For some time now people have taken this day to make jokes...officially...Some of them - are really amazing. Have fun reading and Happy fools day!
PC causing Injuries
2010 In the news today it appeared an article about how the speed of the modern PCs is causing widespread injuries for thousands of people in America.
In 2004 Google offered fictitious job opportunities for a research center on the moon. On April 1, 2007 Internet search engine Google announced their new Gmail Paper service, where users of the free email service could save emails to a paper archive which Google would print out and mail for free. This year Google translates for animals.
New Starbucks sizes
2010 The new sizes at Starbucks are Plenta and Micra. The Plenta is a 128-ounce and Micra 2-ounce.
New Subway Plan in London
2010 The Independent is reporting on a new subway plan in London using particle accelerator. However, safety advisers are concerned of a little black hole created at Westminster (home to the British government).
Instant Color TV
In 1962 there was only one tv channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white. They announced that thanks to a new technology, viewers could convert their existing sets to display color reception. And all they needed was a nylon over their tv screen.
Alabama Changes the Value of Pi
In 1998 the New Mexicans for Science and Reason contained an article claiming that the Alabama state legislature had voted to change the value of the mathematical constant pi from 3.14159 to the 'Biblical value' of 3.0. Soon the article made its way onto the internet, and then it rapidly spread around the world, forwarded by email.
Providence Closes for the Day
In 1986 a radio DJ in Providence, Rhode Island, announced in 1986 that the 'Providence Labor Action Relations Board Committee' had decided to close the city for the day. She gave out a number for listeners to call for more information. The number was that of a rival station. Reportedly hundreds of people called, as well as City Hall and the police. Even more called into their offices to see if they had to go into work. The radio station later explained that it had never imagined its joke would have such a dramatic impact on the city.
Planetary Alignment Decreases Gravity
In 1979 a British astronomer Patrick Moore announced on BBC Radio 2 that at 9:47 AM a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event was going to occur that listeners could experience in their very own homes. The planet Pluto would pass behind Jupiter, temporarily causing a gravitational alignment that would counteract and lessen the Earth's own gravity. Moore told his listeners that if they jumped in the air at the exact moment that this planetary alignment occurred, they would experience a strange floating sensation. When 9:47 AM arrived, BBC2 began to receive hundreds of phone calls from listeners claiming to have felt the sensation. One woman even reported that she and her eleven friends had risen from their chairs and floated around the room.
Highways Closed for Repairs
In 1987 a Los Angeles DJ announced that the LA highway system would be shut down for repairs for an entire month. This was alarming news in LA where it's necessary to use the highway to get almost anywhere. The radio station immediately received hundreds of frantic calls in response to the announcement, but the Transportation Department didn`t find that funny.
Viagra for Hamsters
In 2000 The Independent reported that Florida researchers had developed a Viagra-like pill to treat sexually frustrated pets, including hamsters. Owners were instructed to simply grind the pills up and sprinkle them in the pet's food. Laying some newspaper down on the floor once the pills began to take effect was also advised. The pills were to be marketed under the brand name Feralmone.
Telepathic Email
In 1999 the Red Herring Magazine included an article about a revolutionary new technology that allowed users to compose and send email telepathically. The company developing this technology was Tidal Wave Communications, led by Yuri Maldini, a computer genius from Estonia. Mr. Maldini claimed that he had developed the technology from the encrypted communications systems he had helped the army put in place during the Gulf War.
Total Home Remote Electricity
In 1999 executives at 130 major companies received a professionally designed package of information about an exciting new product: Total Home Remote Electricity. This technology allowed electricity itself to be beamed wirelessly anywhere within a house. Simply plug one of the small "projectors" into a wall outlet, and a safe electrical "aura" would envelop the home. Then attach a converter to any appliance, and the appliance would be able to receive power at any location within the aura, even outside on the roof.
MITkey Mouse
In 1998 the homepage of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced some startling news: the prestigious university was to be sold to Walt Disney Co. for $6.9 billion. A photograph of the university's famous dome outfitted with a pair of mouse ears accompanied the news. The announcement explained that the university was to be dismantled and transported to Orlando where new schools would be added to the campus including the School of Imagineering, the Scrooge McDuck School of Management, and the Donald Duck Department of Linguistics. The fact that the announcement appeared on MIT's homepage added official credibility to it. But in fact, the announcement was the work of students who had hacked into the school's central server and replaced the school's real web page with a phony one.
