A Roundup of Our Favorite Local April Fools’ Day Shenanigans
From impressive photoshops to silly business pranks, Rhode Islanders did not hold back on the tomfoolery this year.
It’s early Tuesday morning. You stretch, wipe the sleep from your eyes, roll over and pick up your phone to kick off your morning routine with a quick catch-up scroll through Instagram.
Chomp is making a vegan… smashburger?
Hot wiener-scented candles? Really?
KJP is doing a muppets reality sh—oh.
Right.
Happy April Fools’ Day.
I can’t be the only one who got got today, right? (If so, please lie to me.) I could blame my delirious, half-awake state, but I also have to acknowledge the fact that Rhode Island businesses stepped up their joke game this year. While many included the aforementioned “gotcha!” style posts, others went all out. Keep scrolling for some of our favorites pranks.
1. Moniker Brewery introduced 30-racks.
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2. Grey Sail debuted a new transparent brew.
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3. Newport Craft teamed up with Wally’s Wieners for their latest nonexistent concoction…
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4. While Gansett Beer and Lego disappointed Jaws fans everywhere by teasing them with this faux collab.
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5. Whalers expanded its reach to Antarctica.
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6. Smug reminded us not to believe anything they say about new releases today. Unless…
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7. And Ragged Island made us long for a full-blown beer theme park.
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8. Meanwhile, The Guild pretended to spice up its lineup.
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10. Providence Bagel made us consider a career change.
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11. Olneyville System teased a Yankee Candle partnership.
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12. Edgewood Cheese Shop stooped to offering Kraft-like singles.
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13. Chomp convincingly announced the menu additions of vegan smashburgers, twelve-egg breakfast sandwiches and a whole fried pickle.
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14. Empire Tea and Coffee showed off how it makes its new burnt toast latte.
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15. Dunkin’ went the extra mile to ensure customers they could get a free cup o’ Joe.
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16. Basta on Broad probably raised a few eyebrows with idea of hosting a new weekly political debate series.
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17. Roger Williams University shared the news of a missing statue (we’re honestly still not sure if the university is in on it?).
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18. URI likely broke some students’ hearts by teasing them with a hot dog vending machine.
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19. OceanCliff joked about a thrilling new way for couples to arrive on their wedding day.
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20. Brave Daughters Jewelry illustrated a terrifying new permanent jewelry concept.
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21. The Valley Breeze also scared us all by threatening to switch over to Comic Sans.
22. RI Probz proved classics are classics for a reason and got us for the second year in a row.
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23. Two iconic Rhody food groups decided to join forces.
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24. While Newport creamery decided to mess with a classic recipe.
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25. The Beatrice Hotel offered up a tempting new service.
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26. And finally, KJP showed us what it would be like if the influential family entered the world of muppets.
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