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atszyman
Apr 1, 2005, 06:58 AM
As a part of my morning rituals I read Fox Trot and Get Fuzzy. Check out today's strips.

Fox Trot (http://www.foxtrot.com)
Get Fuzzy (http://www.comics.com/comics/getfuzzy/index.html)
Pearls Before Swine (http://www.comics.com/comics/pearls/index.html)

There are probably others running the same strip as well.

So anyone else noticed any pranks so far today?

Edit: added Pearls before Swine


Blue Velvet
Apr 1, 2005, 07:06 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4400535.stm

Must check out number 1...
atszyman
Apr 1, 2005, 07:07 AM
Hmm, I'm a bit slow today, I just noticed the user descriptions.
Hoef
Apr 1, 2005, 07:24 AM
Hmm, I'm a bit slow today, I just noticed the user descriptions.

You are a sailor at last! ..... mmm me too. I was hoping on an avatar for April fools day :p
kiwi_the_iwik
Apr 1, 2005, 07:40 AM
Why - HELLOOO Sailor!

;)
grabberslasher
Apr 1, 2005, 07:46 AM
Here's one :)

http://www.google.com/googlegulp/
SilentPanda
Apr 1, 2005, 08:02 AM
I don't notice anything at Foxtrot... :(

http://www.vgcats.com/
http://www.little-gamers.com/

There's two that "changed".
Lyle
Apr 1, 2005, 08:10 AM
I don't notice anything at Foxtrot... :(Did you read all three of the cartoons that atszyman linked to? The prank willl make more sense if you do that (it won't if you only saw the Foxtrot strip by itself).
AmigoMac
Apr 1, 2005, 09:15 AM
Nothing to add, just noted that I'm corsair ... :)
SilentPanda
Apr 1, 2005, 09:47 AM
Did you read all three of the cartoons that atszyman linked to? The prank willl make more sense if you do that (it won't if you only saw the Foxtrot strip by itself).

It still doesn't make sense... all 3 comics are the same and shed no more light on the topic. :confused:
atszyman
Apr 1, 2005, 09:51 AM
It still doesn't make sense... all 3 comics are the same and shed no more light on the topic. :confused:

You don't think that it happens to be a prank that the authors are playing on us by running the same gag in their strips on April 1st?

I haven't found any others running this gag but there are a lot of strips to check.
SilentPanda
Apr 1, 2005, 09:59 AM
You don't think that it happens to be a prank that the authors are playing on us by running the same gag in their strips on April 1st?

I haven't found any others running this gag but there are a lot of strips to check.

Yeah I know... :) It's just more fun to make somebody explain it out... :p
atszyman
Apr 1, 2005, 10:02 AM
Yeah I know... :) It's just more fun to make somebody explain it out... :p

Hmmm, looks like I just found another prank... :D
iSaint
Apr 1, 2005, 10:04 AM
As a part of my morning rituals I read Fox Trot and Get Fuzzy. Check out today's strips.

Fox Trot (http://www.foxtrot.com)
Get Fuzzy (http://www.comics.com/comics/getfuzzy/index.html)
Pearls Before Swine (http://www.comics.com/comics/pearls/index.html)

There are probably others running the same strip as well.

So anyone else noticed any pranks so far today?

Edit: added Pearls before Swine

Three of my favorite comics! That's a pretty good gag. Did you notice Foxtrot was dated 2004? Wonder if he's the originator of all this?!
mrzeve
Apr 1, 2005, 10:17 AM
http://www.podgear.net/products.html
techgeek
Apr 1, 2005, 10:29 AM
This could be an April Fools, but personaly I totaly believe it ;)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/01/steve_jobs_joins_ikea/
Kushiro
Apr 1, 2005, 10:56 AM
A good one from macosxhints.com

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050401064920219

:D
Eevee
Apr 1, 2005, 03:05 PM
Here's one :)

http://www.google.com/googlegulp/


That's a great one!!! By the way, why are you a sailor? Don't get it...
wordmunger
Apr 1, 2005, 03:19 PM
At least two parodies of boingboing (http://boingboing.net) out there:

gakker (http://gakker.com/)

Boring Boring (http://metroblogging.com/boringboring/)
Raid
Apr 1, 2005, 04:30 PM
Just checked out thinkgeek (http://www.thinkgeek.com/) some of thier april fools day products are pretty funny.

One in particular is relevant to the Mac community (http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/icopulate.shtml)!
Royal Pineapple
Apr 1, 2005, 04:49 PM
anyone notice these banner ads?
Raid
Apr 1, 2005, 04:54 PM
anyone notice these banner ads?

Even more cuel is there's no associated link to click on.... I'm trying to figure out the anagram on the 'Free' T-shirt. The best one I have is Think geek takes fools shop. :)


<edit> Now I'm pretty sure the anagram is "Fools shop at ThinkGeek". I messed up the letter count when trying different variations. </edit>