APRIL FOOLS!

[Fox 6]

So today is April 1st, and all the jokes are flooding in. This thread is to post all of the jokes / pranks you find amusing on the web.


Here's a trailer for the Halo move.

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[Teuthida]

That's not real? :(

Actually haven't come across too many today. On DeviantArt they changed all the avatars to be Twilight or Lady Gaga themed. I'm on team Jacob....

And I check thinkgeek.com yearly for their fake items. Really want this Lost clock:

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[Fox 6]

When I tried going to College Humor it said the state department had taken over my computer or something like that, but i cant seem to get that screen back....

[Teuthida]

Funny or Die is now Bieder or Die....I don't know who that is.

[Fox 6]

Funny or Die is now Bieder or Die....I don't know who that is.

Hahaha Beiber, as in Justin Beiber. A tween musical act that does this to little girls:


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[BreakABone]

http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/28723

Pokemon Kart Wii, if made would makek a lot of moolah.

[Teuthida]

Hahaha Beiber, as in Justin Beiber. A tween musical act that does this to little girls:


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So are the Jonas Bros old hat now? It's difficult to keep track of these tween pop acts when I try my hardest not to know who they are. Damn internets forcing me to become aware. Wouldn't even know the Jonas Bros existed if not for Digg.

Nukedthefridge.com is an upside down jpeg of their main page....that is pretty lame.

Google has changed their name to Topeka (http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/different-kind-of-company-name.html).

[BreakABone]

http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/iCade.shtml?icpg=Carousel_iCade_1

I would actually buy this if it existed.
Though don't want an iPad.

http://i.imgur.com/rBnZN.jpg

April 1, 2010

ABC Announces “’Lost’ Series Finale Countdown Clock”

ABC chief McPherson says, “Don’t tell me what I can’t do.”

Countdown clock will appear in lower right corner of all ABC primetime programming between now and the two hour Lost finale event on Sunday May 23, 2010 at 9pm

During Lost finale, clock will change to “The End of Lost Countdown,” counting down the final 120 minutes of Lost and will feature Jimmy Kimmel

Stephen McPherson, president ABC Entertainment Group, today announced the “Lost Series Finale Countdown Clock” which will count the days, hours and minutes until the Lost finale. The “Countdown Clock” will be displayed in the lower right corner during all ABC primetime programming between now and Sunday, May 23 at 9pm.

“We know Lost fans sometimes come off as a bunch of self-entitled whiners, but they are high-income self-entitled whiners who buy our advertisers’ products so we love them. We want to celebrate the fans and celebrate with them for the remainder of Lost,” said McPherson.

“There was some backlash over the countdown clock for “V” which aired during an episode of Lost earlier this week, but our research indicates that more than being annoyed that there was something on the screen, fans were outraged there was something on the screen that wasn’t about Lost,” McPherson added.

Lost fans wanting to know whether the countdown to the finale will also appear during the remaining episodes of Lost preceding the finale the answer is yes.

“Of course the “Lost Series Finale Countdown Clock” will air during the Lost episodes before the finale,” said McPherson. “But because the average Lost fan is precise and detail-oriented, during Lost episodes the counter will give the exact number of seconds remaining rather than the number of days, hours and minutes until the finale.”

McPherson scoffed at the suggestion that ABC can’t do this.

“This is destiny — I’m supposed to do this, dammit,” said McPherson.

“Don’t tell me what I can’t do,” he added.

During the two hour finale that begins at 9pm on Sunday May 23, the “Series Finale Countdown Clock” will change to “The End of Lost Countdown Clock” counting down the final 7,200 seconds left in the series.

Once every 15 minutes during the finale, Jimmy Kimmel will show up in a large-ish picture-in-picture window in the lower right of your screen and announce how much time is left for Lost. During the final three minutes Kimmel will count down the last 180 seconds out loud.”

“We’re sure Lost fans will complain no matter what we do and given all the fan questions that will go unanswered, we thought it would be fun to distract them with a few minutes of Jimmy Kimmel,” said series co-creator and executive producer Damon Lindelof.

