Date: 2008-04-01 13:58 Subject: April Fools! Jokes, Spoofs, and Things That Should Be. Security: Public

April Fools Day! You have come again at last!

I have always been a fan of April Fools Day. Not only is it a day where everyone takes themselves a bit less seriously and we pay homage our collective sense of humor, but it is also a day that celebrates the mocking of the gulliable and the stupid. In essence, it is the Day of the Dick, where laughing at someone for being a complete tool is not only tolerated, but encouraged.

This pleases me.

There are literally thousands of pranks being played in the media today, and thanks to Wikipedia, we have the ability to see the list of reported pranks for April Fools' 2008. Some of my obvious favorites come from Blizzard, with their addition of Tauren Marines to Starcraft and the new console version of MOLTEN CORE!



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Aside from pranks and jokes however, April Fool's is a day to look at some of the (in)famous spoofs that have made their mark on us over the years. One of my all time favorites is the film This is Spinal Tap, the rockumentary satire that is widely considered to be an instant classic. I cracked up the first time I watched it, and it's still a great movie to sit down and watch when I need a laugh. It's brilliant in that it completely mocks every aspect of the Rock and Roll lifestyle, yet still manages to be musically sound. I always loved the fact that while I can laugh out loud at scenes like the Stonehenge set piece being made 13 inches tall instead of 13 feet, or make fun of some (most) of their lyrics, that I can still appreciate their music for being actual rock and roll. On a scale of 1 to 10, Spinal Tap goes to 11.

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Unfortunately, there is a dark side to today, in that there are several things out there in the world that SHOULD be jokes, but that are sadly very real.

I lived in Southeast Texas for a couple of years and one night my friends and I were heading the the liquor store on a beer run. My friends ran inside and I hung out in front of the store to have a smoke. As I was standing there, a couple other guys pulled up in this beat up piece of shit and I caught about half of their conversation about how "...after we get some beers we need to go get a little Tranny Honey..."

Tranny.

Honey.

Those are two words I never thought I'd hear put together in a single sentence, and the last place on Earth I expected to hear them was Texas. I mean, these guys didn't look like the type that wanted to ride eachother bareback, but I guess you never can tell. All I knew at the time was that I didn't know what the hell they were talking about and I was glad I didn't. I just wanted to get the hell out of there as fast as possible.

It wasn't until a few weeks later that I happened to stroll inside an auto parts store for some new wiper blades that I came across this little beauty staring back at me from the 3rd shelf down... Tranny Honey. Go ahead, click it. Just take my advice and don't spend too long searching for it on google. You may not like what you find.

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More recently, I read a news article about how over the counter paternity tests are now on sale at your local drug store! So now ladies you not only can find out if you are knocked up, but you can also determine who the father is on your own! (Honestly I think if you have to ask in the first place, you need help that can't be bought from a drug store, but hey... you go girl.) I have no idea what they are calling this product, but if it were me, I'd call it "Baby Daddy?" or "The Maury Povich Home Game". Personally I think this would be an awesome sponsorship! They'd just have to make sure they included this clip in the kit for any negative results...