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March 31, 2009

The Mic Is On: We’re Talking About April Fools

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 7:02 pm

It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

The Mic Is On

Here’s how it works.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

Who’s Fooling Who?

It’s the one day of the year that you can’t be sure what’s true. People get a chance to tell the most outrageous tales of events, how things work, and personal experiences.


And, whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey . . . and flamenco dancing (because we always get off topic, anyway.)

Oh, and bring example links.

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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159 Comments to “The Mic Is On: We’re Talking About April Fools”

  1. March 31st, 2009 at 7:03 pm
    Sheila Scarborough said

    First! Woo-hoo!

  2. March 31st, 2009 at 7:05 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hey Sheila!
    Great to see you! How’s the Round Rock maven?

  3. March 31st, 2009 at 7:05 pm
    Barbara Lochen said

    Hi Liz…Glad to join you!

  4. March 31st, 2009 at 7:06 pm
    Joe Hauckes said

    Hey Liz,
    Hey Sheila,
    My best 4/1 prank was…
    Remember the old ’60’s VW Bugs?
    A bunch of us picked one up (a friend’s) and put on the porch of his house. :-)
    It was funny until his parents came out!

  5. March 31st, 2009 at 7:07 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Barbara!
    Welcome and glad to have you!!

  6. March 31st, 2009 at 7:07 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Heya Joe!
    That’s funny! What’d the parents do?

  7. March 31st, 2009 at 7:08 pm
    Barbara Lochen said

    Nice to be here.

  8. March 31st, 2009 at 7:08 pm
    Amy said

    Liz,

    I was thinking up ways I could use my login powers to play an April Fool prank on you, but then I remembered I’m too lazy to do all that thinking. Hehehe.

    Hi everybody. :-)

  9. March 31st, 2009 at 7:08 pm
    Joe Hauckes said

    That’s pretty much all I got, but it has lasted well over 35 years as the best 4/1 prank in the neighborhood

  10. March 31st, 2009 at 7:08 pm
    Becky McCray said

    Last year on April Fools, I Tweeted I wanted to move to a big city. Several very kind people started offering helpful resources. Ooops! :D

  11. March 31st, 2009 at 7:09 pm
    Sheila Scarborough said

    Other than kidney stones and now shingles, I’m freakin’ great!

    Daughter says that all those years of bragging on my iron constitution are now coming back to bite me.

    That said, did an intro to social media workshop for biz/nonprofits today with Connie Reece and Michele Schwartz that was, I think, well-received and included a rep from my fave Lammes Candies. :)

  12. March 31st, 2009 at 7:09 pm
    Sparky Firepants said

    It wasn’t on April Fool’s Day, but Orson Wells’ 1938 broadcast of War of the Worlds was totally in the spirit.

    My 13-year old son and I were talking about how we could scale that broadcast up using the internet and bloggers from around the world.

  13. March 31st, 2009 at 7:09 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    My favorite was when The Penny Press in Peoria — home of the Great Yellow Tractor — ran a 4/1 story that Caterpillar had done research that validated a decision to paint all of their tractors hot pink.

  14. March 31st, 2009 at 7:10 pm
    Joe Hauckes said

    Liz, whaddya think?
    In those days, they just yelled a bit (after laughing) and made us put the car back by the curb. :-)

  15. March 31st, 2009 at 7:11 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hey Amy!
    I’d love any April Fools joke you played. Too bad you’re so lazy. :)

  16. March 31st, 2009 at 7:11 pm
    Becky McCray said

    Geez, Sheila. Shingles, too??

  17. March 31st, 2009 at 7:12 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Bet it did Joe!
    Bet they’re still talking about it.

  18. March 31st, 2009 at 7:12 pm
    Barbara Lochen said

    Anyone remember this one? 1985, Mets picked up pitcher Sidd Finch, could throw 168, a miracle I tell you! All a hoax. Poor Mets fans, a glimmer of hope dashed.

  19. March 31st, 2009 at 7:13 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Sheila,
    You and Connie are tearing up the world. No joke!!

