April Greetings

[Doctor Q]

MacRumors would like to wish you a happy April and to thank you for being part of the MacRumors community! :)

http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43767


Historical note:This thread was started on April first, at the same time that a new MacRumors Page 3 (http://www.macrumors.com/page3/) was added to the site. Page 3 was first noticed by idea_hamster (see post below).

All links on Page 3 are to this thread.

[~Shard~]

And thank you Doctor Q and all the other Gods and Mods for making MR such a great community to be a part of! :cool:

[dmw007]

Happy April MR. :)

And a special thanks to all of the Moderators, Gods, and all those involved in keeping this site running and a great place to spend time. :)

[idea_hamster]

evihcrA yrotS | sromuR/sweN timbuS | esitrevdA/tuobA | moc.sromuRcaM
noitidE PAW | noitidE ADP/eliboM
Copyright (c) 200-20006 MacRumors.com, MCMLXXXIV
Invasion of Privacy Statement

Brilliant! The entire page is a hoot! Bravo, MR, Bravo!

That page must have taken weeks to think up -- but an app called "TuneAbout" would be cool....:)

EDIT: "My virus won't compile (315)" -- LOL

[2nyRiggz]

Awww...feels so good to be welcomed...


Bless

[EricNau]

Happy April Fools! :D :p Thanks MacRumors team!

[MacFan782040]

Ahhh this stuff made me laugh :p

Especially the posts:

W00T OMG LOL!1!!1 (0)

TextEdit feels faster after Mac OS X Update (75)

Does Bluetooth come in other colors? (86)

FS: Performa 6205 w/ 8MB RAM and eWorld subscription (-3)


Keep up the good work, MR :) . We have a nice community here I'm proud to be a part of.

[Perceptes]

Totally genius. Doctor Q did a great job on that page, although I'm still convinced some of those things are actually real.

P

[joker2]

I love it. Great job on the stories! Steve Jobs now reports to himself...

[WildCowboy]

Am I just an idiot? I'm not seeing any of the shenanigans you guys are talking about. :confused:

Edit: Nevermind...I didn't flip all the way to Page 3. ;) I'm sending in my iPod right now...looking forward to receiving my pyramid.

[liketom]

COOOL COOOL COOOL

Page 3 should stay :D i'm was expecting a shift back to G5 fom Intel thread

and a Bill Gates Buys Apple thread


well done MR must have took ages !

bravo

[WildCowboy]

Yeah, where's the G5 PowerBook's next Tuesday thread?

And where's the "Enough of the Effing ™ Threads" thread? Oh wait, that's a real one.

Garageband needs more cowbell...my side hurts.

[mkrishnan]

Happy April fools!!!! :) And happy April, Team MR! :)

How come my iPod doesn't have a slot on the side???? I've heard other people are putting CDs into their iPods.... I tried to "rip" one of mine apart, but this technology is too complicated. :mad:

[blackfox]

Thanks mods/membership. For the laughs, for the information, for the drama and for being such a damn fine community.

I appreciate the efforts. On April Fools and on all the other days over the years.

Cheers.

[PanicRoom]

"iTunes in All Countries Except New Zealand"

Bastards :) :)

[Queso]

The send in your iPod ad at the top is The Best. Ha ha ha :D

[Nermal]

"iTunes in All Countries Except New Zealand"

Bastards :) :)

That was targetted specifically at me.

[jimN]

So subtle I almost missed it, which would have been a shame given how much work has been put in. Talk about attention to detail.

[dops7107]

03/31 : Apple renames Bonjour to Aloha and drops French Language Kit

Genius!! :D Thanks to MR and associated mods n' gods.

[BlueRevolution]

printing to PDF now.

other classic April Fools' sites worth a look:

http://www.rogueamoeba.com/
http://mytreo.net/archives/2006/04/apple_and_palm_merger_announced.php
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/burningcrusade/townhall/wisps.html

I love this day... even without @$%# 30th Anniversary Macs.

keep up the good work, guys.

