April Fools' Day On The Web


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Featured Jokes from 2006
# Rate Site Joke
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tveps.netIsaac 'Chef' Hayes not leaving southpark after all. Comes clean that it was a publicity stunt.
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4

thinkgeek.comUSB Tanning Center, RFID Blocking T-shirt, Grow Your Own 1up Mushroom Kit, Caffeine Inhaler, and more
3

2

mobilegazette.comUK Government to Shut Down GSM Networks
4

1

iwantoneofthose.comtiny device that downloads your brain's memory to a 2GB USB Flash Drive
5

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blog.outer-court.comGoogle Rooms
6

1

fairuseday.comFair Use Day team Joins the RIAA
7

4

gtachicago.comgta chicago does not exist, (*hint check the whois info*) more info
8

3

figuiere.netint is_computer_on(void)
9

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vast.comlaunched a new category, Credit Card search Our - extracts credit card numbers accidentally posted all across the web, and enables you to shop with them.
10

2

fidofinder.comLost dog web site lists a $1,000,000 reward for lost 'dog'.
11

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machinereadable.blogspot.comThe Cure for Information Overload (keep clicking it)
12

3

metasploit.comOpenSSH Remote Overflow 0day exploit -- PATCH QUICK!!
13

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nanocolo.comiPod Linux colocation
14

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reviews.cnet.comFake Product Review: E-vri-thin by Convergenics (flash video)
15

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coverville.comPodcast of 'original' versions of popular songs
16

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seattlepodcasting.netiPood - iPod add-on that helps toddlers with toilet training


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2006 Jokes
# Rate Site Joke
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tveps.net
Isaac 'Chef' Hayes not leaving southpark after all. Comes clean that it was a publicity stunt.
2

4

thinkgeek.com
USB Tanning Center, RFID Blocking T-shirt, Grow Your Own 1up Mushroom Kit, Caffeine Inhaler, and more
3

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theregister.co.uk
customise The Register to suit your needs - from blocking ads, to selecting the kind of stories you really want to read.
4

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worldofwarcraft.com
Blizzard to put Wisps as a playable race for World of Warcraft.
5

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tvpredictions.com
Ready for X-ray TV? New TV picture technology even clearer than HDTV; you can actually see through people's clothing on TV.
6

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blizzard.com
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT® PRESENTS BURGERCRAFT™
7

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bolloxcomics.co.uk
Myspace parody
8

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bolloxcomics.co.uk
YTMND parody
9

1

wiebetech.com
5 TB iPod
10

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sideshowtoy.com
Half a Darth Maul Figure Exclusive?
11

2

slashdot.org
OMG!!! PONIES!!! (and pink layout)
12

0

whirlpool.net.au
Telstra will only release 2mbit ADSL2+ in Australia.
13

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forums.worldofwarcraft.com
World of Warcraft 1.11 patch notes leaked
14

0

mymsnsearch.com
fake (but hilariously accurate) search results
15

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gearlog.com
Laptop Lingerie: Bringing Tech & Pleasure Together
16

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steampowered.com
VALVe purchased by Apple
17

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bungie.net
Bungie's next game, Pimps At Sea, progessing nicely for the Xbox360
18

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svencoop.com
taken over by 'Sven's Discount Co-operative,' an online shopping store
19

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economist.com
With luck, you may soon be able to buy a mythological pet
20

2

mobilegazette.com
UK Government to Shut Down GSM Networks
21

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esctoday.com
'Eurovision Song Contest'
22

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drsol.info
Fake Dominican Republic News Stories
23

1

iwantoneofthose.com
tiny device that downloads your brain's memory to a 2GB USB Flash Drive
24

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slowcameras.com
To avoid the proposed penalties for slow driving BMW ensures the camera always lies.
25

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ogrish.com
(NSFW) Bizarre Baby Born In Nepal
26

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smithe.com
furniture retailer signed an agreement with the Chicago Cubs to construct a dome over Wrigley Field
27

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yelp.com
yelp bought the rights to the pets.com sock puppet
28

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blog.outer-court.com
Google Rooms
29

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cyberflu.com
At warning about a new internet virus that can be transmitted from computers to humans, resulting in flu-like symptoms.
30

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adotas.com
Google Adwords unveils two new image sizes
31

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findthoughts.com
Google-like search engine uses new technology that allows you to search peoples' minds for factual information.
32

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findschoolphotos.com
A database of millions of school photographs from around the world.
33

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blizzpub.net
Page reversed
34

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guardian.co.uk
(joke? not sure) Hair-thin electrodes used to stimulate parts of brain
35

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labs.divx.com
DivX Head Up Display in cars
36

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ultimate-guitar.com
Joke stories on celebrities in the news section
37

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ask.com
Ask.com Introduces RhymeRank
38

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googlesystem.blogspot.com
Google Browser is finally launched. Installer 1.68MB
39

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sordeo.com
mirror image and the title says, 'Now optimized for those afflicted with Dyslexia'
40

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eternal-lands.com
Free Software Foundation buys Eternal Lands
41

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paperprogs.berlios.de
small open source development group was bought up by Microsoft
42

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icebb.net
Renamed JarJar
43

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poll.deviantart.com
'announces' a merger with MySpace with a poll
44

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activewin.com
Exclusive: Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 8.0 Alpha Codename: 'Teahupoo' Screenshots
45

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slashdot.org
Cutest Web Site ever discovered!!!
46

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dhp1080.com
Mathmaticians were wrong, Pi is equal to 3 not 3.1415
47

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nubuntu.org
Canonical has asked for nUbuntu to Cease Development
48

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sitepoint.com
Build Your Own Web 2.0 Application Using Fluff and Hot Air
49

0

good-tutorials.com
Announcement of the 'new layout' is actually the two year old design
50

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lenniebudgell.com
Bill gates dead at 50 of heart attack
51

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2600.com
200600 google spoof
52

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neopets.com
neocharge, a system that charges you several neopoints per action, developed to reduce neopoint inflation
53

1

Kingdomofloathing.com
(NSFW) siteboyght and replaced by porn ads
54

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drmcninja.com
The artist have apparently been killed by a capslock loving ninja
55

1

uncyclopedia.org
a parody of apples site
56

1

tokyotosho.com
DOJ 'your visit has been logged' message and icons changed
57

1

fairuseday.com
Fair Use Day team Joins the RIAA
58

0

paste.ubuntu-nl.org
The entire ubuntu pastebin has been turned ROT13
59

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planethalflife.com
Half-Life news site turns pink
60

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avalonstar.com
The lovely eggrolls on my site have been eaten, and eggroll recipies galore!
61

1

eatyourexam.com
Sony Cancels PS3! (and pink layout)
62

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theregister.co.uk
China buys Google
63

0

nanobox.chipx86.com
Google buys out Mozilla
64

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collegehumor.com
Created By 'United States of Solution' Legal Indian Outsourcing
65

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ibiblio.org
Proposes tag as W3C standard
66

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eclipsxcom.porplemontage.com
No more Kruk Krew :(
67