Corporate Tattoos
In 1994 National Public Radio's All Things Considered program reported that companies such as Pepsi were sponsoring teenagers to tattoo their ears with corporate logos. In return for branding themselves with the corporate symbol, the teenagers would receive a lifetime 10% discount on that company's products.
Zebra Crossing on the Highway
In 2000 early morning commuters travelling on the northern carriageway of the M3 near Farnborough, Hampshire encountered a pedestrian zebra crossing across the busy highway. The perpetrator of the prank was unknown.
Smellovision
In 1965 BBC TV announced the "smellovision." This miraculous technology allowed viewers to experience directly in their own home aromas produced in the television studio. A number of viewers called in to confirm that they distinctly experienced these scents as if they were there in the studio with him. Maybe just the power of suggestion or in-house smells alimented viewers belief.
Thomas Edison Invents Food Machine
In 1878, after Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877, the New York Graphic announced that Edison had invented a machine that could transform soil directly into cereal and water directly into wine, thereby ending the problem of world hunger.
PhDs Exempt From China’s One-Child Policy
In 1993 The China Youth Daily, an official state newspaper of China, announced on its front page that the government had decided to make Ph.D. holders exempt from the state-imposed one-child limit. Despite a disclaimer beneath the story identifying it as a joke, the report was repeated as fact by Hong Kong's New Evening News and by Agence France-Presse.
Dogs to be painted white
In 1965 a Copenhagen newspaper, reported that the Danish parliament had passed a new law requiring all dogs to be painted white. The purpose of this was to increase road safety by allowing dogs to be seen more easily at night.
Bearskin Helmets Need Trimming
In 1980 a magazine revealed that the fur on the bearskin helmets worn by the Irish guards while on duty at Buckingham Palace keeps growing and needs to be regularly trimmed. The story was picked up by the London Daily Express.
Internet Spring Cleaning
In 1997 an email message spread throughout the world announcing that the internet would be shut down for cleaning for twenty-four hours from March 31 until April 2. This cleaning was said to be necessary to clear out the "electronic flotsam and jetsam" that had accumulated in the network. This joke was an updated version of an old joke that used to be told about the phone system. For many years, gullible phone customers had been warned that the phone systems would be cleaned on April Fool's Day. They were cautioned to place plastic bags over the ends of the phone to catch the dust that might be blown out of the phone lines during this period.
Big Ben Goes Digital
In 1980 The BBC reported that Big Ben, would go digital.
Drunk Driving on the Internet
In 1994 a computing magazine described a bill going through Congress that would make it illegal to use the internet while drunk, or to discuss sexual matters over a public network. The bill was supposedly numbered 040194 (i.e. 04/01/94), and the contact person was listed as Lirpa Sloof (April Fools backwards). The article generated so many outraged phone calls to Congress that Senator Edward Kennedy's office had to release an official denial of the rumor that he was a sponsor of the bill.
Metric Time
In 1975 a news program in Australia revealed that the country would soon be converting to "metric time." Under the new system there would be 100 seconds to the minute, 100 minutes to the hour, and 20-hour days. The report included an interview with Deputy Premier Des Corcoran who praised the new time system. One frustrated viewer wanted to know how he could convert his newly purchased digital clock to metric time.
Spaghetti trees
In 1957 BBC television: showing Italians harvesting spaghetti trees. They had claimed that the despised pest, the spaghetti weevil, had been eradicated. A large number of people contacted the BBC wanting to know how to cultivate their own spaghetti trees.
Three-dollar coin – the Threenie
In 2008, CBC Radio interviewed a Royal Canadian Mint spokesman who broke "news" of plans to replace the Canadian five-dollar bill with a three-dollar coin. The coin was dubbed a "threenie", in line with the nicknames of the country's one-dollar coin (commonly called a "loonie" due to its depiction of a common loon on the reverse) and two-dollar coin ("toonie").
Cellphone Ban
In New Zealand the radio station with help from the Prime Minister informed the entire country that cellphones are to be banned in New Zealand. Hundreds of callers rang in disgruntled at the new law.
Flights to Mars
In 2009 Expedia offered flights to Mars. This was internally known as Project Dawnstar.
Note:
1.Source internet: The Hoax Museum Blog and Google
2. Your friend here reporting from Ottawa! Hehe! I hope my friends will still be nice to me when they see me tomorrow.
PC causing Injuries2010 In the news today it appeared an article about how the speed of the modern PCs is causing widespread injuries for thousands of people in America.