[jonharris200]

Hehe... Jonathan Ives and Phil Schiller say so.

It must be true!

:D :D :D

Thanks, team, for a hilarious start to April 1st and for all your efforts on site.

[pockyrevolution]

You can add this one too if you want:

Microsoft Changes Name for “Vista” to "Windows XP Service Pack 3"

http://pocky.theanonymousbrit.com.nyud.net:8090/HTML/index.html

[greatdevourer]

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=April_1%2C_2006

Should keep you lot busy :D

EDIT: Why do people see Aprils Fools as a chance to wreck a perfectly good news site. http://www.digg.com/diggall is filled up with all sorts of "hilarious" "jokes" as "u r a fag lol!!!!!!!!" :mad:

[Blue Velvet]

Excellent stuff and highly amusing, especially when you've been around here for a wee while... kudos to all involved.


Announcement: Job Openings for New Moderators

:D

[Elrond39]

03/31 : Apple renames Bonjour to Aloha and drops French Language Kit

This was probably my favorite... so subtle :D

ZDNET notes that MacNN, detailing a digg.com followup to a CNET press release, has confirmed that AppleInsider quoted a Spymac story on an article in TheRegister reporting Think Secret's confirmation of the HardMac claim traced to an item at MacMinute based on an anonymous post at MacRumors about the Apple/Disney deal.

And this one is great too... sometimes it really does seem like this is how "true rumors" come about.

[Platform]

Great.....nice page....:D

[Glenn Wolsey]

Awesome stuff, I liked the "What font is good for printing banknotes" ;)

[Jaffa Cake]

Very nice work, although I'm a little gutted there isn't really a Steve Jobs Wardrobe Gallery... :D

[whoracle]

one of the better:

"iTunes Music Store to Switch to WMA Format?

Friday March 32, 2006 11:69 AM EST
Posted by Phil Schiller"

[rdowns]

Nice job!

iPod Sock Benchmark
FS: Performa 6205 w/ 8MB RAM and eWorld subscription

I think I'll go make some coffee and get my Xswerve on.

[lexfuzo]

Thank you!
A really awesome Page 3 :)

[gauchogolfer]

Thanks for the sweet Page 3 site.

I'll be a lot more secure knowing that my Calculator security holes are appropriately patched.

New Zealand, hang in there, Apple will take care of you eventually.

And, my vote is for MAC :p

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Nice page 3... I'm very interested in knowing more about the other Bluetooth colours... :D

[BRLawyer]

Hehehe, now I think Page 3 should be PERMANENT!! Some cool stuff..! But nothing better than the negative/negative rating about Windows DRM..! ;)

[dmw007]

LOL :D Page #3 is great. :)

[whocares]

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=April_1%2C_2006

http://www.google.com/romance/index.html

You've just gotta love google's self-derision. :D

[iAlan]

BRAVO!!

You guys shine. It isn't enought the mods have to take care of countless regular threads they have the time to put together 'Page 3' which has had me smiling since I started browsing.

And I love the tread ’Adding modesty blurs to "Geeks Gone Wild"’ - especially for our 'little' geek friends ;)

Again, BRAVO!

[iPie]

Hehehe, now I think Page 3 should be PERMANENT!! Some cool stuff..! But nothing better than the negative/negative rating about Windows DRM..! ;)

I second the motion for a permanent page 3!

What's life without Apple 1st?

[thejadedmonkey]

oh, now this is the best april fools ever!

[MrCrowbar]

"Toggle Ad Quality"

Hmmm interesting. Let's see what that hight definition screen can handle :p

[~Shard~]

I like how the "iTunes to Switch to WMA Format" story was submitted by ~Seasy~... :D :cool:

[Photorun]

The true April Fools are the whiners still holding out for the G5 Powebooks.:rolleyes:

[kretzy]

Nice work guys, made me laugh! :D (even though it's already April 2nd here)

What's up with some people's 'tars though - they're just the little blue question mark? Should we be expecting anything else entertaining?

