Bogus ad campaigns, a failed prank by Google, Ivy League football robots and an attempt at humor on the fraught presidential campaign trail competed for attention in the United States on Friday, traditionally a day of hoaxes and spoofs. The trick on April Fools' Day is to be outlandish yet somewhat plausible. "It gets more and more challenging to stand out," said Rachael King, spokeswoman for ThirdLove, a lingerie maker that partnered with DogVacay, a pet sitting service, to unveil a fake line of dog brassieres. The online campaign features photographs of dogs wearing bras and gazing off into the distance. New Hampshire's Dartmouth College, which last year began using a robotic tackling dummy it called "MVP" in an effort to reduce the number of hits its players absorb during practice, said the robots would be used in games from next season. "In the future, we'll line up 11 MVPs and they'll compete in the games for us. It's a wonderful opportunity. Our players will execute their responsibilities by remote control," Head Football Coach Buddy Teevens said in a tongue-in-cheek video. The film showed a robot failing at football drills including running stairs and catching...
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