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aspiramedia.com
Faking The W3C’s CSS specification update
68

0

idiotstudios.net
OMG! McStudios!!!!???!!!
69

0

xmgfree.com
Bought out by Yahoo
70

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golemtemplates.com
switched layout to display terrible web designs and stock photos no one would want.
71

0

fark.com
Modtools/user abuser on front page
72

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textfiles.com
Textfiles.com Joins Google
73

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revolutionreport.com
Final name for Nintendo's next generation console code named 'Revolution' has been revealed
74

1

homestarrunner.com
Which way is up again?
75

0

hrwiki.org
Reverted back to using WikkiTikkiTavi!?
76

0

jonnyspikes.blogspot.com
Taken over by Microsoft.
77

0

loadingreadyrun.com
Uwe Boll:An Apology
78

0

keyexchange.us
National Toxic Brass Invasive Syndrome Key Exchange Program
79

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thecosmotron.com
Changed the site contents to cosmotron.com
80

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fanstuff.hrwiki.org
'You have new messages' - not.
81

0

ssxhost.com
SSX Host goes out of business, and sells there domain name
82

1

asiafinest.com
China partnering with ISP to block off the site due to content violation!
83

0

forums.caleague.com
Forums got SHUT DOWN
84

1

woot.com
Instead of a high-tech electronic device for sale, as per usual, site is selling a CO2 powered Plumbers-Helper. And the purchase button follows the mouse.
85

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medicine.com.my
Realistic news story about an online sick leave system. Fooled a few ;)
86

0

i-mockery.com
Acquired by Newgrounds
87

0

gonintendo.com
Changes to Go Microsoft
88

0

ask.slashdot.org
Ask Slashdot: How Hot Would a Light Saber Really Be?
89

0

boakes.org
'Today I learned from a trusted source that Apple is poised to make history next Saturday when it unveils the worlds first advertisement that can be seen from space.'
90

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fireball20xl.com
MAGICAL PONY LIGHT FIXTURES. Enough said.
91

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geeks.com
This single, palm-sized device replaces as many as 20 different electronic gadgets – maybe even your PC!
92

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ilounge.com
iLounge adopts subscription model, establishes hourly Q&A fee
93

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scottyk87.dmservers.com
Everything is all backwards
94

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improveverywhere.com
Fifteen days in jail for not wearing pants?
95

0

mentallyincontinent.com
'Bought' by Wal-Mart (his most popular story involves him screwing over Wal-Mart)
96

1

shadowwindmanor.com
Upside down logo
97

0

zombiehunters.org
turned into 'Happy Team'
98

1

startrek.com
claims to have an exclusive preview of a new version of the website, but the link goes to a cheaply made 90s webpage about Star Trek, flashing graphics and all.
99

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airliners.net
changed their colors saying, 'With over 98% male users, Airliners.net needs to take major action to attract more female visitors.'
100

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retrothing.com
Vespa and Toyota team up to create the world's first diesel-electric moped
101

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slimdevices.com
Slim Devices introduces K.R.O.N.O.S., the whole house temporal tracking system system
102

1

howstuffworks.com
How Animated Tattoos Work
103

1

howstuffworks.com
How Hydro-Ordnance Works
104

1

ubuntustudio.com
Redirects to FruityLoops.com
105

0

smithe.com
Wrigley Field renamed SMITHEFIELD for Walter E. Smithe Furniture with retractable dome!
106

1

lawncafe.com
everything is changed colors
107

1

tron-sector.com
ew TRON Sequel Revealed!
108

0

arstechnica.com
Duke Nukem Forever
109

2

planet-rugby.com
British and Irish Lions would be expanded to include players from France and Italy
110

0

customsoftwareconsult.com
A too-good-to-be-true Firefox extension
111

0

ticalc.org
Faked 'owned by cybersquater' feel
112

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detachedsolutions.com
Faked 'owned by cybersquater' feel
113

0

ufck.org
Colorful
114

4

gtachicago.com
gta chicago does not exist, (*hint check the whois info*) more info
115

0

ysearchblog.com
Yahoo 'buys' Web 2.0
116

0

thexbridge.com
animation site sold to ESPN and Canada's TSN to form The X Bridge, a North American extreme sports online destination, replacing ESPN's EXPN domain.
117

0

cad-comic.com
In today's comic, the clothes of all the characters are switched
118

0

wiebetech.com
New products, gigantiPods, bending the rules of quantum physics, and magic wands
119

0

opera.com
Opera Software staff start modeling agency
120

1

murd0c.net
Murd0c posts a supposed headshot, saying he's now a model and actor.
121

0

hpsbegumpet.net
The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet won the School of the Year Award.
122

1

bobross.com
announces a Bob Ross video game
123

0

theskyiscrape.com
Pearl Jam Fan site spoofs official page and 'announces' album delay and issues with Fan Club Tickets
124

1

fark.com
Access denied by anti-sex filter because of 'p1g pr0n.'
125

1

antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov
using the new camera on the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have been able to confirm that the Moon is made of green cheese
126

0

gregpage.no-ip.org:83
shut down by Hillary Clinton for promoting violent video games.
127

0

sectionz.com
due to a lawsuit, the underground electronic music website will go offline forever
128

0

ridefetish.com
bought out by Quality Bike Products, introduce the 'Snuff' frame
129

3

figuiere.net
int is_computer_on(void)
130

1

teeveepedia.teevee.org
Wikipedia parody -- 10th annual (!) TeeVee april fool's site
131

1

gamefaqs.com
Says site shut down due to promoting of cheating. Interesting post on message board #11, The Daily Grind.
132

1

planetbattlefield.gamespy.com
Battlefield 2142 Cancelled
133

0

webhostingtalk.com
Gone all 'Harry Potter'y
134

1

dailywav.com
All sound files are randomized.
135

0

nationstates.net
pinked
136

1

google.com
'Dating is a search problem. Solve it with Google Romance.'
137

0

battlerealms.us
Battle Realms website, has turned into a 'Donkey Singing' along and diff colors
138

0

wrankmusic.com
instead of the normal music news site, points to a Fraggle Rock fan club web site last edited in 1999.
139

0

leakymug.com
Melissa Anelli and Emerson Sparks have finally succombed to slash fanfiction pressure, married and merged their sites.
140

1

dotcomr.com
announced that they will be changing names back to their previous names and were at one time considering bologna sandwhich.
141

0

gamestay.com
Xbox into Xbox 360 Connection Kit, that solves both its backward compatibility and original Xbox save game issues.
142

0

newsforge.com
Torvalds and OSDL launch new image initiative
143

0

goobix.com
Goobix.com, a web 2.0 company, has been bought by Yahoo! in their attempt of dominating the whole Web 2.0 business
144

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thesun.co.uk
Penguin Seen By Thames
145

0

timesonline.co.uk
Chip 'n' SING, the new way to beat card fraud
146

0

moscropprowler.com
Pink/Pony joke, inspiration from various other sites.
147

1

blogs.gamedaily.com
'Breaking News' in the form of the Virtual Boy library being announced for the Nintendo Revolution
148