  20. March 31st, 2009 at 7:14 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Sparky,
    I like the way you’re training you’re son early. heh heh :)

  21. March 31st, 2009 at 7:15 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Becky,
    Regarding Sheila’s Shingles … she’s an overachiever.

  22. March 31st, 2009 at 7:15 pm
    Sheila Scarborough said

    Yeah, the whole Job-like experience is getting to be a MAJOR drag….

    I am totally boring on April Fool’s; have never been into it at all.

    I’m just here ’cause I like Liz and the company!

  23. March 31st, 2009 at 7:15 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    PS Becky,
    Are you moving to Chicago this year? Heh heh :)

  24. March 31st, 2009 at 7:16 pm
    Mary McRae said

    Hi Liz! Hi Everyone!

    I’m no good at thinking these things up but fall for every single one of them. There’s a quilt/fabric shop somewhere inthe US that every year comes up with a great fake product that people actually try to buy.

  25. March 31st, 2009 at 7:17 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hey Barbara,
    Messing with the Mets fans was dangerous — even for the bravest April Fools’ joker.

  26. March 31st, 2009 at 7:18 pm
    Joe Hauckes said

    Hey Sheila, I’m sitting outside your door with night vision goggles and am going to Tweet your every move!

  27. March 31st, 2009 at 7:18 pm
    Joe Hauckes said

    APRIL FOOL!!!
    :-)

  28. March 31st, 2009 at 7:18 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Sheila,
    Just don’t let your husband get the best of you tomorrow. :)

  29. March 31st, 2009 at 7:19 pm
    Sparky Firepants said

    Mary, it’s fun to have a day where you get to be gullible on purpose, eh?

  30. March 31st, 2009 at 7:19 pm
    Amy said

    Sheila — My sympathies. I got chicken pox as an adult and then shingles two years later. I’m not sure whose idea of a joke that was, but I wasn’t liking it. Are you better now?

    Liz — I have never been good at pranks. I am better at knock knock jokes. :-)

  31. March 31st, 2009 at 7:19 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Mary,
    I’m planning on caution on Twitter tomorrow for that very reason. I always forget it’s April 1 every year.

  32. March 31st, 2009 at 7:21 pm
    Mary McRae said

    Well I think we should just end every tweet with the hashtag #gullible tomorrow!

  33. March 31st, 2009 at 7:21 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    One year the news team in Peoria went on field trip to check the spaghetti crop. They reported it was failing. They showed limp noodles on little bean plants and looking sad on plates.

  34. March 31st, 2009 at 7:22 pm
    Marti_L said

    Good evening!

    Pssst…tomorrow is Chris Brogan’s birthday (no foolin’)

    Geeks.com (seller of outstanding new and used computers and electronics) sends out a regular newsletter, and each April Fool’s they come up with an elaborate hoax product that looks very real (photo, specs, shipping weight etc) then if you try to order it they say “April Fool’s!”

  35. March 31st, 2009 at 7:22 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    I like that, Sparky …

    Gullible on Purpose :)

  36. March 31st, 2009 at 7:25 pm
    Marti_L said

    Ah, I thought I’d saved one from a few years ago - I’m surprised the link still works - here ya go:

    http://www.geeks.com/pix/2006/GEEKTHING.html?cm_mmc=geekmail-_-daily_html-_31mar06_GEEKTHING-_-viewasweb

  37. March 31st, 2009 at 7:25 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hey Marti!
    Did your kids every get you on April Fools?

  38. March 31st, 2009 at 7:25 pm
    Mary McRae said

    Oh! I guess I do have an April Fool’s story. I went into labor on Mar 31. By 10:30-11:00pm the doctor said that they were going to do a C-section, and asked if we wanted to wait until after midnight so it wasn’t an April Fools baby! We thought that was a good idea and another hour wasn’t going to kill anyone. Daughter is thrilled to have an April 2nd birthday.