[Aaon]

Sweet, this page is fantastic. Noce job, guys!

[emw]

Nice work guys, made me laugh! :D (even though it's already April 2nd here)

What's up with some people's 'tars though - they're just the little blue question mark? Should we be expecting anything else entertaining?Any examples? I haven't seen anything. Could be a cache issue or something - maybe post a screen grab or something.

[dcv]

That Page 3 is brilliant - made me "LOL" a lot. :D Nice one!

[Jaffa Cake]

Any examples? I haven't seen anything. Could be a cache issue or something - maybe post a screen grab or something.I've been having this problem myself today, too...

[emw]

I've been having this problem myself today, too...
That is weird. :confused:

Edit: Here's a screen grab.

[whocares]

That is weird. :confused:

Maybe it's a hint that some demis need to renew their membership fees? :confused: :confused:

:p :p

Or it's just to show IE users the cool graphics we get in Safari!

[Applespider]

I've been having this problem myself today, too...

All OK here...

[Yvan256]

Amazing work, guys. Must have took a long time to make all that stuff.

I really like the "Does Bluetooth come in other colors?" one!

And, of course, the hilarious "ZDNET reports that Apple Computer, Inc. and The Walt Disney Company have purchased each other in a complicated takeover[...]" one. :D

[WildCowboy]

I was just going to comment about the Demis and their "broken" avatar antics...looks like you guys are keeping up your quality reputations. Well done!

[MacNut]

I must of been really stupid today as I was searching everywhere to find page 3 ahaha:p

Apple Merges iTMS Classical/Country Genres to Save Disk Space

I liked that one best for some reason

[Flying Llama]

this made my day :)

[szark]

Excellent work, guys!

My favorite part:

[dornoforpyros]

awww...I think garageband does need more cowbell :p

[katie ta achoo]

I love it! rock on, y'all!

I especially like the banner ad..

send in an iPOd to get a free pyramid.

:D

[gekko513]

Hey! I clicked to get the results of the iPod sock benchmark ... and all I get is this! :mad: :D

[Applespider]

Hey! I clicked to get the results of the iPod sock benchmark ... and all I get is this! :mad: :D

If it's any comfort, the purple sock outperformed the rest. The yellow came bottom of the pile...

[gekko513]

If it's any comfort, the purple sock outperformed the rest. The yellow came bottom of the pile...
Hm ... I've always liked the green one ... maybe I should give the purple a second chance.

[~Shard~]

I was just going to comment about the Demis and their "broken" avatar antics...looks like you guys are keeping up your quality reputations. Well done!

Hey, we try... :D

[WildCowboy]

Hey, we try... :D

Of course, now I'm one of you....muahahahahah!

[jadekitty24]

I esspecially enjoyed the "odor sensitive trackpad". That was great! Good job to all involved. :D

[~Shard~]

Of course, now I'm one of you....muahahahahah!

Indeed, welcome to the club!

[plinkoman]

nothing quite beats the invasion of privacy statement at the bottom. :D

nice work to whomever created that.

[Doctor Q]

Hint: There are dozens of little jokes on Page 3 that nobody has mentioned yet in this thread. If you didn't look it over carefully, don't miss your chance to look for the more subtle jokes.

[MacNut]

Hint: There are dozens of little jokes on Page 3 that nobody has mentioned yet in this thread. If you didn't look it over carefully, don't miss your chance to look for the more subtle jokes.Copyright (c) 200-20006 MacRumors.com, MCMLXXXIV

[MacNut]

I keep clicking the scorch site button but nothing seems to be happening.:p

[mad jew]

mad wiccan? I hate that spammy crab wannabe. :mad:

[MacNut]

and why is there a bug crawling around on the paper. Don't we have any bug spray around.

