25 of the Funniest 2019 April Fools’ Jokes That Appeared Online
A whole bunch of high-profile pranksters really got into the spirit of April Fools’ Day on Monday, with The Washington Post compiling a running list of (nearly) all the best and worst online pranks. Twenty-five of them are mentioned below; click on the link for many more:
- DJ Khaled isn’t TikTok’s new Chief Motivational Officer.
- T-Mobile isn’t disrupting talking on the cellphone by introducing a phone booth.
- Shutterstock isn’t opening a brick-and-mortar library for stock images.
- Halo Top isn’t launching an edible ice cream face mask.
- Lockheed Martin didn’t make a perfume that smells like outer space.
- The new Honda Passport isn’t the “Honda Pastport,” a car completely decked out in ’90′s-era technology and decor.
- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady isn’t retiring.
- FreshDirect isn’t selling cauliflower milk called caulk.
- RetailMeNot isn’t starting Dealchella, a festival for hardcore coupon fans.
- SodaStream isn’t launching a product to catch burps and turn it into seltzer.
- Hallmark isn’t launching a wholesome dating app.
- Fatburger isn’t rebranding as “skinnyburger.”
- Popchips isn’t launching a single-serving chip that’s wrapped like a certain kind of contraceptive.
- Build-A-Bear’s new dating app, Build-A-Bae, is, it turns out, only a joke.
- Jagermeister isn’t making bongs now.
- Mr. Potato Head’s hipster companion, Mr. Avo Head, is but a Hasbro joke.
- Durex isn’t actually offering Mala hot-pot-flavored condoms.
- Auntie Annie’s isn’t getting into the hot yoga business.
- Petco is not offering pet wedding services.
- The next big thing isn’t coffee grounds on toast.
- Dippin’ Dots deodorant is fake.
- There’s not a new app for dealing with FOMO.
- The NFL’s Chicago Bears aren’t giving all its players three digit jersey numbers to celebrate their 100th season.
- Pasta air fresheners aren’t real.
- REI isn’t launching adventures for pets.
