April Fools' gags for nerds
April Fools' gags are breaking out across the Web among tech and news geeks. I had wanted to do one for this blog, but brighter minds than mine didn't think a news blog should be pumping out fake news -- even if it was to be about the newspaper.
(My gag was gonna be an announcement that the Sun would put up a paywall and start charging for online news come Friday. But on second thought, that's no laughing matter for those of us in the industry fearing extinction!)
Moving on...!
:: If you haven't heard, check out Google's home page this morning. The company decided to rename itself.
:: Johns Hopkins University is also getting into the renaming action -- they even went so far as to redo their signage!
If you spot any April Fool's gags on the Web today, drop a link in the comments below. I'm especially interested in gags close to home here in Maryland!
And here's some food for thought in case you find yourself laughing today at a gag: a fresh AP article on the science of laughter.
Comments
Oh nos! If Google renamed itself Topeka, does that mean that Baltimore's out of the running for Google Fiber? Say it ain't so! (seriously, I can't stop laughing at Topeka.....thanks for the early morning giggle)
Posted by: Liz | April 1, 2010 8:39 AM
Do you think the Google gag hints at the google fiber project?
yup. -gs
Posted by: bryanintowson | April 1, 2010 9:07 AM
Playing a prank on your boss today? tellurboss.com/bestofficeprank
Posted by: Kim Fabian | April 1, 2010 11:35 AM
check out the front page of the dundalk eagle.....
that had me laughing for a good ten minutes.
Posted by: Heather | April 1, 2010 12:37 PM
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/todays-vowel-outage.html
Another good one from Google, or should I say Topeka?
Posted by: Danielle | April 1, 2010 1:17 PM
http://www.thinkgeek.com has a bunch of weird items like "My First Bacon" & "Unicorn Meat" for sale.
when you log in to http://www.cheapassgamer.com, a video game shopping community, you will see a headline saying " Under Investigation for Selling Stolen Goods with a lengthy detail of your crimes.
http://www.tfaw.com/DOD is selling Tauntaun meat.
Posted by: Rob | April 1, 2010 1:59 PM
I got a very funny one at work, but it was something only a cataloger could appreciate.
Posted by: Dahlink | April 1, 2010 7:21 PM
Wow, I loved the Google pranks!
Reading this stuff never gets old. April Fools’ Day is one of my favorite times of the year.
We just pulled a good one over on our customers. Check it out:
http://queensboro.wordpress.com/2010/04/05/queensboro-shirt-company-fools-50000-customers-with-%E2%80%9Ccustom-logo-wedding-dress%E2%80%9D-promotion/
Posted by: Claire | April 8, 2010 1:20 PM