Oh look. Its April 1st and the internet has lost its damn mind again. Tricks, hoaxes and practical jokes will rule the net today. Don’t be surprised if today you visit upside down websites, if navigation seems a bit wonky, or you get more than your normal share of rick rolls.
The problem with this day is that you can never be sure anything you read is legitimate. Every news story needs an extra filter of questioning before you accept it.
Last year I was victim to a prank pulled by Think Geek that somewhat backfired on them. The Star Wars Tauntaun sleeping bag hoax, (which I still want now that its a real product) received such an insane amount of interest that they had no choice but to work it out with LucasArts and create it.
This year I will be more skeptical of awesome things that may be too good to be true. Though I do look forward to seeing all the insanity the internet will bring. What shenanigans does Google have planned?
Pull any good pranks this year or in years past? See anything fun on the web today? Leave a comment and let us know!
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Tags: april 1st, geek, hoaxes, insanity, practical jokes, pranks, shenanigans, sleeping bag, wonky
Ha! Joel McHale of “The Soup” has taken over Ryan Seacrest's Twitter account. awesome.
Google renaming themselves after Topeka was pretty dumb. They’ve done better in years past.
Hey people, Happy April Fool’s Day!!!
“Do you believe in life after death?” the boss asked one of his employees.
“Yes, Sir,” the new recruit replied.
“Well, then, that makes everything just fine,” the boss went on. “After you left early yesterday to go to your grandmother’s funeral, she stopped in to see you.”
Happy April Fool’s Day!