Having April Fools' Day fall on a Friday usually means the stream of jokes and hoaxes will keep trickling throughout the weekend news cycle. In this case, we couldn't help but post the National Zoo's horrific -- or uber-squee-worthy, depending on how you look at it -- contribution: a super animal mashup of two endangered species. According to the caption, the zoo will be "combining 2 endangered species conservation programs by combining 2 endangered species." There's no doubt that if the zoo ever ironed out the kinks in the insemination process and pulled this off, the panda and tiger would no longer be endangered, not for its epic animal skills, but rather because every child in the world would want one. Just imagine what the cubs would look like. In fact, don't, you're head might explode from the massive rush of erupting squee.
Loof lirpa, I believe you've met your match.
Please Make This Happen: National Zoo's Animal Mashup
G.W. Hatchet Gets An Early Start On Gray-pril Fools' Day
At DCist, we've never been one to get in on the traditional April Fools' Day hijinx. But that doesn't mean we won't highlight the notable efforts of local publications when we see them -- and this year, oy, is there ever plenty of material for media outlets to work with. The Hatchet, the student newspaper of George Washington University, decided to get an head start by running this April Fools' story, claiming that G.W. would be renamed in honor of "District Overlord Vinny Grey."
Annual Bill Adler April Fool's Listserve Joke Apes DDOT
Cleveland Park Email List purveyor Bill Adler likes to send out April Fool's jokes to his subscribers. Last year, it was the fictional escape of a "Loof Lirpa" from the National Zoo. The year before that, there was the big announcement that a developer was planning on bringing a Pet Hotel to Cleveland Park.
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