Marmite massage oil
In an unlikely collaboration, Marmite and Ann Summers teamed up in 2024 to launch a “kissable massage oil.”
One comment on the announcement on social media asked, “Why are all the April 1st products things we REALLY WANT?”
Marmite and Ann Summers announced ‘kissable massage oil’, adding: ‘Your favorite cream just got spicy’
easyJet Holibbs rebranding
After “extensive market research”, royal airline easyJet has changed the name of its package holiday company to “easyJet Holibobs”.
The “strategic move” came after realizing that “holibobs” had been searched on TikTok 35 million times.
After “extensive market research”, royal airline easyJet has changed the name of its package holiday company to “easyJet Holibobs”
Domino’s frozen pizza
Domino’s pretended they were branching out into frozen pizza, which fooled many because it was too plausible.
Many commenters suggested that this is something pizza professionals should consider.
Domino’s has launched its frozen pizza range with fan favorites Texas BBQ, Pepperoni Passion and Vegi Supreme.
From curly and wavy to straight and wavy
Aiming to “simplify” its sweet range, on April 1, 2024, Cadbury launched the new Straighty Waighty, replacing the much-loved Curly Wurly.
Seeing the timing as silly, several responses to the announcement on social media suggested they would be open to owning one of the bars.
Cadbury joked that they would be replacing their much-loved Curly Wurly with a Straighty Waighty, but some people suggested they would actually be willing to buy ready-made chocolate.
Dulux scented paint
Dulux broke new ground by launching a range of “limited edition” scented paints with scents such as Hazelnut Truffle, Caramel Cream and Cookie Dough.
Announcing it was a joke, they said, ‘Gotcha! You fell into the trap? Of course, we haven’t *actually* released them, but never say never, right? PS: Actually, don’t smell the painters.
Dulux scented paint prank even included a ‘scratch and sniff’ color chart
Just Stop Oil signs sponsorship deal with Gorilla Glue and considers launching ‘exclusive emulsion’ paint with Dulux
Just Stop Oil announced that it has partnered with Gorilla Glue, the American adhesive manufacturer.
Such a union could help the environmental group, as activists have been known to stick to surfaces during their controversial protests.
Speaking about the deal, Mark Mercurio, President and CEO of Gorilla Glue, said: “We believe the opportunity to showcase Gorilla Glue’s robust range of adhesives to the public in the context of Just Stop Oil’s disruptive actions is simply a combination made in heaven
“From bonding to roads or government departments, our incredibly strong range of polyurethane epoxies will keep environmental defenders in their place for longer.”
Jeremy Vine’s £400 drone capturing footage of his famous bike rides is shot down by ‘hawk or red kite’ in Hyde Park
Jeremy Vine’s legendary bike rides around London, which often involve altercations with drivers, have become a Twitter staple.
But the station’s adventure through Hyde Park in the early hours of this morning was met with a different kind of collision.
Vine wrote: ‘WHAT THE HELL: I was using a drone for today’s bike ride, and it got shot down by a hawk or red kite at HYDE PARK FFS. Shattered, 400 pounds gone in a second.
It seems that some of Vine’s critics were immune to the possibility of an April Fools’ Day joke.
Harry Speakup wrote: “How much of a dick does a man have to be to have a drone hovering over him when he’s causing chaos?”
England Cricket white-ball captain Jos Buttler announces he will change his name to ‘Josh’ after years of being mispronounced.
England Cricket shared a very special video message from captain Jos Buttler this morning.
In it, Buttler, 33, spoke about the very personal damage of being misnamed “Josh” throughout his life, from his mother’s birthday cards to the engraving on his MBE.
“So, after 13 years representing my country and two World Cup victories, the time has finally come to solve the problem,” he said.
“To settle the issue once and for all, I am officially Josh Buttler,” he said, signing a name change deed.
The director shouts: ‘Alright guys, that’s a cut. Thanks Jose!’
Purplebricks’ AI-powered ‘BS detector’ alerts house hunters whenever real estate agents misrepresent the truth
Online estate agent Purplebricks has promised to “revolutionise” the house-hunting experience with the launch of an AI-powered mobile phone app to help buyers report untrustworthy estate agents.
The app would act as a lie detector, beeping whenever your tour guide told a lie about the property you were viewing.
Using the magic of artificial intelligence, your phone will detect strange sentence structures, phrases, tones and pauses in speech that imply something suspicious is going on.
Using the magic of AI, Purplebricks promised to “revolutionize” the house hunting experience by telling viewers when real estate agents are misrepresenting the truth.
Purplebricks chief executive Sam Mitchell said: “It’s time to call ‘bullshit’ about some of the sneaky tactics used by estate agents across the UK.
“We are incredibly proud to bring this vital and revolutionary new app to market, putting real power in the hands of house hunters.”
Unfortunately, hopeful house hunters received an error message once they tried to download the app.
Burns Pet Nutrition Announces Partnership with Garfield Movie with ‘New’ Pet Lasagne
Burns Pet Nutrition announced, in partnership with The Garfield Movie, it has “launched” a Cheesy Lasagne pet food.
The recipe included pet-friendly cheese and delicious, nutritious ground beef between delicious layers of tasty pasta.
Media and influencers were sent mockups of the product, and Burns’ Instagram brand representatives also participated in posting jokes on their social channels.
Burns Pet Nutrition announced its new partnership with The Garfield Movie in a unique way, launching a faux pet food version of the movie cat’s favorite food.
Kate Johnston, Marketing Director at Burns Pet Nutrition, commented: ‘We are delighted to announce our partnership with Garfield. Cats and dogs are the heart of our brand and we couldn’t think of a better gingerbread fluff ball to work with.
“We know Garfield loves human food and while we would never encourage people to feed their pets lasagna, we thought it would be fun to announce our partnership and celebrate Garfield’s love of food with an April Fool’s Day trick “.