Apropos of nothing in particular...
I really miss the usual April fool stories in various media. The way things are, nobody can distinguish satire from real events in the modern world. Pity, that :-(
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There were some good ones this year, actually.
In the Aussie media, that is. We're just in the habit of going overboard like the US media is wont to do.
http://www.smh.com.a...110401-1co01.html The "twitter pen" was an actual print advertisement. :-) Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately. |
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Google Motion.
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I want.
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I think it's perfectly clear we're in the wrong band. (Tori Amos) |
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NPR had a decent one
5 minutes of foods that change color when you cook them, revealing slowly changing pictures. For a 20% discount, you put up with ads in your food.
When the story was over, the announcer chuckled, and said, quietly: And what day is today?, and moved along. I fell for it. |
Apropos of nothing in particular...
- (hnick)
- (4)
- April 1, 2011, 03:12:13 PM EDT
There were some good ones this year, actually.
- (static)
- April 1, 2011, 08:50:17 PM EDT
Google Motion.
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- April 1, 2011, 09:18:03 PM EDT
I want.
-NT
- (mhuber)
- April 2, 2011, 09:12:11 PM EDT
NPR had a decent one
- (crazy)
- April 3, 2011, 05:38:27 AM EDT