I'm not a big April Fool's Day fan. I knew a guy in college who refused to pull any pranks on April Fool's Day, because that was the day everyone expected him to do it. He would pull pranks on the other 364 days. I'm not like that. I don't like pulling pranks on people. I typically find it to be mean-spirited - taking pleasure in other people looking like idiots.
However...I do love a well thought-out prank. The craftiness, the ingenuity, the borderline believability. The smarter, the better. Of course, the internet provides lots of fodder in the borderline believability department - if it's on the internet, it must be true.
So, take a peek at the Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes, as compiled by the "Museum of Hoaxes". I especially like #28 - simple, yet with that touch of believability (with the added touch of being from a government agency). And I know someone who got fooled by #40 - not the internet cleaning part, but the telephone line cleaning part!
And, I don't know if it's on their podcast, but this morning on Weekend Edition Sunday on NPR, there was a sponsorship drop that said (as best I can remember it) "This portion of Weekend Edition Sunday is brought to you by the Soylent Corporation. Manufacturers of protein-rich supplements in a variety of colors. Soylent Green is people." Brilliant.
Oh, and if you've some spare time, take a look at the Obnoxious Garden Gnomes.
However...I do love a well thought-out prank. The craftiness, the ingenuity, the borderline believability. The smarter, the better. Of course, the internet provides lots of fodder in the borderline believability department - if it's on the internet, it must be true.
So, take a peek at the Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes, as compiled by the "Museum of Hoaxes". I especially like #28 - simple, yet with that touch of believability (with the added touch of being from a government agency). And I know someone who got fooled by #40 - not the internet cleaning part, but the telephone line cleaning part!
And, I don't know if it's on their podcast, but this morning on Weekend Edition Sunday on NPR, there was a sponsorship drop that said (as best I can remember it) "This portion of Weekend Edition Sunday is brought to you by the Soylent Corporation. Manufacturers of protein-rich supplements in a variety of colors. Soylent Green is people." Brilliant.
Oh, and if you've some spare time, take a look at the Obnoxious Garden Gnomes.
