Do you all read Yelp? It’s an online site for user reviews of local restaurants (and stores and bars and clubs, too.) Somehow I have gotten on Yelp’s email list. Every week they send out some “thematic” email- favorite Chinese restaurants, best places to watch the Cubs home opener, etc.
Today’s list is entitled “Yelp Loves Locals.” “Hm,” I think, as I click to open it. “Must be like a list of local haunts for different neighborhoods. Could be worth checking out.”
The list of places recommended in this email, in order:
- H&M
- Filene’s Basement
- Gap
- Urban Outfitters
- Chili’s
- P.F. Chang’s
- McDonalds (“kids in the know call it Ronalds.” Um, okay.)
- The Cheesecake Factory
- Blockbuster
- Target
- CPK
- Domino’s
I’m thinking: Dude, Yelp, if I wanted a recommendation for freaking Chili’s I’d ask my cousin in the suburbs. “Kids in the know call it Ronalds?” What the hell?
Then it hits me: the date on the top is April 1. This is not for real. I just totally fell hook, line, and sinker for an April Fool. And I came within about 30 seconds of posting a semi-ranty email about Yelp’s ridiculousness. I am awesome.
You ARE awesome. God I hate this day.
Ha! Did you see Gmail’s new “Custom Time” feature?
HILARIOUS! And if you hadn’t explained it to me, I would’ve fallen for it, too. Damn!
“Ronalds” – HA. I’m totally going to call it that now.
Because I’m a kid IN THE KNOW.
corporate america shouldn’t do april fools jokes.. they always come off as lame
oh my god. thank you for the reminder.. i ALWAYS get tricked on april fools. note to self: BE SKEPTICAL TODAY.
your awesomness is why we love you. and i didn’t get it at first either,
I hate April Fool’s Day because I fall for everything. I once practically cried because my favorite radio station was switching to an ALL-POLKA FORMAT!! Then I emailed a bunch of people I knew, saying that I wished I were single so I could use Google’s NEW DATING SERVICE!! *smacks forehead* *twice*
Yeah….
I totally didn’t get it…and I’m not sure I would have. We’ll just say I would have, you know, to keep me looking semi-intellegent.