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07 Apr 2011 23:18

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Offbeat: An April Fools’ Day prank so effective, we’re posting about it April 7th

  • If only all April Fools’ Day jokes were this successful. Our question: Who, seriously, would fall for such a thing? On April Fools’ Day, even? source
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01 Apr 2010 09:52

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Offbeat: Tit-for-tat: Google makes Topeka’s name their own

  • In fact, Topeka Google Mayor Bill Bunten expressed it best: ‘Don’t be fooled. Even Google recognizes that all roads lead to Kansas, not just yellow brick ones.’
  • Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt • In a post describing the company’s decision to change their name from Google to Topeka. The yearly April Fool’s joke is a homage to Topeka, Kansas, which symbolically changed their name to Google last month in an attempt to become part of the company’s trial super-fast broadband program. On the plus side, at least someone’s called Google still. (In other other news, it’s April Fool’s Day and Justin Bieber isn’t a father.) source
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01 Apr 2009 10:43

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Offbeat, U.S.: Anybody need a smile? Try clowns, paid for with stimulus cash

  • $15 million in Pa.’s stimulus will go to clowns. WTF? source
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01 Apr 2009 01:53

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Politics: Commentary: April Fool’s Jokes about politics aren’t funny

  • “A conservative lesbian” offers a great example. Cynthia Yockey’s article, titled “Obama confesses to treason and resigns, co-conspirators are in custody, Hillary Clinton sworn in as president,” imagines Obama getting arrested for being everything that bat$&^# insane conservatives say he is. Ms. Yockey, April Fool’s Day jokes are supposed to be funny. Make something up about how they found cheese on the moon. Pull a prank on your boss. But don’t subject people to stuff like this. source
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01 Apr 2009 01:41

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Offbeat: Five fast historical facts about April Fool’s Day

  • The holiday was invented by monks in the 11th century as a way to control laborers. source
  • Daylight Saving Time used to start on April 1st every year until it was staggered in the 20th century. source
  • The pulling of tricks on April Fool’s Day is a strictly Euro-American tradition. source
  • Families in some Asian nations celebrate by exchanging small, handmade gifts. source
  • In 2004, Monaco banned the holiday after a failed trick left three people dead. source
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27 Mar 2009 11:14

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Biz, Offbeat: Behind the curtain is an Ikea car. Maybe.

It could be an April Fool’s joke, but if it’s real: 1) We hope it’s pre-assembled and 2) In-dash Swedish meatball dispenser! source
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