# What's the best April Fool's site you've seen on the Internet
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [April 1, 2005, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244 "2005-04-01T15:29:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 19
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2005, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/1 "2005-04-01T15:29:50Z")
[This](http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=2670) one just cracks me up.
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### Author:  [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2005, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/2 "2005-04-01T16:58:07Z")
As usual, [Think Geek](http://www.thinkgeek.com/) has added their annual 4/1 product line.
Not as good this year as it has been in years past, though…
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### Author:  [@Tuco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuco)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/3 "2005-04-01T17:06:01Z")
[www.homestarrunner.com](http://www.homestarrunner.com) has gone all [work friendly] porn-site for the day…
You probably need to be a frequent visitor to appreciate it though.
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### Author:  [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/4 "2005-04-01T17:06:38Z")
[For all the gaming geeks out there.](http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/welcome&dcmp=ILC-TSRURL)
I honestly don’t know whether or not they’re kidding, by the way. They’ve been talking about releasing this book for months. Then again, they’ve been talking about the release date of April 1st for months…
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### Author:  [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/5 "2005-04-01T17:16:40Z")
Probably not up there with the best, but I adopted a “Phenomenal Women of the Web” [glurge-style theme](http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/) for my mesage board today.
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### Author:  [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/6 "2005-04-01T17:17:14Z")
And [Google’s](http://www.google.com/googlegulp/) always good for a gag.
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### Author:  [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2005, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/7 "2005-04-01T17:20:49Z")
Oh, that Executive Pong at ThinkGeek? I can actually see people clamoring for that.
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### Author:  [@Gaius.Cornelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaius.Cornelius)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/8 "2005-04-01T18:05:05Z")
[Today’s Wikipedia feature article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bishonen/European_toilet_paper_holder)
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### Author:  [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/9 "2005-04-01T19:35:09Z")
The people at [Star Trek](http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/index.html) have a pretty good sense of humor.
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### Author:  [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2005, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/10 "2005-04-01T21:03:33Z")
[APOD](http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html) (Astronomy Picture Of the Day) has a pretty good one.
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### Author:  [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2005, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/11 "2005-04-01T21:15:18Z")
I hope it’s an April Fools joke-another message board that I frequent has a text page showing that the site has been shut down owing to legal issues and may be restarted after it’s all sorted out. :eek: Given our own recent stroll down that path, I hope this is just a goof.
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### Author:  [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2005, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/12 "2005-04-01T21:42:27Z")
Today’s [Word for the Wise](http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/wftw.pl) might be more aptly titled “Word for the Fool”.
**NationStates** had an Orwellian announcement explaining that the site’s encouragement of political discussion had caused the World Government to shut down the role-playing game, but the joke page has already been removed.
“Domai dot com” (not safe for work, hence no direct link) is wringing its hands over European Union censorship which threatens to restrict the right to enjoy the site’s “Babe of the Day” feature to paying customers only.
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### Author:  [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2005, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/13 "2005-04-01T22:11:37Z")
[Apollo bacteria spur lunar erosion](http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050328/full/050328-10.html)
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### Author:  [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/14 "2005-04-01T22:48:01Z")
I like the one on [Spamusement](http://www.spamusement.com).
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### Author:  [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2005, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/15 "2005-04-01T23:48:05Z")
[Maddox](http://www.maddox.xmission.com) has outdone himself this time. Tomorrow should be amusing.
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### Author:  [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2005, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/16 "2005-04-02T03:28:00Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#):
>
> I hope it’s an April Fools joke-another message board that I frequent has a text page showing that the site has been shut down owing to legal issues and may be restarted after it’s all sorted out. :eek: Given our own recent stroll down that path, I hope this is just a goof.
It wasn’t Mugglenet (the Harry Potter fansite) was it? I surfed over there to look up something for a thread in Cafe Society, and I saw a white screen with large red text saying something like this
> [@Mugglenet](#):
>
> BY ORDER OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF MANHATTAN, THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR VIOLATING THE COPYRIGHTS OF WARNER BROTHERS AND JK ROWLING.
