April Fools in your town

[Steve]

There's a couple of interesting pranks being played around town here, and it seems most radio stations/media outlets try to have fun with April Fools these days, so i was wondering what was being done in your city/town...

Here's a big one in Adelaide, and a bit cruel to a sports nut like me!
www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25273471-5006301,00.html

Also was e-mailed this one
www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,25270397-5014239,00.html

Anything funny/lame trying to be done in your area?

[Josh]

that google one is funny! here's the site: www.google.com.au/intl/en/gball/

[Steve]

Bit of a wrap up, Running of the bulls in Melbourne? hehe

www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25273609-661,00.html

Microsoft revealing its latest blockbuster title for the Xbox 360, Alpine Legend. A variation on the popular Guitar Hero games, it lets players test their yodelling skills and, for a limited time, comes with a free goat.

The Guardian newspaper announcing that "after 188 years of ink", it was switching to publishing everything on Twitter.

Broadband site Whirlpool reporting the sacking of Communications Minister Stephen Conroy.

The New Zealand Herald's technology blog revealing that Microsoft had purchased Apple.

Online activism group Get Up! reporting a message from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd saying local MPs will start looking after everyone's children in lieu of a paid parental leave system.

Mountain-biking site Farkin announcing that it had been shut down because of its risqué name as part of the Government's web filtering plan.

An online wine blog called The Wine Nut posting a story that made its way on to an industry newsletter that scientists are completing trials of a genetically engineered oak tree called the coak tree, which is expected to be the saviour of the embattled global cork industry.