Misdirection

“You know the rules, and so do I…”

Yesterday was April Fools’ Day, but I feel like it should have just been called Official Rick Roll Day, since so many sites (DYH included) used it as an excuse for a little meme misdirection. (YouTube Rick Rolling anyone and everyone that clicked on a featured video link was a classic!)

However, not all sites went for the easy/obvious gag, and some managed to pull some pretty funny stunts. Below are some of my favorites:

YouDigg

Virgil

Trust Banners

Gmail Custom Time

ThinkGeek’s line of April Fools products, including the Pii Pii Brothers

Aviary’s Dodo: Web-Based Time Machine

For more April Foolery, check out the following lists:

[Top 100 April Fools' Day Hoaxes Of All Time]

[April Fools' Day On The Web]

[Wikipedia - April 1, 2008]

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