:eek: ☹ :mad:
I started to compose a nasty Pit thread, and then I went back to Mugglenet to copy the exact wording of the announcement, and found that the site loaded normally and confessed that the other screen was an April Fool’s Day joke.
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### Author:  [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2005, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/17 "2005-04-02T04:54:00Z")
I set up a framset so that my own, middlingly popular local music message board redirected for ten seconds to the home page of a rival, crappy site. Think Something Awful vs. Fark, where SA is me and Fark is some zit-faced teenager’s sit talking geocities page.
A few of my users choked on their coffee. Mission accomplished.
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### Author:  [@RandomLetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandomLetters)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2005, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/18 "2005-04-02T10:36:26Z")
Valve did a pretty funny joke when I openned up Steam earlier - they had a new update available, and the update news was hilarious:
> [@](#):
>
> Features/Additions
> Doubled player speed when jumping. The effect to cumulative, so the more you jump, the faster you go.
> Cut price of AWP by 50%.
> Added akimbo Riot Shield to buy menu.
> Removed de\_dust from mapcycle.
> Realism Enhancements:
>
> Knives:
> Between rounds, it is suggested that you unsheath the weapon and repeatedly press the attack key to air it out as the leather now collects moisture and creates pits on the blade, making it less effective in the next round.
>
> Shotguns:
>
> 1. Firing the shotgun without ammo loaded will now cause it to jam.
> 2. When the shotgun jams, press F2 to fill out form DA-1823-00/A12-H8.
> 3. You should then hear a scribbling sound. When it stops, press F3 to send the request to LIDM.
> 4. Failure to do paperwork before pressing F3 will result in the immediate return of the unrepaired shotgun.
> 5. The repairs can take 1-2 rounds for completion. During that time, you cannot purchase a replacement firearm and may only use your sidearm or knife.
>
> Player Models:
> Several models now feature eyewear. This is a completely cosmetic enhancement with the following exceptions:
>
> Part EP-7829-292-2 must be purchased and worn correctly at all times in order to see during the round.
>
> In between rounds, you may purchase and use part EC-2231-833-H34 to clean your EP-7829-292-2. Note: that this does not clean the eyewear itself!
>
> To clean the eyewear, you need to purchase and use the designated cleaner, EC-2231-233-H34, EC-2231-523-H34, or EC-2231-239-H34a respectively depending on your model’s eyewear. You can determine the part # of the correct cleaner by asking someone.
>
> Machine and submachine guns:
>
> At least once every five rounds, press F1 to inspect the weapon:
> A musical cue indicates that the inspection has started. Now press F1 again repeatedly to clean and lubricate the weapon.
>
> Your Preventative Maintenance Status (either “cleaning” or “lubricating”) is determined by the speed with which you press the F1 key and will be displayed above your head.
>
> To accurately simulate real life maintenance mistakes, pressing F1 too quickly will lubricate either the bolt face or the trunnion block. Pressing F1 too slowly sprays lubricant directly into the buffer tube. All mistakes render the gun inoperable, though this may not become immediately apparent.
>
> Experiment with keypress timing to avoid (and discover!) other common maintenance errors.
>
> In order to balance the improved stopping power of a well-maintained weapon, the reloading process has been made much less reliable.
>
> When reloading, you should listen for two or three distinct clicks over a period of several seconds.
>
> If you hear one click or no clicks or more than two clicks, you’ve bent the link ejector chute and the gun will most likely explode on the next attempt to fire it, though it may not.
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### Author:  [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2005, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-april-fools-site-youve-seen-on-the-internet/297244/19 "2005-04-02T22:35:54Z")
It’s gone now, but Politics NJ had a good hoax news article (Bill Bradley running for Governor).