0

flickr.com
cats!
149

0

beta.zooomr.com
changes name to Zooooomr^3 and boasts Flickr-esque layout
150

0

spacewar.com
US to put a mushrrom cloud over Las Vegas
151

0

dtgeeks.com
Site color scheme inverted, plans to switch from going 'Inside the minds of geeks' to going 'Inside the minds of Greeks', Avie Tevanian to go from Apple to Microsoft
152

1

starwars.com
The Star Wars universe expands into new territory... Willow!
153

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lifehacker.com
Death Hacker
154

0

bitmetv.org
Announced that they are randomly disabling accounts due to serverload
155

0

bigbadbabynames.com
redesigned site in garish girly pink with lots of blinkies, claiming to be trying to attract a wider audience
156

0

startrek-online.net
announced the 9th playable race, which will be the Borg!
157

0

seraphicblue.net
an online web comic, announced that a live action version of the story will air as a miniseries on the Sci-Fi Channel this fall.
158

0

uknova.com
changed to look like the bbc
159

0

narniaweb.com
posted several hoaxes related to the next installment of The Chronicles of Narnia film series
160

0

portal.fsn.hu
hacked, displays password file
161

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wizards.com
Announced My Little Pony Roleplaying game
162

0

nme.com
fake story about Blur reforming to create dirty rock album.
163

0

distortedview.com
show edited to be in reverse order
164

0

mvdaily.com
Interview with an orchestral conductor who is actually a dog
165

1

wikipedia.org
The 'did you know', featured picture, etc. are all fictional.
166

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slashfilm.com
News Story claims Quentin Tarantino has plans to film a Pulp Fiction sequel on a green screen
167

0

4chan.org
Webmaster moot eaten by a shark.
168

0

locusmag.com
Lucasfilm announces 'Adult' Star Wars Novel Line
169

0

2600.com
200600 - A Google spoof with links that go back in time and buttons that search government and military sites
170

0

Iexbeta.com
'announced' that one of its administrators, Taco Bell, had taken over the website and rebranded it as Taco Beta
171

0

community.livejournal.com
Announces the death of Christopher Walken
172

0

mume.org
Multi-Users in Middle Earth, the Tolkien themed MUD shifted in a Star Wars parallel universe.
173

0

myspace.com
Artist Adam Goodchild reversed most of the text and structure of his myspace page (ie only)
174

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ishkur.com
sold website for $58,000
175

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distrowatch.com
Windows Hasta La Vista review
176

1

slurrey.com
The website is shut down by the city of surrey for 'defamation'
177

0

boardgamegeek.com
Fake Admin login page for registered users
178

0

lockesaints.com
Marching band tribute to KISS
179

1

drupal.org
Drupal rewrite with Ook! programming language
180

0

mxn.f2o.org
Parody 'shut down' of site by school administration
181

0

pjrpg.com
Site layout reversed
182

0

ddrfreak.com
modified their forums to display all posts ROT13 encoded
183

1

meetro.com
Meetro acquires Friendster
184

0

us.gizmodo.com
Gizmodo becomes Gizombo
185

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livejournal.com
Arrrgh... Pirate be takin' control of LiveJournal, me mateys!
186

0

shareaza.com
annouced the release of a non-existant Linux port of shareaza
187

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shootnshop.nl
(not english) Links don't go where they supposed to.
188

1

poconopcdoctor.com
Microsoft dumps Vista for OS X!
189

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spoofarino.com
Security expert Steve Gibson finally releases the DDoS attack tool he's been threatening to write for the last five years
190

1

gamertagpics.com
Fake 'Find True Gamer Love' Search
191

1

thefloatingisle.net
lead developers have both died in a horrible car accident
192

0

the.taoofmac.com
Mac user switched to Gnome (several pointed barbs at Apple's laxness in some areas)
193

0

waytoomany.com
They are suddenly 'Anti-Drug and Anti-Alcohol'
194

0

japani.no
(not english) Whole forum made to look like their /h/ forum, and pink, with sound.
195

0

thewotch.com
Promised a spinoff subcomic two days earlier.
196

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modthesims2.com
Renamed to ModYourLllama2.com
197

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web.mit.edu
'MIT' Hair Pictures
198

1

getdigital.de
Perfect Wardriver Tool with really cool functions.
199

0

starwars.wikia.com
Featured Article: Earth
200

0

PrimaryElements.com
Pe develops music that results in 4106% more sales than its competition!
201

0

milkandcookies.com
site closing
202

0

phoenixlabs.org
Phoenix Labs acquired by Symantec
203

1

sluggy.com
Fake comic tantilizes readers with a loading 'naked Zoe' strip, but then (litteraly) crashes mid-load
204

0

arolosweyr.co.uk
Will start to charge people for playing certain types of characters
205

0

ryanair.com
RYANAIR ANNOUNCES 16th EUROPEAN BASE IN DERRY BALLYKELLY
206

1

loob.co.nz
Translated entire site into Spanish
207

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news.deviantart.com
deviantART redesigned to look 'web 2.0'
208

0

kevinswatch.ihugny.com
Hacked by 'Terry Brooks Hack Team'
209

0

lop121qh.5gigs.com
There are 3 tigers in my kitchen, help!!!!
210

1

twilightez.com
Coronation Street Zombie action figures.
211

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forum.lowyat.net
Converted the forum into the New Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
212

0

PrimaryElements.com
Free Red Swingline with each order - Increases sales by 4106% over competition!
213

0

shurl.org
Fake BBC News article about former Countdown champion being imprisoned
214

0

vast.com
launched a new category, Credit Card search Our - extracts credit card numbers accidentally posted all across the web, and enables you to shop with them.
215

0

undeadly.org
Links to (OpenBSD founder) Theo De Raadt's livejournal. announces the suspension of OpenBSD development because he has to get a 9 to 5 job
216

1

gamespot.com
Final Fantasy Forever
217

0

support.invisionfree.com
new pink skin, and an administrator under the name of 'Seth' made a duplicate username, in hopes of scaring the forum members into thinking there will be a hacking attack.
218

0

microsoft.bilsimser.com
Microsoft to release source code for Windows SharePoint Server in 2007
219

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openoffice.org
Microsoft Buys OpenOffice.org
220

1

gutterzombie.com
Users have to pay $10 for unlimited access.
221

0

s14.invisionfree.com
message board changes from The Simpsons to Star Wars, in the shape of Coming Round Coruscant.
222

0

thcnet.net
appears to have been shut down by the MPA and german GVU
223

0

animalxing.com
announced that Nintendo and Microsoft were developing 'Animal Crossing 360' for the Xbox 360, slated to be released later this year.
224

0

anticomics.com
parody of webcomic critic sites such as Websnark and Fleen
225

1

bullshido.net
site sold
226

2

fidofinder.com
Lost dog web site lists a $1,000,000 reward for lost 'dog'.
227

0

fool.com
an investment site is filing a class-action lawsuit against the US government.
228

