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April Fool 2010

post #1 of 49
4/1/10 at 11:09am
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The links are starting to roll in, let's post 'em here.

First, Google announces Google Translate for Animals.

And Blizzard offers World of Warcraft players the Equipment Potency EquivalncE Number.
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post #2 of 49
4/1/10 at 11:21am
Gordon Brown's new election strategy, via The Guardian.

Anyone see one about Deathly Hollows being split into three movies? A friend nearly had a heart attack over that one.
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post #3 of 49
4/1/10 at 11:24am
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Originally Posted by Jim Barg View Post
Oh my god, the fake ad on that page is killing me.
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post #4 of 49
4/1/10 at 11:25am
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Originally Posted by Richard Dickson View Post
Oh my god, the fake ad on that page is killing me.
The entire gallery is great.
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post #5 of 49
4/1/10 at 11:38am
Running the "Step Outside Posh Boy" one would probably give him a poll boost.
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post #6 of 49
4/1/10 at 11:43am
Funny or Die has been taken over by Justin Bieber.
http://www.funnyordie.com/
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post #7 of 49
4/1/10 at 11:46am
I miss EGM...
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post #8 of 49
4/1/10 at 11:47am
Wikipedia also went funny with its front page.

Rather liked the time warp joke and the poke at the LHC failure at destroying reality.
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post #9 of 49
4/1/10 at 11:51am
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Originally Posted by Mr.Crowley View Post
Funny or Die has been taken over by Justin Bieber.
http://www.funnyordie.com/
That... actually makes me like Justin Bieber.
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post #10 of 49
4/1/10 at 11:57am
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New City of Heroes expansion, City of Sidekicks!
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post #11 of 49
4/1/10 at 12:01pm
This is probably the best one I've seen yet:

LSU's football field goes purple!
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post #12 of 49
4/1/10 at 12:03pm
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Originally Posted by Richard Dickson View Post
The links are starting to roll in, let's post 'em here.

First, Google announces Google Translate for Animals.
You mean Topeka announces...
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post #13 of 49
4/1/10 at 12:03pm
The Playboy Morning Show on Sirius XM is now "Straight Talk", and they just got finished interviewing an author about Asperger's, and they're saying they're on Channel 99, not Playboy Radio. Several people have already called saying they hate the new format, not realizing it's April 1st.
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post #14 of 49
4/1/10 at 12:10pm
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In sports, there's a Miami sports talk station running with the "story" that Ronnie Brown has been traded to the Patriots for New Englands 2nd round pick.

And it looks like Al Davis has found his next draft pick.

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A previously unknown athlete today ran what may have been the first sub-four second 40-yard-dash at a “pro day” workout for professional football prospects.
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post #15 of 49
4/1/10 at 12:14pm
From Mariah Carey's Twitter: "Be clear..If anyone who works for me (even if we're kool)trys to "april fool" me they are so fired."
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post #16 of 49
4/1/10 at 12:24pm
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Starbucks announces two new sizes, Plenta and Micra.
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post #17 of 49
4/1/10 at 12:31pm
ThinkGeek has their usual array of not-real merchandise to not-purchase.
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post #18 of 49
4/1/10 at 12:32pm
Thread Starter 
Blizzard again, this time the Deckard Cain GPS voice pack.
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post #19 of 49
4/1/10 at 12:34pm
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Holy crap would I buy a Dharma Initiative Alarm Clock.
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post #20 of 49
4/1/10 at 12:34pm
Woot has its items set up in a Choose-Your-Own Adventure theme. Each item features part of a CYOA story in the description, with the item included as part of the tale. You get to decide where to go next and it leads you to their next sale item. But, you have to have an account and be logged in to "play".
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post #21 of 49
4/1/10 at 12:36pm
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Originally Posted by Richard Dickson View Post
Holy crap would I buy a Dharma Initiative Alarm Clock.

