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Subject: 
Re: April Fools Day is coming
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Mon, 26 Mar 2001 13:28:15 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Todd Lehman writes:
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 time zone on April 1 may
actually appear to you late at night in your time zone on March 31.  Last
year, there was a train hoax which came a day or two early and caused quite
a stir.

Folks, please resist the urge to post April Fools Day jokes in March.  Early
jokes upset people unnecessarily and aren't what April Fools Day is about.

Please also resist the urge to post jokes, pranks, hoaxes, or lies in the
lugnet.announce newsgroup.  Those aren't what the group is for, so please
don't abuse it.

Thanks, have a good week, and stay sharp!

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



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: April Fools Day is coming
 
(...) 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)
  Re: April Fools Day is coming
 
"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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  April Fools Day is coming
 
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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