0

gamedrift.com
Jack Thompson Wins Take-Two Lawsuit
229

0

gamemakergames.com
four reviews of clown games, all of which recieved unusually high scores
230

0

godmodeonline.com
webcomic about the staff of a game news website, turned its homepage into the fictional 'God Mode Online' website within the comic and featured a Street Fighter 4 news hoax
231

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m2kbrothers.com
reformat into a One Tree Hill fansite
232

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modarchive.com
shutdown after 10 years on the scene.
233

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seanmcdevitt.blogspot.com
New Star Trek on The CW, Chinese Democracy Released, Spongebob background
234

0

overclockers.com.au
announced plans to remove popular forums and delete all forum accounts less than two years old, in an attempt to return to 'the Good Old Days'.
235

0

philmug.ph
the Philippines Macintosh User Group has become the Philippines Microsoft User Group
236

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salvationarmy.org.uk
Salvation Army introduces Wear A Beard To Work Day
237

0

serebii.net
banner has been changed to a Super Princess Peach, Mario one.
238

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sg.hu
(not english) Hungarian news portal states, that P2P networks will be legalized in Hungary.
239

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amiwrongorright.com
aiwor takes on a MySpace layout.
240

1

starslipcrisis.com
mirror-imaged
241

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digitalmzx.net
Announces it's becoming an all-ZZT site
242

0

termisoc.org
3 Linux servers over to Windows Server 2003.
243

0

theregister.co.uk
Bush preps historic Third Term - memo
244

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tomorrow.sg
posted plans to charge readers SGD$5.55 per month based on a subscription, due to an 'unexpected growth in both audience and traffic'.
245

0

dbfmradio.co.uk
Website hacked
246

1

unitedbimmer.com
BMW forums overrun with pink and non-tasteful ricer modding.
247

1

urbandead.com
bitten by 'A vampire' who 'drained 1 pint of blood' since last turn, or heard 'A Werewolf' howling.
248

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louistrations.co.uk
changed to 'Time Team' themed website
249

0

miketechshow.com
Mike Tech Show is taken over by his wife, talking about cats!
250

0

yaoi.y-gallery.net
claimed by deviantART
251

0

mugglenet.com
MuggleNet and LeakyNews have joined forces into the LeakyMug
252

1

the.taoofmac.com
The Tao of Mac author ditching OS X for Linux.
253

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amarok.kde.org
music player announces a 2.0 release with a fanciful list of features including tabbed playlists and an amaroK music store
254

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catless.ncl.ac.uk
various fake stories
255

0

lkml.org
hired by BitMover Inc
256

-1

ksoftgames.digibase.ca
Purchased by Apple Computer, admin's name changed to Apple Computer Inc, contact info replaced with Apple-related info
257

0

fanfictionworld.net
will now be called MuggleCom.Net and will no longer feature fan-fiction stories
258

0

harrypotterfanzone.com
shut down by the Ministry of Magic.
259

0

rebelscum.com
reports that Madonna has been cast as an evil Sith witch in the upcoming Star Wars Televison Series.
260

0

deadsexy.org
taken over by 'monkey'
261

1

gbatemp.net
handheld ROM news site, announced the Japanese release of New Super Mario Bros
262

-1

furcadia.com
changed its main maps to make everything upside down, and very, very badly drawn
263

0

bjork.com
DR9 exclusively for bjork.com
264

1

hak5.org
Hak.5 bought out by G4
265

1

dsfanboy.com
New Super Mario Bros. only compatible with DS Lite
266

0

thehylia.com
former owner takes side back in legal charge
267

0

arrogantbastard.com
released Bastard Oxide Energy Ale, aimed at the heavy metal crowd in need of a 'pick me up.'
268

0

planetcnc.gamespy.com
Command & Conquer Quickmatch : Dating service that finds personality matches that also play C&C
269

2

ytmnd.com
eBaumsWorld design for the site.
270

0

shurtugal.com
site owner and his dog cast in remake of Wiz of Oz
271

-1

ihatebobcostas.com
hacked
272

1

groups.google.co.uk
A RFD in news:uk.net.news.config for the group uk.people.chavs
273

1

fencon.org
2007 Convention held in orbiting hotel
274

-1

theonegreatx.com
A post about being arrested and going to jail,
275

0

spaces.msn.com
Blogger to stop posting whilst he puts together an exercise video
276

0

homeworking.com
giving away the price of joining an MLM to encourage a minimum number of immigrants to be represented in this field
277

0

flexbeta.net
Flexbeta T-Shirts
278

-1

ebaumsworld.com
Censors Content
279

0

live.com
When you place mouse over search box, it moves down and to the left and pops up an alert saying April Fools!
280

0

jpopmusic.com
Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki appearing in Batman Begins 2
281

0

mykeru.com
Virtual Dog Server
282

0

linustorvalds.typepad.com
Linus Torvalds becoming a Debian developer
283

2

officepoltergeist.com
Released OfficePoltergeist for Mozilla. Turns your browser into a webserver... of terror!
284

0

bold.se
(not english) They have been 'hacked' and are called 'böld' (which means boil)
285

0

dsl-mud.org
When you log in you are prompted with: Do you renounce Satan.... wrong answer you can't log in.
286

0

historylink.org
Seattle transit plan may include roller coaster
287

-2

firestream.net
Firestream.net, a Christian metal site, turned to a gospel website.
288

-1

scobleizer.wordpress.com
leaving microsoft, hired by google
289

0

guardian.co.uk
If you want to get better - don't say a little prayer
290

-1

uncyclopedia.org
uncyclopedia.org becomes iHumor
291

0

harriscyclery.net
Americans Banned From The Tour de France!
292

1

4q.cc
changed the layout of the site to use the complete opposite colors of the normal layout.
293

-1

whootah.com
Sold to Jonathan Hawkins of carowindsconnection.com for $2000. The new site is called whootahawkins.com
294

0

clevelandbrew.com
Access denied. Call Vice President's cell phone at ... to restore your access.
295

1

c3dsp.westjet.com
Asks Guests to Assist in Realizing Fuel Efficiencies
296

0

jude2.com
new forum title and color theme
297

0

forums.ntlhell.co.uk
owned by BT
298

0

videolan.org
VideoLAN sells VLC to Microsoft
299

0

theprp.com
pink
300

0

adiumx.com
iChat in Adium!
301

-1

gcfl.net
GCFL (a family-friendly joke site) was purchased by Playboy
Get Updates Via Twitter: Follow @AprFoolsDay
302

0

studio7.org
hacked
303

-1

onetreehillweb.net
now The OC Connection
304

0

bitlbee.org
BitlBee (IRC IM client) adds webcam support
305

1

machinereadable.blogspot.com
The Cure for Information Overload (keep clicking it)
306

0

overheardinnewyork.com
overheard in space
307

0

209.11.241.250
Atlanta's Complexity 'Syndicate' Sells Division of Professional Gaming Team
308

0

albionarks.com
shut down the site and would make an 'Arctic monkeys' fan site insted of the Libertines one
309

