April Fools

I was never a big fan of April Fools pranks. I know that is a result of deep seated resentment from my childhood, but I don’t want to get into that. The Internet changed all that. Now, like most geeks, I look forward to April 1^st every year. This year, Google and ThinkGeek outdid themselves. Here is a list of my favorites so far this year.

• Gmail Motion
• ThinkGeek’s Phony Products
  Angry Birds Pork Rinds, playmobil Apple Store Play Set, Lightsaber Popsicles, The Original Shirt Plate, USB Desktop Nether Portal, and more.
• Starbucks Mobile Pour
• Hulu, YouTube, and Google AdWords Take Us Back in Time
• Google Translate for Animals
• Child Free Flights
• Chromercize
• Comic Sans for Everyone
• Google hiring autocompleters
• Angry Nerds

Search Engine Land and TechCrunch have both compiled two good lists here and here