April Fools Jokes

The Best And Worst April Fools' Day Jokes For 2017

... Final Fantasy XV. Wouldn’t it be great if Kenny finally got the love he deserved. Last year it was the Turbo HD , this year it’s the Retron JR. I guess the joke is that most of us would totally buy another grey plastic brick that plays old Nintendo games. S. A.i. S. O. is a personal AI assistant that specializes in anticipating all your gamer needs. Equal parts adorable and way too real. It turns out the Rocket League tie-in with the new Fast and Furious movie is in fact real. The actual joke is the game’s new ranking system. Turtle Beach. The F-Bag is some must-have swag for any serious gamer. It even comes in a special “cave dweller” size. Barcade VG. In a cruel but very necessary April Fools’ gag, the Barcade VG You Tube group put together a very convincing sizzle real for a Wii U virtual console on the Nintendo Switch, because this fifteen minute is probably as close as we will ever get to this incredibly reasonable thing actually happening. And now, THE WORST. The makers of Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash are adding a new character: Asuka’s grandmother. Why do we celebrate this holiday again. I was going to ...

Pranks, Hoaxes And Jokes Of April Fool's Day

... victims. The B&O agent said the car was placed there as a reminder of "safety first" when crossing the tracks. The headline read "April Fool Joke with a purpose.". 1929: The Indianapolis Star reported a number of phone calls to the police headquarters wanting to speak to "Mr. Ketcham." The operator crafted a stock reply: "All policemen catch 'em. Which one do you want?". The same year the city dog pound had requests to speak with "Mr. Barker," "Mr. Shepard" and "Mr. Beagle.". 1947: Local clothier Harry Krause placed 50 packages around Indianapolis on April 1 with an "open me" note attached. Most passersby were skeptical, but those who opened them found the April Fool's packages were profitable. For over 20 years, those brave enough to open them were treated to pajamas, ties, hats and other items sold by Krause. 1955: Fate played an April Fool's joke on the thief who took 10 ...

The Best April Fools' Day Pranks In History

... Kings across the country were flooded with orders by customers wanting to make sure they got the correct orientation on their sandwiches. 2014: Why doesn’t America read anymore. Proving some troubling points about the way news stories are digested these days, NPR pulled one of the great April Fools’ pranks when it posted a fake article with a headline designed to elicit a response: “Why doesn’t America read anymore?”. For anyone who took the time to click on the headline and see what the article was about, this is what they would have found. “Congratulations, genuine readers, and happy April Fools’ Day! We sometimes get the sense that some people are commenting on NPR stories that they haven't actually read. If you are reading this, please like this post and do not comment on it. Then let's ...

Stop Making April Fools' Day 'jokes' You Should Actually Build

... of a nuisance than a source of amusement. The most frustrating gags of them all, however, are the actual good ideas that sneak into April 1 announcements. Take, for example, i Racing’s Porsche 133 announcement. That’s a Porsche diesel tractor. Its in-game existence might actually convince me, a person who is notoriously terrible at racing simulators, to care about a racing simulator announcement on a deeply personal, Porsche-tractor-adoring level. It’s so rad, I can’t even stand it. I am down for all the virtual Spec Diesel Tractor racing you want to throw me into even though I’m certain I’m going to go off and plow the field. Good news! That’s what tractors are good at. Photo credit: BMW. i Racing’s diesel tractor isn’t the only April Fool’s idea I’ve been all about, either, although admittedly, I have questionable taste. BMW very obviously fake-announced Original BMW Unicorn Parts today as well, and yeah, get me ...

Bob Evans Beauty, Honda Horn Emojis

... delivery notice for those Frye boots you drooled over for months. But you're stuck at work and your $400 boots are sitting out on the front stoop where anybody can get to them. The online retailer has your solution. But it's not without its own issues. (Like, not being able to find your box.). Because drivers need more choices than a toot and and angry honk: Honda Horn Emojis. Car horns don't really have much in the way of range. If the light has turned green but the driver in front of you hasn't moved because they're looking at their phone, you might give them a friendly toot to say, "Hey, the light changed!" If someone's about to back into you, you give them a longer, "Hey, "I'm driving here!" honk. But what about all those driving emotions in between those two extremes? Like when traffic isn't moving and there's no visible reason why? Now you can signal to the drivers around you that you feel their pain with the "wah-wah" emoji. For when ...