[~Shard~]

mad wiccan? I hate that spammy crab wannabe. :mad:

Yeah, and I don't know who this ~Seasy~ guy thinks he is... :rolleyes: :mad:

[mjstew33]

Great job, really, great job. Very impressive, I mean that is just AWESOME. Pretty funny, too. I got some "s***s and giggles" out of it. LOL edesignuk!

[boncellis]

You know what they say: "If you can't laugh at yourself..."

Bravo, Doctor Q.

[harperska]

all your base are belong to Doctor Q.

[Doctor Q]

all your base are belong to Doctor Q.You are the first to notice that secret message!

[kretzy]

I think these two are quite amusing.
44275

44276
And I want one of those 20'' Mac Minis! :D

[devilot]

Yeah, and I don't know who this ~Seasy~ guy thinks he is... :rolleyes: :mad:Aww, you're loved! Surely that means all the mods love you. :D

[XIII]

"Calculator.app Security Update 2006-007" is one of my fav's. :)

[LimeiBook86]

Wow, this is hilarious. Yet another reason why I love this community. So many little jokes here and there. The thread bump thread, the Performa for sale with eWorld, Security Update for calculator, TextEdit running faster, All your base are belong to Doctor Q, New Apple Ad features John C. Dvorak, Page 2 R2D2/C3PO, and the missing images in users avatars,...hahaha I love it!! You guys crack me up. Thanks everyone at MacRumors.com, you've made my day! :D

Go Team MacRumors!!
http://www.homepage.mac.com/ibook238/.Pictures/mac_groove.gif

Would be funny to see the "banned" tag on some of the Admin user names, ...there's an idea for next year ;)

[MacQuest]

In response to the thread entitled:

"Do Macs support the Microtek i900 paper currency scanner?"

Yes, but the resolution is not high enough to pass for being real. Also, don't forget to scan in color if you try it.
- Prisoner #INM8740328 - Chino, CA

___________________________________________________


In response to the thread entitled:

"What font is good for a ransom note?"

DO NOT use Zapf Dingbats.
- Prisoner #INM8740328's "cellmate/male girlfriend" - Chino, CA

___________________________________________________

Ooops, we gotta go!

Time to see whose "Milkshake brings all the boys to the yard".

[4God]

Great job!!!! Lot's of fun. :D :D :D

[btimlake]

This was the best April Fool I saw online all day.

This was my favorite:
iMac No Longer Includes Modem or Power Cord

Might have something to do with every jest containing an element of truth.

[Rocksaurus]

Just wanted to say the "Bonjour changed to Aloha and French language support dropped" was one of the funniest mac-related april fools fake headlines I've ever seen. Keep up the great work, MR. :)

[Marlon_JBT]

New rumors on Tuesday?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Classic!!! :D :D :D

[~Shard~]

Aww, you're loved! Surely that means all the mods love you. :D

I know, what can I say, I feel honored. :)

[lopresmb]

that was awesome, good job folks...keep it up

[Multimedia]

MacRumors would like to wish you a happy April and to thank you for being part of the MacRumors community! :)

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43767MacRumors is my favorite site to share with other knowledgible Mac Lovers. Thank you for hosting such a wonderful place. :)

[CmdrLaForge]

One of the best pages on MacRumors.

Keep up the good work guys!

Cheers
LaForge

[ITASOR]

You are the first to notice that secret message!

Ahh, where is it, I don't see it.

[steve_hill4]

What a larf!

I was in stiches reading some of those, especially the Dvorak advert. I can only imagine what that would be like, "Now's the right time to buy a Mac, you can install Windows on one."

Anyway thanks to all those involved and we should ensure a year long Page 3 exists.

[~Shard~]

we should ensure a year long Page 3 exists.

I think that's just asking for trouble. ;) :D

[nagromme]

The fake votes and comment topics are classic.

