April Fools Pranks - Page 4

Ghoulish Delight · 04-02-2009, 03:15 PM

OMG, I didn't even think to check Improv Everywhere yesterday!!

They put up a video, "Best Funeral Ever". One of their earliest pranks was "best concert ever" where they went to a completely unknown band's show at a small venue that would have no one in attendance with a bunch of people and rocked out as if they were huge fans of the band. Well, this one was, supposedly, a similar concept where they pulled an obituary from someone with few surviving relatives, and show up with 30 people to make it the "best funeral ever". With predictable disastrous results.

It was, of course 100% fake. EVERYONE in the video (here it is, I'm assuming it didn't have the disclaimer saying it's fake yesterday) is in on it, including the supposedly grieving family. There was no actual funeral.

Well, not only did they fool legions of dumb YouTube viewers (see the comments), the geniuses in their local CW affiliates newsroom also managed to miss the joke, airing a report about it on the 10:00 news.

Man do I love them clever Improv Everywhere folks.

Kevy Baby · 04-02-2009, 04:00 PM

OMG: that is hilarious. I am amused how dumb some news people can be.

Reminds me of when the Aliso Viejo City Council wanted to ban DHMO*

* Yeah, I know there is more to the story of that; that is just the extreme shorthand version

Kevy Baby · 04-01-2011, 05:11 PM

I haven't had a chance to go looking for anything today, but I did see a few courtesy of Mac Rumors

Quote:

- ThinkGeek is offering a Playmobil Apple Store Playset with an available "Line Pack" of extra figures to allow kids to accurately simulate the Apple retail store experience.

- Self-repair proponents iFixit have actually released an iPhone 4 Oppression Kit for those customers whose devices have standard Phillips screws and who find those screws too easy to remove. With the new iPhone 4 Oppression Kit, users can replace those screws with Apple's new pentalobular screws, making it nearly impossible to open their iPhone if they lose the compatible screwdriver included in the kit.

- Google is debuting Gmail Motion a new Gmail interface that takes advantage of the user's webcam to interpret gestures and other motions for controlling Gmail.

Google has of course rolled out a number of other April Fools' Day features from its different product teams, including a "1911" YouTube filter that turns any video into a sepia-toned silent film (click the "1911" button in the lower right corner of any video).

MacRumors does not participate in April Fools' Day prank news stories, although we have in the past occasionally supplemented our coverage with such special features as a Big Bunny Bundle and Page 3 rumors.

Any other good ones out there?

Alex · 04-01-2011, 05:27 PM

No such a thing.

JWBear · 04-01-2011, 06:57 PM

The US Army announced new standard headgear.

Melonballer · 04-01-2011, 09:01 PM

Speaking of ThinkGeek, I really like their fake product Lightsaber Popsicles. Be sure to watch the video and to then download the MP3s.

Ghoulish Delight · 04-01-2011, 09:03 PM

My favorites from Think Geek today were the De-3D glasses and the arsenic-based sea monkeys.

innerSpaceman · 04-02-2011, 11:23 AM

The GMail Motion thing was fun.

I loved the twitter one that complained about the worst a$$hole on facebook, and linked to YOUR facebook profile. Hahahaha. That one actually got me for like 3 minutes (because, in my case, yeah, it's quasi-believable).

RStar · 04-02-2011, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

OMG: that is hilarious. I am amused how dumb some news people can be.

Reminds me of when the Aliso Viejo City Council wanted to ban DHMO*

* Yeah, I know there is more to the story of that; that is just the extreme shorthand version

Not sure of the Aliso Viejo incident, But here is the original website

Kevy Baby · 04-02-2011, 02:21 PM

I've been posting about DHMO for years, incuding this post.

The Aliso Viejo incident happened; read about it at the end of the Snopes page about DHMO and here.

04-02-2009, 03:15 PM	#31
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	OMG, I didn't even think to check Improv Everywhere yesterday!! They put up a video, "Best Funeral Ever". One of their earliest pranks was "best concert ever" where they went to a completely unknown band's show at a small venue that would have no one in attendance with a bunch of people and rocked out as if they were huge fans of the band. Well, this one was, supposedly, a similar concept where they pulled an obituary from someone with few surviving relatives, and show up with 30 people to make it the "best funeral ever". With predictable disastrous results. It was, of course 100% fake. EVERYONE in the video (here it is, I'm assuming it didn't have the disclaimer saying it's fake yesterday) is in on it, including the supposedly grieving family. There was no actual funeral. Well, not only did they fool legions of dumb YouTube viewers (see the comments), the geniuses in their local CW affiliates newsroom also managed to miss the joke, airing a report about it on the 10:00 news. Man do I love them clever Improv Everywhere folks. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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04-02-2009, 04:00 PM	#32
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	OMG: that is hilarious. I am amused how dumb some news people can be. Reminds me of when the Aliso Viejo City Council wanted to ban DHMO* * Yeah, I know there is more to the story of that; that is just the extreme shorthand version __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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04-01-2011, 05:27 PM	#34
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	No such a thing.
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04-01-2011, 06:57 PM	#35
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	The US Army announced new standard headgear. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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04-01-2011, 09:01 PM	#36
Melonballer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 222	Speaking of ThinkGeek, I really like their fake product Lightsaber Popsicles. Be sure to watch the video and to then download the MP3s.
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04-01-2011, 09:03 PM	#37
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	My favorites from Think Geek today were the De-3D glasses and the arsenic-based sea monkeys. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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04-02-2011, 11:23 AM	#38
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	The GMail Motion thing was fun. I loved the twitter one that complained about the worst a$$hole on facebook, and linked to YOUR facebook profile. Hahahaha. That one actually got me for like 3 minutes (because, in my case, yeah, it's quasi-believable).
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04-02-2011, 02:21 PM	#40
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	I've been posting about DHMO for years, incuding this post. The Aliso Viejo incident happened; read about it at the end of the Snopes page about DHMO and here. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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