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.
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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.
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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