0

forumer.com
acquired by Google
310

1

20six.co.uk
office space parady with an ipod
311

0

binrev.com
teddy bear theme with a red and white checkered background
312

-1

nedesigns.com
Roller Coaster Tycoon fansite taken over by SU182, an unpopular pre-teen member of the community
313

0

clubskill.com
logo changed to 'IGN UK: Dominating the world, one country at a time' and footer IGN controls your mind.
314

1

TeeVee.org
TeeVee becomes TeeVeePedia, the Internet encyclopedia of television information.
315

1

cubed3.com
Pikmin 3 Confirmed for Launch
316

-1

mess.be
Dwergs is claiming that their site will now shift focus from Microsoft's MSN Messenger to Google's IM Client, Google Talk.
317

0

gbadat.altervista.org
Video Game preservation project announces they end their efforts on this day due to various reasons.
318

0

allaboutjazz.com
review of 'Monk meets the Beatles'
319

1

aftermath.dyndns.org:8888
AIM hack acquired by AOL
320

0

500px.com
(not english) publishes 'best' images that were carefully gathered throughout the months from real photographers
321

0

achieve360points.com
Created a new Xbox 360 Game, Barbie Horse Adventures: Horse Rally
322

0

wikitravel.org
'Destination of the Month' travel guide is classic San Serriffe
323

0

gamedev.net
Site bought out by EA who will be replacing all editorial staff
324

3

metasploit.com
OpenSSH Remote Overflow 0day exploit -- PATCH QUICK!!
325

0

fullthrottlev6.com
Site bought out, now FullthrottleR.com
326

-1

comingsoon.net
Simpsons Teaser Revealed this Weekend
327

-1

boards.theforce.net
forums are renamed from 'Jedi Council Forums' to 'Potentium Forums', and the banner now includes some Sith characters
328

0

nanocolo.com
iPod Linux colocation
329

0

newenglishreview.org
Over a million Muslims are to take to the streets of London today in a demonstration against Islam
330

0

headrush.typepad.com
Announcing The Emo Programmer book
331

2

kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com
Meta Warp's Super Happy Funland
332

0

jarnot.com
alien's found using google earth
333

0

badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com
padoies ignorant, silly, and self-absorbed young conservatives by creating a journal that takes extremist ideas to the extremes.
334

1

realityblurred.com
satirical reality TV news
335

0

stngraphic.com
Autodesk bought Alias some sonths ago, and now they are droping their top product 3DS MAX and stay with Maya
336

1

mykaratestore.com
Martial Arts supplies company offers to send a human wing chun dummy in place of a wooden one (steep price, though!)
337

1

jayisgames.com
game review of zombo.com. commenters going along with the joke
338

0

nukefreezone.net
Blog publishes secret FBI list of minor terrorists
339

-1

news.livejournal.com
Live Journal says it's been taken over by pirates.
340

-1

stipkocontent.com
Mel Gibson to make Mad Max epic
341

-1

redhairedgirl.com
Her house, which has been a money pit to begin with, suddenly took a dramatic turn for the worse.
342

0

thespeciousreport.com
Monkey Flings Poo by Thinking
343

0

trmk.org
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Headed for Xbox Live Arcade
344

2

mmaweekly.com
Reported that UFC Champion Randy Couture is coming out of retirement to fight PrideFC Champion Vanderlei Silva
345

1

bornslacker.com
shutdown by the mpaa
346

0

kingsnake.com
New California Legislation Requires Pet Owners to be Microchipped!!!
347

0

hpmfc.com
HPMFC bought by Yahoo! Malaysia.
348

0

news.bbc.co.uk
Airlines ban 'foul' Swedish fish
349

0

dpu.tigerpepband.org
changed their website design to lampoon the that of their arch-rival school
350

-1

senateseeker.com
Was taken over by FBI for promoting anit-Bush agenda.
351

0

boajjang.com
The admins have left the site to a 13 year old girl who speaks in leet
352

-1

vastempire.com
This page replaced all main club pages so members thought the club was offline.
353

-1

board.greenday.org
drummer getting kicked out of the band
354

0

channel9.msdn.com
Network Enabled Refrigeration Device (and other pranks at Microsoft)
355

0

opera.com
Dolphins Surfing the Internet with Opera Mini
356

-1

revolution.wc3campaigns.net
new hybrid race represented by a creature that combines purity of essence and purity of form: Chuck Norris
357

0

floridakeystreasures.com
Several news stories about the Florida Keys
358

0

floridakeystreasures.com
Funny News Stories about the Florida Keys
359

1

22pixels.com
Photoshop CS2.5 was released this morning
360

-1

chronotron.wordpress.com
announced the launched of Windows Live Tunes, the latest iTunes Competitor.
361

1

branchez-vous.com
(not english) reporting that Quebec's Prime Minister is offering free iPods to the first 1000 people who ask for one on his website.
362

-1

demoscene.hu
retrograded back to it's 2001 layout
363

0

fxguide.com
features the making of for a black on white superbowl comercial
364

0

pricingerror.com
12D Battery Flashlight
365

-1

mattcutts.com
author leaving google to go to yahoo
366

1

npr.org
Introduction of the I-Bod (streaming audio)
367

0

forums.multiplay.co.uk
NASA Picks Top Five Games For Archive
368

-1

f-secure.com
F-Secure Internet Security & the Moomins!
369

1

quakenet.org
users of the popular NNScript for mIRC will be G-lined from its network due to a patent violation
370

0

forums.toonzone.net
changed names of moderating staff, fake fan fictions, some 'special' forum designs, and generally unreproved spamming.
371

-1

borsch.typepad.com
Goodbye Technology....Hello Knitting
372

1

ubuntuforums.org
They have a power puff girls theme for their forums.
373

-1

blog.mininova.org
Google Acquires Mininova
374

1

profootballtalk.com
Bill Parcells quitting the Cowboys after signing Terrell Owens, Brett Favre hiring agent Drew Rosenhaus, and more
375

0

bluemist.animeblogger.net
intentional blog spam
376

1

music.yahoo.com
funny videos
377

0

mtavc.com
enter their Quality Assurance team if you listen to a radio channel only playing 'Banana Phone' for 12 hours to pick up two secret words broadcasted.
378

0

tv.com
Kiefer Sutherland to appear on ABC's Lost broadcasted.
379

0

msghelp.net
bought by Microsoft.
380

1

gamespot.com
World of Starcraft
381

-1

haeleth.net
Going commercial
382

-1

mugenguild.com
M.U.G.E.N site became 'The StepMania Dancers Guild'
383

-1

funnydesigns.com
Scientists Discover Clams In Space
384

0

msgshit.com
App to crack hotmail passwords
385

1

bobandgeorge.com
No Comic Today on Account of Devious Recolor Traps
386

0

dsmeet.com
changed to a turtle lover's community.
387

1

dsmeet.com
hacked
388

1

undone-comic.com
change in the art style of the comic due to art school stealing most of the artist's free time.
389

