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"I'm dead. April Fools. I'm not really dead. Good night."

Ah, twitter. Home of the 140 character or less april fool prank.

So far this morning, yahoo has told me the clocks are going forward another hour to try and kick-start spring, youtube is offering a text-only video service to save on bandwidth, and a media blog has reported that the Wolverine 2 workprint has leaked before they even started filming it.
If LJ have done one this year then I've missed it so far.

Today I'm probably going to clean the bathroom. Maybe.
I am definitely going to make a tuna and cheese toasted sandwich for lunch though. That's absolutely for certain.

Date: 2010-04-01 11:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] evilgeniuslady.livejournal.com
A local newspaper ran a story about how the silent 'h' would be optional in the future. Which, if you know the Danish language, and the way spellings have changed over the centuries, is just about realistic enough to not raise any alarm bells, and just far enough out there to start working yourself up over. Which I did, until I realised the date...

Date: 2010-04-01 12:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lady-t-220.livejournal.com
*lol* I remember the g-pa getting really worked up over plans to decimalise time to be more in line with Europe one year...

Date: 2010-04-01 12:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] evilgeniuslady.livejournal.com
Heh. Just talked to my parents - my dad fell completely for the silent 'h' thing. Gullibility runs in the family, it would seem...

Date: 2010-04-01 11:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] englishmann.livejournal.com
I found this on the BBC this morning, and I'm not sure whether to believe it:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8598000/8598291.stm

Date: 2010-04-01 12:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] englishmann.livejournal.com
ETA: Apparently I was tricked by it...read the entire article next time, Jenn.

Date: 2010-04-01 12:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lady-t-220.livejournal.com
I saw that on the Guardian's April Fools round-up page. They weren't certain either.

Date: 2010-04-01 12:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hobbit-chan.livejournal.com
DA changed everyone avatars and sigs to "teams". I got Team Seeker. XD
I wanted the Team Jacob. *snorks*

Date: 2010-04-01 12:40 pm (UTC)

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