French mayor regrets April Fool's joke about Ikea coming to town |
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| A French mayor has apologised after a backlash to her April Fool's joke about Swedish furniture giant Ikea coming to her town, bringing 4,000 new jobs. | |
| Caroline Cayeux used Facebook and Twitter to announce the arrival of a new superstore to Beauvais residents, many of whom believed her "great news". | Caroline Cayeux used Facebook and Twitter to announce the arrival of a new superstore to Beauvais residents, many of whom believed her "great news". |
| Locals were not amused when the mayor, hours later, clarified that the news about job opportunities was not true. | Locals were not amused when the mayor, hours later, clarified that the news about job opportunities was not true. |
| Ms Cayeux regretted the "not very wise" joke, which social media amplified. | Ms Cayeux regretted the "not very wise" joke, which social media amplified. |
| She told French media she was sorry that "the sense of humour was not shared by everyone", adding that a new commercial development outside the northern town (population 54,000) would indeed bring 4,000 jobs in the future. | She told French media she was sorry that "the sense of humour was not shared by everyone", adding that a new commercial development outside the northern town (population 54,000) would indeed bring 4,000 jobs in the future. |
| However, social media users were unforgiving, with one Twitter user saying, "We will all vote for you in the next election... April fool's". | However, social media users were unforgiving, with one Twitter user saying, "We will all vote for you in the next election... April fool's". |