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To All, Warning: April Fools Day is one week away. That means you should expect to be fooled by someone on April 1 (Sunday). Be prepared. And keep in mind that the Internet spans 24 time zones; a post made by someone early in the morning in their (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.people, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.announce) !!
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(...) What if I post truth on 4/1, but it's so outlandish that no one believe's it? Have I succeeded in April Foolishness? -Jon (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) A very Zen question! I would say yes. The essence of an April Fool's joke is to get the victim to believe a falsehood. HOW you get them to do so matters not to the "joke"-ness. And disbelieving something that is true is just as much belief in (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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May I ask what sordid and torrid april fool's jokes have been played on lugnet in the past that generated this seemingly dictatorial and maternal post? The only april fools joke I am worried about is that april 1 is the first day of daylight savings (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The worst part is that my "joke" got played a week early. You see, the EU changes clocks on the last Sunday of March, not the first Sunday of April...ack. Thank goodness I didn't have to be anywhere yesterday! I was totally snookered. However, (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) LOL :) (...) And the essence of a really good one of that type is giving the "victim" enough clues so that when the falsehood is revealed, they feel like they should have or could have gotten it...yet not too many clues as to give it away. :-) (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ben cruelly got the hopes of us Train fanatics up last year, just to dash them on the rocks the next day. Take a look at what he did here: (URL) well. Tim Strutt 8^) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Man, you got LOUD bones. Too bad LEGO doesn't make a walker for the mini-fig you! HAW, HA! ;OD Aaron (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.people)
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(...) The reaction of the Lugnetters can still be found here: (URL) still have my fun reading some of those messages.... Leg Godt! Ben (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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"Jon Kozan" <jauction@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet news:GAt433.Fox@lugnet.com... (...) it? (...) Well, on the fourth of January you _should_ tell the truth, right? :-) -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Here's one that I planned on releasing onto unsuspecting eyes last year, but didn't have the heart: (URL) was a "scan" of a mysterious Danish catalog from 1983....complete with two missing Space sets...heh heh. --Dave (jot and jab) xxx...xxx (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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I was thinking last year about an April Fool's joke, but never got the time for it..... I have about 40 old worn and very discolored without glass (and totally useless) classic windows/doors (all types except the 1x2x1 and the 1x1x1) that I had (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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But Gary, it's only a joke if someone can refute what you claim. Who could refute anything you say about classic windows. You are the "Gary" in the "Dear Gary" posts. Rose "Gary Istok" <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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