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Title: April Fools 2013 Post by: Teleku on April 01, 2013, 01:39:42 PM Really, no April Fools thread yet? :awesome_for_real:
Google as usual has some good stuff up, introducing a smell search engine: http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/nose/ Also, google maps has a treasure mode now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_qFFHC0eIUc Though I think my favorite so far has been George Takai posting on his facebook page that he's just been cast as a Jedi in the upcoming Starwars film. Quote (https://dl.dropbox.com/u/41488/george_takei_jedi.jpg) Friends, I am thrilled to announce that I'll be starring in the Star Wars reboot directed by JJ Abrams. I'll be playing Master Ceti Maru, a member of the Jedi High Council. The new film, entitled "Star Wars: Galactic Empire," is greenlit and will begin filming sometime early next year. It is truly a moment for The Star Alliance. Thanks to all my fans for their decades of support. Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Miasma on April 01, 2013, 01:46:19 PM There didn't seem to be much April fool's activity this year. One of the first things I usually do is see what Blizzard did but they didn't do anything this year aside from reuse crabby.
Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Yegolev on April 01, 2013, 01:58:49 PM They couldn't get the D3 xpac ready in time.
Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Nevermore on April 01, 2013, 02:03:17 PM You forgot to mention that if you go to Google Maps, there actually is a treasure mode right now. :grin:
Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Segoris on April 01, 2013, 02:03:48 PM Oh, I was hoping Bliz was just pushing April Fool's up a week like it was Black Friday, and that Hearthstone was their joke :(
Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Zetor on April 01, 2013, 02:10:29 PM GW2 has implemented a pretty in-depth 8-bit platformer minigame as an April 1st joke: Super Adventure Box (https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/releases/april-2013/) -- promo video here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60TCwX11PVw). Not sure if it 100% counts, though, since they're keeping it going until the end of April.
It's equal parts :awesome_for_real:, :why_so_serious:, and :drill:. Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Furiously on April 01, 2013, 02:11:55 PM http://youtu.be/60TCwX11PVw (http://youtu.be/60TCwX11PVw) is pure awesome.
Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Teleku on April 01, 2013, 02:38:23 PM Holy shit, that was really good!
Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Simond on April 01, 2013, 04:21:44 PM War Thunder's new team: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGSdPx8Nu-U
Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: pxib on April 01, 2013, 05:11:39 PM Netflix has all sorts of new categories available:
(http://i.imgur.com/4ixIiAy.jpg) Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Hawkbit on April 01, 2013, 05:14:37 PM Jira Jr: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9shZslfbaS0
Ours, forewarning is kinda weaksauce. We had a couple awesome complaints about it, too. http://allrecipes.com/video/3324/hot-boiling-water/detail.aspx Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Merusk on April 01, 2013, 05:42:42 PM Peter Dinklage posted this on Facebook indicating he won't be returning for S4.
http://hbowatch.com/peter-dinklage-april-season-four/ Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: ezrast on April 01, 2013, 06:37:54 PM Jira Jr: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9shZslfbaS0 Ahaha. I wish they'd make this. It would be better-suited than the real thing for a lot of the clients I run support for.Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: El Gallo on April 01, 2013, 07:10:12 PM There didn't seem to be much April fool's activity this year. One of the first things I usually do is see what Blizzard did but they didn't do anything this year aside from reuse crabby. Blilzzard's AF jokes have sucked for more than a decade. I think they jumped the shark with this one http://classic.battle.net/war3/pandaren/ I mean, what the fuck? A totally reasonable fantasy race that nobody could ever think is stupid? How is that supposed to be funny? Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Viin on April 01, 2013, 08:47:25 PM .. nvrmnd .. thought I had another but I see it above now. :why_so_serious:
Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: ezrast on April 01, 2013, 10:17:43 PM Cho'gath Eats the World (http://na.leagueoflegends.com/news/league-legends-chew-arrives-0)
Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Lt.Dan on April 01, 2013, 10:48:48 PM Not gaming related but funny for camera nerds. Canonrumors announced Canon was working on had a left-handed "Canon 7D L" camera. Tricked me good. I even said "wtf" aloud.
Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: schild on April 01, 2013, 10:51:07 PM I don't get what would make you go "wtf" about that.
But I know precisely fuckall about the manual dexterity and reasons behind the shape of cameras. Most of them are painfully ugly, I don't care what hand one favors in its usage. Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Yegolev on April 02, 2013, 06:23:16 AM Fuck lefties!
Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Lakov_Sanite on April 02, 2013, 08:34:12 AM There didn't seem to be much April fool's activity this year. One of the first things I usually do is see what Blizzard did but they didn't do anything this year aside from reuse crabby. Blilzzard's AF jokes have sucked for more than a decade. I think they jumped the shark with this one http://classic.battle.net/war3/pandaren/ I mean, what the fuck? A totally reasonable fantasy race that nobody could ever think is stupid? How is that supposed to be funny? Someone's still bitter. Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: DevilsAdvocate25 on April 02, 2013, 11:50:06 AM NPR did this story (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5035025) as an April Fool's yesterday. They had me going because they said it was being done as a result of the government's budget issues and the sequester. I fell for it hard until they reveled it at the end. Critical thinking fail on my ride home.
Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Yegolev on April 02, 2013, 12:13:08 PM We have sunk so low that we are using NPR for comedy.
Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Lakov_Sanite on April 02, 2013, 12:32:00 PM Don't be dissin my "wait wait..."
Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Merusk on April 02, 2013, 12:51:15 PM NPR did this story (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5035025) as an April Fool's yesterday. They had me going because they said it was being done as a result of the government's budget issues and the sequester. I fell for it hard until they reveled it at the end. Critical thinking fail on my ride home. They had me until the line about matching corporations to parks. So "Band-Aid presents Wounded Knee" and "The Statue of Liberty-Mutual" immediately set-off the bullshit-o-meter. Scary that we've come to a place that I believed it to that point, though. One too many "local government sells-off x-asset" stories for me lately. Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Yegolev on April 02, 2013, 01:03:45 PM I noticed it is dated 2005.
Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Lt.Dan on April 02, 2013, 01:41:03 PM I don't get what would make you go "wtf" about that. Like I said camera nerd humor. The 7d is going to be refreshed this year so why release it on old specs and canon uses the L designation on its high end lenses.But I know precisely fuckall about the manual dexterity and reasons behind the shape of cameras. Most of them are painfully ugly, I don't care what hand one favors in its usage. Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Ironwood on April 02, 2013, 01:51:55 PM :oh_i_see:
Title: Re: April Fools 2013 Post by: Merusk on April 02, 2013, 03:00:05 PM I noticed it is dated 2005. They don't date it when airing on the radio, though. :wink: |