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Re: April Fools Day is coming
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 26 Mar 2001 13:28:15 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> To All,
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> Warning: April Fools Day is one week away. That means you should expect to
> be fooled by someone on April 1 (Sunday).
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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
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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 (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: April Fools Day is coming
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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) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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