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    Anybody else dislike April Fools?

    The occasional joke or prank can be funny, but April Fools is so widespread now that its becoming nonsensical - in my opinion!

    You can barely say two words before someone responds with "that's an April fools, right?". Gah!

    In a similar vein, you can't be too sure about anything you read today.

    I must be getting boring in my old age but I'm eagerly awaiting April 2nd.

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    Re: Anybody else dislike April Fools?

    Quote Originally Posted by Parm View Post
    The occasional joke or prank can be funny, but April Fools is so widespread now that its becoming nonsensical - in my opinion!

    You can barely say two words before someone responds with "that's an April fools, right?". Gah!

    In a similar vein, you can't be too sure about anything you read today.

    I must be getting boring in my old age but I'm eagerly awaiting April 2nd.
    that's an April fools, right?
    You can't fool us by pretending you don't like it

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    Re: Anybody else dislike April Fools?

    Agree completely.

    Every once in a while, I see an original and genuinely funny April fool prank. Most, however, are simply pathetic.

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    Re: Anybody else dislike April Fools?

    Surely you don't have to wait until tomorrow, aren't all the tricks meant to be pulled by midday?
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    Re: Anybody else dislike April Fools?

    i love April Fools!
    last year me and my auntie blacked out all the windows (from the outside) in her house and set all the clocks to different times.. and woke my uncle up at about 4pm and asked him what he's having for breakfast and we put on a TV show that was supposed to be on in the morning that we'd recorded..

    it was absolutely brilliant! he was soooo confused!

    oh.. and it's my dog's birthday

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    Re: Anybody else dislike April Fools?

    lol Matty. rather have a good fun one like that than a smart-arsy newspaper story any day.
    prob. helps that you're too young to be getting boring in your old age like Parm, may as well get your laughs in now. do agree with him there're too many though then it gets to be just for the sake of it.

    ...happy birthday Matty's dog.
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    Re: Anybody else dislike April Fools?

    One forum I frequent has redirected the link to... well you can probably guess. Video. Mildly annoying. Very 80s. Contains buffon hair.

    I've only stopped screaming to concentrate on typing this.

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    Re: Anybody else dislike April Fools?

    it stops at 12pm thankfully.

    Anyone spotted the google documents one???

    go to google docs, new document, then file > new.... See what you find!

    I hate 1st april with a passion, second only to Valentines. It's the element of surprise that I hate, i don't like surprises. (even nice ones) they put me on edge.

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    Re: Anybody else dislike April Fools?

    It's supposed to finish at midday, but the fact that it's April Fools Day means a lot of "hilarious" and "wacky" people carry it on.

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    Re: Anybody else dislike April Fools?

    I think its all good fun


    definitely should not carry on past the 1st though.. :/

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    Re: Anybody else dislike April Fools?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Fishcake View Post
    It's supposed to finish at midday, but the fact that it's April Fools Day means a lot of "hilarious" and "wacky" people carry it on.
    ouch yes that word ''wacky'' - ever see that on a movie review (for example), with 'madcap' and/or 'zany', & I know to avoid it....
    Last edited by sammyc; 01-04-2008 at 02:22 PM. Reason: finickiness

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    Re: Anybody else dislike April Fools?

    I'm not allowed to dislike it, it's my fiancee's birthday today. Does mean I get to come up with an interesting present though!

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    Re: Anybody else dislike April Fools?

    Quote Originally Posted by tiggerai View Post
    it stops at 12pm thankfully.

    Anyone spotted the google documents one???

    go to google docs, new document, then file > new.... See what you find!
    Brilliant - printed off and currently assembling
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    Re: Anybody else dislike April Fools?

    Quote Originally Posted by Lucio View Post
    Does mean I get to come up with an interesting present though!
    ..& have you?

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