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April Fools' Day

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    April 3, 2012

    Omar Daniel Gonzalez-Torres: Craigslist Prank Backfires, Leads to April Fool's Day in Jail

    According to what he told police, Omar Daniel Gonzalez-Torres was upset at the way a woman was treating his girlfriend, so he chose the route of high-tech vengeance. Posing as his girlfriend's alleged antagonist, the 21-year-old College Station man took out a Craigslist "casual encounters" ad offeri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    April Fools' Day Pranks: Six Suggestions That Will Have You Thinking "Are People Really This Lame?"

    Sunday is April Fools' Day, which is a blessing since if it was on a workday we'd have to hear about wacky morning radio hosts bringing the hilarity. But apparently some people take the day seriously, like the folks at the April Fool Zone Web site, which offers "unique and fun April fool's Day pran ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Upcoming Events: Beer, [Crawfish] Boils and Burgers

    It's shaping up to be a busy couple of weeks around here as "Spring" "comes" to Houston. God, shoot me now. I can't make it to August like this. Ahem. Tomorrow, get your hands dirty at the 2012 Crawfish Festival in the Heights. Admission is free and Dr. Gleem Car Wash -- you know, the one that hou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    David Keith Allen: Recently Remarried Former Pastor Accused of Killing Wife in House Fire

    The very best preachers are consummate showmen, able to sell you on the sincerity of their message with the utmost aplomb. 49-year-old David Keith Allen, former pastor at the New Life Church of Restoration just east of Gatesville, sounds like a hell of a performer. In the wee hours of one morning l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    The Bacon Backlash: 10 Things Bacon Does Not Make Better

    When -- on New Year's Eve -- I jokingly suggested that 2012 would be the year of the Bacon Backlash, our Twitter followers were not amused. "Why are cupcakes 'it'?" asked @Ruhama613. "Carbs are the debbil. Mo' Bacon!" Said @T_Tow: "I will defend the bacon!" And @CynicalHouston simply responded: " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Pop Rocks: 10 Things Comic Con 2011 Taught Us

    Steven Spielberg presents...​The 2011 Comic Con wrapped up last weekend. Over 120,000 of the geeky, nerdy, attention starved, and Twilight-headed descended upon sunny San Diego last weekend for what has become the entertainment industry's premiere showcase for anything related to comics, video ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    Openings & Closings

    ​It's been a week of good news, which is a rare and precious thing around here. No real closings to report, only a few openings and some chef shuffles, which makes for a happy Friday around these parts. News that San Antonio's Freetail Brewing Co. is planning a three-story brewpub in downtown ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Garden Fresh: Corn

    John Kiely​For half of my life, a crop was part of my ID. "Where are you from?" "Indiana." "Oh, yeah, I've been there. Lots of corn." I thought it would get better when I moved west to New Mexico. "Oh, yeah, green chiles." It's better to live in Texas, where the stereotypes are more sub ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    BP? Maybe Not - Five Other Possible Summer Fest Sponsors

    Jermaine Rogers​Today is not only 4/20 and whatever the name for the Wednesday of Holy Week is - sorry, it's been a while since Rocks Off has been to church - it's the one-year anniversary of the BP blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. It's also the latest April Fool's Day in history, because earlie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    WHIP YOUR HAIR: Best Singles By The Children Of Rock & Rap Royalty

    ​Today is Julian Lennon's 48th birthday, born April 8, 1963, just as his father John was beginning the meteoric rise to godhead status with the Beatles. He wouldn't see his dad too terribly much as Beatlemania took over the world, something that both men struggled with as the years went on. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Photographers Reeling After German April Fools' Day

    www.re35.netDigital photography had apparently been turned on its head last week.​Looks like the Germans have us beat in soccer, old-school communism and April Fools' Day gags. On April 1, Rogge & Pott, a Hamburg, Germany-based design company, unveiled a jump-up-and-down-with-excitement produ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    April Fool's for Lincoln, Gandhi and Others

    Photos by Liana Lopez​Someone got a late-night/early-morning start on April Fool's Day -- and the victims were Lincoln at the president-heads sculpture on I-10, the Gandhi statue in the Hermann Park Rose Garden and the new statues at Allen Parkway and Montrose.

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    This Week in Deliciousness

    "Hi there! We're a squirming mound of tiny Lovecraftian horrors who live in stagnant muck! Put us in your face!"​Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where if it can't be eaten with gravy, it's not worth eating. Luckily, everything can be eaten with gravy, even frozen d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Prince William's Bachelor Party: A Snoopadelic Recap

    Photo illustrations by John Seaborn GrayClick image to enlarge (trust us on this one)​When Rocks Off saw a press release with the subject line, "SNOOP DOGG RELEASES BRAND NEW SONG FOR PRINCE WILLIAM'S BACHELOR PARTY," we assumed perhaps April Fool's had arrived early. Last week, you see, whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Top 5 Fried Foods That Shouldn't Be Possible

    Parents would be wise not to show their children the alternate ending to Ratatouille.​There aren't many fried foods we won't at least try, but that doesn't mean they should exist outside of a theoretical physics textbook. Fried beer, for instance; it doesn't seem like something that should be ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 30, 2006

    Foolin' Around

    Parents would be wise not to show their children the alternate ending to Ratatouille.​There aren't many fried foods we won't at least try, but that doesn't mean they should exist outside of a theoretical physics textbook. Fried beer, for instance; it doesn't seem like something that should be ... More >>

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