---
title: April fool
date: "2005-04-01T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 682
description: I pointed to a MetaFilter thread gathering the best April Fools' Day jokes from 2005. It's a nostalgic look at how the early web celebrated the holiday with creative hoaxes and elaborate site-wide pranks.
keywords: [metafilter, april fools' day, internet history, web culture, online pranks, hoaxes]
---

[April fool](http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/40876).