Posted by Mathue Shell on April 1st, 2009 in Miscellaneous, The Internet
So, it’s that day of the year. It’s the first of April; the day of fools being fooled by foolers. The internet, like every year, is going all out again. I’m not sure who is actually fooled by some of this stuff, but it’s funny either way.
When I got up this morning, I went to check out a couple of my favorite sites, and was surprises to see the jokes already being played.
Check out some of the best April Fools’ I’ve seen so far:
MovieWeb tried to pull a big one over on all of us. I’m glad to say, as soon as I read the title, I knew it was a joke.
MovieWeb says the Watchmen Director, Zack Snyder, has been given the job of writing, and remaking the original Star Wars trilogy. Yeah…right. How about remake the new trilogy? Or even better, how about make episode seven while Mark Hamil, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford are still alive and not too old to use a toilet?
Check out the full “exclusive” at MovieWeb.com
So, I first saw this one last night, right before I went to bed. At first I was shocked, and I felt upset, angry, scared…for like 3 seconds, before realizing it was 1AM in the morning, and it was now April 1st.
Supposedly, Warner Brothers had acquired The Pirate Bay; the world’s biggest torrent tracker, and the most popular source for all the illegally free movies, music, tv shows, and software.
Head on over to The Pirate Bay to check out the huge WB logo on the home page.
Ah…reddit. My most favorite little site full of news, lols, and highly important content.
The guys over at Reddit took the site to a whole new level. The only thing holding the site back from gaining even more popularity, was their lack of an amazing layout design. After seeing this, I realize how much more I like Reddit’s simple design over Digg’s blue and yellow.
Check out the design at Reddit.com
Here is ThinkGeek’s little joke. They posted a new product today. The Tauntaun Sleeping Bad. Why is this a joke? This product is awesome! I want this! You just know the demand is going to be so high now, that ThinkGeek goes ahead and actually starts selling it.
This thing has some awesome features. It “simulates the warmth of a Tauntaun carcass”, it has a lightsaber zipper, so you appear to be cutting open the belly of the Taun Taun, just like Han Solo did, and it’s “great for playing pretend ‘Save Luke from the Wampa’ games”.
For only $40, this thing is a steal! Come on ThinkGeek! Start selling this for real!
Check out the product page at ThinkGeek.com
