April Fools 2021
1 04 2021I’m aware that the Twitter and Instagram posts are self explanatory, but I’ve added a brief description before each one, just incase the companies go back and delete them after today.
*UPDATE* – more things either posted since midday or I’ve found them since midday! Toilets Plus launch the FOMO loo: Teletubbies launch their own cryptocurrency: Tom Kerridge gives a recipe for mushroom ice-cream: Paddington doesn’t like marmalade anymore: The Post Office launch a collar to translate pets. DuoLingo launch a toilet roll: Matt Lucas told The One Show he was going to be in Line of Duty:
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April Fools 2019
1 04 2019Can’t quite believe it’s my tenth year of doing this! (see the back catalogue here – although I imagine many of the older links will be broken by now!), anyway, in the hope of finding out Brexit was all a big joke, here we go…!
Thumbs Up release new range of pet-tech including: Drone dog walker, Paw scanner pet door, and Catapoop.
Telegraph: Parliament ban April Fools jokes.
Items I saw listed on other roundup pages but couldn’t find evidence for on the actual internet (will add links later if I find them):
- Colman’s Mustard Custard.
- Uber Pogo Stick.
- Brussells banning British Biscuits from EU meetings after Brexit.
- Sainbury’s Pink Avocados.
- Kia Touchscreen Steering Wheel.
Items found after I published at midday:
Daily Express: Britain to leave Eurovision after Brexit.
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April Fools 2016
1 04 2016After having to work last year, it’s good to be back! Here, for your enjoyment, is my round up of all the April Fools I’ve found this year! Let me know if you spot any that I’ve missed 🙂
Words being added to the Oxford English Dictionary
Olivia Coleman to be the next Bond
England could be banned from Euro 2016 if Britain leave the EU
White cliffs of Dover to get a fresh coat of paint
Pop up cafe to sell glasses of water from the Thames
Gmail introduced a “send + mic drop” feature which then failed!
EU moves April Fools Day to 2nd April from next year
Campaign to change Kings College to Citizens College
Britain’s Got Talent is adding a trapdoor to the auditions round
EU Member countries to be made to add the ring of stars to their flags
That’s all for now, I’ll probably be back later with ones I missed!
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