“The only thing Lost fans like more than watching Lost is talking about Lost, and the talking they like most of all is complaining about Lost. This is a way for us to give the fans more of exactly what they want,” said executive producer Carlton Cuse.

“They’ll have years to complain about all the unanswered questions and how much they hated how we ended the series. As a bonus, they’ll also always have the memory of how the “Countdown Clock,” and particularly Kimmel, ruined the finale,” Cuse said.

Oceanic Air flight 815 tore apart in mid-air and crashed on a Pacific island, leaving 48 passengers alive and stranded on a remote island in the South Pacific. The survivors include a diverse group of people from different walks of life — a doctor, an escaped fugitive, a con man, an Iraqi interrogator, a married Korean couple and a man formerly confined to a wheelchair who is now inexplicably healed. As the castaways attempt to get home, flashbacks (and forwards) illuminate their troubled lives before and after the crash, as the island that they find themselves stranded on begins to slowly reveal its mysterious nature. Faith, reason, destiny and free will all clash as the island offers opportunities for both corruption and redemption… but as to its true purpose? That’s the greatest mystery of all.

“Lost” stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Ken Leung as Miles, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Terry O’Quinn as Locke and Zuleikha Robinson as Ilana.

“Lost” was created by Jeffrey Lieber and J.J. Abrams & Damon Lindelof. Abrams, Lindelof, Bryan Burk, Jean Higgins, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Jack Bender and Carlton Cuse serve as executive producers. “Lost,” which is filmed entirely on location in Hawaii and premiered on September 22, 2004, is from ABC Studios. For more information on “Lost,” visit ABC.com

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/01/abc-announces-lost-series-finale-countdown-clock%E2%80%9D/46838


http://us.battle.net/matchmaking.html

[Teuthida]

^Awesome.

A bunch of them: http://lifehacker.com/5507090/your-april-fools-day-prank-spoiler

I tried the 3D google maps. Kind of cool.

The Hulu orientation video (http://www.hulu.com/internal/confidential/the-initiative-chapter-1). Mmm brain smoothie.

[Xantar]

Introducing, the Blizzard Neural Interface (http://eu.blizzard.com/store/details.xml?id=221003857)

Battle.net Neural Interface for use with your World of Warcraft account or Battle.net account. This product comes with an exclusive in-game pet.
Experience World of Warcraft from a whole new perspective with the revolutionary Battle.net Neural Interface! Harnessing the power of the human mind, the Battle.net Neural Interface is a revolutionary new method to access World of Warcraft.
The first time you use the Battle.net Neural Interface, it reads and adapts to your unique brainwave signature, forming a permanent and unbreakable bond, ensuring that all your senses are properly mapped to your character's view of the game world. Once this neural link is formed, do not attempt to remove the Battle.net Neural Interface for any reason. Blizzard Entertainment is not liable for any temporary or permanent loss of brain function as a result of improper use of the Battle.net Neural Interface.

Yours for only 14,000 Euros.

[Combine 017]

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[TheSlyMoogle]

I would totally play halo chess

[Fox 6]

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[Teuthida]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.comicsalliance.com/media/2010/03/loeg88.jpg

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - America: 1988

When war-hero-turned-handyman Kesuke Miyagi is found drained of blood, it becomes clear that the occult gang known as the Lost Boys are targeting the only individuals that can stop them from complete domination of America. It's the perfect case for the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen--except that their government contact, Oscar Goldman, disbanded the team in 1979 after they defeated Mr. Han's army of the living dead.

Now, disgraced scientist Emmet Brown has to put together a new team to combat the growing threat of the Lost Boys and their leader, a newly resurrected vampire kingpin Tony Montana: Transportation specialist Jack Burton, ex-commando B.A. Baracus, tech wizard Angus MacGyver and the mysteriously powerful femme fatale known only as "Lisa." But will Brown be able to stop the Lost Boys before time runs out?

$9.99 - 64 pages, full color - 1 of 2 - Scheduled to ship on April 1, 2011