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Subject:	Re: April Fools posts
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Thu, 5 Apr 2001 18:58:35 GMT
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NOTE: This post contains no attempt at humor whatsoever. Any humor discovered herein is purely coincidental. Frank Filz at ffilz@mindspring.com wrote: > I don't think I heard anyone laughing at Ben's prank (and > even less so at Mark's prank this year). Here are some people who enjoyed the joke: http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/fun/?n=6955 http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/fun/?n=6957 http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/fun/?n=6959 http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/fun/?n=6965 http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/fun/?n=6969 http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/fun/?n=6983 http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/fun/?n=6994 http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/fun/?n=6997 http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/fun/?n=6960 http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/fun/?n=6968 http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/fun/?n=6973 After all of the ranting and raving that followed, I was sorry to see Todd add a disclaimer to his own joke. I felt that the spirit had been stripped from the joke, and I was especially saddened that it was my own joke that provided the fodder for all the sticks in the mud to complain and whine. It's true that we all don't share the same sense of humor, but I'm always disappointed when some feel that because they don't find it funny, they have to try to take all the fun out of it for everyone else too. ~Mark P. "Serious Guy" Sandlin -- Mark's Lego(R) Creations http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego

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		Re: April Fools posts
Mark & All, (...) Well, Mark, I am not whining, I think it is a serious issue, and if someone dares not like it, it just turns into whining, huh? Name calling is not called for, and I don't appreciate it. April 1st starts April 1st, not a week (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)

		Re: April Fools posts
(...) I'm not trying to take the fun out of it for everyone else, I'm just pointing out that the community as a whole, by virtue of each individuals decisions, make a determination of what kind of place this is. If the community decides that jokes (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)

		Re: April Fools posts
(...) Au contraire!! I think that subtle addition of hints make the joke even better - if people miss the hint, more fool them!!! ROSCO (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)

		Re: April Fools posts
(...) <emphasis> (...) </emphasis> (...) Serious Guy??? Now that's funny. Coinicidence? I think not. :-) ++Lar (24 years ago, 6-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)

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		Re: April Fools posts
(...) The trouble for me is that the pranks aren't limited to the 1st. Ben's prank last year wasn't a one day deal. The result for me, is as Scott said, for some period of time near the 1st (personally for me, I'm beginning to feel like I should be (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-01, to lugnet.general)

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