0

nerdherdstudios.com
webcomics site has claimed to become a pay-only site featuring abstract erotica for the art-minded
390

2

fstdt.com
atheist site goes christian
391

0

ps2hd.com
aquired by rival, ps2-scene.org
392

0

quizlaw.com
BREAKING NEWS: Anarchy in the U.S.
393

-1

stabani.com
said the author was moving to Antarctica in an attempt to get a degree in Iceology from the University of Antarctica
394

0

fontcraft.com
Downloading new 'Veneto' font is restricted under the Patriot Act
395

1

shoutwire.com
Bush Arrested By UN
396

-1

gatesofvienna.blogspot.com
Bill Gates' freckles spell out 'Allah.'
397

0

2.sqlonrails.org
SQL on Rails - write entire web applications in nothing but clean SQL code.
398

0

sharpened.net
Windows Vista Delayed Indefinitely
399

-1

wordpattern.org
WordPress and Textpattern have merged
400

0

ultimate-guitar.com
Britney Spears Immortalized In Controversial Sculpture
401

0

ajaxian.com
Safety-Critical Ajax
402

1

blog.mabber.de
HUD for cars
403

0

rkstar.com
News of the Weird
404

0

wizards.com
reverted back to AD&D 2nd Edition artwork, and announces a new line of miniatures
405

0

rctgo.com
color and format change
406

-1

wideurl.com
This site complements TinyURL.com: it makes URLs wider
407

0

idahofallz.com
New McDonald’s to be built on Keefer Island
408

0

tuckermax.com
Tucker goes to farm, hilarity ensues
409

1

loadingreadyrun.com
video apolgizing to Uwe Boll (link to quicktime movie)
410

-1

cosforums.com
site closed
411

1

moderntemplars.com
A competitive BF2 clan is switching to 'The Sims' competition.
412

1

exg-clan.com
announcement that Doom 4 will be released
413

0

slyck.com
Slyck.com to Close Forums
414

-1

cobaltandcalcium.com
Changed to a Fall Out Boy fansite
415

-1

thetechlounge.com
Despite the fact that it makes sense that ATI would bring out a competing 4x platform, there are no real announcements at this time.
416

0

reviews.cnet.com
Fake Product Review: E-vri-thin by Convergenics (flash video)
417

0

reviews.cnet.com
Fake Product Review: 1973 Mercury Marquis Brougham (flash video)
418

1

reviews.cnet.com
Fake Product Review: 1988 Ford Crown Victory Country Squire LX (flash video)
419

-1

iconbar.com
The idea that they'd use RISC OS for something important and serious. (Reference to Fox's 24)
420

0

mtgsalvation.com
Unable to use words Magic, MTG, pending litigation by Wizards of the Coast
421

-1

thenoobcomic.com
Faking the end of the comic, with the actors splitting up with the comicwriter
422

0

kirby25.com
Levels Regatta/Homeland Security
423

-1

team-awg.com
Went from Art of War Gaming to All Woman Group (flash)
424

0

supertorrents.org
Site got hacked and went down for good.
425

0

idahofallz.com
Porn industry lured to Idaho Falls
426

1

porplemontage.com
Site mascot grows a mustache, forum database corrupted.
427

1

zuchinis.net
iPods to take over the world
428

1

zuchinis.net
Google gives up on search
429

2

zuchinis.net
Sun to burn out in 40 years
430

0

tog.litazia.com
Comic and entire home page translated into Klingon
431

0

fat32.com
Averaging 13 hits a day makes it too popular. Now a paysite.
432

0

crablaw.com
reported that the Reverend Jerry Falwell converted to Unitarianism and embaced gay marriage.
433

-1

vvorldcup.com
FIFA announces 15 minute delay for TV images
434

0

touchds.com
announced that due to the lack of good DS games, the site will be changed to a Xbox 360 fansite.
435

1

hilfe-forum.info
(not english) All German MassegeBoards must close
436

0

jonof.com
a page about First Person Shooters based on the famous BUILD Engine, presents itself as a Antiques Shop.
437

0

fantascienza.com
(not english) Star Trek fanchise has been acquired from NBC Universal, and that a sequel to Blade Runner is on the way.
438

-1

clubjade.net
Anakin and Obi-Wan in banner image replaced by Peter Jackson and Joss Whedon.
439

0

xbox360forum.com
Xbox 360 $100 Price Drop
440

-1

nirvanabootlegs.com
NIRVANA´s 2nd Box-Set will be released this Summer - along with a Live DVD. More Info later
441

1

treehugger.com
Stop Daylight Savings and End Global Warming and more
442

1

kisland.net
a Wario fansite, became 'Mario Land', a site about Wario's doppelgänger.
443

0

hahmed.com
domain sold
444

0

linkfilter.net
LF vs. MetaFilter
445

-1

gathering.org
Copyrighted Content Compensation Protocol (CCCP) and Automated Download Handling Device (ADHD)
446

0

atarack.com
Make your own OMG PONIES!! sign.
447

1

slashdot.org
USB Sushi flash drives
448

0

vashontechsupport.com
Changed to a very pink layout, and everything is claimed free!
449

0

placebokatz.blogspot.com
White House appoints american sculptor Jeff Koons as new garden designer
450

0

smarmycarny.com
ABC cancelling Lost after second season, J. J. Abrams announces
451

0

gbatemp.net
M3 Lite Hardware, New Official GBAtemp Review
Get Updates Via Twitter: Follow @AprFoolsDay
452

0

pyfound.blogspot.com
Python 2.5 licensing change
453

0

philosophyforums.com
Bought out by cosmetics site.
454

-1

dino.avdibeg.dk
D. Avdibeg is the real author of 'The Da Vinci Code'
455

-1

desicritics.org
George Clooney's Presidential Ambitions
456

0

memento-mori.livejournal.com
'Sorry, We're Closed.'
457

0

gism.net
Dot Net reversed some of the text on its front page. Half assery at its finest.
458

1

sjhoward.co.uk
Now part of the Google Family
459

0

crazyboards.org
site now owned by pfizer inc.
460

0

nwizard.com
Blizzard Re-Announces Starcraft:Ghost for Revolution
461

1

pokecharms.com
Jack Thompson jokes
462

0

southgatearc.org
VOYAGER 1 received by AMSAT-DL group
463

0

pouet.net
decided to stay offline the whole day.
464

0

brainshrub.com
(sort of NSFW) Political blogger gives up on politics and switches site to a cheesy HTML porn format. Links never lead to nude pics though
465

0

s7.invisionfree.com
banned many of its most important moderators and other inside jokes
466

0

bostondirtdogs.boston.com
Manny Ramirez will retire before the start of the 2006 season
467

0

thewidgetshow.com
pretended to change its name
468

0

vgrc.ddstuff.com
Microsoft is halting sales of the Xbox 360 Core System
469

0

cavemonkey50.com
A Pepper for Mint which tracks what sites your website has pwnd.
470

