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Steak

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Posted on 04-01-04 11:31 PM Link | Quote
Well...mods and admins have managed to ban themselves...only Malow remains. It's nuts. April Fool's has taken a turn for the...what-the-hell-is-going-on-now. Will there be spam? Perhaps. Will there be flaming? Perhaps. Will I be the next username in grey? Probably.

Anyways...how's everybody's day going? I haven't been able to pull off one trick thus far. How about you guys?
Anya

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Posted on 04-01-04 11:34 PM Link | Quote
Work and more work for me...so I'm not even going to bother with today. Just another day anyway....

And now, for the history part of it:

Unlike most of the other nonfoolish holidays, the history of April Fool's Day, sometimes called All Fool's Day, is not totally clear. There really wasn't a "first April Fool's Day" that can be pinpointed on the calendar. Some believe it sort of evolved simultaneously in several cultures at the same time, from celebrations involving the first day of spring.

The closest point in time that can be identified as the beginning of this tradition was in 1582, in France. Prior to that year, the new year was celebrated for eight days, beginning on March 25. The celebration culminated on April 1. With the reform of the calendar under Charles IX, the Gregorian Calendar was introduced, and New Year's Day was moved to January 1.

However, communications being what they were in the days when news traveled by foot, many people did not receive the news for several years. Others, the more obstinate crowd, refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the new year on April 1. These backward folk were labeled as "fools" by the general populace. They were subject to some ridicule, and were often sent on "fools errands" or were made the butt of other practical jokes.

This harassment evolved, over time, into a tradition of prank-playing on the first day of April. The tradition eventually spread to England and Scotland in the eighteenth century. It was later introduced to the American colonies of both the English and French. April Fool's Day thus developed into an international fun fest, so to speak, with different nationalities specializing in their own brand of humor at the expense of their friends and families.

In Scotland, for example, April Fool's Day is actually celebrated for two days. The second day is devoted to pranks involving the posterior region of the body. It is called Taily Day. The origin of the "kick me" sign can be traced to this observance.

Mexico's counterpart of April Fool's Day is actually observed on December 28. Originally, the day was a sad remembrance of the slaughter of the innocent children by King Herod. It eventually evolved into a lighter commemoration involving pranks and trickery.

Pranks performed on April Fool's Day range from the simple, (such as saying, "Your shoe's untied!), to the elaborate. Setting a roommate's alarm clock back an hour is a common gag. Whatever the prank, the trickster usually ends it by yelling to his victim, "April Fool!"

Practical jokes are a common practice on April Fool's Day. Sometimes, elaborate practical jokes are played on friends or relatives that last the entire day. The news media even gets involved. For instance, a British short film once shown on April Fool's Day was a fairly detailed documentary about "spaghetti farmers" and how they harvest their crop from the spaghetti trees.

April Fool's Day is a "for-fun-only" observance. Nobody is expected to buy gifts or to take their "significant other" out to eat in a fancy restaurant. Nobody gets off work or school. It's simply a fun little holiday, but a holiday on which one must remain forever vigilant, for he may be the next April Fool!

Ran-chan

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Posted on 04-01-04 11:35 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Oin Ironbreaker
Well...mods and admins have managed to ban themselves...only Malow remains. It's nuts. April Fool's has taken a turn for the...what-the-hell-is-going-on-now. Will there be spam? Perhaps. Will there be flaming? Perhaps. Will I be the next username in grey? Probably.

Anyways...how's everybody's day going? I haven't been able to pull off one trick thus far. How about you guys?


I haven
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Posted on 04-01-04 11:38 PM Link | Quote
Well, no, since I always end up laughing when trying to fool someone.

Well, we just got the 'russ' clothing today (don't ask, and yes, I know it's late..)...

And, cheap as I am, I've gotten my parents to pay 'em, anyway, when I got home with the clothes, I tried to tell them that they hadn't payed enough for them, and that we'd gotten an extra bill of 1000 kr... but I'm a sucker at sounding convincing with these kind of things, so of course they didn't buy it.
Acmlm

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Posted on 04-01-04 11:43 PM Link | Quote
For some reason, April Fools is called "Poisson d'avril" (April fish) in French


And I haven't done any prank or joke today yet ... the staff banning was real and planned, you can even check in the Memberlist or FAQ and see I didn't just change the staff colors to grey And while you're at it, check the new admins under the Admin section of the Memberlist ...

Anya

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Posted on 04-01-04 11:45 PM Link | Quote
Dear god!!!1111ono Just think....what would happen if they were all admins.
Ran-chan

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Posted on 04-01-04 11:55 PM Link | Quote
Whoopsie-daisy. Maybe they
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Posted on 04-01-04 11:58 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by aCyEMeLLeM
And while you're at it, check the new admins under the Admin section of the Memberlist ...

< Haha, April fools >


security breach ono

I still remember last year, when all the staff colors cycled between users... the first time I saw myself as an admin I was like, wtf...
Anya

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Posted on 04-02-04 12:00 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Millennium Neko
Whoopsie-daisy. Maybe they
Sandy53215
Acmlm (10:55:31 PM): they're having fun for the first time in so long
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Posted on 04-02-04 12:04 AM Link | Quote
Ok then so if your banned how are you posting? Damn im not on the admin list.
Gywall

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Posted on 04-02-04 12:05 AM Link | Quote
Ok, now to me you're fools, it stoped at 12 PM here, it's 8:06: PM now and here, after 12PM you play a trick and it's YOU who's the fool
Uncle Elmo

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Posted on 04-02-04 12:08 AM Link | Quote
Bugger! I'm not an admin, perhaps I should flame more.... that or sleep with Acmlm.
Sandy53215
Acmlm (10:55:31 PM): they're having fun for the first time in so long
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Posted on 04-02-04 12:10 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Uncle Elmo
Bugger! I'm not an admin, perhaps I should flame more.... that or sleep with Acmlm.


Heh, I dont think Acmlm would like that. Damn he picked the people with mostly 0 posts. Haha. DONT FORGET NATIONAL CAPS DAY. But anyways how are you posting if your banned?
Uncle Elmo

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Posted on 04-02-04 12:11 AM Link | Quote
Oh Acmlm would like that very much, I'm already dating most of the female members of the board (being a very attractive woman myself)
Malow

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Posted on 04-02-04 12:20 AM Link | Quote
Haha, funny that I'm still in red

I own you all!
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Posted on 04-02-04 12:26 AM Link | Quote
I'm the grey (or gray, however you want ) one here usually
But anyway, weirdness today
Anya

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Posted on 04-02-04 12:31 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Malow
Haha, funny that I'm still in red

I own you all!


Damn him!!! He has all the power!!! He is holding all of that energy and power..and keeping it for himself!!!

Its not Malow,,,,it's another Acmlm clone.
Kitten Yiffer

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Posted on 04-02-04 12:38 AM Link | Quote
Have only been fooled by zophar.net currently.

It scared me, mainly becuse some of my other homesites have been taken over by that dreaded page.
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Posted on 04-02-04 12:51 AM Link | Quote
Looking at it for a second gave me a jolt, but then I recovered.

Kind of funny to see aCyEMeLLeM banned.
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Posted on 04-02-04 01:02 AM Link | Quote
I did a sick april fools. It pretened that my mate girlfriend dump him today instead of saturday. He believe me and it was kinda funny watching him break down.

But after a few seconds I said april fools. Funny but evil.
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