SOME OF MONDAY’S APRIL FOOL’S DAY PRANKS

Companies love to get some publicity by pulling April Fool’s Day pranks on their customers. Here are a few that happened yesterday:
– The Chicago Bears pranked fans by announcing that, in honor of their upcoming 100th season, all their jerseys would have triple-digit numbers. For example, quarterback Mitchell Trubisky would wear No. 110 instead of No. 10.
– Patriots quarterback Tom Brady joke tweeted: ” I’m retiring. In my spare time, I’ll be tweeting.”
– McDonald’s came out with fake dipping sauces made of their milkshake flavors – chocolate, vanilla, strawberry and Shamrock.
– McDonald’s in Australia posted a video on Twitter claiming it was adding a new burger, the McPickle, to its menu – layers of pickles between melted cheese, ketchup sauce and toasted sesame seed buns.
– Dating app Tinder joked about adding a new “height verification” to its app.
– Google had several pranks running, one of which was a new “talking tulip” virtual assistant. Like Siri, you’re supposed to talk to the tulip.
– Roku came out with a TV remote for your dog, that understands your dog’s bark and comes with a button that pulls up Animal Planet.
– Via, a ride service like Lyfy and Uber, pranked its users today by announcing a new ride-sharing service where people can share a bike together. The oldest rider sits in front and is in charge of steering and braking. The rider at the back is in charge of telling the front rider that they “haven’t fallen off”.
– London tabloid The Daily Mail pranked that the home of the Prime Minister, #10 Downing Street, had installed a cat flap on the front door.
– The makers of Mr. Potato Head came out with a fake Mr. Avocado Head, with a plastic man-bun and beard.
– White Castle pretended to auction off it’s original 98-year-old slider, carbon frozen since 1921.