You might have survived April Fools Day at work, but what about online? Many companies went out of their way to punk you yesterday. Here are some highlights.
Honda Canada announced a new “polite horn,” where instead of honking, your horn makes a passive aggressive coughing sound.
McDonald’s Australia posted a picture of the McPickle . . . which is basically a Big Mac with a bunch of pickles replacing the meat. But it may backfire . . . because someone tweeted instructions on how to actually order it.
The U.S. Open tweeted a Photoshopped picture of a cute dog serving as a tennis ball retriever for the next tournament.
BREAKING: The US Open to add puppies to the ballperson team at the 2019 tournament for the first time.
All breeds welcome. pic.twitter.com/Yu5ySEhriF
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) April 1, 2019
Mova Globes announced a new flat globe for flat earthers.
You asked. We answered. The #FlatEarth MOVA Globe is available now on https://t.co/4HtFIUr2qg. pic.twitter.com/MFrphk9UGA
— MOVA Globes (@movaglobes) April 1, 2019
T-Mobile went for irony, and announced a new line of phone booths, to let you talk in privacy even on busy streets.
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Portable Public Privacy at its finest – go anywhere with our Phone BoothE Mobile EditionE.
My personal favorite. SodaStream announced a new plan where you can add bubbles to your soda using your own bodily functions.
Houston we solved the problem!
Burping in space is a thing of the past. Introducing our new collaboration with @StationCDRKelly, SodastreamME!
Tag a friend you KNOW needs this 🙂 pic.twitter.com/Cx3BIaickU— SodaStream USA (@SodaStreamUSA) April 1, 2019