Sorry, folks, but there’s no such thing as a kitten replicator (apart from other kittens). It’s just one of the many pranks you’re likely to fall for as you surf the Web on April Fool’s Day. If you see any good pranks, put a link to them in the comments. (Update: The home page is back to normal, but if you missed the gag or want to see it again, it’s here.)
Via Imgur.
I won’t need the kitten replicator if I can have that kitten right there.
that was great!!!
Apparently I missed it. 🙁
The April Fools’ prank is my home page for today. To see it, go here: http://notthatmiketheothermike.com/
The prank includes a way back to the regular website, and believe me, you’ll want to click it in the worst way. 🙂
I just saw it; I get new post notification emails, so I don’t usually go through the homepage, but I just went there on my tablet so I could see the CO link someone else posted (CO is blocked on my work computer) and saw it. Very cute and I want one.
That was CRUEL, NTMTOM! I was all set to purchase the USB drive so I could get one kitten just like the one in the picture… and maybe a couple more… was anticipating happy hours with fuzzballs on my lap… just another broken dream. Siggghh. **face palm**
Ha ha ha.
If this were any other site, I would have been terrified to push the “order now” button. Well played, NTMTOM! A totally awesome prank!
One I saw on Easter was wrapping grapes in mini chocolate egg wrappers for the kids’ lunchboxes. 😉
Oh that is awesome!!
(Tried to post this before but my tablet wasn’t cooperating.)
Hate to be a party pooper but this is why I don’t really like pranks :
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/01/google-disables-april-fools-joke-gmail-mic-drop
Ack! Yeah, that was a big mistake. What sets that prank apart is that it affects people who aren’t in on the joke, namely the recipients of the emails. Also, making the “mic drop” too easy to use by mistake was a problem.
I have never liked April Fool’s Day.
It’s not my favorite, either, but this “prank” of Mike’s is delightful!
I hate when it falls on a school day?
In 2009 I sent the link to this NTMTOM golden oldie: http://cuteoverload.com/2009/03/12/klamath-falls-1/
to my high school BFF on her birthday – April 1st. (Tip: read the story aloud as an over-excited eight-year-old, complete with flappy hands.)
Welcome, new user! I remember that one!
good lord, that’s amazing!!! I wanna tag along in their next adventure!!
Great prank but I”m not gonna lie. At first Chrome could not find your page this morning and I got a full on case of the lady vapors! I even went and checked Facebook to see if you were still there.
I had a problem last night. First it told me I wasn’t on the internet, even though I was (unless I managed to catch a very brief outage) and then I got a weird error. I assumed it was just my computer..
I really wanted a kitten replicator. I did race to push that button.
me too
Just got this in my email:
Which links to this page: http://www.redbox.com/hiring?CID=EM:95151&et_rid=110281074
The recently-revived comic strip “Bloom County” just brought another popular comic strip back from the dead. Oh, if only it were true:
https://www.facebook.com/berkeleybreathed/
I LOVE Calvin and Hobbs!!!!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE
I wish it were true, too! 🙁
Eyewear retailer Warby Parker has maintained this spoof site for years, and it’s become a very elaborate multi-page hoax, with cute doggies: http://www.warbybarker.com/
E-tailer ThinkGeek does April Fools day big every year. Their selection of fake products includes the Useless Light Switch:
My favorite is still the Unicorn meat.
Here is a list of prominent pranks that may be updated during the day. I just wish I could get my little site listed here: http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/04/april_fools_best_pranks_jokes_2016.html
Thanks for this list! So many fun ones! Your site definitely deserves to be included!!
I would like to point out that that is one “stinking” cute kitten.
I remember this GIF! I used it in a post on CO, representing a “kitten dispenser,” if I remember correctly.
One of my all time faves.
Every home should have one – as well as a puppy dispenser for those so inclined.
I love this gif. Elegant.
wantwantgimmegimmegimme!!!
I remember CO April Fools Day gags were always cute and harmless. Likewise, the Dog Shaming website would switch over for a day for things like ‘Cat Shaming’ or ‘Baby Shaming’, etc. Still funny, still cute, and harmless.
So I appreciate you keeping up the grand tradition of funny/sweet and harmless gags for April First NTMTOM.
Thank you. It was really important to me that I get an AFD tradition started on my site. (And welcome to the comments section, come back soon.)
