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Offline Texas Mac Man

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« on: March 30, 2008, 08:47:36 PM »
Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes Of All Time

Can any of your jokes top these?
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« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2008, 07:23:53 AM »
Not sure I'd crack the top ten (page one is all I have time for) or even the top 100...

Last year I e-mailed one of the ministers at our church and told him I had mistakenly left that day's collection envelope in the men's room. I asked him to retrieve it for me. Well, the next day, he left a message on my answering machine. He was very concerned that he had not found the envelope. I called him back, forgetting my prank, and he very seriously broke the news to me. I paused, and then said, "Did you check the calendar?"
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Ya gotta applaud those bunnies for sacrificing their hearing just so some guy in Cupertino can have better TV reception.

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« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2008, 12:02:25 PM »
This blog about the convertible' high-heel shoe appeared last June.... However the poster says the company had yet to reveal details of how or when these would be available. I suspect that if anyone bothered to check back they would find the press release was dated LAST April 1.

By the way, I feel a little glow of pride at how many of those originated in the UK.  And I'm old enough to remember the uproar over the No 1 spaghetti harvest biggrin.gif


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« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2008, 05:27:00 PM »
My now Fiancé got me good last year.

I was sitting at my apartment on Instant Messenger with her; my parents were watching some TV (they were in town for some reason which I cannot remember now). After talking back and forth for a while, she sends me a message: "Are your parents nearby?"
I respond with "No, they are on the couch."
She says "Good, I have something I need to tell you."
After a bit of a pause, so I could wonder what she was going to say, the next message comes in: "I'm pregnant!"
Of course, a million things went through my mind for the next few seconds. Luckily, she wasn't too evil, and quickly added "April Fools!!!"

We still laugh really hard at that one smile.gif
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« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2008, 07:13:47 AM »
QUOTE(giantmike @ Mar 31 2008, 05:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
After a bit of a pause, so I could wonder what she was going to say, ...


Ah, the pregnant pause! wink.gif
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« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2008, 07:39:39 AM »
Sorry for the dalay, I got this from a friend yesterday but didn't read it until this AM. It sounds like the final service that will push me into signing up for a GMail account! I especially like the ability to send a message that will show up as already "Read" in my recipients mailbox! clap.gif No more excuses about not responding in time or "I don't think I ever got anything from you."

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« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2008, 03:33:05 AM »
Now if only we could do that gmail thing with stock purchases.  yes.gif
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« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2008, 12:31:58 PM »
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Now if only we could do that gmail thing with stock purchases.
I think Apple has some ex-lawyers that might be able to 'help' you with that. Thinking.gif
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« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2008, 02:54:09 AM »
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