Happy April Fools: April 1, 2008

MacRumors · Apr 1, 2008, 12:44 AM

Today is April 1, 2008 and represents April Fool's Day -- so readers should be wary of hoaxes and claims at both news and rumor sites today. Today also represents Apple's 32nd anniversary. Apple was founded on April 1st, 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

While we avoid tainting our news stories with April Fools jokes, we've posted hidden Aprils Fools pages in the past:

2007. MacRumored - MacRumors circa early 1990s
2006. MacRumors Page 3 - Mac News and Rumors You Can't Believe

Article Link

Chundles · Apr 1, 2008, 12:46 AM

Heh, April 1st is almost over here.

Typical MacRumours - always late to the party, I've known about the iPhone Dev Team quitting for about a week now. Where were you MacRumours? Where were you?

quigleybc · Apr 1, 2008, 12:46 AM

Fool me once...shame on me

Fool me twice...

nah...I like being fooled by MR....

cohibadad · Apr 1, 2008, 12:47 AM

MBA hacked in 2 minutes!

arn · Apr 1, 2008, 12:51 AM

I find most April Fools internet pranks exceedingly not-funny... but the one that I really liked was Slashdot's OMG Ponies! redesign a few years ago:

http://www.metlin.org/content/blog/omgponies.jpg

arn

leigh.munro · Apr 1, 2008, 12:52 AM

Apple is set to launch an assault on the world's biggest computer marketplace with plans to release a version of its new Leopard operating system for PCs.

www.itwire.com/content/view/17413/53

Very likely to be a April Fools prank......

MacNut · Apr 1, 2008, 12:52 AM

So where is our fools this year.

arn · Apr 1, 2008, 01:01 AM

YouTube is rick-rolling all their featured videos:

http://youtube.com/

arn

Doctor Q · Apr 1, 2008, 01:01 AM

I assume that it's not really April Fool's Day, and that anybody who says it is is merely trying to fool us because it's April Fool's Day!

benlee · Apr 1, 2008, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arn

YouTube is rick-rolling all their featured videos:

http://youtube.com/

arn

That is really funny. How long have they been doing that so far?

ntrigue · Apr 1, 2008, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arn

YouTube is rick-rolling all their featured videos:

http://youtube.com/

arn

Bravo. Love to see people not take themselves too seriously.

Anyone have a link to Google Broadband that you flush down the toilet to install? That was brilliant!

MacNut · Apr 1, 2008, 01:08 AM

Also DiggNation was sold to Fox News.

iMacZealot · Apr 1, 2008, 01:10 AM

Are the user titles going to change this year? That's always a hoot...

yoyo5280 · Apr 1, 2008, 01:12 AM

gDay with MATE

Lol my friend thought it was really real when I emailed it to him

http://www.google.com.au/intl/en/gday/index.html

mcarnes · Apr 1, 2008, 01:13 AM

I've been rick rolled. Again. But this time by YouTube.

grappler · Apr 1, 2008, 01:14 AM

I actually pulled that custom time stunt to win a contest in my econ class (first to submit answer to brainteaser after specified time).

That was easy with a desktop mail client. Just change the time on my machine before hitting 'send'. Turns out his machine just used the time headers it was given.

TuffLuffJimmy · Apr 1, 2008, 01:14 AM

Does that mean G6's today?

carve · Apr 1, 2008, 01:17 AM

happy april fool's day you guys!

David G. · Apr 1, 2008, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuffluffjimmy

Does that mean G6's today?

No, I have some prerelease hardware with the specs in my sig.
Uh oh, Steve Jobs just came in the room! I'm sooo gonna get fired.

Peace · Apr 1, 2008, 01:30 AM

Happy April Fools Day!!

Today is also my 3rd anniversary as a registered user..woo hoo..

appleguru1 · Apr 1, 2008, 01:39 AM

That gmail feature would be really useful ya know

I used to send papers/etc late to teachers all the time.. just rolled back my system clock :P

Sun Baked · Apr 1, 2008, 01:39 AM

Who is the volunteer MacRumors fool for the day?

Personally ... whoever it is deserves to be the fool for the entire month of April.

carve · Apr 1, 2008, 01:40 AM

haha..iLounge's website is hilarious!

dubhe · Apr 1, 2008, 01:43 AM

For another April Fool, check out www.mobilegazette.com all about telephore advertising!

BillyBobBongo · Apr 1, 2008, 01:47 AM

Aye...most of it is pretty lame!

That said, just saw flying penguins on a report on BBC Breakfast news this morning....that made me chuckle!

Have a good one!

