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April 2, 2019 5:16 AM

Yesterday, CBC Radio Toronto listeners were introduced to a new food truck created by April Lee Falls. "The raccoons that we'll be sourcing come from a wilderness farm... they're eating organic fruits and vegetables.... They've got more space than most people living and renting in this city."

Other well-done April 1st pranks are welcome.

posted by clawsoon (10 comments total)

REI Introduces Adventures for Pets
posted by pxe2000 at 5:39 AM on April 2, 2019 [3 favorites]

My favorite one this year was boardgame rules-explainer The Dragon's Tomb's take on Chutes & Ladders. (Although to get the context you should watch some of his other videos first, perhaps Clue or Battleship.)
posted by rifflesby at 7:12 AM on April 2, 2019

On I've Pet That Dog yesterday the bio read: "My name is Nigel. I am an 8 year old boy who likes petting cats. These are pictures of cats I've pet."
Post 1, 2
posted by Orange Dinosaur Slide at 7:19 AM on April 2, 2019 [5 favorites]

Planetizen (City/ Regional/ Transportation Planning professional site) had some groaners:
- No Demand for 'Defensive Driving' Mode in Self-Driving Cars
- Millennial Confesses: I Was Born in the Suburbs and My Parents Are Baby Boomers
- Florida Man Thought the New Comp Plan Included Zoning Changes
- Self-Driving Cars Still Can't Recognize the Difference Between a Wedding Planner and an Urban Planner
And if those weren't dad-jokey enough, April Fool's Headlines That Didn't Make the Cut

The best one, for the tagline:
- Top Google Streetcation Destinations -- Sometimes the best vacations are the vacations you take right there at your desk while you really should working.
posted by filthy light thief at 8:05 AM on April 2, 2019 [3 favorites]

A fan of Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor himself?) made Strobe Light a reality (Archive.org stream), 10 years after Trent first made the joke album announcement, when "produced by Timbaland" was a relevant thing ;)

And to make sure others see it: Crouton Petting Over IP, MetaFilter's own crouton petting zoo!
posted by filthy light thief at 8:11 AM on April 2, 2019 [3 favorites]

[Also, PSA, the crouton petting zoo has a new little feature, so check your garden if you haven't since yesterday.]
posted by LobsterMitten at 8:17 AM on April 2, 2019 [2 favorites]

VerticalVision at the Alamo Drafthouse
Bluebonnet camouflage
Pet-friendly streaming remotes
posted by Orange Dinosaur Slide at 8:30 AM on April 2, 2019

(I know this, and now you have to as well: the average lifespan of a raccoon in the wild is 18 months.)
posted by maxwelton at 8:58 AM on April 2, 2019 [1 favorite]

I have to admit, my girlfriend and I totally fell for this and were appropriately shocked and outraged. It wasn't until the evening, when we returned to the topic, that the pieces finally fell into place. Well played, Metro Morning.
posted by Flashman at 10:21 AM on April 2, 2019

I used to work with a fellow paramedic from Eastern Europe (Romania, I think) who would stop the ambulance on the way back to our station and pick up road kill. No dogs or cats; more like wild game - racoons, squirrels, the odd possum.

He'd bring them back (in a bag) and immediately go out the back and skin/filet them. He said they were delicious.

He never offered me any. I guess he saved them for family.

He unfortunately died a few years ago.
posted by Pablo MacWilliams at 1:09 PM on April 2, 2019 [2 favorites]