Funny Ha Ha!

I don't really take note of April Fool's Day - I kind of stopped paying attention after my brother kept up the same tricks for years and the event started to lack surprise. The first time he blacked out a rubber band and wrapped it around the spray nozzle on the kitchen sink hose, rendering it invisible, was funny. I got completely soaked, right before I had to leave for school. The next year? I knew what to expect. Same with my youngest sibling and the plastic wrap over the toilet seat. I'm not a dude, so this trick didn't really work on me. It caused quite a mess for my brother, however! In light of those memories, I'm running a brief piece to honor that time - albeit with a modern twist. Folks, welcome to 'Fake Celebrities on Twitter' day! The kids over at Stereogum have comprised a list of fake Tweets - and a lot of them are laugh out loud funny. My favorite has to be the Ben Gibbard impostor (of Death Cab For Cutie) and his post about fiance, Zooey Deschanel. "If Zooey doesn't take my last name, I'm gonna write a vaguely emotional rock song about my struggles with human ego and my hidden self. Actually, I think I'm gonna do that in any case." That's obscure comedy gold! Click here for more fake-outs from the rapidly expanding micro-blog world. Thanks, Stereogum! And remember, if you think you're communicating with Tina Fey via Tweets, you're wrong. However, if you're in touch with Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore - you've probably got the real thing going.