They have a page where you can make suggestions as to what items you'd like to see made for real. The Taun Taun sleeping bag from a couple of years ago came into being that way.
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post #22 of 49
4/1/10 at 12:43pm
G-mail has also eliminated those pesky vowels.

https://www.google.com/accounts/Serv...lcache=2&hl=en
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post #23 of 49
4/1/10 at 1:22pm
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Originally Posted by Raspberry Leper View Post
G-mail has also eliminated those pesky vowels.

https://www.google.com/accounts/Serv...lcache=2&hl=en
Good. I always hated that Pat and Vanna made me pay for them. Good riddance.
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post #24 of 49
4/1/10 at 1:31pm
Film School Rejects wins today.
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post #25 of 49
4/1/10 at 1:38pm
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Yeah, that's aces.
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post #26 of 49
4/1/10 at 2:15pm
The Gaelic iPad

My favourite from today, borderline believable and a decent photoshop job.
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post #27 of 49
4/1/10 at 2:55pm
They're sending out April Fools day press releases too!

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April 1, 2010 – 2K Games announced today a new game mode in Sid Meier’s Civilization® V, the upcoming turn-based strategy game from Firaxis Games. Should normal diplomacy or military might fail to resolve conflicts between empires, Extreme Diplomacy would allow two world leaders to enter a death match and fight to the finish, using special attacks and finishing moves. Two world leaders enter; one world leader leaves. The victor will obtain complete control of the challenger’s world empire.

An Uber Edition of Sid Meier’s Civilization V will include an optional eight-button joystick to bring the classic fighting arcade game feel to these Extreme Diplomacy battles. Additionally, each world leader will have unique special attacks and finishing moves, including:

· George Washington’s Uncle Slam Attack
· Oda Nobunaga’s Tsunami Train Attack
· Otto von Bismarck’s Hurricane Helmet Spike Attack
· Ramesses II’s Phalanx of the Leopard Army
· Montezuma’s Revenge of the Aztec Army
· Napoleon’s Complex Military Strike

In addition to the introduction of hexagon tiles allowing for deeper strategy, more realistic gameplay and stunning organic landscapes for players to explore as they expand their empire, Extreme Diplomacy gives Sid Meier’s Civilization V players yet another way to take over empires and conquer the world.

For more information on Sid Meier’s Civilization V for Windows PC, or on how to school fools in a bitter mano-a-mano duel to the death, please visit www.civilization.com.

LL
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post #28 of 49
4/1/10 at 3:01pm
I saw that one. I didn't take a look at the screenshots, though. That's cool.
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post #29 of 49
4/1/10 at 3:22pm
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Originally Posted by Anderson View Post
That's an insane amount of content for one joke.
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post #30 of 49
4/1/10 at 3:31pm
Ok, I got one put over on me. I emailed a link a bit to Devin when one of the Roseanne writers noted that he had been contacted about a Roseanne movie. But, in my defense, I could totally see Hollywood trying that out.
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post #31 of 49
4/1/10 at 3:39pm
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Originally Posted by Sebastian OB View Post
That's an insane amount of content for one joke.
The VHS reviews are pretty great, and I don't normally like Deja-vu humor.
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post #32 of 49
4/1/10 at 3:55pm
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SEATTLE, Washington and DUBLIN, Ireland – April 1, 2010 — PopCap Games, maker of some of the world’s most popular video games, today announced a new celebrity edition of its flagship franchise Bejeweled®. Available only in a limited edition retail box crafted from cubic zirconia and sold only at PopCap.com, Celebrity Bejeweled replaces the traditional gem pieces with holographic likenesses of gem-named superstars from popular film, television, music and sports. Further, the special collector's edition package includes actual genetic samples of featured celebrities, for use in home chemistry experiments, various forms of extortion and/or sale on eBay. Celebrity Bejeweled carries a suggested retail price of US$2000. (Due to live DNA samples, this product requires hand-delivery to addresses in Kentucky, Michigan and the less lenient counties of Arkansas. Further, some copies may contain trace amounts of Alec Baldwin spliced with Lady Gaga.)

