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Dad Pulls Off Best April Fool's Prank of 2013

Emerald Catron — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:45:15 +0000

This is the kind of prank we like. Nobody gets hurt, and it didn’t happen to us. This dad pranks his kid so well, and truthfully, we didn’t even see it coming even though we knew it was a prank. Well done, sir. We’re glad you’re not our dad.

Internet Finally Runs Out of Animals to Obsess Over

TheFW Staff — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:33:37 +0000

After countless adorable photos, GIFs, memes and viral videos, the internet has finally run out of animals to ooh, ahhh and LOL over. The last gasp of the "animals on the internet" craze came on April 1st, 2013, with the launch -- and subsequent failure -- of the "Indifferent Zorilla" meme.

Funny or Die KickStarts '90s Shows for April Fool's Day

Emerald Catron — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:41:16 +0000

Inspired by the success of the recent 'Veronica Mars' movie campaign, Funny or Die has started numerous Kickstarters to bring back all your favorite old shows because "people love stuff from the '90s. The only problem is...April Fool's! It's not real.

Watch 'Kid President' Take Over the White House for April Fool's Day

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:57:14 +0000

Even the White House managed to get into the spirit of things on this April Fool’s Day. In honor of the holiday, the White House released a video of the “Kid President,” featuring a pint-sized tot at the podium. You might recognize nine-year-old Robby Novak from his hit Web series ‘Kid President‘ where he’s, well, [...]

Keep Track of the 'Best of YouTube' Announcements

Emerald Catron — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:44:28 +0000

As part of their April Fool’s Day tradition, Google is running a pretty great prank on YouTube, right now. They are listing the nominees for the best of YouTube before it “shuts down.” Every video is nominated. They are listing every video on YouTube and reading their descriptions. We really hope they follow through and do this [...]

See All of Google's April Fool's Day Pranks

Emerald Catron — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:20:00 +0000

If you’re anything like us, you probably have no idea what day it is. Well, it’s Monday, April 1st. Yes, it’s April Fool’s Day, which means that Google is planning to pull the wool over our eyes all day long. Here are some of the pranks they’re pulling, in case you are super-gullible. Google Nose [...]

Hulu Offers Some April Fool's Day Shows We Wish Were Real

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:17:11 +0000

Get ready for some new shows only available on Hulu! Okay, not really, but at least we can relive some of our favorite (fake) shows from TV history. Launching as “April Premieres,” Hulu is playing into April Fool’s Day by giving its visitors some shows-within-shows that we’ve all seen in our favorite sitcoms. Grabbing bits [...]

Google Reveals Google Plus Was Just One Long April Fool's Joke

TheFW Staff — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:24:18 +0000

As it has in years past, Google revealed a series of practical jokes on April 1st such as Gmail Blue and Google Nose (like scratch & sniff, but not as funny). But perhaps its most significant reveal was the news that Google Plus, its much-maligned social network, was just one long practical joke.

Philadelphia Creates 'Texting Lanes' for April Fool's Day

Donald Deane — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:07:59 +0000

As part of an elaborate April Fool’s Day joke, the city of Philadelphia has created lanes on sidewalks that are designated for use by chronic texters. But, officials say, although the lanes themselves are a prank, the dangers that inattentive pedestrians face are very real. On certain sidewalks near Philadelphia’s City Hall, lines and signage [...]

Mitt Romney's Staff Makes Him the 'April Fool'

Mithun Divakaran — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:20:28 +0000

Turns out no one was spared on this year’s April Fool’s Day. Not even our presidential candidates. Busy campaigning across America, Mitt Romney seemed to have forgotten Sunday was April 1st. His staff, well aware of their boss’ state of mind, decided to pull a prank on the Republican contender by leading him into a [...]

'Rock Band' Unveils Its Newest Game – A Board Game?!?

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:05:16 +0000

Outside of ‘Rock Band,’ rhythm music video game industry hasn’t been able to make the greatest comeback. Harmonix, however, may have found the cure to jump start their resurrection. The creators of the ‘Rock Band’ franchise announced their newest entry in the rhythm music video game series. This time, it doesn’t require a guitar controller, [...]

Conan O'Brien Ousts Mashable CEO, Takes Over Website

Mithun Divakaran — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:40:56 +0000

In his video address to the internet, and to Mashable‘s loyal readers, big-haired late night host Conan O’Brien revealed that he has kicked out the tech blog’s CEO and bought the website. Conan was tired of not getting information on gadgets on the web, and fed up with the “terrible job” Mashable was doing. So [...]

8 Bit Google Maps and More of Google's 2012 April Fool's Day Pranks

Danny Gallagher — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 23:30:31 +0000

Every April Fools Day, Google turns the web into its own personal “Hogan’s Alley” by unleashing a stream of very clever, very real looking and very expensive pranks. If you had several hundred billion in the bank and the world’s ear, you’d do the same thing. This year was no exception. They launched a series [...]

PopCrush Goes Gaga for Justin Bieber By Becoming BieberCrush

Danny Gallagher — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:00:07 +0000

The pop icon may not have been around long enough to earn an Elvis-like following, but Elvis never had his own ’round-the-clock blog. Bieber, however, does. PopCrush revamped its site today to the ultimate destination for all things Bieber with the appropriately named “BieberCrush”. The entire site has been reworked and redesigned from top to [...]

"Hungry Hungry Hippos" For iPad Is Fake, But Needs To Be Real

Dan Seitz — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:00:15 +0000

Every year, the nerd-focused website ThinkGeek puts up a series of fake products for April 1st. It’s ranged from the ridiculous to the actual credible, but more often than not, there’s enough demand that sometimes the products actually materialize. We’re hoping that happens in this case, because we need iPad Hungry Hungry Hippos. Mostly because, [...]

April Fool's Day Canceled By Federal Government Five Years Ago

Dan Seitz — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:00:59 +0000

We know you thought that today was going to be a day of pranks and fun, but you’re wrong. It’s not. And you can thank the government for taking the fun out of the day. A recently discovered obscure passage in the Richard Tuck Memorial Act, added by an unnamed Congressman, requires all companies to: [...]

10 Hilarious YouTube Pranks for April Fool's Day

Kathy Landin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:00:08 +0000

Traditionally, the first day of April is a perfect time to get your kicks by playing jokes and setting up pranks for your friends, family and coworkers. Some people like to prepare for this day by pulling pranks all year long for practice. Thank goodness we now have YouTube so jokesters can record these pranks and the reactions they cause and then post them for our enjoyment.

Google's Best April Fool's Day Pranks

Kathy Landin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:35:07 +0000

Every year since 2000, except 2001 and 2003, Google has treated netizens to at least one, sometimes 17, April Fool’s Day pranks and easter eggs. And, since we know they love to play (check out their new Google Play offering), we’re hoping 2012 will be no different.

10 Things You Didn't Know About April Fool's Day

Danny Gallagher — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:38:54 +0000

Every year on April 1st, office water coolers are spiked with white wine and computer mouses are glued to desks. Every year on college campuses, half empty buckets of water are placed on the top of dorm room doors and passed out bros are covered with marker ink. And throughout the world, the sound of chuckling and cackling can be heard echoing across its borders.

April Fool's Day Is No Joke to Real Pranksters

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:55:47 +0000

While one might think April Fools’ Day would be like Christmas for those who pull pranks for a living, the practical joke community is actually quite divided on the annual day of deception. Count Alan Abel — who’s been pulling pranks since 1959 when he tricked the ‘Today Show’ as a representative for the “Society for Indecency For Naked Animals” [...]