And I wonder if this is the iCenter?
http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=2178811&postcount=94

[sebisworld]

I wanna read those threads though. 15MP for a snapshot camera? That's quite interesting.

[quigleybc]

Hilarious...:rolleyes:

[Aarow]

I didn't get to read Page 3. Put it back up :p.

[WildCowboy]

I didn't get to read Page 3. Put it back up :p.

It's linked in the updated lead article on the front page, but here (http://www.macrumors.com/page3/) is the direct link.

[sunfast]

And thank you Doctor Q and all the other Gods and Mods for making MR such a great community to be a part of! :cool:

Well said! Thanks MR

[steve_hill4]

I think that's just asking for trouble. ;) :D
Still, much more interesting than reading another "Faked iPod AV/Video iPod" topic. I love spoofs and this Page 3 very much reminded me of The Onion in the way it made things sounds completely implausible, despite maintaining an element of realism to them.

Again, a big hand to all those involved and me feels a donation could be on its way at some point in the future, (pending the status of other donations I currently make). :)

I will also add that "Page 3" made it onto the list of AFD 2006 pranks on wikipedia.

[~Shard~]

I didn't get to read Page 3. Put it back up :p.


Link (http://www.macrumors.com/page3/).

It's linked to off the main page as well, not too hard too find... ;)

[iRachel]

I missed this yesterday somehow! :mad: I was so busy waiting for us to become pirates or something that I didn't notice this. I love all the little subtleties like "is it MAC or Mac" and the "Highest Prices Available" section - why can't I find the "all your base are belong to Doctor Q?" Where is it?

[Kingsly]

Excellent work guys, are you sure you're not editors for the Onion?

Of course, now I'm one of you....muahahahahah!
Im curious... how did that happen?

[WildCowboy]

Im curious... how did that happen?

I paid my dues...

[~Shard~]

Im curious... how did that happen?

Simple - he became a member of our ultra-secret society here at MacRumors. He is now among the Gods. :cool:

[Kingsly]

Simple - he became a member of our ultra-secret society here at MacRumors. He is now among the Gods. :cool:
Do you guys sacrifice lambs and such? I love lamb. :p

[WildCowboy]

Do you guys sacrifice lambs and such? I love lamb. :p

No, but we occasionally sacrifice Kingsleys...I'd watch your back if I were you. ;)

[~Shard~]

No, but we occasionally sacrifice Kingsleys...I'd watch your back if I were you. ;)

Actually he's safe - lucky for him he's a Kingsly, not a Kingsley. :p ;)

But yes, we do all sorts of fun activities. Come on, join our club... :cool:

[WildCowboy]

Actually he's safe - lucky for him he's a Kingsly, not a Kingsley. :p ;)

Mistakes are sometimes made, my friend. When the chieftains are looking for their next sacrifice, they're not picky about spelling.

[~Shard~]

Mistakes are sometimes made, my friend. When the chieftains are looking for their next sacrifice, they're not picky about spelling.

Oh, so that's what the meant when they were talking about new Demis, upcoming sacrifices, and "WyldCowboi"... :eek: :p :D

[WildCowboy]

Oh, so that's what the meant when they were talking about new Demis, upcoming sacrifices, and "WyldCowboi"... :eek: :p :D

Bring...It...On. :D

[rpchan]

this was about am hours worth of fun for me waiting for the clerks2 trailer to be posted tonight...

reading one line and laughing for about a minute then another and laughing for two.

major kudos, guys, on page3

[Doctor Q]

This was my favorite:iMac No Longer Includes Modem or Power CordMight have something to do with every jest containing an element of truth.I guess you'd want to get one of these (http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/wec.shtml) (something that appeared yesterday as well).


Some of the jokes were (too?) subtle. Jokes aren't as good if you have to explain them, but did anybody notice that the newspaper graphic on Page 3 was changed to look like MacRumors instead of a printed newspaper? Or the revised byline? Or "comments" changed to "complaints"? Or the implied pun "Tuneabout is Fairplay"?

