April Fools

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April fools of 2022: Gareth Bale Bridge and the hunt for the wild haggis (The Guardian)

From Sunday roast spaghetti to royal superyachts, the highs and lows of this year's UK bandwagon of deception.

It is promising that on Friday it is giving away a free pint of petrol with every order, an offer that is possibly more appetising than a pizza-flavoured gin. Elsewhere, there was exciting news for those with an interest in cryptozoology, as the Scottish Deer Centre in Fife announced it had caught a wild haggis, a mythical creature long thought to be extinct. or most people April Fools’ Day is either a bright spot in grim times, or a tedious parade of poor jokes we could all do without, with nothing in between.

Air guitar lessons, steak-scented deodorant and a job as a cat ... (USA TODAY)

April Fools' Day arrives with a new selection of crazy, fake products and services to make you laugh – and get attention for big brands.

In a tight used car market, many buyers "are willing to sacrifice style and performance in favor of other attributes: ultra-low mileage, pristine like-new condition, and Barcalounger-like comfort," the company said on its website. "We’ll begin by providing you with a few basic metaphors to describe digital ledgers and the applications that they allow," the site promises. Kotex used the April Fools' Day opportunity to bring awareness to the misconception of "period stigma." And Australian based Lessons.com posted a free "lesson" on how to explain NFTs (non-fungible tokens) to older relatives. While it's a joke that the company is expanding its lessons program for those who don't have musical instruments, the Guitar Center does hope to get you interested in music. “Spend less time ordering and more time on the games you love.” An April Fools' Day TikTok showed an Echo Dot speaker describing a scenario and then emitting the smell of bacon cooking. Yuengling pranked how it could take the shower beer to the next level with "hoppily brewed" Lagér by Yuengling shampoo, conditioner and body wash. But, you are warned, "cooking with Weed Pellets may cause side effects including: severe munchies, uncontrollable giggling, spacing out and increased interest in cartoons and/or Bigfoot documentaries." … The reality is, period stigma is no joke." Companies pretty much took a pass on April Fools' Day in 2020 with the COVID-19 shutdown sinking in. Everyone loves the smell of donuts, right?

The best April Fools' Day jokes of 2022 (PC Gamer)

It's April Fools' Day, canonically the worst day to be in the business of writing news. Today is all about trying to trick the general public with fake ...

The Among Us account posted a picture of the astronaut with four legs back in 2021, and now the image is a reality. Valheim devs Iron Gate AB, have put out a joke trailer for Rise/Demise of the Deer King. Players in this update would get to live their life as a deer rather than as a Viking and you know what, it's kind of cool. We've since had to adjust to a new way of life and navigate many new Elden Ring-related production challenges. In reality this guy is just messing about in a suit that reminds me of the tech in Spy Kids 3: Game Over. Great film by the way, even had Elijah Wood in it for a matter of minutes. If you're unaware, the Royal Albert Hall is a large concert hall in London and a prestigious space for all sorts of performances. The only problem is that the keyboard in question comes out the left side of the screen, making it impossible to see the screen and use the keyboard. Return to the perfection of cubes and beauty of beige and dial-up in retro style! and now we can say: "ha ha wait OH NO STOP."starting now for one day only, this free cursed mode is available to play as part of our April Fools celebrationwe're not sorry pic.twitter.com/ZuP4cJtuL9April 1, 2022One of 2021's defining games was Among Us, the social deception game based on making your mates think you're their friend by not stabbing them in the dark. But even with its classic reputation, someone on the team had the genius idea to joke about getting into NFTs. The full post can be read here, but just to quote my favourite line: "For too long, too much of what the Hall has offered has been fungible—and has been avidly funged by our audience. Overclockers tweeted a video celebrating a 'new' line of PC towers and monitors that will transport you back to the 90s, just in case you're sick of all the RGB of modern set ups contain. It would be a great place to hang out with mates and maybe watch a sitcom, right?If you've somehow not got the hint by now, the House Flipper update is based on the American sitcom, Friends. The two apartments where the majority of the show is set are available to flip and update to your liking which is a pretty cool idea. Elgato's April Fools is the Cam Link Retro, a play on its Cam Link product which content creators wildly use to connect their cameras to their streams.

Muted and mild April Fool's Day loses its spark for battered South ... (TimesLIVE)

Corruption-weary, battered by a pandemic and struggling through load-shedding and unemployment, South Africans appear to have marked April Fool's Day in ...

The Best (And Worst) April Fools' Jokes In Gaming For 2022 (Kotaku)

Some pranksters include Sonic, Among Us, and Genshin Impact.

I am devastated to tell you that the official Fire Emblem: Three Houses tea set was revealed today on April Fools.’ The set features a gorgeous gift box, a cute tea cup and saucer, and blends of every type of tea in the game. Just to be extra cheeky, the key mainly used in the video is “F.” So you might not be able to jump or move around, but at least you’ll be able to pay your respects. To be fair, some of the transformations are a lot more odd looking. While the rest of us might ask “Why?,” Among Us asks us “Why not?” Today, the official Genshin Impact Twitter account retweeted a stop-motion video from their official fanworks account that showed “gameplay” of an adorable chibi Abyss Lector. Players previously met the so-called “Enjou” during the Enkanomiya event, where he captured the community’s heart by being a massive flirt. Here are some of the ones that I’ve spotted in the wild:

'Not an April Fools joke': $1M in prop money stolen from car in ... (KCBY.com 11)

NEWPORT, Ore. - Police had a little fun on Friday in this Oregon Coast town, posting to Facebook that the department would be closed on April 31.