# April Fool's Day and Websites **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 1, 2007, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-and-websites/398264 "2007-04-01T03:41:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-and-websites/398264/21 "2007-04-01T17:15:16Z")
[QUOTE=levdrakon] [CNET News](http://news.com.com/1200-12_3-6172227.html) has a whole page full of silly headlines. [/QUOTE] “Animal rights groups protest repeated killing of Shroedinger’s Cat” 😃😃😃 Brian ---
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-and-websites/398264/22 "2007-04-01T17:17:28Z")
The [standard logo](http://thepiratebay.org/) at Pirate Bay has changed which is always a sign that something’s up. Going to their blog it says that they are re-locating their servers to the Korean Embassy in Sweden to get more protection against lawsuits. ---
**Author:** ![docandjean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7993a0/32.png) [@docandjean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/docandjean)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-and-websites/398264/23 "2007-04-01T17:32:50Z")
[xkcd](http://xkcd.com/) has a print syndication deal that I hope is a joke. Also [Slashfood](http://www.slashfood.com/) has a new focus. ---
**Author:** ![Eltanin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Eltanin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eltanin)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2007, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-and-websites/398264/24 "2007-04-01T18:26:53Z")
[QUOTE=N9IWP] “Animal rights groups protest repeated killing of Shroedinger’s Cat” 😃😃😃 Brian [/QUOTE] I thought this one was pretty good too: “Why Google’s G-Whiz will best Microsoft’s iLoo in growing market for integrated Web kiosk toilets” ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-and-websites/398264/25 "2007-04-01T20:12:14Z")
Slight Hijack > **[Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time](http://hoaxes.org/aprilfool/P1/)** > > We have researched the entire history of April Fools Day and selected the top 100 examples of April Foolery ever. Top 100 April Fool’s Jokes of all time. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-and-websites/398264/26 "2007-04-01T20:19:23Z")
I wouldn’t put it past Ebaums to do something today: > **[eBaum's World - cashout](https://www.ebaumsworld.com/user/profile/cashout/)** > > Funny videos, fail videos, funny pictures, funny galleries, funny links, flash games, jokes, caption contests, photoshop contests Can anyone verify this for me? ---
**Author:** ![Barrington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Barrington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrington)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2007, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-and-websites/398264/27 "2007-04-01T20:31:46Z")
The Guardian: [Tony Blair to turn to acting](http://observer.guardian.co.uk/politics/story/0,,2047498,00.html) Not a major website, just a rather good science blog, but: [Tetrapod Zoology](http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/) describes rhinogradentians in excellent detail. Probably the most diligent and long April Fool gag I’ve seen this year. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2007, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-and-websites/398264/28 "2007-04-01T22:48:24Z")
I’m not sure I can give the Snouters website many props. My experience is from the [original book](http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=778999) (Well, the US edition) dating back to the late 50’s. (1957 for the original publication, and 1967 for the US publication.) Mind you, a grandly fun book, I thought. But it’s not really what I’d call a good April Fool’s joke. ---
**Author:** ![enigm4tic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@enigm4tic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enigm4tic)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2007, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-and-websites/398264/29 "2007-04-01T23:53:32Z")
[www.collegehumour.com](http://www.collegehumour.com) is “up for sale”. Anybody familiar with the site and who visits regularly knows that it’s been up and running for ages and shows no signs of quitting being a repository for useless, well, college humour. Bet they got a few people who forgot what day it was. anybody on facebook has been seeing several joke messages. One of them being “You just tried to ford the river and two of your oxen died”, a reference to a facebook group that started ages ago at tons of campuses by the name of “I just tried to ford the river and my fuckin oxen died” (In tribute, of course, to Oregon Trail) ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-and-websites/398264/30 "2007-04-02T00:25:53Z")
I was listening to NPR news last night, and they had a story about the “miracle fruit,” a berry that grows in west Africa that, when eaten, will make sour fruit eaten afterwards taste sweet. They interviewed a scientist who explained why it happened, they discussed the history of the fruit and its use in food, and had three NPR reporters test it out. My immediate thought was, Early April Fool’s gag! But [apparently not.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_fruit) My favorite of NPR’s gags was in 1988 when they did a story about how the Reagan administration had made a deal to sell Arizona to Canada to help reduce the budget deficit. What made this involved story so great was that they had interviews with former Arizona governor Bruce Babbitt (who would become the Canadian governor general) and other real public figures who were all telling the story with straight faces. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-and-websites/398264/31 "2007-04-02T00:32:09Z")
Check out [www.startrek.com](http://www.startrek.com). ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-and-websites/398264/32 "2007-04-02T00:43:25Z")
[QUOTE=JThunder] Check out [www.startrek.com](http://www.startrek.com). [/QUOTE] Oh, my. Even as a casual _Star Trek_ fan that’s hilarious. “Sanjaya: early 21st-century creature of unknown origin, but with mind-altering qualities. Lifespan unknown, possibly immortal.” (Sanjaya is the name of an _American Idol_ contestant of dubious talent) “Quote of the day: ‘I once saw a gazelle giving birth.’- Captain Jonathan Archer Trivia: Who once said they saw a gazelle giving birth? Trick question. No one would actually say that.” "What is your favorite TOS musical passage? -Duumm … Dah dum DA dum, DAH duumm… -duh-da DAH DAH DAH DAH DAH duh DA dah duhh… -Deeeeeee, dee dee deeeee, dee dee Deeeeeee… -doo, doo-DOO doo doo DOOP, doodle doodle doodle DOOOO… -dah-Dum dah-Dum DAH-dum Dah-dum, dah-Dum dah-Dum DAH-dum Dah-dum … dum diddy-DUM… -Wee-ahh WEE-ahh Wee-ahh-ahh-ahh… All banner ads are for CBS/Paramount products…except one ad for the U.S. Postal Service’s _Star Wars_ products. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-and-websites/398264/33 "2007-04-02T00:55:17Z")
[QUOTE=enigm4tic] anybody on facebook has been seeing several joke messages. One of them being “You just tried to ford the river and two of your oxen died”, a reference to a facebook group that started ages ago at tons of campuses by the name of “I just tried to ford the river and my fuckin oxen died” (In tribute, of course, to Oregon Trail) [/QUOTE] Also: You are on Facebook, reading your News Feed. 2:55am Harry and Voldemort have set their relationship status to “Mortal Enemies.” 5:36am Meredith and McDreamy have changed their relationship status to “It’s Complicated” … oh wait … “In a Relationship” … oh wait … “It’s Complicated” again. 12:12pm Bracket Buster: Ohio State and Florida have mutually agreed on a tie and will not play the championship game. 9:54am And my favorite: Introducing LivePoke™! 5:45pm Facebook will dispatch a real live person today to poke a friend of your choice.\* \*offer good for only the first 100 pokers in each network. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-and-websites/398264.md?page=1)