April Fools Day

My April Fool's Prank on NPR

Andy Borowitz | Posted 04.02.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

On NPR yesterday, I revealed that the U.S. Treasury is also running an elaborate Ponzi scheme, selling worthless pieces of paper called "U.S. Treasuries" to unsuspecting investors.

Jason Linkins

Ann Coulter Falls For Fake April Fool's Story

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.03.2009 | Media


God knows that in an Ann Coulter article suggesting that "being named 'Gavin Newsom' should be grounds for dismissal," and that UC-Berkeley's academic...

Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: April 1, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics


Eat The Press Operative Karla sends us the awesome cover of the April edition of D Magazine, featuring George W. Bush cold-chillin' in some Photoshopp...

Obama, NASCAR In April Fools Prank "Gone Too Far"

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics


Car and Driver magazine is now apologizing for a prank "gone too far," after they announced earlier Wednesday morning that President Obama had ordered...

Forbes To Sell Brother

Alan Farnham | Posted 05.02.2009 | Media


Alan Farnham

In a further sign of worsening conditions in the magazine industry, Forbes LLC announced it would be selling one of the company's namesake brothers.

'Yoo Arrested In Italy': ABC News Reporter Falls For April Fools Prank

Media Bistro | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics


The latest victim of the inevitable collision between the instantaneous internet and the April Fool's joke is ABC's Jake Tapper. [...] So, Tapper jum...

HEIDI KLUM PRANK: Undercover For "I Get That A Lot" On April Fools

ET | Posted 05.02.2009 | Entertainment


CBS [for the show "I Get That A Lot] celebrates April Fool's Day by putting Heidi Klum in a pizza parlor for the sole purpose of pranking the public. ...

Calling Mr. Key, Mr. Don Key: Zoo Endorses Pranks

AP | Posted 05.01.2009 | Green


DES MOINES, Iowa — If you get a message to call a "Mr. Don Key" on Wednesday, the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines is one step ahead of you. The zoo...

Greenest Office Prank: Stapler In Vegan Jello? (VIDEO)

Grist | Posted 05.01.2009 | Green


Everybody's got advice for greening the office -- print less, drive less -- but nobody closes out their office tips quite like Grist. Grist's Umbra ...

Google's April Fools' Day Jokes Through The Years (SLIDESHOW)

Business Insider | Dan Frommer | Posted 05.01.2009 | Media


More than any other Web company, Google has put together some of the most memorable and sophisticated April Fools' pranks, ranging from a toilet Inter...

The History Of April Fools' Day Plus The Top Five Pranks Of All Time (VIDEO) (PICS)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 04.30.2009 | Comedy


The origins of April Fools' Day are murky, but the likeliest explanation is that it began as a way to mock French people who were slow to switch to th...

3 Classic April Fool's Day Pranks

Cracked.com | HBN | Posted 04.27.2009 | Comedy


Know what's just around the corner? Only the most funnest holiday ever -- April Fool's Day! I mean, who doesn't love April Fool's Day? No one. That's ...

IKEA Car Or April Fool? Enviros Wonder

Fast Company | Dave Burdick | Posted 04.24.2009 | Green


FastCompany cautiously writes about a rumored IKEA eco-car. What I wonder is if the owner's manual would be wordless and illustrated with happy, blobb...

Branson, Google Guys Pull A Fast One

Time.com | M.J. STEPHEY | Posted 04.09.2008 | Business


From Time.com: Now that Google has effectively conquered Earth, the all-powerful Web giant is setting its sites on a new frontier: Mars. Calling it ...

All About April Fool's Day: Pranks, Trivia, And More!

Huffington Post | Verena von Pfetten | Posted 04.08.2008 | Living


Happy April Fool's Day!! Here is your handy-dandy HuffPost guide to everything you need to know about April Fool's Day. First things first, read up ...