# Internet April Fool's Roundup **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 1, 2011, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739 "2011-04-01T07:39:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/21 "2011-04-01T13:11:10Z")
> [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > So, who else tried to blow up France? I went with North Korea. You know, just in case. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/22 "2011-04-01T13:11:42Z")
[Think Geek’s](http://www.thinkgeek.com/whats-new/) annual April Fool’s Day new products. Including green-colored Angry Birds pork rinds and a Bonsai Kitty plush. ---
**Author:** ![Chum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@Chum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chum)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/23 "2011-04-01T14:16:47Z")
[What’s in Prince’s Fridge?](http://heavytable.com/whats-in-princes-fridge/) appeared on my favorite food site, The Heavy Table. I bought it. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/24 "2011-04-01T14:21:02Z")
Gotta start making bets on which ThinkGeek product becomes real. Their [2001 Space Monolith Action Figure](http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/collectibles/e1e0/) is now a real product. I predict the bonsai kitty and the light sabre popsicles (popsicle maker) have a good chance. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/25 "2011-04-01T14:31:01Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > I went with North Korea. You know, just in case. I bombed Guinea-Bissau, just because it’s always confused me and it would make geography simpler if I wiped it off the map. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/26 "2011-04-01T14:45:55Z")
bookmarking ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/27 "2011-04-01T15:10:40Z")
> [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > So, who else tried to blow up France? Close. Belgium. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/28 "2011-04-01T15:16:14Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Close. Belgium. That was pretty gratuitous. Here’s an award. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/29 "2011-04-01T15:16:37Z")
> [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > So, who else tried to blow up France? Me, me! Blowing up France FTW! ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/30 "2011-04-01T16:01:33Z")
If you have AdBlock for Chrome (dunno about Firefox), check the tooltip… “AdBlock Freedom - augmented reality eyewear that detects and removes ads from the world in realtime” ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/31 "2011-04-01T16:09:01Z")
Oh and this one is pretty funny: [Google has a job opening](http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/uslocations/mountain-view/autocompleter/index.html) for an autocompleter. (watch the video) ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/32 "2011-04-01T16:36:56Z")
[The new i-Ron for your iPad2](http://blog.3squared.com/software-development-news/ground-breaking-ipad2-innovation) (Sadly, not a SDMB-Ron but an iron. Still cute.) ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/33 "2011-04-01T16:40:23Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Close. Belgium. The whole country, or just the filthy Waloons? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/34 "2011-04-01T16:50:12Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > [White House Releases Nuclear Launch Codes Online](http://whitehouse.gov1.info/launch/launch-codes.html) That totally gives me the creeps. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/35 "2011-04-01T17:09:56Z")
> [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > So, who else tried to blow up France? I went with Nigeria. I was hoping to reduce the spam level of my inbox. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/36 "2011-04-01T17:25:04Z")
> [@indian](#): > > SDMB has a “happy thoughts” forum ,where 17 mods are modding. > > 😃 _sings_ 16 posters posting… ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/37 "2011-04-01T17:40:09Z")
If you’re a member of LinkedIn, check out the ‘People You May Know’ function. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/38 "2011-04-01T18:21:51Z")
Canadian airline WestJet has [announced](http://www.westjet.com/guest/en/media-investors/helium.shtml?sm_cid=sm-af-ge-20110401) a new cost-savings measure: planes will be made lighter by introducing helium into the cabin. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/39 "2011-04-01T18:50:39Z")
Lifehacker has a good roundup at [Your 2011 April Fools' Day Prank Spoiler](http://lifehacker.com/5787930/your-2011-april-fools-day-prank-spoiler) My fav so far is Think Geek’s Playmobil Apple Store complete with Woz on Segue! ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/40 "2011-04-01T18:53:13Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Hulu’s sucks. It only covers the front page. I know they might not be able to cover everything, but just the front page is a bit boring. > > Oh, and the YouTube thing is an extra button–it’s not on by default. Watch the “Morning After” where they talk about all the crazy stuff in pop culture this week, like is web dating an actual thing? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739.md?page=3)