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[April Fools'] The Return of the Best Day of the Year
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It's that time of the year, where bullshit flows from every orifice on the internet. Might as well collect it all in one thread.
Looks like Razer put theirs up early.
http://www.razerzone.com/breadwinner
https://youtu.be/0OvR1VpR1r8
Looks like Razer put theirs up early.
http://www.razerzone.com/breadwinner
https://youtu.be/0OvR1VpR1r8 
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Call in a Code 8!
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Except of course "awesome thing that we won't actually do" because that isn't actually a joke
Mean spirited pranks? Fuck you.
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My biggest problem with April Fool's Day is the laziness
Don't just lie about something, that's something I do every day
Actually commit to the bit and try to fuckin' fool people
The best pranks are the ones where everyone has fun and it's not at anyone's expense. If the prankee is upset or frustrated, you've done it wrong. If they're laughing and happy, you did good.
Fuck you! I believed you!
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At this point even not on April Fools Day, I assume most things on the Internet are fake. If you wanna do an April Fools Day gag, either make it fun enough I'll laugh anyway, or genuinely try to convince me. Even if it doesn't work, I'll respect the effort.
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Yeah, exactly
Like, my absolute least favorite thing is like, a married or otherwise long term relationshipped friend of mine posting on Facebook:
It's too believable, and, were it true, it would be a good thing, and then they don't even commit to it enough to try to convince a single person that it's true
So is Red Dead Redemption PC!
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What you gotta do for a joke like that is prep. Spend weeks, maybe months, doing birth announcement fake-outs. Cryptic posts like "guess what's for dinner" with a single picture of a jar of Prego spaghetti sauce, or, like, a single bun warming in the oven. Never actually address them or respond to any "are you having a baby?" comments. Then on April 1st, make a post "addressing the rumors" and just pepper it with hints about having a baby, leading to an eventual, "no we're not pregnant and don't have any plans for kids any time soon" at the end. It's the kind of dick thing I'd only recommend if people are pestering you about it on their own after you've been up front about not having kids or something, but if executed right, can be very satisfying.
It's weird I've put this much thought into this, as a single dude.
She'd just call her friends and mention hearing a story about the phone company blowing out all the lines and that you should put a baggy over your phone to prevent dust.
Without fail when she'd then go visit them later in the day, every single phone had a bag on it.
See? This is funny and not mean.
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Oh snap, for real? Where do you work now? Are you still gonna be at PAX East?
it was a redbox but for deli meat and cheese
Haha! April Fools! April Fools is a dumb.
good times
I hope the joke here is that there's no joke.
Yeah, I'm doing alright I think. Could be better, could certainly be a lot worse.
Maybe it is.
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See the best would be if instead of actually releasing the Ranch, they had like a new season of Kimmy Schmidt or Bojack ready to launch and were all like " Ok I know we made ridiculous six and Richie Rich, but c'mon now"
I don't think you want to know which things have gotten the most views.
For real. I'm at Sideshow Collectibles now. So, nope...I will not be at PAX East this year. Which actually kinda breaks my heart a bit.
Also, I feel I should clarify my above post: I adore...ADORE..the TG April Fools. It was one of my favorite times of year there and I have always been super proud about a lot of what we put out that day. It is also one of the biggest and more grueling things that TG does. There are no less than 15 people right now in a group chat who are checking off boxes, and getting ready to flip the switch. Most will be up until 1 or 2 am. Most have worked 65+ hour weeks for the last two or three.
I know there are a lot of mixed opinions about companies and the internet doing April Fools, but know that in some places it is done for the love of entertaining the audience and nothing more.