Dozens of celebrities were considered for inclusion in the new game, with the following receiving the ultimate honor of their respective careers: musicians Neil Diamond, Jewel and Crystal Gayle; renowned artist Jasper Johns; and action movie star and former big-time wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Singer Pearl Bailey and NBA Hall of Famer Earl "The Pearl" Monroe will share the honor of replacing the white gem in the game (mostly because Oprah Winfrey refused to legally change her first name to "Opal"). Lastly Amber Smith, former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and first model of the original Wonderbra ad campaign, will thumb-wrestle TV and film actress Amber Tamblyn (of General Hospital and Joan of Arcadia fame) for the seventh and final gem spot.
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post #33 of 49
4/1/10 at 4:00pm
I want Civ V: Battlemode.
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post #34 of 49
4/1/10 at 4:32pm
Halo movie trailer
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post #35 of 49
4/1/10 at 4:32pm
Tales of Monkey Island- on Virtual Boy. http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-598
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post #36 of 49
4/1/10 at 4:44pm
If you have a forum account with CheapAssGamer, sign in and check out the front page.

Hope they catch that bitch.
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post #37 of 49
4/1/10 at 4:48pm
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Originally Posted by Don S. View Post
They have a page where you can make suggestions as to what items you'd like to see made for real. The Taun Taun sleeping bag from a couple of years ago came into being that way.
I have to look into that because their 2001 Monolith action figure needs to be mine. (It features zero points of articulation!)
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post #38 of 49
4/1/10 at 6:06pm
Improv Everywhere's No Underwear Subway Ride

http://improveverywhere.com/2010/04/...r-subway-ride/
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post #39 of 49
4/1/10 at 6:33pm
All the avatars on Deviant Art have been replaced with Twilight-related stuff. It's horrible!
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post #40 of 49
4/1/10 at 6:36pm
Shout! Factory's releasing the complete animated Hurt Locker. http://www.shoutfactory.com/browse/3...ed_series.aspx
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post #41 of 49
4/1/10 at 6:40pm
Apparently the next installment of League of Extraordinary gentlemen is now ready.

America 1988. It features:

Lisa from Weird science.
McGuyver
Doc Brown
BA
Jack Burton....

Even more obsessive is the 70s league in the background featuring
Serpico,
bandit,
Steve Austin & Jill Munroe,
Rocky,
John Shaft.
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post #42 of 49
4/1/10 at 6:45pm
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Originally Posted by mr_adam View Post
Apparently the next installment of League of Extraordinary gentlemen is now ready.

America 1988. It features:

Lisa from Weird science.
McGuyver
Doc Brown
BA
Jack Burton....
I would buy that comic.
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post #43 of 49
4/1/10 at 6:52pm
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Originally Posted by mr_adam View Post
Even more obsessive is the 70s league in the background featuring
Serpico,
bandit,
Steve Austin & Jill Munroe,
Rocky,
John Shaft.
And I want this one.
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post #44 of 49
4/1/10 at 6:59pm
Last April Fool's, the Warcraft blog WoW Insider devoted a day of coverage to Hello Kitty Online, complete with a name change for the site.

This year they're going overboard with the same joke, but changed the punchline several times over the course of the day. Early this morning, it was Mass Effect Insider. Then Twilight Insider. Then Lady GaGa Insider. Now it's FarmVille Insider, complete with fake headlines like "'Slaughter Cow' now an option for stray cows, hints at new ButcherVille game."
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post #45 of 49
4/1/10 at 7:24pm
now it's plants v zombies.
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post #46 of 49
4/2/10 at 3:02pm
Gamespot had a nice little videogame related roundup:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6254566...dlines;title;1



Awesome beyond belief, I wish this game was real.
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post #47 of 49
4/2/10 at 4:18pm
College Humor fought real dirty.
They plastered a couple of abandoned buildings in Manhattan with "Coming Summer 2010- In-n-Out Burger" signs.
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post #48 of 49
4/2/10 at 5:10pm
Not an actual prank, but I love this.

He looks SO HAPPY.
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post #49 of 49
4/5/10 at 10:30am
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Originally Posted by Raspberry Leper View Post
College Humor fought real dirty.
They plastered a couple of abandoned buildings in Manhattan with "Coming Summer 2010- In-n-Out Burger" signs.
Damn, that's pretty dirty. I would have lost my shit if they did that here in Florida. I got to try some In-n-Out burger last October for the first time, as i was in LA. That double double (animal style) with animal fries is serious business!
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