Good April Fools Pranks

The Best April Fools' Day Pranks In The Tech World 2017 Edition

... about office lighting while watching a live video of a printer in a dimly-lit office. “Nobody looks good in this lighting. Well, maybe Ashton Kutcher.” Now, he’s providing valuable analysis of a burrito being microwaved — “Minute left, we’re really rounding third on this one.”. I could watch this all day. Door Dash ‘M. O. M’. Today Door Dash announced a new feature that allows kids to order their own food. Called Meal Override Mode — or just M. O. M. — the app handles dinner delivery so mom and dad can continue being absentee parents. According to the announcement, there are several kid-friendly additions to the app that should make parents smile. Do your homework: “Before they can submit their order, kids will have to solve the summation problem created by their order. More advanced students ...

Here Are The Best April Fools' Day Pranks Of 2017

... voice-activated Emotional Assistant. • The rental car company Alamo 's new fleet of “Self-Vacationing" vehicles that serve as personal concierges for drivers. • The fake spelling test given by Joe Dombrowski, a teacher at Oakland Elementary School in Royal Oak, Michigan. ( CBS Detroit published a full list of the bogus words online.). • Burger King's latest "Whopper" is a tube of toothpaste. • The new version of Amazon Alexa called "Petlexa". • The app "Snoozer" , which allows tired people to plug in their location and a representative from Mattress Firm will swing by with a "Nap Sack," earplugs, and a teddy bear. • PETCO's poop-scooping drone is BS. • Quilted Northern's "u Sit" bathroom tracker that records all sits, "including frequency, duration and exertion levels.". • A truly one-of-a-kind watch made out of animal fur designed by Analog Watch Co. ($199.99). "Simply groom your favorite furry friend with a brush, collect 2-4 ounces of their hair, seal it in a small bag, and drop it in the ...

The 13 Best April Fools’ Day Pranks Of 2017

... with a bit of a ridiculous idea tackling a very real problem, thieves who steal boxes from your front door. The company’s solution? Create a box that becomes invisible. The problem is that even the customer might miss it, but, hey, it’s certainly safer. For all those Ghostbusters haters. Men who are still getting over their PTSD after seeing women cast as the leads in Ghostbusters surely started hyperventilating when the director of that movie, Paul Feig, sent out a tweet this morning announcing a reboot of Back to the Future with an all-female cast. It's OFFICIAL! I'm rebooting Back to the Future with an amazing all-female cast! #Marie Mc Fly #BTTF 18 ! Thanks, Bob Z., for believing in me. — Paul Feig (@paulfeig) April 1, 2017. Retirement fake-out. Michael Phelps sent out a tweet this morning saying he was ready for a ...

Say What? Amazon Echo Now Comes With A Special Petlexa Feature

... Nano Cards, "a small card that makes a big connection." Moo. Speaking of cards, sometimes traditional business cards just won't cut it. Moo, the on-demand printing company, showed off its newest product, Nano Cards, touting them as a "small card that makes a big connection.". The tiny cards are perfect if you're networking with tiny creatures in the animal kingdom, like bees, since there's an option to print your details in UV ink to fit a bee's field of vision. "I play a lot of golf in my spare time, and you never know who you're going to meet on the course. It's a great opportunity to cement new relationships - and if you're going to introduce yourself properly, you need a great business card to do the job," Cornelius Martin, a bee from London, was quoted as saying. T-Mobile, which likes to talk about its complete network coverage, now wants to really make sure you're physically covered, with a wearable magenta onesie that would make CEO John Legere proud. "You'll look hot as an ...

