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Re: The problem I have with upcoming product hoaxes
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 15 Jun 2000 12:35:08 GMT
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MATTDM@MATTDMantispam.ORG
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Dave Low <stinglessbee@hotSPAMFREEmail.com> wrote:
> Let's hope that this sad day for the AFOL community never comes to pass. Lego
> is about fun and creativity, not tearing people down when they do something
> fun and creative.
Including making amusing jokes. To turn the coin the other way: how might it
make someone feel when he goes to all the trouble of making a really funny
spoof picture, and then a bunch of people jump on him calling him a
deceptive liar?
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
Boston University Linux ---> http://linux.bu.edu/
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| (...) Hear, hear! There’s so much anticipation surrounding possible future products that people can be forgiven for getting miffed when they’ve had the ABS pulled over their eyes, but there’s such a thing as taking suspicion too far. When the first (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) The train hoax was well perpetrated (Excellent work Ben!). I also followed the thread closely, and as far as I know no-one who was tricked went on to ask "hey, what's this April Fools Day thing you're all talking about?" 95% of posters to (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.general)
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