Gamespot's April 1 Rumor Control 25
In case any of you were wondering what was and wasn't true yesterday, Gamespot has a rundown on some of the stories that made the rounds on 2005's April 1st. From the article: "One of the day's more devious pranks--also spread by the now obviously complicit Slashdot--plays on the fears of many gamers. In particular, it outlines the nightmare scenario of those who shelled out $99.99 for the Final Fantasy XI/PS2 hard drive bundle. Namely, if its subscriber base dwindles, Sony might discontinue support for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game." Heh.
Honestly (Score:4, Insightful)
There was one really good April fools joke on slashdot yesterday , which would have been grand it been only one. The problem is that it was nuzzled in between some of the daft ones and thus made it so easy to pick out
"fool me once shame on me , Fool me twice shame on you , Fool me 7 or more times..."
Seriously some the carefull planing that used to go into these jokes needs to be reintroduced, It seems hoaxing is a dead art
Now some of those were masterfull
When will it end? (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Honestly (Score:3, Insightful)
Uh...the phrase is "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me." You're not supposed to get fooled twice, but how can you be blamed for being fooled the first time?
Nevertheless, "fool me 7 or more times, drive away your readership" seems pretty accurate.
I saw a total of two good April Fools jokes ... (Score:3, Insightful)
http://whirlpool.net.au/article.cfm/1462 [whirlpool.net.au]
Near gave me a heart attack, but the last paragraph gave it away even before I clicked the "Media Release". Absolutely believable that Alston (ex telecomunications minister) would have so little integrity.
2. "Son of Kong" - King Kong production diary day 123.
http://www.kongisking.net/index.shtml [kongisking.net]
This was one that took some real planning and work.
Damn PJ has lost some weight