In 2004 Google offered fictitious job opportunities for a research center on the moon. On April 1, 2007 Internet search engine Google announced their new Gmail Paper service, where users of the free email service could save emails to a paper archive which Google would print out and mail for free. This year Google translates for animals.
New Starbucks sizes
2010 The new sizes at Starbucks are Plenta and Micra. The Plenta is a 128-ounce and Micra 2-ounce.
New Subway Plan in London
2010 The Independent is reporting on a new subway plan in London using particle accelerator. However, safety advisers are concerned of a little black hole created at Westminster (home to the British government).
Instant Color TV
In 1962 there was only one tv channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white. They announced that thanks to a new technology, viewers could convert their existing sets to display color reception. And all they needed was a nylon over their tv screen.
Alabama Changes the Value of Pi
In 1998 the New Mexicans for Science and Reason contained an article claiming that the Alabama state legislature had voted to change the value of the mathematical constant pi from 3.14159 to the 'Biblical value' of 3.0. Soon the article made its way onto the internet, and then it rapidly spread around the world, forwarded by email.
Providence Closes for the Day
In 1986 a radio DJ in Providence, Rhode Island, announced in 1986 that the 'Providence Labor Action Relations Board Committee' had decided to close the city for the day. She gave out a number for listeners to call for more information. The number was that of a rival station. Reportedly hundreds of people called, as well as City Hall and the police. Even more called into their offices to see if they had to go into work. The radio station later explained that it had never imagined its joke would have such a dramatic impact on the city.
Planetary Alignment Decreases Gravity
In 1979 a British astronomer Patrick Moore announced on BBC Radio 2 that at 9:47 AM a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event was going to occur that listeners could experience in their very own homes. The planet Pluto would pass behind Jupiter, temporarily causing a gravitational alignment that would counteract and lessen the Earth's own gravity. Moore told his listeners that if they jumped in the air at the exact moment that this planetary alignment occurred, they would experience a strange floating sensation. When 9:47 AM arrived, BBC2 began to receive hundreds of phone calls from listeners claiming to have felt the sensation. One woman even reported that she and her eleven friends had risen from their chairs and floated around the room.
Highways Closed for Repairs
In 1987 a Los Angeles DJ announced that the LA highway system would be shut down for repairs for an entire month. This was alarming news in LA where it's necessary to use the highway to get almost anywhere. The radio station immediately received hundreds of frantic calls in response to the announcement, but the Transportation Department didn`t find that funny.
Viagra for Hamsters
In 2000 The Independent reported that Florida researchers had developed a Viagra-like pill to treat sexually frustrated pets, including hamsters. Owners were instructed to simply grind the pills up and sprinkle them in the pet's food. Laying some newspaper down on the floor once the pills began to take effect was also advised. The pills were to be marketed under the brand name Feralmone.
Telepathic Email
In 1999 the Red Herring Magazine included an article about a revolutionary new technology that allowed users to compose and send email telepathically. The company developing this technology was Tidal Wave Communications, led by Yuri Maldini, a computer genius from Estonia. Mr. Maldini claimed that he had developed the technology from the encrypted communications systems he had helped the army put in place during the Gulf War.
Total Home Remote Electricity
In 1999 executives at 130 major companies received a professionally designed package of information about an exciting new product: Total Home Remote Electricity. This technology allowed electricity itself to be beamed wirelessly anywhere within a house. Simply plug one of the small "projectors" into a wall outlet, and a safe electrical "aura" would envelop the home. Then attach a converter to any appliance, and the appliance would be able to receive power at any location within the aura, even outside on the roof.
MITkey Mouse
In 1998 the homepage of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced some startling news: the prestigious university was to be sold to Walt Disney Co. for $6.9 billion. A photograph of the university's famous dome outfitted with a pair of mouse ears accompanied the news. The announcement explained that the university was to be dismantled and transported to Orlando where new schools would be added to the campus including the School of Imagineering, the Scrooge McDuck School of Management, and the Donald Duck Department of Linguistics. The fact that the announcement appeared on MIT's homepage added official credibility to it. But in fact, the announcement was the work of students who had hacked into the school's central server and replaced the school's real web page with a phony one.
