Google is Providing FREE in-home Wireless Broadband
By tommy408
@tommy408 (361)
Malaysia
April 1, 2007 10:44am CST
It's free broadband. Join for FREE Now and get your "vacuum sealed self-installation kit" delivered directly to you.
Check out the link www.google.com/tisp/
Hahaha!!! I had a hearty laugh out of that. I was so very excited when I saw the announcement on Google Homepage. Free Broadband. No kidding. I clicked the link. The first thing I noticed was the toile seat in the background of the promo picture. What kind of idiot do they hire to do their promotion I thought!
And then, I clicked the "Get Started Now" link and aren't able to stop laughing since.
Growing up, I noticed as I grow older, the less enthusiastic I became in April Fool jokes and pranks. In fact this is the first and the only April Fool prank that I fell for this year (and maybe last year too). I didn't fall for other because there wasn't any. I grew up and out of it I guess.
What Google did is very refreshing.
It is heart warming, to say the least for a company as giganatic to come up with and put on as much effort for a silly prank, just so that we, the users can have a laugh. It is a commendable job Google team. Thanks:)
So what is your best April Fool prank/joke this year? Do share.
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3 responses
@asteriskec (1074)
• Philippines
2 Apr 07
OMG that was really funny! I agree, it was refreshing to know that the guys behind the gigantic name also had a funny bone :) I almost believed they were gonna offer Gmail Paper! And I was like, HOOWHAT??? They're gonna ship all those emails??? LOL The announcement was so well-crafted that I thought for sure they were serious about it!
@tommy408 (361)
• Malaysia
3 Apr 07
Yeah! I agree. Although it sounds useless. I mean why would you want them to ship your all email content. You can print them your self.
And questions like, will that violate privacy. I mean if you print, you have access to read, no?
It is a good April Fool joke though:)
@mskzalameda (4023)
• Philippines
2 Apr 07
oh what a joke! at first i can't believe it, i am going to sign up until i thought of coming back to your page. what a funny joke ha ha! jokes really do made a person's day! happy april fool's day!
@lonewoulfe (585)
• Philippines
2 Apr 07
OMG !! im really old, dang ! For a moment there i thought it was real. It got me freaked.
Ok, i admit it, you got me guys. Its been a while. Just what the internet can do, at least sense of humor can be pixelized, thats good news enough.
(I'm embarassed now, goin to the toilet to cry & laugh)