Apr 1, 2008, 12:44 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Happy April Fools: April 1, 2008 Today is April 1, 2008 and represents April Fool's Day -- so readers should be wary of hoaxes and claims at both news and rumor sites today. Today also represents Apple's 32nd anniversary. Apple was founded on April 1st, 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. While we avoid tainting our news stories with April Fools jokes, we've posted hidden Aprils Fools pages in the past: 2007. MacRumored - MacRumors circa early 1990s 2006. MacRumors Page 3 - Mac News and Rumors You Can't Believe Article Link

Apr 1, 2008, 12:46 AM	#2
Chundles macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Gong, Australia	Heh, April 1st is almost over here. Typical MacRumours - always late to the party, I've known about the iPhone Dev Team quitting for about a week now. Where were you MacRumours? Where were you? __________________ This is going straight to the Pool Room

Apr 1, 2008, 12:46 AM	#3
quigleybc macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Beautiful Vancouver British Columbia, Canada	Fool me once...shame on me Fool me twice... nah...I like being fooled by MR.... __________________ Black Book Black iPhone powermacg5 * iPod touch,nano,shuffle,3g * etc...

Apr 1, 2008, 12:47 AM	#4
cohibadad macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007	MBA hacked in 2 minutes! __________________ "I liked Mac OS X so much, I bought the company." Well, at least 1/1757760 of it.

Apr 1, 2008, 12:52 AM	#6
leigh.munro macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2008	Apple to release PC version of OSX in Q3 Apple is set to launch an assault on the world's biggest computer marketplace with plans to release a version of its new Leopard operating system for PCs. www.itwire.com/content/view/17413/53 Very likely to be a April Fools prank......

Apr 1, 2008, 12:51 AM	#5
arn macrumors god Join Date: Apr 2001	I find most April Fools internet pranks exceedingly not-funny... but the one that I really liked was Slashdot's OMG Ponies! redesign a few years ago: http://www.metlin.org/content/blog/omgponies.jpg arn

Apr 1, 2008, 12:52 AM	#7
MacNut macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Connecticut	So where is our fools this year. __________________ New York Yankees 2009 World Series Champions!!!! #27

Apr 1, 2008, 01:01 AM	#8
arn macrumors god Join Date: Apr 2001	YouTube is rick-rolling all their featured videos: http://youtube.com/ arn

Apr 1, 2008, 01:01 AM	#9
Doctor Q macrumors god Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the table with countless relatives	I assume that it's not really April Fool's Day, and that anybody who says it is is merely trying to fool us because it's April Fool's Day! __________________ "You've just been abducted, of course you need crepes!" -- Walter Bishop

Apr 1, 2008, 01:08 AM	#12
MacNut macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Connecticut	Also DiggNation was sold to Fox News. __________________ New York Yankees 2009 World Series Champions!!!! #27

Apr 1, 2008, 01:10 AM	#13
iMacZealot macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2005	Are the user titles going to change this year? That's always a hoot... __________________ imz

Apr 1, 2008, 01:12 AM	#14
yoyo5280 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tokyo/Dallas (odd mix indeed)	gDay with MATE Lol my friend thought it was really real when I emailed it to him http://www.google.com.au/intl/en/gday/index.html __________________ I'm a Mac and I'm 15 daikon!/twitter/ mozymac {tears}

Apr 1, 2008, 01:13 AM	#15
mcarnes macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA! USA!	I've been rick rolled. Again. But this time by YouTube.

Apr 1, 2008, 01:14 AM	#16
grappler macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2006	I actually pulled that custom time stunt to win a contest in my econ class (first to submit answer to brainteaser after specified time). That was easy with a desktop mail client. Just change the time on my machine before hitting 'send'. Turns out his machine just used the time headers it was given.

Apr 1, 2008, 01:14 AM	#17
TuffLuffJimmy macrumors 601 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR	Does that mean G6's today? __________________ "Next PM I get from you about this, and it gets posted as my signature." --LTD

Apr 1, 2008, 01:17 AM	#18
carve macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2006	happy april fool's day you guys!

Apr 1, 2008, 01:30 AM	#20
Peace macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: On top of the Storm Peaks waiting for the Time-Lost Proto Drake	Happy April Fools Day!! Today is also my 3rd anniversary as a registered user..woo hoo..

Apr 1, 2008, 01:39 AM	#21
appleguru1 macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2003	That gmail feature would be really useful ya know I used to send papers/etc late to teachers all the time.. just rolled back my system clock :P

Apr 1, 2008, 01:39 AM	#22
Sun Baked macrumors 603 Join Date: May 2002	Who is the volunteer MacRumors fool for the day? Personally ... whoever it is deserves to be the fool for the entire month of April. __________________ May you be plagued by images of Richard Simmons flouncing through you brain, and squat thrusting his way though all waking thoughts.

Apr 1, 2008, 01:40 AM	#23
carve macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2006	haha..iLounge's website is hilarious!

Apr 1, 2008, 01:43 AM	#24
dubhe macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Great Britain	For another April Fool, check out www.mobilegazette.com all about telephore advertising! __________________ MacBook Pro 15"/2.53/4/320(7200)/9400M - Mac mini 2.0/4/250/9400M HTPC - iPhone 3GS/32 - Time Capsule - Wife - Baby

Apr 1, 2008, 01:47 AM	#25
BillyBobBongo macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: On The Interweb Thingy!	Aye...most of it is pretty lame! That said, just saw flying penguins on a report on BBC Breakfast news this morning....that made me chuckle! Have a good one! __________________ Mac Pro: 2.93GHz Quad-Core, MacBook: 2GHz, TV, iPod Touch

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