This year, I have found it much more difficult to spot the wind ups here as there have been so many threads recently which are hard to believe.
Do you think April Fools Day has lost its impetus as a result?
Dunno, but one of the funniest things I've come across today turned out not to be an April Fool's wossname at all. Turns out one of the most important clerics in the Catholic Church in the Philippines is a guy by the name of Jaime Sin. And he's a cardinal...
Isn't it good craic altogether at this site though! It just gets curiouser and curiouser, and a good long way to go yet is my feeling. Excellent value!
I liked the report on CNN this morning about a new law that would make it illegal to surf the internet superway while drinking. No more drinking while on the web.
My first though was "I don't think I can handle thesession.org stone cold sober"
Matty, my cousin married a woman from the Phillipines, whose uncle is Cardinal Sin. He attended the wedding, but graciously allowed a local priest to do the honors. The priests name--no lie--was Father Godly.
"Plus, it's low in carbs!" LOL -- that's a particularly good one this year, Mike! hehehe. You're right, the FAQs are particularly funny!
"2. Wait – you're saying Auto-Drink™ changes my brain chemistry?
Um, yeah – but for the better.
3. Isn't that kind of dangerous?
Well, none of the lab rats who've been pounding this stuff for the past eight months have keeled over yet, which we find fairly reassuring. At any rate, you should be aware that by popping the seal on the twist-off Gulp cap, you send a wireless signal to Google's servers indicating your irrevocable acceptance of the Google Gulp Terms and Conditions, which do include the possibility, however remote, of hideous genetic mutation resulting from your consumption of this product. We're pretty sure you won't die, though.""
Hey, http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/index.html is pretty good today too. I can hardly wait for Klingon Eye for the Starfleet Guy. I also like the sound of the BBC remake of the original Star Trek series.
LOL -- and the FAQ on the Mirror Universe twin are pretty good, too:
How Can My Loved Ones Tell Me and My Mirror Universe Twin Apart?
Easy. Goatees and scars are good things to look for. Tell your loved ones that if a version of you comes home with a goatee and/or a scar, don't let you in. If you have a goatee and/or scar in this universe already, then tell your loved ones to be on the lookout for a version of you either with no scars or goatees, or an extra goatee and an extra scar. See how this works? Note: Throughout the 1990s, many Earth countries were inundated with Mirror Universe look-alikes. No one is entirely sure where they've gone, although Seattle is suspected.
I looked in the mirror the other day, and realized that I look more and more like I did when I was a kid in the funhouse mirrors at the county fair, wide in the middle. But the image also has a goatee, so maybe that is just my image from the mirror universe. Image-in that!
Zina: so do you look good in a goatee and scars? My brother and sister-in-law live in Seattle, and I have had my suspicions about their whole family for a long time now. I finally got an explanation. Of course, they have had their suspicions of me. If I have a full beard already, how do I identify my Mirror Universe Twin? I wouldn't be able to identify myself now without a beard because I have had it so long, and I don't know what an extra beard would look like.
Ceol, you *should* be suspicious of anyone who lives in Seattle. They're a very suspicious lot up there. You can trust me on that, because I left Seattle so I'm now above suspicion.
Well everyone,..... I'm going to call a cease fire, as the news I am getting right now is that the Pope's health has turned for the worse. Yes Cath, I am noticing. Best Wishes.
fiddlemouse: If you left Seattle and are now above suspicion (i.e. Seattle) you must be in Canada now. I heard that the Canadians guarding the border are also suspicious of Seattleans (or Seattlites, or Seattlenians, or ?).
Zina: with sunglasses and a beret, you might start an "artiste" look fad. Would this mean your mirro universe twin would have to shave?
I guess the Canadians are even suspicious of American Squirrel Actors. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7359659/
A flying squirrel in a kiddie demonstration show got sued by Ottowains (Ottowites or Ottowinians or ?).
I have a SIN card! I was performing at the first large national ecumenical conference in the late 1970s, and they wouldn't let us in without our filing for SIN cards. Of course, I didn't get it until about 7 months after the tour ended.
It's April fool on this site every day.
It's April fool on this site every day.
This year, I have found it much more difficult to spot the wind ups here as there have been so many threads recently which are hard to believe.
Do you think April Fools Day has lost its impetus as a result?
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by Johannes J
Re: It's April fool on this site every day.
Dunno, but one of the funniest things I've come across today turned out not to be an April Fool's wossname at all. Turns out one of the most important clerics in the Catholic Church in the Philippines is a guy by the name of Jaime Sin. And he's a cardinal...
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by Q
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Isn't it good craic altogether at this site though! It just gets curiouser and curiouser, and a good long way to go yet is my feeling. Excellent value!
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by Duijera Dubh
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Does Bodhran Bliss get to simply act normal on April fool's day, or does he turn normal on this day to be contrary to everyone else?
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by CeolCairdeas
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I liked the report on CNN this morning about a new law that would make it illegal to surf the internet superway while drinking. No more drinking while on the web.
My first though was "I don't think I can handle thesession.org stone cold sober"
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by RogueFiddler
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April Fool's Day is just another casualty of the bush administration stateside. When everyone is lieing all the time, where's the fun in lieing?
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by Jode
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It did occur to me, John, that such wind ups are less than special here...
