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#170973 1-Apr-2015 09:13

Its the 1st of April, point us to any funny ads, or other seasonally appropriate spots on the interwebs.

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#1274949 1-Apr-2015 09:26

#ChromeSelfie was the first I noticed.

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#1274950 1-Apr-2015 09:26

Radio station I listen to seemed to be seriously reporting that Bathurst fans would be able to speed up their favourite drivers by affecting their engine through a smartphone app in a drive to increase social interaction.

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#1274961 1-Apr-2015 09:35

sidefx: Radio station I listen to seemed to be seriously reporting that Bathurst fans would be able to speed up their favourite drivers by affecting their engine through a smartphone app in a drive to increase social interaction.

Strangely enough, I seem to recall this is actually available in Formula E. (So, like all good AFs, there is a grain of truth buried somewhere)

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#1274962 1-Apr-2015 09:39

Slingshot did this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=np-gqrLTfQA

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#1274964 1-Apr-2015 09:39

Apparently The Edge radio station ran all their programming 10 minutes early - so the 8am news came on at 7:50 - to freak out people listening on the car radios on the way to work.

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#1274980 1-Apr-2015 09:51

Would anyone like to buy a church? Has a great indoor outdoor flow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2N5U34E7tw

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#1274994 1-Apr-2015 10:17

Email to all staff saying that on average we spend too long travelling between our offices and that they're launching a shuttle service with a spare helicopter.

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#1274997 1-Apr-2015 10:21

Decal: Would anyone like to buy a church? Has a great indoor outdoor flow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2N5U34E7tw

Not sure how funny that actually is

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#1275036 1-Apr-2015 10:35

michaelmurfy: #ChromeSelfie was the first I noticed.

This one gave me a hell of a fright in the middle of the night..

gz should have done something fun with their theme for the day! ;)

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#1275059 1-Apr-2015 10:50

BlueShift: Apparently The Edge radio station ran all their programming 10 minutes early - so the 8am news came on at 7:50 - to freak out people listening on the car radios on the way to work.

People still do this?

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#1275061 1-Apr-2015 10:51

Master filters are actually GCSB listening devices.

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#1275062 1-Apr-2015 10:51

ubergeeknz:
Decal: Would anyone like to buy a church? Has a great indoor outdoor flow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2N5U34E7tw

Not sure how funny that actually is

Agree

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#1275063 1-Apr-2015 10:51

http://www.nitflux.co.nz/

http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-blade-edge-april-fools-597926/

South African April fool: http://businesstech.co.za/news/general/83847/sa-adds-mandarin-to-school-curriculum/

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#1275064 1-Apr-2015 10:52

coffeebaron: Master filters are actually GCSB listening devices.

Ah, your were after actual jokes, sorry.

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#1275066 1-Apr-2015 10:53

BlueShift: Apparently The Edge radio station ran all their programming 10 minutes early - so the 8am news came on at 7:50 - to freak out people listening on the car radios on the way to work.

All it did was make them seem like idiots they couldn't tell the time between them.

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