Oh what a merry time we had today on this first of April, taking full advantage of the fooles and concocting hilarious gags that will fuel months of mass emails from Grandpa. We know you cannot get enough of these hijinks, so here are five more spoofs that are funnier than a suburban dad in a church parking lot. more ›

April Fools Day can be a stressful day for many, between the Improv Everywhere faux-attack videos and the actually-not-so-ridiculous dog highchairs. It must be especially tough for politicians, who are used to receiving lots of strange mail on a good day. Assembly Democratic Speaker Sheldon Silver was one of a handful of politicians to receive one such rambling, threatening email today, and as with everything today, police weren't sure how seriously to take it. more ›

Can you believe this is still happening? For the 26th year in a row, the April Fools' Day Committee has announced their parade, which will not take place on April 1st, or ever, because it is a joke. They tell us the parade will start at 5th Avenue and 59th Street at noon on the 1st (rain or shine!) and end in Washington Square Park. Once the little 2.6 mile walk is done, a King and Queen of Fools will be crowned (our money is on parade participants Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan!). more ›

Did anyone really believe that the Improv Everywhere troupe rode the subway naked? The video was posted on April Fools Day, but it seemed like the NY Times may have fallen for it... they even called the cops! The gullible Grey Lady was told by an NYPD spokesperson that no laws was broken, and they confirm, saying: "We checked, and sure enough, the definition of 'exposure of a person,' a violation under section 245.01 of the state’s penal code" (heh) "states that the law does not apply to any person entertaining or performing in a play, exhibition, show or entertainment." Alas, as we pointed out yesterday, the pranksters were all wearing nude-colored undies. And underwear fetishists (if you even exist) take note: IE head Charlie Todd says an uncensored video will be made available soon. more ›

The best thing about Google's April Fools jokes (well, except for this lame Topeka one), is that they put hours and hours of time and brainpower into really following all the way through with them. Like this one, for instance, which promises an app that can translate your pet's thoughts. more ›

Looks like Starbucks has a sense of humor too? In response to actual requests for more sizes, Starbucks unveiled their "new" Plenta and Micra sizes to go with Tall, Grande and Venti. The Micra actually makes sense as an espresso cup, holding just 2 oz of coffee, while the Plenta delivers enough coffee to make a consumer go into cardiac arrest in record time at 128 oz (we don't even want to think about the calorie count). Other suggested uses for a Plenta cup include rain hat, planter or yoga block. more ›

From the NYC Mayor's Office Twitter: "Mayor announces plan to close City budget by selling naming rights to Central Park, East River and Ed Koch. #aprilfools" Definitely hilarious, but we thought maybe they'd Tweet that The Situation was taking Ed Skyler's old position—The Situation and Mayor B are tight, you know. more ›

NYU sent an email to nearly 500 students this week that they should pack their bags and get ready to make their way over to Greenwich Village this fall as members of Wagner School's next graduate class. An hour later, the school sent another email telling those same students to scratch that—they were actually rejected. To add insult to injury, the erroneous admission letters were sent out on Wednesday—April Fool's Day. A university spokesman said, “We know that any application process is accompanied by anxiety and we sincerely regret any misunderstanding, false expectations, or additional disappointment this error may have caused.” One of the students taken for the roller coaster ride called it the "Worst April Fools' joke ever." The university is investigating how the error occurred in order to prevent it from reoccurring. more ›

Every year the Improv Everywhere crew executes some prank to make fools of us all on this day, but the one they put together this year at Greenwood Cemetery serves as an example of an April Fools' Day joke done well (because so often these things go horribly wrong). They announce: "For our latest mission, 30 Improv Everywhere agents found a random funeral in the obituary section of the newspaper and turned it into the best funeral ever. We picked a man who had very few surviving relatives and then showed up to his funeral to make it truly awesome." more ›