According to Yahoo!’s The Buzz Log, online research into all things April Fools’ Day (practical jokes, pranks, etc.) is up 40% over last year. Clearly, there’s some need of levity out there. Before we present some April Fools’ links for your amusement, let’s get serious and find out where this celebration of hi-jinks comes from.
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‘w00t!’ Voted Merriam-Webster Word of the Year
December 13, 2007 – 3:03 pm
Every year, Merriam-Webster opens its online ballot box for people to cast their word-of-the-year votes. Last year’s winner was “truthiness,” this year, it’s “w00t!,” which won handily, giving it a place in Merriam-Webster’s online Open Dictionary. Time will tell if it’ll make its way into the regular Merriam-Webster dictionary which adds new words based on [read more]