Some "Macrumors bragging points" are still available for spotting the following: The year 1984.

A set of mouseovers.

Suspicious "number of reply" counts.

A bit of programming syntax.

A bit of music notation.

The other wink to digg.com.

A pizza topping.

The name of an eighteenth century British scientist.

Grand prize: unscrambling the revised anagram.

[joker2]

Some "Macrumors bragging points" are still available for spotting the following: The year 1984. The MCMLXXXIV at the bottom.

A set of mouseovers. "News & Rumors you can't believe" and "We can make up rumors as well as you can" (pointed out above)

Suspicious "number of reply" counts. The -3 on the Performa sale, the 0 on the A0LSp33k post...

A bit of programming syntax. The commenting out of "More" on the "Mac Programming" section

A bit of music notation. The Treble Clef as a shadow of the question mark...


(some answers above in green...) Yeah, I noticed a bunch of those, Doctor Q... just didn't figure on pointing them all out :)

Other Mouseovers: , "Wanton Rumormongering", "Unrestrained Balderdash", "April News & Rumors", "For those with a preference for non-obsolescence", "Support Materialism!", "Everything you wanted to know about Macs but were afraid to ask" "Flaming and Trolling"

[WildCowboy]

Don't forget the other mouseovers on the navigation tabs.

And the anchovies. Or maybe the pizza topping you're referring to is the cockroach crawling out of the stack of newspapers.

[Doctor Q]

Suspicious "number of reply" counts. The -3 on the Performa sale, the 0 on the A0LSp33k post...There were four. You named two.

The third was "How many posts does it take to post a question about how many posts it takes?" having 99, since a member with 99 posts is one short of qualifying for "Regular" status.

A clue to the fourth: it's a "number of replies" that was set at the last minute, computed and filled in at midnight as April Fool's Day began.

[MacNut]

I like the G clef shadow.

[WildCowboy]

A clue to the fourth: it's a "number of replies" that was set at the last minute, computed and filled in at midnight as April Fool's Day began.

The "moderators wanted" thread has the same number of replies as there are members...one for everybody!

[Kingsly]

No, but we occasionally sacrifice Kingsleys...I'd watch your back if I were you. ;)

Mistakes are sometimes made, my friend. When the chieftains are looking for their next sacrifice, they're not picky about spelling.

*hides*

I am NOT in Sarajevo, Kosovo, Haiti, Cuba, Iraq, or Laos. Don't look for me. Im not there. Really.

[sord]

Didn't see anyone mention this, but nice new tagline for MacRumors

[Kingsly]

I like Q's new avatar... like the treble clef... but a Q.

Come on, join our club... :cool:
Well... since you did invite me...

[Toreador93]

BRILLIANT!! Well done guys! As soon as I thought I had it all, I noticed a bunch more. I look forward to next year :)

[morespce54]

Nice work guys !!!! LOL

But you still think that there is a chance a can see the iPod Socks' Benchmaks somewhere out there ??? :D :p :D

[student_trap]

nice one guys, where do i sign for my free pyramid?

[macFanDave]

Since App-ney sounds too much like apnea (a sleep disorder), the new entity will be called:

Disnipple

Focus groups found this name titillating!

[WildCowboy]

Since App-ney sounds too much like apnea (a sleep disorder), the new entity will be called:

Disnipple

Focus groups found this name titillating!

"Which nipple? Disnipple."

Catchy.

[deadturtle]

How many posts does it take to post a question about how many posts it takes?

As many quesion posts as poster can post 'how many posts does it take?' posts!

Thanks guys (few days late, but good for a chuckle on a dreary tuesday!)

[kev0476]

this should be made a permanent section. on with the fake rumors how about the 400 gb iphone? and 8 core 2 duo processors in the mac mini.

[mustard]

Thank you mods & gods - well worth the read