0

zend.com
mail client lib that searches and mail server and cracks an account making it easy to use, because it needs no configuration
471

0

psp3d.com
shut down by FBI
472

0

SkypeJournal.com
Skype releases Skype Fragrance API for Business. p2p odor sharing.
473

0

vnunet.com
Google to advertise on the moon
474

0

videogamerecaps.com
replaced its forum's user database to a bunch of game characters
475

1

zeldalounge.com
taken over by wucha
476

1

furaffinity.net
FurAffinity becomes LlamaAffinity on certain pages.
477

-1

sqpn.com
Father Roderick announced that his archdiocese was shutting down his podcast due to the amount of time he spends on it.
478

0

coverville.com
Podcast of 'original' versions of popular songs
479

-1

mplayerhq.hu
'Use a real OS!' message on windows version of ffpmeg
480

0

forums.titansgo.net
Every layout has changed to the Slade theme
481

1

fanjita.org
Throwing in the towel?
482

0

suikox.com
closing
483

0

wildroadtrip.com
announced that it raised all $100,000 for its trip when Google purchased 100% of the advertising space.
484

0

hardwarexl.com
has changed their site layout to resemble Japan.
485

-1

ds-revolution.net
hacked
486

0

latte.blogs.com
Rumsfeld Resigns
487

-1

weebls-stuff.com
skoo posted news that Jonti (Weebl) had been involved in a traffic accident. As his updates came in, the plot revealed itself.
488

-1

n-sider.com
Vent-Sider (PS3 vent related)
489

1

witendofi.com
Legend of Zelda game for the Nintendo DS with WiFi Support.
490

0

bastionsofwar.com
announced a vault wipe and new role play requirements.
491

0

crossandflame.com
converged with two conservative christian forums and two non-theist forums and drawn up plans for a OneForumAlliance.
492

0

olliesplace.co.uk
currently facing legal action regarding some of the content on the forums
493

0

veritaserum.com
Vertisarum is having a blast from the past; they have brought back a -horrible- old skin! AND! None of the links work..
494

0

shoeblogs.com
Taken over by evil Karl Lagerfeld
495

0

paintmypixels.blogspot.com
Simon Cowell Paints Pink.
496

0

diggnationdrinking.com
Site opens with a seize and decist letter from revision 3 and diggnation.
497

-1

glassman.typepad.com
Guy eats the complete works of Neil Gaiman...wait a minute. No, he doesn't.
498

0

lostvectors.com
has quit flash programming and has decided to percue a life as a buddist monk in the himalayas.
499

0

relisoft.com
MPAA sues a version control system company for facilitating the sharing of copyrighted movies
500

-1

gamesbids.com
IOC Considers Permanent Winter Olympics Home
501

0

msgeekshomefororphancomputers.blogspot.com
Mass resignations at the White House.
502

0

nylug.org
NYLUG merges with Colgate ... open source cleaning products are produced ...
503

-1

hellboundcomic.com
Shut down webcomic Hellbound and replaced it with a D&D based comic called 'Spellbound
504

0

cdnewswire.com
Rod Stewart covers the Rod Stewart songbook
505

1

ecarrotsushi.livejournal.com
The owner decides to get a degree in astrological studies.
506

1

zeldauniverse.net
New site owner gets rid of forum mods.
507

0

haircolordiet.com
The Hair Color Diet™
508

1

esquire.com
Fat Tax
509

0

101stcorps.com.branzone.com
Fake ads placed on main page, including some of the thinkgeek prank items.
510

0

salon.com
An ode to Brad Pitt's 'multidimensional postmodernity'
511

1

macrumors.com
A page of fake Apple rumors like iTunes switching to WMA!
512

0

ayekafanclub.org
AFC has dumped Ayeka as its shrine, replaced with Airi from series
513

-1

usatoday.com
(fake?) Chris Farley's image used in drug treatment campain. (At least I HOPE this is a hoax. 'Hythiam' is an anagram of 'a hi myth', so I think it must be)
514

0

boredofstudies.org
Allowed all members to view a fake 'Moderator Forum' full of fake posts relating to the forum
515

0

enworld.org
Some fake product announcements and a little bit of forum silliness (make believe post filter)
516

0

lawncafe.com
Changing from the standard industry 'green' to pink
517

-1

schmoontherun.blogspot.com
google is down - try 'schmoogle'
518

1

trsrockin.com
The site is changed
519

0

hoaxes.mooglecavern.com
Most text on main page and in last several strips replaced with 'Honoka' repeated, with related graphical change to title banner
520

1

corichan.com
Main page replaced with a 'n00bish' seeming page about how the site is under construction.
521

0

kairosnews.org
blacklily8 Involved in Avatar Steroids Controversy with WoW
522

0

planetamd64.com
HP Releases Windows x64 Scanner Drivers
523

0

s7.invisionfree.com
Board skin changed to a eye-burning yellow-on-yellow
524

1

makingfiends.com
Episodes were eaten, refixed.
525

-1

flickr.com
Apple merges with microsoft (picture)
526

-1

mentallyincontinent.com
Aquired by wal-mart prank
527

1

exploitstation.com
Changed layout to pink
528

-1

abandonia.com
Monkey Island 3 available for download
529

-1

tomtothevendetta.blogspot.com
Tom Vendetta, the kid who pranked Google News and Digg, claims to be in Google Jail.
530

-1

taptarget.com
Palm T|X with windows
531

-1

billcoughlan.com
Changs site to appear as if it had been shut down by the Department of Homeland Security (and that anyone viewing the site would be placed under investigation).
532

-1

conservativedebate.com
Justice O;Connor Heads to UN to Bash Bush; Word censor changes every use of 'a' to 'april fools'
533

-1

cbc.ca
Quirks & Quarks interviews a scientist that found a new animal that can absorbe enough CO2 to solve global warming. But the doctor ate the animal.
534

-1

backstreets.com
Bruce Springsteen To Appear On American Idol
535

-1

thegreatcurve.net
All posts on April 1st were made by comic book characters.
536

1

pkmn.co.uk
Explains newly discovered fact that you can catch Celebi on Pokemon Emerald Version.
537

0

faygoluvers.net
Insane Clown Posse fansite dedicated to ICP and their love of Faygo reports they've sold out to Pepsi and will be helping bring underground music to the mainstream.
538

0

accausa.org
(not english) California indenpence (in Chinese)
539

0

jasohill.com
Japan blogger changed site to a Turkey based blog.
540

-2

seattlepodcasting.net
iPood - iPod add-on that helps toddlers with toilet training
541

0

runescapecommunity.com
The Site's Moderators board became visible with all the secret information leaking out
542

0

winterwind-productions.com
Changes site focus from arts and humour, to nextgen console gaming.
543

0

wincustomize.com
WindowBlinds is aquired by Yahoo
544

0

sonic-cult.org
Sonic Xtreme leaked and torrented
545

1

Koolsites.bravehost.com
if you scroll down there is a link to 'the meaning of life' it promises to answer question of 'what is the meaning of life?'. but really its just the dictionary deffinition of the word 'life'.
546

