I'm pretty confident in saying that most of our readers (yes, you) have probably seen or received a version of the "finger" in your lifetime. My personal favorite is the pic captured by Jim Marshall in one of the most "rock and roll" moments in modern history, aka the finger from Johnny Cash! Now I’m not condoning giving someone the finger, but every once in a while you MUST! And I’m encouraging all of you to give the FINGER to someone you love! Yes, in what is one of the funnier April Fool’s Day jokes in a while, Nestlé decided to change the perceptions of being a “Butterfinger” by announcing they were changing the name of the bar. And as you can see by the screenshot of my phone above, some people were actually panicking! Now will this go down in history as one of the betters ones, like the Burger King “Left-Handed Whopper"? Who knows...but at least “The Finger” will be synonymous with GOOD. If you can’t find a bar anywhere in your city, you can take your chance and try bidding for one, proceeds benefit A Place Called Home, a center that provides at-risk youth with a secure and positive environment.
Wish me luck in trying to get the FINGER!
Comments
I love it! Brilliant in that Nestlé actually produced the bars to be sold for a good cause. I've got the auction on my watch list. It'd be awesome to give "the Finger" to people! I hope Burger King learned a little something.
APRIL 2 2008 AT 2:20 AM
I have a sinking feeling that I may just bid on that auction ... I'm a sucker for collectibles, even april fool's day kind. It's pretty tongue-in-cheek of them to be sure!
APRIL 2 2008 AT 8:00 AM
I am not a fan of April fools day because too many people take it too far, but this was a good one. Id give the finger to everyone I know.
APRIL 2 2008 AT 11:11 AM
I'm getting a baker's dozen of these! I can't wait to pass out The Finger!
APRIL 2 2008 AT 3:44 PM
thanks, now you've sent me on some probably-impossible mission to find one of these!! :(
APRIL 2 2008 AT 5:48 PM
Good luck! I will also be heading down to my 7-11 to have a look. This kinda reminds me of the Simpsons products that were in all the convenience stores when the movie came out, although not quite as awesome :)
APRIL 2 2008 AT 9:30 PM
Sweet! My sister is an April Fool baby....I'm totally going to pass this along and get her one of those :-)
APRIL 2 2008 AT 9:44 PM
LOL cute april fool's joke... so good!
APRIL 2 2008 AT 11:16 PM
haha, so funny! i love mass audience april fool's jokes... classic! :)
APRIL 2 2008 AT 11:19 PM
This is funny! Haha Too bad I wasn't able to get my hands on one. We'll see. :D
APRIL 3 2008 AT 1:10 AM
haha good read!
APRIL 3 2008 AT 1:35 AM
HAHAHA !! There’s a few dirty politicians and ICBC officials that I would have loved to give the finger too !!!
APRIL 3 2008 AT 1:36 AM
Good April's fool stuff! Probably one of the funnier (and less insane) april's fools gigs this year.
APRIL 4 2008 AT 12:17 AM
Do they really sell these anywhere? Where can you get them? eBay?
APRIL 4 2008 AT 10:22 PM
Here is the link to the direct listing. It ends tomorrow so get The Finger quick! ;-)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...
APRIL 7 2008 AT 7:39 PM