15 Of The Most Brilliant April Fools' Day Pranks On The Internet So Far

... your office wants a crazy desk these days, it’s only natural Think Geek would invent a “swim desk. “. 8. Burger King decided to ruin both hamburgers and toothpaste by creating Whopper Toothpaste. 9. If your pet feels left out while you’re playing video games, it can use new arcade machines called Mewsmnts and Barkade. Some ideas were actually really good and hilarious, and should. definitely happen, though. 10. I’m shocked that “ Canoeber ” – a company that’s basically “Uber for canoes” – doesn’t already exist in Minnesota. 11. Our Time – a dating site for people aged at least 50 – came up with the perfect idea for their brand: prune-flavored condoms. 12. America is going to crush the Olympics yet AGAIN next time around. Why? Because  Michael Phelps is coming out of retirement. 13. Ladies, sick of your guy disappearing into his man cave. Strike back by getting your very own “ She Shed. ”. 14. ...

The Best Tech Pranks From Around The Web

... project this year called Place. You can color a pixel board by placing just one pixel at a time every five minutes. It’s really something else. Image Source: Reddit. i Fixit. i Fixit, the company that dismantles all the hot gadgets out there, is getting ready for the future’s smaller and smaller devices. T-Mobile introduced the ONEsie, a full-body wearable that monitors everything, all the time. The worst thing about it is that you can buy one for $40, sans the fake smarts. What if you could add 50 more minutes to your day? Would you switch to the New York Minute. Image Source: Tsheets. Forget about learning a new language in just five minutes a day. Duolingo will teach you to speak Emoji for free. Image Source: Duolingo. Moshi’s Spatia Flight is a speaker that follows you around to facilitate the next generation of Air Play. You’ll see ...

Some Of The Best Jokes Around The World

... by the end of 2018," it exclusively revealed. Extra credit should go to whoever completed the joke with a fake tweet from Donald Trump: "Bought a small tower in Dublin, Ireland. We are going to build an awesome hotel in Dublin. It will be totally great. Love Ireland! Great country! #trumpdublin". 2. Russian hackers on demand. Inspired by claims that Kremlin-sponsored hackers tried to rig the US election, Russia's foreign ministry shared "a new answering machine for Russian diplomatic missions abroad" on Facebook. "To arrange a call from a Russian diplomat to your political opponent, press 1," the fake switchboard message suggests. Your other options? "Press 2 to use the services of Russian hackers", or 3 "to request election interference.". 3. Germany to go GMT. The scamps at the UK's German embassy tweeted that Germans would shortly vote to "leave, or remain in" ...

The 13 Best April Fools’ Day Pranks Of 2017

... had fun with a bit of a ridiculous idea tackling a very real problem, thieves who steal boxes from your front door. The company’s solution? Create a box that becomes invisible. The problem is that even the customer might miss it, but, hey, it’s certainly safer. For all those Ghostbusters haters. Men who are still getting over their PTSD after seeing women cast as the leads in Ghostbusters surely started hyperventilating when the director of that movie, Paul Feig, sent out a tweet this morning announcing a reboot of Back to the Future with an all-female cast. It's OFFICIAL! I'm rebooting Back to the Future with an amazing all-female cast! #Marie Mc Fly #BTTF 18 ! Thanks, Bob Z., for believing in me. — Paul Feig (@paulfeig) April 1, 2017. Retirement fake-out. Michael Phelps sent out a tweet this morning saying he was ready for a comeback to participate in the Tokyo Olympics in ...

The April Fool's Jokes We *almost* Fell For This Year

... no indication when it's expiring. KFC Smart Bucket. Feeling particularly lazy and in need of KFC? The Canadian arm of the company has got you covered, with a "smart bucket" ( available for order on __link__ and everything) that allows you to order via voice control. The bucket also promises to learn your habits and dining preferences, which won't make you feel judged at all. Labatt 150. They took my suggestion! My favourite beer, now 3 times as patriotic. Can't wait to try it. #Canada 150 __link__/Zjk 8 fq 6 d Nn. — Justin Trudeau (@Justin Trudeau) April 1, 2017. We'll admit, this isn't the greatest prank, because we didn't believe it for a second. But we appreciate the PM getting into the spirit of things (in a decidedly on-brand way), so there are points for trying. And then he even managed to make us LOL, with this one. I've been giving it some ...