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by kris
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Matty, my cousin married a woman from the Phillipines, whose uncle is Cardinal Sin. He attended the wedding, but graciously allowed a local priest to do the honors. The priests name--no lie--was Father Godly.
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by Will CPT
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So Father Godly and Cardinal Sin walked into a pub one day...
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by Kerri Brown
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C'mon Will, quit joshin' us!
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by Robby B.
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Anyone check out Google's April fools trick yet? They do this every year....
http://www.google.ca/googlegulp/
The FAQ is particularly funny.
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by c_ya
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Kris, certainly less than unusual, anyway. ;)
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by Zina Lee
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"Plus, it's low in carbs!" LOL -- that's a particularly good one this year, Mike! hehehe. You're right, the FAQs are particularly funny!
"2. Wait – you're saying Auto-Drink™ changes my brain chemistry?
Um, yeah – but for the better.
3. Isn't that kind of dangerous?
Well, none of the lab rats who've been pounding this stuff for the past eight months have keeled over yet, which we find fairly reassuring. At any rate, you should be aware that by popping the seal on the twist-off Gulp cap, you send a wireless signal to Google's servers indicating your irrevocable acceptance of the Google Gulp Terms and Conditions, which do include the possibility, however remote, of hideous genetic mutation resulting from your consumption of this product. We're pretty sure you won't die, though.""
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by Zina Lee
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Mike: let me know when Google puts out an alcoholic gulp beverage.
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by CeolCairdeas
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If the pope does die before 12.00 midnight, will anyone believe it?
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by Cath
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Google Guinness might be good.
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by c_ya
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Hey, http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/index.html is pretty good today too. I can hardly wait for Klingon Eye for the Starfleet Guy. I also like the sound of the BBC remake of the original Star Trek series.
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by Zina Lee
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Just for fun here's my new add for google guiness...
http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/41a4b99bzf88c5eed/a44f/__sr_/b7bf.jpg?phdDZTCBfaDaG4S6
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by c_ya
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LOL -- and the FAQ on the Mirror Universe twin are pretty good, too:
How Can My Loved Ones Tell Me and My Mirror Universe Twin Apart?
Easy. Goatees and scars are good things to look for. Tell your loved ones that if a version of you comes home with a goatee and/or a scar, don't let you in. If you have a goatee and/or scar in this universe already, then tell your loved ones to be on the lookout for a version of you either with no scars or goatees, or an extra goatee and an extra scar. See how this works? Note: Throughout the 1990s, many Earth countries were inundated with Mirror Universe look-alikes. No one is entirely sure where they've gone, although Seattle is suspected.
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by Zina Lee
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Couldn't resist just one more...
http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/41a4b99bzf88c5eed/a44f/__sr_/5e94.jpg?phNWZTCBWfIHWZRL
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by c_ya
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I looked in the mirror the other day, and realized that I look more and more like I did when I was a kid in the funhouse mirrors at the county fair, wide in the middle. But the image also has a goatee, so maybe that is just my image from the mirror universe. Image-in that!
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by AlBrown
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Zina: so do you look good in a goatee and scars? My brother and sister-in-law live in Seattle, and I have had my suspicions about their whole family for a long time now. I finally got an explanation. Of course, they have had their suspicions of me. If I have a full beard already, how do I identify my Mirror Universe Twin? I wouldn't be able to identify myself now without a beard because I have had it so long, and I don't know what an extra beard would look like.
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by CeolCairdeas
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Ceol, you *should* be suspicious of anyone who lives in Seattle. They're a very suspicious lot up there. You can trust me on that, because I left Seattle so I'm now above suspicion.
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by sara g
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Well everyone,..... I'm going to call a cease fire, as the news I am getting right now is that the Pope's health has turned for the worse. Yes Cath, I am noticing. Best Wishes.
# Posted on April 1st 2005 by CeolCairdeas
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Bummer... my links above worked at first but I think yahoo must change them...
Anyways, these ones'll work, so here's to Google Guinness on this april fools day
http://www.digitalhumanlink.com/guinness/googleguin.jpg
or
http://www.digitalhumanlink.com/guinness/flately.jpg
# Posted on April 2nd 2005 by c_ya
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"I left Seattle"
Sounds like suspicious behavior to me.
KFG
# Posted on April 2nd 2005 by KFG
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I've never tried a goatee before. I'll have to see, Michael.
# Posted on April 2nd 2005 by Zina Lee
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fiddlemouse: If you left Seattle and are now above suspicion (i.e. Seattle) you must be in Canada now. I heard that the Canadians guarding the border are also suspicious of Seattleans (or Seattlites, or Seattlenians, or ?).
Zina: with sunglasses and a beret, you might start an "artiste" look fad. Would this mean your mirro universe twin would have to shave?
# Posted on April 2nd 2005 by CeolCairdeas
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I guess the Canadians are even suspicious of American Squirrel Actors.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7359659/
A flying squirrel in a kiddie demonstration show got sued by Ottowains (Ottowites or Ottowinians or ?).
# Posted on April 2nd 2005 by CeolCairdeas
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I have a SIN card! I was performing at the first large national ecumenical conference in the late 1970s, and they wouldn't let us in without our filing for SIN cards. Of course, I didn't get it until about 7 months after the tour ended.
# Posted on April 2nd 2005 by Zina Lee