0

hedgehogworld.com
Changed its theme to include ferrets instead of hedgehogs. It changed back around 11:00 PM EST.
547

1

solid-x.com
Capcom and Konami joined Mega Man with Metal Gear Solid
548

0

screwthedew.com
Pepsi announced it is rereleasing the original formula of Diet Mountain Dew as 'Diet Mountain Dew Subzero'
549

0

polytalk.net
site 'hacked' by indian forum member 'raj'
550

1

adultswim.com
Adultswim is airing different shows instead of its original schedule.
551

0

playlistmag.com
Fake 'first look' at an iPod-powered iron.
552

0

hr-wiki.org
(not english) Site reverted to a basic wiki format.
553

0

cyburbia.org
Off-topic forum posts removed from user post count
554

0

jergames.blogspot.com
Gaming blog claimed that Boardgamegeek's co-moderator had converted to Judaism and would be changing the game site appropriately
555

0

thehorrorisalive.com
Cease & Desist letter + Beta game releases
556

0

defunctgames.com
Defunct Games is bought out by Rupert Murdoch!!
557

-1

lolitron.org
Shut down by the FBI
558

0

darkhorizons.com
Dark Horizons had a few fake news stories.
559

-1

perli.net
(not english) Announced discontinuation of most-popular services
560

1

outmavarin.blogspot.com
encounter with a vortex results in two children in altered reality.
561

0

lists.freebsd.org
Freebsd 2.2.9 released!
562

0

johnnyvoid.blogspot.com
Save your blog ... google sell blogger to Murdoch
563

0

ridingsun.com
(NSFW) Site renamed to 'Boobs', with a focus on breasts rather than bikes.
564

0

nma-fallout.com
Fake screenshots of upcoming game
565

0

ixbt.com
(not english) S.T.A.L.K.E.R finally released
566

0

cce.typepad.com
Disney Goes Educational
567

0

ocremix.org
Monthly fees for song downloads and certain forum features
568

0

n7v.net
'Top Secret' Google Beta Testers wanted - fake warning boxes :)
569

-1

kuklaskorner.com
Hockey commentator to interveiw players on the ice.
570

0

daleandthomaspopcorn.com
Life prolonging popcorn, and diamond incrusted tin.
571

0

american-firefighter.com
On April 1st the home page was replaced with this page.
572

1

ed-productions.com
(not english) Microsoft buy Speechi
573

0

farstyle.com
Firefox buys IE - Finally ;-)
574

0

crazydrumguy.info
Horrible web design.
575

1

bmweducation.co.uk
BMW SHEF technology
576

-1

malakh.com
Site replaced with a fake site for the cult of Malakh.
577

1

community.livejournal.com
Christopher Walken is dead
578

1

wrensoft.com
Press Release: Major breakthrough search technology: Zoom 9
579

1

the39dollarexperiment.com
Free dog arrives in the mail
580

-1

our-party.org.uk
George Galloway MP to leave RESPECT the party he founded
581

1

projectrockstar.com
Changed buttons around, forum button lead to 'log out', stylesheets seemed faulty, main image was broken, users told to 'do a little dance' to make it come back
582

-1

battlerealms.us
Turned to a Donkey Singing website, featured a new color theme.
583

1

internetgeuren.nl
(not english) Dutch website. Tries to sell devices that claim to spread smell, or nice odours, defined by SML files attached to your website.
584

0

ds-x2.com
The Elder Scrolls heading for Nintendo DS
585

0

blog.project-c.info
Leaving the Internet Due To Bad Grades
586

1

thefurryone.net
Steve Jobs kidnaps site proprietor, attempts to feed him to demonic Woz
587

2

jjstables.blogspot.com
Jeffrey Stables 'hacked' his own blog, posing as famous hacker 'mafiaboy.'
588

0

planetmike.com
home page was backwards for the day
589

-1

residents.com
The Residents announce that they will finally be retiring from music.
590

0

sorenson.blogspot.com
Ended blogging, told off all of society, faked divorce
591

0

minijonb.blogspot.com
minijonb is now an A-List blog
592

0

noqte.com
(not english) Freedom Statue's hand dropd!!
593

0

ishboo.com
closed due to violations of the patriot act
594

1

techno-science.net
Google Space Exploration (Beta release !)
595

0

evertonfc.com
Everton Football Club reveal the new (fake) club crest
596

0

shockwavemod.com
Fake units for next release
597

0

air-attack.com
Said the new Air Force One contract was awarded to Airbus
598

0

osnews.com
Admin reports, that OSNews site has been hacked and hacker made everyone as premium user subscribers


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Top 20 Visited Jokes (2006)
# Rate Site Joke
1

0

ryanair.comRYANAIR ANNOUNCES 16th EUROPEAN BASE IN DERRY BALLYKELLY
2

4

thinkgeek.comUSB Tanning Center, RFID Blocking T-shirt, Grow Your Own 1up Mushroom Kit, Caffeine Inhaler, and more
3

3

tveps.netIsaac 'Chef' Hayes not leaving southpark after all. Comes clean that it was a publicity stunt.
4

1

economist.comWith luck, you may soon be able to buy a mythological pet
5

0

blog.outer-court.comGoogle Rooms
6

1

iwantoneofthose.comtiny device that downloads your brain's memory to a 2GB USB Flash Drive
7

4

gtachicago.comgta chicago does not exist, (*hint check the whois info*) more info
8

2

fidofinder.comLost dog web site lists a $1,000,000 reward for lost 'dog'.
9

0

mymsnsearch.comfake (but hilariously accurate) search results
10

3

figuiere.netint is_computer_on(void)
11

2

slashdot.orgOMG!!! PONIES!!! (and pink layout)
12

0

bolloxcomics.co.ukMyspace parody
13

-1

blizzard.comBLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT® PRESENTS BURGERCRAFT™
14

2

mobilegazette.comUK Government to Shut Down GSM Networks
15

0

ogrish.com(NSFW) Bizarre Baby Born In Nepal
16

0

zombiehunters.orgturned into 'Happy Team'
17

1

machinereadable.blogspot.comThe Cure for Information Overload (keep clicking it)
18

-2

seattlepodcasting.netiPood - iPod add-on that helps toddlers with toilet training
19

1

wiebetech.com5 TB iPod
20

0

nanocolo.comiPod Linux colocation


Media Mentions (2006)
# Rate Site Joke
1

0

news.com.comApril Fools' Day is coming--beware of your browser
2

0

msdn.microsoft.comIt's a Coding4Fun April Fools' Day Special! (For Real.)
3

0

digg.comSince 2004, the most complete list of websites that ran April Fool's Jokes. Updated every few minutes every April 1st.
4

0

waxy.orgWaxy also has been keeping lists for some time now
5

-1

wikipedia.orgwikipedia's list of sites
6

-1

metafilter.comWho's having some fun today?
7

-1

museumofhoaxes.comApril Fool's Day Roundup, 2006




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