April 1 roundup: tweeting pens; six month ads; pitch doctors for pitch doctors; Seven’s new drama; Nessie in the harbour

I’m thinking of applying for the position of Chief Doughnut Hole Puncher at Krispy Kreme. SMH today.

Are all these April Fools jokes? Me thinks so!

ABC is running one about Twitter doing micropayments – pay per tweet
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/45848.html

Surely the Financial Review one is just a stuff-up. If its their attempt at an April Fools, then its just not funny. The recall of the number plates, tweeting pen and donut puncher stuff is pure gold.

Here’s another one – special Comic Sans edition of the design magazine, Desktop: http://www.desktopmag.com.au/n.....l-edition/

the Screenless Blackberry was announced today … http://zdnet.com.au/339312385

The way Blackberry technology is going, I believed it for a moment.

Looks like group buying site Ouffer.com have pulled one over on its customers today–they’re offering a $999 Iron Cove Bridge Climb!

http://www.ouffer.com/sydneys-.....ridge-usua

Adam Spencer’s report on ABC702 that NSW schools are moving to a 10am-4pm day from term 4 certainly roused a few upset callers this morning.

This one actually sounds plausible!
http://www.tvtonight.com.au/20.....logie.html

LOL – The Ikea Hundstol dog highchair. Do they have a Chihuahua version?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGPIszdcCcc

Article from Tasmania’s Advocate Newspaper, planning to Ban the BBQ in local council: http://www.theadvocate.com.au/.....20349.aspx

The electric Rolls Royce on page 90 of Wish in the Aus ??

Get your UNICORN ride here with Scoopon 😉
http://twitter.com/#!/scooponmelb

4TO FM Townsville encouraging listeners to come down and pick up 50 free iPads – shame they were eye-pads from St John Ambulance!
NIB offering insurance from the pain of relationship break-ups (I think they’ve done this before).
Sandra Sully tweeting that Sarah Murdoch will be the weekend newsreader – true or not?

We’re following all the AprilFool’ery on Trendsmap.com too. http://trendsmap.com/trends/aprilfools

Foursquare got in on the act – they told me i didn’t earn any points for my first check-in this morning. Then revealed April Fools. Clever!

And another: Kelly Slater to star in Home and Away

http://au.sports.yahoo.com/ban.....-and-away/

Lifestyle Bakery launched a loaf of bread to fight the common cold. The Quinoa, Anchovies, Dark Chocolate and Caramelised Onion Loaf. Yum Yum!
http://www.facebook.com/lifestylebakeryfans

NRMA has a hot air powered car-get’s most of it’s fuel from Canberra 🙂

http://www.mynrmacommunity.com.....y-hot-air/

um, does Krispy Kreme know what the colloquial definition of a Donut Pusher is?

BMW M3 ute

http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-.....1co6v.html

Also today, the Northern Star had one about a proposal to use pot to fill potholes around Nimbin or something…

There’s a story today on Pg.7 of The Courier-Mail about a horse being brought back to life by its owner by giving it XXXX – and I don’t actually think they were playing an April Fools joke at The Courier-Mail…. http://www.couriermail.com.au/.....6031616394

urbancinefile.com.au story : A new Australian film production company is developing a string of big budget Australian remakes of successful American, British, European and Asian films as a way of establishing a viable, large scale Australian film industry,

My favourite was also in the Rebecca Black theme: Australian Tour OMG! http://www.themusicnetwork.com.....australia/

It got picked up in a few places

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comm.....yal-moment

The Prescription windscreen for V8 Supercars VNR was pretty well done.
https://www.youtube.com/user/V8TVNews