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From GetObsessedWithAli.com:
A movie promotion for Obsessed, in theaters April 24th, allows you to prank a friend, while helping them promote their movie about a woman who falls hard for her boss, who unfortunately (probably for him), does not reciprocate. Fill in the blanks and the site generates a video clip obsessing over your friend.
To get there, just click on the image.
The movie stars Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles & Ali Larter.
via National Post
St. Stupid”s Day The Patron Of Parking Meters Returns!
Examiner.com
by Heather Barnes
March 28, 2009
Wednesday, April 1 — San Francisco Financial District
April Fools Day is around the corner and since a parade full of San Francisco grown-ups insists on keeping us office dwellers entertained during our lunch hour, I guess it’s only fair to go see what all the fuss is about.
For those who live, work and breath in downtown San Francisco, lunch time in the Financial District is a “get-away” of a certain kind. It’s a trendy shopping spree, errands, doctor visits or a group outing upon a rooftop. It could easily be a bench, sack lunch and people watching. And, one of my all-time favorite lunch hours is a city walk to Union Square or China Town making steady time up and down the hilly streets. Wednesday, April 1st, however, you can find me amongst the “stupid.” My people watching skills will finally come in handy, and I can freely gawk without sunglasses.
St. Stupid’s Day is a long-standing 30 year tradition of The First Church of the Last Laugh and you really may want to miss it …. or not! Weirdos, wackos, dumbos and flakos come together in all their “stupid” splendor. They strut their stuff and parade their creativity. For one entire day of the year, “stupid is as stupid does” and that’s just fine with San Francisco … and me. Continue reading “St. Stupid”s Day Parade”
From www.occidentalfoolsparade.com:
A Community Event for Young, Old and…uh, everyone!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Parade begins at 2:00
Participants (Yes YOU!) gather at 1:00 PM in The Occidental Community Center parking lot (located at the corner of
Graton Road and Bohemian Highway).
Dust off your silly-bone and bring your funny friends and family out for a day of laughter and levity in lovely Occidental. But come prepared to smile till your cheeks hurt! This year”s theme is “Fins, Feathers and Fur!” Group entries are encouraged!
WARNING: Grumps and frowners may be transformed!
As the parade ends in Occidental”s Village Square, the party begins, featuring live music, an annual awards ceremony and much more. A fun and foolish afternoon of merriment and pranks is in store for all those who come out to celebrate and participate in the Occidental Fools Parade.
via SonomaontheCheap
Here’s the seventh installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly
LiteratEye #7: Faux Poe
By W.J. Elvin III
March 27, 2009
This year is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe. If you keep track of these things, you’re no doubt amazed at the creative ways people find to connect to the master of the macabre. The calendar is cluttered with related events put on by institutions, communities and individuals nationwide.
Poe offers a goldmine of opportunities for those intrigued by literary fraud, hoaxes, mystifications and riddles. He left behind many puzzles to be solved, in his writing and in how he lived his brief life. For instance, he fought many back-and-forth battles over plagiarism, sometimes the accused and sometimes the accuser. On the other side of it, his fame made him a magnet for forgers, pranksters, satirists and others hitching a ride on his star.
In prowling old literary magazines, an avocation which no doubt fills endless hours of your leisure time, you can hardly help but notice how often others imitated Poe’s style. Digging into it, there is quite a bit of controversy over what he wrote or didn’t write, much of it unresolved. It’s confounding how many lesser lights tried to pass off their work as that of the master. And then there’s the on-going question of how many, if any, succeeded. Continue reading “LiteratEye #7: Faux Poe”
On April Fools’ Day 2009,
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