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Ask HN: What are the best April Fools of 2014?

7 pointsby Brian_Curlissabout 11 years ago

8 comments

wehadfunabout 11 years ago
Usually come to HN to check out the good April Fools but some April Scroges took them all out.
kancheabout 11 years ago
Most famous April fool jokes are the Google ones obviously<p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/01/best-of-april-fools-2014-roundup-list/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;04&#x2F;01&#x2F;best-of-april-fools-2014-ro...</a><p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2014/04/01/the-best-tech-april-fools-day-jokes-of-2014/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;thenextweb.com&#x2F;shareables&#x2F;2014&#x2F;04&#x2F;01&#x2F;the-best-tech-ap...</a><p><a href="http://www.ign.com/wikis/april-fools-day-game-pranks/2014_April_Fools&#x27;_Day_Gaming_Pranks" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ign.com&#x2F;wikis&#x2F;april-fools-day-game-pranks&#x2F;2014_Ap...</a><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/apr/01/april-fools-jokes-2014-best-web" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;media&#x2F;2014&#x2F;apr&#x2F;01&#x2F;april-fools-jok...</a><p>bonus!<p><a href="https://www.kayak.com/bathrooms/" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.kayak.com&#x2F;bathrooms&#x2F;</a> (spoiler: there is a game!)
bhouselabout 11 years ago
I usually hate April Fools jokes, but this openstreetmap one made me smile: <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:natural%3Dcloud" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;wiki.openstreetmap.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Tag:natural%3Dcloud</a>
daenzabout 11 years ago
Threadless launched a new cross-device mobile app for ordering shirts <a href="http://blog.threadless.com/post/81409106711/give-us-a-ring-you-wont-be-disappointed-we" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.threadless.com&#x2F;post&#x2F;81409106711&#x2F;give-us-a-ring-y...</a>
P4u1about 11 years ago
I have a good one, open issue to migrate Apache Subversion project over to the git repo: <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-7524" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;issues.apache.org&#x2F;jira&#x2F;browse&#x2F;INFRA-7524</a>
ArtDevabout 11 years ago
Cheezburger Cat Shirt-and-Pajamas Collection <a href="http://www.betabrand.com/cheezburger-clothes-for-cats-collection.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.betabrand.com&#x2F;cheezburger-clothes-for-cats-collec...</a>
laurenstillabout 11 years ago
Personally, I was a fan of Eisen forsaking open access.<p><a href="http://www.michaeleisen.org/blog/?p=1580" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.michaeleisen.org&#x2F;blog&#x2F;?p=1580</a>
ArtDevabout 11 years ago
I haven&#x27;t been able to find any more than a couple and they were lame. Did everyone lose their sense of humor? What happened?