The Good, The Bad And The Very Funny

... in the 1970's at the Tube Bar in Jersey City. The premise is simple — a caller asks for the bar's gravel-voiced owner, Louis "Red" Deutsch, and then asks for a fake patron, such as Al Koholic, Al Killeu, Pepe Roni, Ben Dover, Stu Peit and Hugh Jass to name a few. When Deutsch catches on to the prankster, threats and insults fly. The recordings' popularity in turn inspired the Simpsons' running gag of Bart and Lisa pranking bartender Moe Syzslak. As a word of warning, the Tube Bar recordings are filled with profanity and crudeness. Listen at your own risk  (or amusement). Air horn-toting, bunny-suited man gets slapped by cop. File this under prank gone awry. Kevin Hemmerich went to turn himself into the Hopatcong Police Department this past November for an outstanding warrant, but instead of being quiet about it he dressed in a bunny costume and repeatedly blew an air horn  while his brother recorded the prank on his phone. The prank took a hard left turn when Officer Nicholas Maresca, Jr. walked into the lobby and slapped Hemmerich in the head with his hand while placing him under arrest. Maresca, who was caught on the recording striking Hemmerich, is ...

April Fools' Day Prank Roundup

... are kind of “meh.”. Let’s begin with my personal favorite. It will be a cold day in hell when large SUVs are going to take part in the World Rally Championship, but even so Skoda has decided to give its Kodiaq seven-seat SUV the full-on WRC treatment. Although the Kodiaq WRC is never going to happen, it’s still pretty cool to explore the idea of a race car based on a family-oriented and hugely spacious SUV. Skoda’s second April Fools’ Day Prank is called “Rent-A-Family.” If you happen to have a Kodiaq in your garage but don’t have a family, the company’s U. K. division will be more than happy to provide you with one to occupy all seven seats of your SUV. There’s even an online configurator available, allowing you to pick crying kids, stressed dad, grumpy gran, sulking teen, stressed mum, and even a yapping dog. The third and final gag is about a Citigo for dolls fitted ...

When Students Pull Pranks At School

... Shortly after, leave the room for at least 30 seconds to let the kids stir into a little frenzy. – A couple pranks you could pull involve class work. Surprise everyone with a fake pop quiz, with difficult or impossible questions to answer. You could also request everyone turn in an assignment that you never actually asked them to do. This will cause confusion and panic. – If you’re a teacher who hands out candy to your school children, then this idea from Little Things , is a good one. Wrap baby carrots in tootsie roll wrappers or other vegetables in lollipop wrappers. – At the beginning of class, assign an insane amount of homework that would be nearly impossible for your students to complete by next class. Let them stew for the rest of the class and then let them in on the joke. IF YOU ARE A ...

Adam Trent’s Top 5 April Fool’s Day Pranks

... but be sure they unlock it if it has a passcode. Then, go into the contacts and change your name to that of your friend’s significant other. Return the phone, wait a while and then start texting your victim from your own phone. Angry messages are fun, but sexy, come hither texts are even better. “I did this to a friend,” says Trent, and he thought it was his girlfriend begging him to come over. He cleaned up, brushed his teeth, the whole thing.”. How far to play them is up to you – and your ability to not burst out laughing. 3. Tattoo you. This is the old, 'you’re not gonna believe this, but I got drunk and got a tattoo – on my face' gag. Requirements: A temporary tattoo, a prankee with a mobile phone with Face Time or a videophone over which you’ll call to break the news – and the fortitude to keep a ...

5 Epic April Fools' Day Pranks For Social Good

... The oversensitive animal rights activist. The easily offended LGBT rights supporter. Society is quick to claim that folks in social justice should lighten up. This advice usually comes from people who want to discount our work. But as it turns out, we do have a few  tricks up our sleeves. Here are five April Fools’ Day pranks that leveraged support for causes including LGBT rights, environmental protection and more. 1. The NCTE claimed to be developing a new type of transgender person. On April 1, 2015, the National Center for Transgender Equality sent out a press release, explaining that it was opening a “state-of-the-art laboratory” to create trans people who don’t need to pee. Allegedly, the Florida legislature would dedicate $1 million to this groundbreaking initiative. At the time, state lawmakers ...