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April Fools' Day

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Putting In-N-Out Rumors to Permanent Rest

    ​Seattle had an April in Christmas moment yesterday when a April Fool's Day joke abut In-N-Out opening a Seattle location resurfaced on Twitter. The "Christmas miracle" announcement was retweeted by King 5's managing editor Russ Walker, who valiantly tried to get more information from rumor o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    WTH Are Doughnuts Doing on an Indian Buffet Line?

    Photo by Leslie KellyHealth food doughnuts? Vada are made with lentil flour, so they must be good for you, right?​I know what you're thinking, but this is no April Fool's Day prank. There were doughnuts on the buffet line at Spice Route in Bellevue. Inspired by Laura Onstot's new column calle ... More >>

  • Diversions

    March 30, 2011

    Sign Language

    Photo by Leslie KellyHealth food doughnuts? Vada are made with lentil flour, so they must be good for you, right?​I know what you're thinking, but this is no April Fool's Day prank. There were doughnuts on the buffet line at Spice Route in Bellevue. Inspired by Laura Onstot's new column calle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Fake Food, Cake Rage, Long Goodbyes, and A Big F.U. To Adam Richman

    ​ "Replica foods are in a class all their own. They're intriguing, weird, gross when dusty, and just plain funny. In a window, or on a dessert cart for display, or even on a buffet line, you want to touch it--just to make sure it's not real. The suppliers are everywhere, and we can feel a rea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    7 Funny Faux Foods

    www.fakefoodonline.comReal or fake? Real or fake? We're not telling! We want to see you try to eat the silicon cheese and chili!​Replica foods are in a class all their own. They're intriguing, weird, gross when dusty, and just plain funny. In a window, or on a dessert cart for display, or even ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Demolition of 100-Year-Old Artists' Building Elicits a Surprising Response

    ​Typically, when it's announced that a century-old building housing artists in an historic inner-city neighborhood will be demolished against the will of its owners and tenants due to a controversial, megabucks, publicly mandated construction project, Seattle activists race to see who can stan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    When the Magical Becomes Real: Unicorn Meat For Sale

    Photo courtesy Thinkgeek.comMagic in Every Bite!​Six months or so ago, the geniuses over at Thinkgeek (purveyors of the world's first huggable bacon) shocked the world by offering Real (fake) Unicorn Meat for sale. The only complication? They weren't really selling unicorn meat, or even a reas ... More >>

  • News

    September 29, 2010

    Just One of Those Things

    In veterinary malpractice cases, your pet is nothing more than property. One local attorney is aiming to convince judges otherwise, and make vets pay.

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2010

    Everyone Loves Unicorn Meat (Except the National Pork Board)

    Magic in Every Bite!​Okay, now this is just too good to let pass... ThinkGeek--those playfully evil geniuses behind the marketing of such brilliant products as Vibe compressed powder energy gum (which speeds 40mg of caffeine straight into your bloodstream), the the Einstein bobblehead, plush ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    National Pork Board Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter to Site Advertising Unicorn Meat

    ​Every April Fools' Day, online retailer ThinkGeek introduces a few fake products. This year was no different, as the clever nerds offered up "My First Bacon" -- a talking stuffed toy that looks like a piece of ham slab -- and a Spam-like tin of fake unicorn meat. The former went off without a ... More >>

  • Food

    April 7, 2004

    Hot Dish

    ​Every April Fools' Day, online retailer ThinkGeek introduces a few fake products. This year was no different, as the clever nerds offered up "My First Bacon" -- a talking stuffed toy that looks like a piece of ham slab -- and a Spam-like tin of fake unicorn meat. The former went off without a ... More >>

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