April Fools 2015 Roundup
April 1 brings out the fool in many of us and this year has seen a bumper crop of brands and news sites getting in on the action. Here’s a wrap-up of the April Fools gags we’ve spotted. We’ll be updating it throughout the day.
In the tech space, Vodafone announced an emoji phone, we’re sure Julie Bishop will be quite sad to realise it’s not a real product.
It’s announcement read: “If this phone was real and not a light-hearted April Fools’ Day prank, we’d want you to know the handset features our genius image conversion engine; allowing users to text quickly and seamlessly via Emoji and converting received texts back to the image language.”
Google has turned its Maps page into a giant game of Pacman – ensuring productivity today will be low. (Click the big PacMan icon when you get to Google maps)
Just in … #BREAKING -> RT @AFL: All #AFL games to be broadcast in High Definition in 2015 for the fans #YouMakeTheGame
I’m only a female but I think I understand the premise of that Sportsbet video – it’s funny because women are ridiculous.
I saw that Midori have gone out with a great set of outdoor and social add’s for there new melon flavour beer called Mandori. Brilliant, but must be a joke.
Lee Lin Chin is marquee signing for #sevenj, the national broadcatser’s new over-50s radio station:
http://scenestr.com.au/lifesty.....r-over-50s
Flight centre is offering 199 return flights to London in cargo class
Brisbane Times has joined in the fun too – love the comments section:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.a.....mbt8g.html
Good to see so many brands taking April Fools so seriously as to spend (in some cases) some pretty serious cash to prank their customers.
The Breakfast show on 702 ABC Sydney had an interview with Eddie Perfect, where he said that Tony Jones was joining Play School.
They then spoke with Tony Jones, who admitted that was the case, but that “it wasn’t meant to be announced on breakfast radio”
https://twitter.com/jc_cummins/status/583003369486200835
Tim Robards (of Bachelor fame) is rolling from Sydney to Melbourne in a Zorb ball to celebrate Virgin Mobile’s new Data Rollover product
https://www.facebook.com/VirginMobileAus
Hamilton Island Weddings announced that the QLD Gov’t are about to introduce a new law requiring Brides & Grooms get a “Cake Cutting Licence”
Hilarious!
http://www.hamiltonislandweddings.com
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http://www.hamiltonislandweddi.....gmentation
I, for one, will be purchasing the new Windows watch!
https://www.facebook.com/MicrosoftAU/photos/a.495002563926495.1073741826.488310257929059/827003050726443/?type=1&theater
We created a new product release for April Fools: https://www.facebook.com/hahn/photos/a.275394002535811.62914.256654987743046/829218080486731/?type=1&theater
City of Melbourne renamed itself Batmania
https://twitter.com/cityofmelbourne/status/583008596532813824
Dodo “launched” its all-new Dodo Hot Air Balloon chauffeur service
http://dodo.com/hotair
V Energy Drink announced a new V flavoured spread https://www.facebook.com/venergyaustralia/photos/a.122054011185772.19716.117633891627784/900801209977711/?type=1&theater
This was funny from Manu/My Kitchen Rules: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153168699790149&set=vb.203078475148&type=2&theater
Sydney Uni to play Darude’s 2006 hit Sandstorm on the carillon (belltower) https://www.facebook.com/sydneyuni?fref=ts
Surf Lifesavers patrolling all year round… including details of the ATO making allowances for tax deductible woolen beanies…
https://www.surflifesaving.com.au/news/surf-patrol-season-extended-in-nsw
Kogan didn’t even try to be original, rehashing the same tedious prank from two years ago. I can’t be the only one who thinks all these hoaxes are a giant waste of client money by bored and deeply unfunny PR agencies?
SLSC has announced that the patrol season will extend through winter….http://www.surflifesaving.com......ded-in-nsw
The Vodafone one is no joke. There even is a new App Service for it in Holland: https://www.sogeti.nl/emoji