April 1, 2000
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So far Rasterweb, Fairvue, and Riothero are onboard the Fooltrain. Post any more you see as a comment on this thread. Let's make it a dozen by the end of the day!
Apathy (which redirects), and Salon which though it ain't a weblog (i.e. "blog") does contain Ms Paglia's slef-parody.April Fool's Day is like Christmas on the Internet. Even more accurately a combination of Christmas and Easter. From the child's point of view, that is -- what would the theological implications of this be?
posted by EngineBeak at 8:05 AM on April 1, 2000
posted by EngineBeak at 8:05 AM on April 1, 2000
Pith and Vinegar is looking awfully, er, sweet today. Aaaargh!!! There's something following my cursor around!!!
posted by wendell at 9:42 AM on April 1, 2000
posted by wendell at 9:42 AM on April 1, 2000
And Twernt is even more non-sequitur (less sequitur?) than usual (although I almost didn't notice).
posted by wendell at 10:02 AM on April 1, 2000
posted by wendell at 10:02 AM on April 1, 2000
"The average cathode ray tube contains 5 to 8 pounds of lead"... Now I know why.
posted by wendell at 12:19 PM on April 1, 2000
posted by wendell at 12:19 PM on April 1, 2000
And Zannah gets the award for the most low-impact prank:
"I've decided to give up the internet and become a nun."
Yeah, like Dave hasn't already pulled that one today... (Or could they both be true and they're both going to join the same order?)
posted by wendell at 1:07 PM on April 1, 2000
"I've decided to give up the internet and become a nun."
Yeah, like Dave hasn't already pulled that one today... (Or could they both be true and they're both going to join the same order?)
posted by wendell at 1:07 PM on April 1, 2000
Shall we consider this One Swell Feep? Zannah, Zannah, bo-bana, banana-fanna, mo-pounce!!!!
posted by bradlands at 1:39 PM on April 1, 2000
posted by bradlands at 1:39 PM on April 1, 2000
And the only openly wet blanket is, surprisingly, The Kottke, who is quoted "To all those who decided not to pull an April Fools joke today: thank you."
Of course, there was also that unknown individual who sent posted by wendell at 4:08 PM on April 1, 2000
Of course, there was also that unknown individual who sent posted by wendell at 4:08 PM on April 1, 2000
TAKE TWO: And the only openly wet blanket is, surprisingly, The Kottke, who is quoted "To all those who decided not to pull an April Fools joke today: thank you."
Of course, there was also that unknown individual who sent >The Bloated Sally a snarky e-mail that she posted (and boy did she get it all wrong in her response). I don't recognize the e-mailer's name, but, hmmmm... his initials are J.K.
posted by wendell at 4:09 PM on April 1, 2000
Of course, there was also that unknown individual who sent >The Bloated Sally a snarky e-mail that she posted (and boy did she get it all wrong in her response). I don't recognize the e-mailer's name, but, hmmmm... his initials are J.K.
posted by wendell at 4:09 PM on April 1, 2000
Blue's News is keeping track of lots of April Fool's jokes around the web.
posted by pasties at 6:01 PM on April 1, 2000
posted by pasties at 6:01 PM on April 1, 2000
Whoops, honestly, when I posted above, I had no knowledge of this particular synchronicity!
posted by dhartung at 6:08 PM on April 1, 2000
posted by dhartung at 6:08 PM on April 1, 2000
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