Fools, etc.
March 31, 2004
My friends, let us all come together on the one day of the year that unites us all, regardless of color, creed, or nationality, and join voices in harmony to sing the message that stirs all of our hearts:
Stop with the goddamned stupid April Fool's jokes on the web, already. Nobody wants to waste all day tomorrow looking at that crap.
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grinch ;P
Unfortunately, it may be more productive to take bets on the sites that will be spoofed tomorrow. Friendster is the obvious choice, and 2-day old Google UI might also make a showing (yes, there wasn't much time to develop the idea, but it's not exactly a complicated thing to mimic).
I'm at a loss for creative ideas, unfortunately.
What, and ruin my favourite day of the year? :P
Tomorrow? Did I miss something? Doesn't March have 31 days?
Max: Yes, it does. When the post was (apparently) written, the date was indeed listed as March 31.
Of course, because there is a difference between the times of the post and the comments, it appears that many of these comments were written before the posts. Ah, well.
So if Microsoft does something tomorrow it's a joke, and if they don't they are still a joke. I get it now!
Anil I forgot to mention I love how Google ads puts ads for Dahsboard mats.. I couldn't figure it out until.... Anil DASH. LOL!
hear hear.
tomorrow is my birthday - being the target of uber-lame co-worker pranks is bad enough.
and deny matt all that pleasure? that sound... is it the sound of a million mefies (mefis?) crying/sobbing/shreaking?
Spoil-sport. Look for Blogger's 'TypeType' service announcement tomorrow.
This is just a setup for a joke tomorrow, right?
Well said, Anil. But I can't help agreeing with pb that this seems like a setup.
i look forward to april fools day. Let's get rid of valenitines day...
re: gmail
somehow I don't think a press release quoting someone saying "Heck, yeah" in the title and using phrases like "milions of M&Ms later" is quite on the level.
http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/gmail.html
And the logo looks really slapped-together and shoddy, even for Google.
Ditto Gwen... the amount of pro-media coverage makes this a very significant cultural event, I think....
Oh come on, no need to be grumpy. April Fool's Day is all in good fun. And it's nice to be silly every once in a while.
Is the April Fools, Anil is too serious for fun? Funk that!!
Anil I forgot to mention I love how Google ads puts ads for Dahsboard mats.. I couldn't figure it out until.... Anil DASH. LOL!
Go Figure...I see ads for KY Jelly. I wonder...