Gotta love the April Fool's prank that Johns Hopkins University pulled on its web site. The homepage reflects a change in the school's name -- dropping the "s" in "Johns." That would be a sensible move, because it's the preferred pronunciation among many Baltimoreans. I've also heard a lot of "John Hopskins" in my time here.
Google, which often marks holidays with an artistic flair on its main search page, also got into the act today. It changed the name on that page to Topeka -- playing off the mayor's decision to change the city's name to "Google" in a bid for the company's high-speed broadband service. (Other company services such as analytics and trends have the same tired, old Google moniker.)
A couple more funny stunts: Starbucks announces two new drink sizes: Plenta™ (128 fl oz) and Micra™ (2 fl oz); cups arrive in stores this fall. And Google (or is it Topeka?) has a new app that translates animal sounds into human speech.