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Re: April Fools Day is coming
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 26 Mar 2001 14:04:33 GMT
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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 time (which I hate), so I may be fooled into
getting somewhere late or early, whatever the case may be.
Alan
Alan Carmack
Pflugerville, TX
"To Russia with Lego": http://www.lugnet.com/~947/Home/
lugnet member page: http://www.lugnet.com/people/members/?m=947
----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com>
To: <lugnet.general@lugnet.com>; <lugnet.admin.general@lugnet.com>;
<lugnet.trains@lugnet.com>; <lugnet.people@lugnet.com>;
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Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 12:21 AM
Subject: 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 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!
>
> --
> Todd S. Lehman | LUGNET Admin <todd@lugnet.com>
>
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: April Fools Day is coming
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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, (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: April Fools Day is coming
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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^) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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