# 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:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/41 "2011-04-01T19:09:00Z")
[The _Goblins_ webcomic for today updated a couple of hours early, if that counts…](http://www.goblinscomic.com/04012011/) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/42 "2011-04-01T19:25:05Z")
Hmm, I wasn’t able to nuke the United States. I suspect foul play. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![ThePylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@ThePylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThePylon)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/43 "2011-04-01T19:32:49Z")
The Toshiba spectacle is pretty damn funny: [http://us.toshiba.com/spectacle](http://us.toshiba.com/spectacle) ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/44 "2011-04-01T19:42:48Z")
[Slashdot](http://slashdot.org)has a pick-from-the-dropdown theme for its various news items. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/45 "2011-04-01T21:33:16Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > Lifehacker has a good roundup at [Your 2011 April Fools' Day Prank Spoiler | Lifehacker](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! That will almost certainly become real. I’m starting to think Think Geek knows this. ---
**Author:** ![HardlySanguine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HardlySanguine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HardlySanguine)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/46 "2011-04-01T22:25:26Z")
From CERN – [16-year-old discovers Hugs boson](http://user.web.cern.ch/user/news/2011/110401a.html). ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/47 "2011-04-01T22:44:20Z")
> [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](#): > > [Blizzard](http://www.blizzard.com) has one for each their game franchise (Diablo, Warcraft and Starcraft). I’m awaiting the reports of suicides in Korea when they realize the Starcraft video isn’t real. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/48 "2011-04-01T23:08:34Z")
I’m at NationStates, and they made it look like your “nation” was hacked. Many were PISSED! On Facebook. I “like” WSOP, and they made it sound like a strip poker event was being added. ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/49 "2011-04-02T00:45:27Z")
I was sure that I heard something that had to be a put-on on a local NPR affiliate this morning. I could not find it in the early afternoon online. Not on either of two _ **WXXI** _ radio sites. Or anywhere. [But finally, I have found it!](http://www.npr.org/2011/04/01/135033545/3d-surgery) Um, I mean, it _ **is** _ a put-on… isn’t it? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/50 "2011-04-02T01:36:28Z")
[Marywood University](http://www.marywood.edu/), in lovely Scranton, PA. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/51 "2011-04-02T01:44:03Z")
Some new [Torani](http://toraniblog.tumblr.com/)syrup flavors. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/52 "2011-04-02T02:20:18Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > [Marywood University](http://www.marywood.edu/), in lovely Scranton, PA. I LOVE that the squirrel looks like it’s jumping off the screen at you. ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/53 "2011-04-02T03:00:49Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > I’m at NationStates, and they made it look like your “nation” was hacked. Many were PISSED! On Facebook. I “like” WSOP, and they made it sound like a strip poker event was being added. Wait, NationStates is still running? Wow. That takes me back. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/54 "2011-04-02T03:35:53Z")
City of Heroes [announced](http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?p=3565537#post3565537) that the reason characters are capped at level 50 is that they are running out of experience points. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/55 "2011-04-02T03:46:32Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > [Marywood University](http://www.marywood.edu/), in lovely Scranton, PA. I have to say that this is my favorite; really well done. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/56 "2011-04-02T04:07:21Z")
I can’t tell if it’s for April Fool’s Day or not, but Sporcle has a Boss button like the CBS’ March Madness computer coverage, only instead of putting up a fake spreadsheet it plays that viral YouTube video of the fat dancing Numa Numa guy. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/57 "2011-04-02T17:03:20Z")
> [@kushiel](#): > > Wait, NationStates is still running? Wow. That takes me back. Wow, me too. Is the Sea of Cecil still out there? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739/58 "2011-04-03T04:19:55Z")
There’s only one nation left there. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739.md?page=2)