The Blawgirl loves her a good chuckle (and referring to herself in the third person, apparently). And she also loves the clever things people do on April Fools’ Day. Here are what some pranksters have been doing around the world.
- A man and his emus. My favorite prank so far today has come from the dean of the University of Texas School of Law (via blawg Above the Law). Dean Lawrence Sager wrote an email to his students stating that he would be resigning his position at the law school in order to pursue his first love: raising emus. Sager writes:
“Some of my finest hours have been spent cantering across the Texas plains on the back of an Emu. They are stately, resplendent, Brobdingnagian birds, capable of carrying a man at full gallop the length of 30 hectares on a single hogshead of millet seed.”
UPDATE: According to Above the Law, the dean states that he did not write the letter, but he finds it very funny.
- All your CADIE are belong to us. Google releases CADIE, Internet-based artificial intelligence that has assumed control of the Google company and its goods and services. The setup is pretty elaborate, with CADIE, depicted as a boxy panda, developing her own YouTube page and blog.
- Twitter is the future. The UK’s Guardian newspaper published a story stating that it would go Twitter only.
- Scary clowns. Gizmodo.com has tons of scary clowns (that’s right. Clowns are effin’ scary) and appears to have been hacked.
- Be a Princess of Mars for only $99! Expedia.com is offering flights to Mars!
- New album from NIN. New NIN album ‘Strobe Light’ produced by Timbaland in Strobe-tastic, drum machine awesomeness. Posted by @trent_reznor on his Twitter page. The album is not free, mind you. It costs $18.98 plus a $10 digital convenience fee.
- The last Fark-tier. Fark will introduce a new social network beginning April 2 that looks eerily like some other social
network, I can’t remember which. - How much kyute is too much? A new breed of pet called the puppycat premiers on dogster.com.
- Disney park trifecta in So Cal. Orange County Metblogs broke news this morning about a third Disney theme park slated for Southern California (because the second one was sooo successful) that will be similar to Japan’s DisneySea. The Orange County Register’s Around Disney blog gave me a sad by calling up Disney mucky mucks, who swiftly called hoax. The concept is not too far fetched, as the idea of a third park has been kicked about for years, the Register states.
Find a massive, ever-growing (dare I say, extreme!!) list of April Fools pranks on TechCrunch.
I’ll update this page as I find things today!
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The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.
Alerts:
- Today only. Entertainment.com is offering its 2009 Entertainment Book for all cities for $15. With free shipping, that’s up to $36 off select books, according to DealNews. Entertainment Books contain hundreds of 2-for-1 and 50 percent off coupons valid at many restaurants, hotels, and services in your area, just select the right book for your city! An example: The Orange County (Calif.) book regularly goes for $40, but is being offered at $15 with free shipping!
- Drop by between 4 and 6 p.m. today 1 at Juice It Up and get a free 16-ounce Strawberry Wave. Find your nearest location here. (via OC Deals)
Gadgets and gear:
- Newegg.com is offering the Toshiba Satellite L305-S5933 Pentium Dual-Core 2.16GHz 15.4″ Widescreen Notebook, model no. PSLB8U-027025, for $499.99 with free shipping. (via DealNews via Newegg)
- More from newegg.com: A factory-refurbished Canon PIXMA IP2600 Inkjet Printer, model no. 2435B022, for $24.99. Coupon code “RC243510″ brings the price to $14.99 with free shipping! Find a Brother printer for as little as $47. Find more at DealNews.
- Cabala’s is offering a super cool 3-in-1 Full-Spectrum Lamp for $29.99. Shipping adds an extra $8.95, or pick it up at the store for free. The lamp can be used as a floor lamp, table lamp, or clamp-on reading lamp and features an adjustable goose-neck section. (via DealNews)
- If you’re still driving without a handsfree device, you can pick up the Samsung WEP700 Bluetooth Headset with noise cancelling for a slick $19.99 and get free shipping with coupon code “EMCLPPM27″. Offer expires April 6. (via CheapTweets via TechBargains)
- Walmart offers the Eastsport Dome Backpack for $9.88. You can have it shipped to you for 97 cents more or order it online and pick it up for free at your local store. Backpack features include a front-pocket organizer, two mesh side pockets, padded lumbar support, contoured padded shoulder straps, and more. (via DealNews)
Entertainment:
As a Browncoat, I had to throw this in: You can buy the entire series of Joss Whedon’s “Firefly” for $20 at Amazon.com! Or you can just watch it for free on Hulu.com, where you can find tons of old and new shows to watch for free! They also recently added a documentaries section that includes the popular doc Super Size Me.- iTunes free downloads. Free Peter Bjorn and John ‘Nothing to Worry About’ music video download. Top free app: Skype.
Odds and Ends:
- Get a coupon good for a free ice cream e-mailed to you when you sign up for Baskin Robbins’ Birthday Club. You’ll also receive special offers and coupons, including a discount on a birthday cake. Offer expires April 30. (via CheapTweets via CouponHungry)
- Participating Ben & Jerry’s stores will offer free ice cream cones to everyone during its Free Cone Day April 21 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. No purchase necessary and one cone per person.(via DealNews)
- At Quiznos retail stores, buy a Toasty Torpedo Combo Meal and receive another Toasty Torpedo sandwich for free with a printable coupon. All you have to do is play the Toast & Destroy game and register your email. Coupon expires April 15. (via DealNews) The game isn’t that bad. You’re a sandwich-firing toaster that has to blast through french fries, burritos and pizzas. Think Galaga whilst battling coronary artery disease. On a side note: I think it would’ve been hella funny for that other sandwich company’s spokesman Jared to come out as a Bowser, king-of-the-koopas-type boss. I challenge you, Interwebz Flash game geniuses, to make it happen for me.
On a side, side note: I think my nerd stripes are showing again with the Firefly, Galaga and Super Mario Bros. references. Crap.
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