Hi
This April fool joke seems to have broken ‘notthatmiketheothermike’!! I can’t get off it, and i think I’ve tried everything, even closing the tab and trying again in a new one. Is anyone else having a problem…??
Welcome, Rosemary! Everything will be back to normal soon. If you were able to leave a comment, then you’re still in the right place.
Hot new real estate trend: Birdhouses. http://teachmerealty.com/2016/birdhouses-new-real-estate-market-228
“wrap around front perches”!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Thanks for posting this! I needed cheering up today, and this did the trick 🙂 I totally fell for it and thought it was some sort of weird way of Mike going out of business or some sort of scammer having hijacked the site. I fully expected to be asked for my credit card number when I clicked the link (yes, I’m gullible). I was genuinely delighted to be redirected and see the words “April Fools”!
My all time favorite April Fools prank was set up by one of my former co-workers. I work in a medical office, and one year on April 1st she sent a message to the physician assistant, asking him to call a lady who wasn’t a patient but just had a quick question. She gave him a work number and said the lady’s last name was Mains, first name Myra.
The number was for a local funeral home, so the PA called the funeral home and said, “Hi, may I speak to Myra Mains?” (say it quickly) He’s a very smart guy, so we were surprised it took him so long to catch on. 😀
I wonder if they had Prince Albert in the urn?
😀 😀 😀
Kind of gruesome, but funny!
National Geographic pledges to stop printing photos of nude animals, will only display clothed animals from now on: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/04/160401-april-fools-day-animals-pictures/
My intro to all the TOMfoolery wasan email I got from the dog sitting site I use and to me it seemed believeable so it took me about 1/2 hour before I realized it was an April Fool’s Day joke. Guess that’s what happens when you don’t have coffee before reading your email. The line about oven mitts should have been the give-away though.
https://e.rover.com/pub/sf/ResponseForm?_ri_=X0Gzc2X%3DYQpglLjHJlTQGnzfU18zbqLzbaTzb3czdjlzdnWH7ze6teMYizdBg2w6NLfiUqD1lzcEzczdf6VXMtX%3DYQpglLjHJlTQGmGhM2CYA3zgKCmn8guzc8A1BzemlmuDDG1XClf5B6lN4tIFzadfRHf&_ei_=Eh3hO9K7Rn87ysN_3Gun2RYoqfPJtkMOUUbJ5AhnFT4VqDYXUf0LJhaxg0
IKEA color-changing “mood” furniture. Current mood: Pomeranian.
Jut think how useful that would be if you wanted to find out the real mood of your cat or new boyfriend?
If you don’t click the link fast enough, the USB drive is quickly “sold out”. However, I took a chance there would be a backorder list. There isn’t one, darn it! 😉
Lee Valley Tools started an AFD tradition several years ago, designing new tools for their customers. They actually build a prototype and in some cases created a video for how to use it.
This year it’s a Precision Rotary Tool Holder. Check out the video to see how it works:
http://www.leevalley.com/EN/wood/page.aspx?p=74250
One of their AFD pranks from several years ago was made into a real product: the Precision Story Tape
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=65357&cat=1,43513
See, that’s the kind of commitment I admire. The best gags are created by people who are experts in the subject matter and can create a spoof that sounds credible.
The ad even contains one of my favorite words ever – Penultimate. As good as a NTMTOM dissertation.
I just found this one that’s sure to be a hit with everyone here: https://www.thirdlove.com/products/paw-free-front-closure-bra
this remains one of my favorite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig4aJey9QZM
haven’t finished watching this years video yet, though.
Oh, that’s a good one.
this year’s tribble-breeding program & accompanying tribble-cam is pretty good as well.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/smithsonian-national-air-and-space-museum?utm_source=online&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=TribbleTrouble
I follow The Dodo on Facebook and read the articles religiously. They usually have stories about animal welfare and animal adoptions. Today’s story featured a millennial looking for a “forever home”: https://www.thedodo.com/human-147-days-forever-home-1701580408.html
Sounds like me, post-college.
One of the surprising side benefits of this prank is that we’re getting to meet new commenters for the first time. Welcome, JK, and everyone!
http://netted.net/aven-gr-instant-karma-app/?utm_source=nettedbythewebbys&utm_medium=newsletter
I fell for this one after falling for the kitten replicator.
That was probably the funniest, definitely the cutest, April Fool’s joke I have ever seen.