 April Fool's, Got a good one? |
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 Apr 2 2008, 02:56 PM
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Shooting Target  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,755 Joined: 5-September 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 9,313  |
Ok maybe a little cliche and honestly I was'nt giving it much thought until late last night when I called home from work and heard about the computergeeks.com prank. An entire local business disconnected from the internet and it only snowballed from there as employees called friends and family to "warn" them.
Hmm if its that easy surely runners could use that kind of prank to help on a run. Any inspired GM's out there pull one over on there players or plan on it? |
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Apr 2 2008, 03:44 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 438 Joined: 21-September 07 From: Houston Member No.: 13,369 |
QUOTE (Prime Mover @ Apr 2 2008, 08:56 AM)  and heard about the computergeeks.com prank. An entire local business disconnected from the internet and it only snowballed from there as employees called friends and family to "warn" them. what prank was this? the only thing I saw was the retinal scanners thing |
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Apr 2 2008, 04:51 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,755 Joined: 5-September 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 9,313 |
Gone now but was a warning to unhook your internet due to some web wide bug that would wipe out your computer yesterday.
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Apr 2 2008, 04:58 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 366 Joined: 9-August 06 From: Holiday Florida Member No.: 9,055 |
I thought the joke hardware announcments on Microsofts Xbox site were pretty funny, though I totally want that vintage Xbox. That thing just oozes steam-punk.
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Apr 2 2008, 05:00 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 25-July 07 Member No.: 12,356 |
IGN released this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=PGR6eeB37cw
A cruel april fools prank that disappointed hundreds, if not thousands, if not millions of Zelda fans in a single fail swoop. Easily the most hardcore april fools joke ever as many people really believed we were about to get a Zelda movie. |
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Apr 2 2008, 05:10 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,162 Joined: 16-November 07 Member No.: 14,229 |
I was a little disappointed with this year's April Fool's day. No one around here pranked anyone. I didn't actually get tricked by any of the internet pranks. And only a couple of the ones I saw were amusing, but they include:
1) The Zelda movie 2) Youtube Rickrolling its own users. (I was going to get my wife with this one, but she was sick when she got home from work.) 3) City of Heroes reporting on their upcoming "Visual Sounds" feature. 4) I heard about a steampunk Xbox, which sounds fun, but I have yet to see it. In-game, I've never had the chance to do any April Fools pranks. Shame, really. |
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Apr 2 2008, 06:24 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 697 Joined: 18-August 07 Member No.: 12,735 |
What about the World of Warcraft Bard? With Guitar Hero riffs?
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Apr 2 2008, 06:32 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
QUOTE (cryptoknight @ Apr 2 2008, 01:24 PM) What about the World of Warcraft Bard? With Guitar Hero riffs? Dont forget the Starcraft 2, Tauren marine ^^ |
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Apr 2 2008, 06:43 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 325 Joined: 9-December 06 From: the Maaatlock-Expressway! Member No.: 10,326 |
Speaking of Blizzard, they announced a console-only WoW-spinoff yesterday.
... Not really a shocker, but the trailer at least looked well executed... |
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Apr 2 2008, 06:44 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 19-March 08 Member No.: 15,795 |
QUOTE (HullBreach @ Apr 2 2008, 12:58 PM) I thought the joke hardware announcments on Microsofts Xbox site were pretty funny, though I totally want that vintage Xbox. That thing just oozes steam-punk. SteampunkWorkshop might be able to help you with that. They do some good work. |
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Apr 2 2008, 06:58 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 366 Joined: 9-August 06 From: Holiday Florida Member No.: 9,055 |
QUOTE (thegreatbuddha @ Apr 2 2008, 01:44 PM) SteampunkWorkshop might be able to help you with that. They do some good work. Oh that is just too pimp! Thanks for the link! |
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Apr 2 2008, 07:08 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 19-March 08 Member No.: 15,795 |
No problem. Although I should point out that they don't actually sell stuff. You may be able to convince them to do a commissioned piece.
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Apr 2 2008, 08:12 PM
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Mystery Archaeologist Group: Members Posts: 2,906 Joined: 19-September 05 From: The apple tree Member No.: 7,760 |
The BBC had an excellent film of flying penguins on their site. Plus a list of stories that looked like jokes but were real...
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Apr 3 2008, 04:56 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,851 Joined: 15-February 08 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 15,686 |
There was this one website where gamers talk about William Gibson meets Lord of the Rings stuff and half the population flipped out over a fake posting about dragon PCs. It was some funny shit!
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Apr 3 2008, 05:00 PM
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Deus Absconditus Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,742 Joined: 1-September 03 From: Downtown Seattle, UCAS Member No.: 5,566 |
QUOTE (HullBreach @ Apr 2 2008, 08:58 AM) I thought the joke hardware announcments on Microsofts Xbox site were pretty funny, though I totally want that vintage Xbox. That thing just oozes steam-punk. I'll pass that along to the folks who cooked that up. They were pretty giggly about it beforehand. |
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