Tuesday, April 01, 2008

The best of April Fools' Day

No, I am not going to write some crazy story with a weird headline, get you engrossed and then spell out April Fool. I am taking the easy way out and giving you the links to some of the best April Fools' Day stories in the media.

  • Snacking Mugabe, flying penguins greet April Fools


  • Google does April Fools': 'Custom time' and a Mars trip


  • April Fool's: Best celebrity pranks


  • Top 10 April Fool's Day links


  • April Fool's Day, Russian style


  • All the news fit to print ... for fools
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