Corporate Tattoos
In 1994 National Public Radio's All Things Considered program reported that companies such as Pepsi were sponsoring teenagers to tattoo their ears with corporate logos. In return for branding themselves with the corporate symbol, the teenagers would receive a lifetime 10% discount on that company's products.
Zebra Crossing on the Highway
In 2000 early morning commuters travelling on the northern carriageway of the M3 near Farnborough, Hampshire encountered a pedestrian zebra crossing across the busy highway. The perpetrator of the prank was unknown.
Smellovision
In 1965 BBC TV announced the "smellovision." This miraculous technology allowed viewers to experience directly in their own home aromas produced in the television studio. A number of viewers called in to confirm that they distinctly experienced these scents as if they were there in the studio with him. Maybe just the power of suggestion or in-house smells alimented viewers belief.
Thomas Edison Invents Food Machine
In 1878, after Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877, the New York Graphic announced that Edison had invented a machine that could transform soil directly into cereal and water directly into wine, thereby ending the problem of world hunger.
PhDs Exempt From China’s One-Child Policy
In 1993 The China Youth Daily, an official state newspaper of China, announced on its front page that the government had decided to make Ph.D. holders exempt from the state-imposed one-child limit. Despite a disclaimer beneath the story identifying it as a joke, the report was repeated as fact by Hong Kong's New Evening News and by Agence France-Presse.
Dogs to be painted white
In 1965 a Copenhagen newspaper, reported that the Danish parliament had passed a new law requiring all dogs to be painted white. The purpose of this was to increase road safety by allowing dogs to be seen more easily at night.
Bearskin Helmets Need Trimming
In 1980 a magazine revealed that the fur on the bearskin helmets worn by the Irish guards while on duty at Buckingham Palace keeps growing and needs to be regularly trimmed. The story was picked up by the London Daily Express.
Internet Spring Cleaning
In 1997 an email message spread throughout the world announcing that the internet would be shut down for cleaning for twenty-four hours from March 31 until April 2. This cleaning was said to be necessary to clear out the "electronic flotsam and jetsam" that had accumulated in the network. This joke was an updated version of an old joke that used to be told about the phone system. For many years, gullible phone customers had been warned that the phone systems would be cleaned on April Fool's Day. They were cautioned to place plastic bags over the ends of the phone to catch the dust that might be blown out of the phone lines during this period.
Big Ben Goes Digital
In 1980 The BBC reported that Big Ben, would go digital.
Drunk Driving on the Internet
In 1994 a computing magazine described a bill going through Congress that would make it illegal to use the internet while drunk, or to discuss sexual matters over a public network. The bill was supposedly numbered 040194 (i.e. 04/01/94), and the contact person was listed as Lirpa Sloof (April Fools backwards). The article generated so many outraged phone calls to Congress that Senator Edward Kennedy's office had to release an official denial of the rumor that he was a sponsor of the bill.
Metric Time
In 1975 a news program in Australia revealed that the country would soon be converting to "metric time." Under the new system there would be 100 seconds to the minute, 100 minutes to the hour, and 20-hour days. The report included an interview with Deputy Premier Des Corcoran who praised the new time system. One frustrated viewer wanted to know how he could convert his newly purchased digital clock to metric time.
Spaghetti trees
In 1957 BBC television: showing Italians harvesting spaghetti trees. They had claimed that the despised pest, the spaghetti weevil, had been eradicated. A large number of people contacted the BBC wanting to know how to cultivate their own spaghetti trees.
Three-dollar coin – the Threenie
In 2008, CBC Radio interviewed a Royal Canadian Mint spokesman who broke "news" of plans to replace the Canadian five-dollar bill with a three-dollar coin. The coin was dubbed a "threenie", in line with the nicknames of the country's one-dollar coin (commonly called a "loonie" due to its depiction of a common loon on the reverse) and two-dollar coin ("toonie").
Cellphone Ban
In New Zealand the radio station with help from the Prime Minister informed the entire country that cellphones are to be banned in New Zealand. Hundreds of callers rang in disgruntled at the new law.
Flights to Mars
In 2009 Expedia offered flights to Mars. This was internally known as Project Dawnstar.
Note:
1.Source internet: The Hoax Museum Blog and Google
2. Your friend here reporting from Ottawa! Hehe! I hope my friends will still be nice to me when they see me tomorrow.
2 comments:
hehehe very nice! :)))
Dunno, it's fun for me:))
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