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April Fool's is the Internet's favorite holiday. Some of the better tricks online today -- and what tips you off that they are jokes.
-- Monica Hesse
Gmail Custom Time
The shtick: A new app allows the perpetually tardy to back-date their e-mail delivery, giving you the appearance of never missing birthdays or deadlines.
The tip-off: Custom Time works because of an "e-flux capacitor." Hmm, Back to the Future, much?
McCain at Burning Man
The shtick: John McCain plans to bring his campaign to the über counter-culture, mind-altering fest.
The tip-off: John McCain plans to bring his campaign to the the über counter-culture, mind-altering fest.
Dollar Out, Euro In
The shtick: The Department of Monetary Policy has announced that the U.S. will abolish the dollar and do a money meld with Europe.
The tip-off: The head of the "Department of Monetary Policy" is named Flanjingle.
New Tech Products
The shtick: Think Geek's products of the day include The Personal Soundtrack T-Shirt, a YouTube tazer, and a USB pregnancy test.
The tip-off: Dude, if these products existed, we'd all have them by now.
TBS Changes Name
The shtick: TBS has changed its official name to "The Boring Station," and will now feature such shows as "Extreme Data Entry," "ComaCam: Almost Live!" and "The Snail Show."
The tip-off: Still not clear whether this one's a joke.
See any other good ones? Post 'em in the comments.
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