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Silicon Valley firms mark April 1 with pranks.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
SAN JOSE, Calif. _ People are out of work and profits are down, but Silicon Valley still can't resist a good April Fool's gag.
Here's a run-down of some of the more creative jokes pulled on unsuspecting Web surfers and other folk Monday:
Craigslist: The popular San Francisco-based online community listings board, which has operated ad-free since its mid-1990s inception, shocked at least a few loyalists when the home page announced the site would begin selling banner ads.
"Craigslist represents virgin territory for banner ad placement," the site explained. Even a price list and "banner ad form" was included.
Not everyone got the spoof. One apparently upset user declared: ...
- Your shoelace is untied _ April Fool!(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Ensley, Gerald March 31, 2002 700+ words
...now, your shoelace is untied. Ha! April Fool! Yep, it's today: April 1, known...pranking and joking, as it is the first April Fool's Day since Sept. 11. More so than...frivolity. But with the official sanction of April Fool's Day, the restraints may loosen...
- Only an April fool believes Mavericks ready for playoffs.(Knight Ridder...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Galloway, Randy March 31, 2004 700+ words
...of the West's elite. At the moment, however, only an April fool is predicting anything other than a first-round demise...http://www.star-telegram.com" . Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services. (c) 2004, Fort Worth
- April Fool's joke invents 7-foot-3 Icelandic female dunker.(Knight Ridder...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Latham, Krista April 4, 2004 700+ words
...things can be pretty boring." ___ Visit the Freep, the World Wide Web site of the Detroit Free Press, at http://www.freep.com. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services. (c) 2004, Detroit Free Press.
- April Fool Is Now An Online Phenomenon.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News March 31, 2001 700+ words
...The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 31--April Fool jokes have moved online. So beware...Journal and Constitution. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. AOL, ELNK,
- CareerBuilder.com Releases Top Ten Picks for April Fool's Day Pranks at the...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 28, 2006 700+ words
...cushions and hand buzzers. April Fool's Day is just around...consider the top ten April Fool's Day pranks from this...CareerBuilder.com survey, "April Fool's Day at the Office...Tribune Company , and Knight Ridder, Inc. , the company...
- Two-in-Ten Workers Participate in April Fool's Day at the Office,...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 29, 2004 700+ words
...ceiling - these are just some of the April Fool's Day jokes 23 percent of workers...said they could not recall any April Fool's Day trickery at their place...Inc. , Tribune Company , and Knight Ridder, Inc. , CareerBuilder.com includes...
- April Fool's Joke Dunks Hopes of Krispy Kreme Fans in Santa Barbara, Calif.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News April 24, 2004 700+ words
...Barbara News-Press, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr...los Inocentes" -- Spanish for April Fool's Day. Jim Mettee, vice president...Press, Calif. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. KKD...
- Foundation Launches April Fool's Anti-Cigarette Commercials.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) April 3, 2002 700+ words
...Apr. 3--The American Legacy Foundation pulled its own April Fool's Day joke. The Washington, D.C.-based public health...tribune.com/ (c) 2002, Chicago Tribune. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. TICKER SYMBOL(S): MO, CG...
