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Newsjock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 12:34 AM
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Annual Reminder to the Internet: Saying something false on April Fools' Day isn't funny
Source: http://twitter.com/#!/pourmecoffee/status/53604154958028800

Thank you. That is all. Keep calm and carry on.
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Hardrada Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 01:13 AM
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1. Everything I say is false. I will say nothing false on April the First.
This is a true statement.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 01:18 AM
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2. No, but it certainly does help to identify fools.
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Countdown_3_2_1 Donating Member (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 01:19 AM
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3. I always say false things on the first.
People need to get a sense of humor.
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nosmokes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 01:23 AM
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4. idiotic crap does not equal humor.
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Countdown_3_2_1 Donating Member (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 01:25 AM
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5. Nope. But I spout it frequently anyhow.
Just ask my wife. I say idiotic crap all the time.
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Cerridwen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 01:29 AM
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6. Ah, yes, April Fools Day...
when every bully and abuser gets the validation to say:

"Geez, bitch, can't you take a joke?" and get away with it. And everyone gets to point to the "lack of humor" of the target rather than the abusive nature of "the joker." Well, at least all those who don't know what the Fool and the Joker symbolized. Google it for yourself and learn.

Yeah, I'm not a big fan. I damned near had 3rd degree burns from a "joke" from a "prankster".
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 06:13 AM
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11. Lighten up Francis
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regnaD kciN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 02:47 AM
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7. Obama will issue an official proclamation encouraging people to say false things on the net on 4/1..
:evilgrin:
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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 02:59 AM
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8. HAHA, that's funny!
GET IT? THEY SAID SOMETHING FALSE!
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 05:47 AM
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9. Yeah, but I still smile about the early morning of April 1, 1954...
...when I sneaked into my parents bedroom and placed a horrible head carved from a large coconut between them as they slept soundly in their bed.

It was nearly 45 minutes before I heard the first screaming.
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deacon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 06:11 AM
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10. Actually it's a GOP holiday. Families gather 'round the BS tree and hand out BS gifts. :)
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hootinholler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 08:27 AM
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12. Unless it it rediculously false and well done
Like the Starbucks Transcontinental Coffee Pipeline reported by Morning Edition some time ago.

There are many other examples.

-Hoot
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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 09:00 AM
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13. Really?


Not even these?

I can tell you from experience, though, that Asians find the idea of a holiday like April Fool's Day absolutely fascinating.
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