  39. March 31st, 2009 at 7:25 pm
    Becky McCray said

    Marti, I hate to say this, but tomorrow just kicks off Birthday Week for Chris Brogan. The actual birthday is April 8. He had to write an explanation on his blog of why he posts it as April 1.

  40. March 31st, 2009 at 7:26 pm
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    Hi everyone. The first job I applied for turned out to be an April Fools joke. Any wonder I opted for self-employment!

  41. March 31st, 2009 at 7:26 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Mary,
    You’re a good mom! April 2 is a better birthday, by far.

  42. March 31st, 2009 at 7:27 pm
    Sparky Firepants said

    Liz, that should be the new tag line for my biz. :)

    Mary, I’m totally on board with that hash tag idea. #gullible

    Marti_L: Hmmm… no foolin’? #gullible

  43. March 31st, 2009 at 7:27 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Becky,
    Why’d he have to post about it? :)

  44. March 31st, 2009 at 7:27 pm
    Mary McRae said

    Ouch. That’s not a nice April Fools joke (fake job posting).

  45. March 31st, 2009 at 7:28 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hey Glenda!
    I hate the April Fools things that mess with people’s serious intentions. They’re not funny. They’re mean.

  46. March 31st, 2009 at 7:29 pm
    Beth said

    I once gave my husband a fake lotto ticket..he was so excited..I felt so bad…

  47. March 31st, 2009 at 7:29 pm
    Marti_L said

    Hi Liz! I usually got them! LOL

    I pulled all kinds of pranks on them, like waking them up early to go to school, and yelling “We missed the bus - hurry!” Once they were up I’d say, “April Fool!”

    One year I used makeup and painted fake “measles” on my face and told them they would have to drive me to the doctor (they were in elementary school, didn’t know how to drive).

    I sound like a horrible mother, don’t I? *grin*

  48. March 31st, 2009 at 7:29 pm
    Steve "Doc" Yankee said

    Hi, Everyone. Sorry, no April fool’s stories that are fit for such an august gathering… ;-)

  49. March 31st, 2009 at 7:31 pm
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    Liz and Mary, the whole town was taken in. Big newspaper that a movie was going to be shot in town, opportunities for locals. Not!

  50. March 31st, 2009 at 7:31 pm
    Becky McCray said

    Liz, maybe he didn’t *have* to, but he did. http://www.chrisbrogan.com/my-only-april-fools-joke/

  51. March 31st, 2009 at 7:31 pm
    Marti_L said

    Oh, thank you Becky! {smacks forehead) Duh on me, I hadn’t had a chance to read him today. Birthday week - even better!

    Great to see you sugar!

  52. March 31st, 2009 at 7:31 pm
    Mary McRae said

    Sounds like you were/are a fun mom, Marti! I’m very boring. Thank goodness my daughter has a fun-loving father :-)

  53. March 31st, 2009 at 7:32 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hey Marti,
    I should have know it would have been you. Bet you have a whole book of stories.

  54. March 31st, 2009 at 7:32 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hey Steve!
    C’mon In!!

  55. March 31st, 2009 at 7:33 pm
    Steve "Doc" Yankee said

    Good to see ya, Liz. ;-)

  56. March 31st, 2009 at 7:34 pm
    Sheila Scarborough said

    Hi Joe,

    I assure you, my life (even with night vision goggles) won’t be that interesting. :)

    Shingles are a newish development, finally getting to the doctor tomorrow (had to teach that workshop today instead, you know? Priorities!)

  57. March 31st, 2009 at 7:35 pm
    Marti_L said

    Greetings to everyone here!

    Sheila, sorry to hear about the shingles.

    Mary, you are a good mom (unlike me *grin*) to extend your labor just so your baby would have April 2 as their birthday!

  58. March 31st, 2009 at 7:35 pm
    Amy said

    Glenda,

    That’s sort of a mean joke! I wonder if Faith will pull a prank on you tomorrow. :-)

  59. March 31st, 2009 at 7:36 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hey Beth!
    I can feel how awful you must have felt!

  60. March 31st, 2009 at 7:38 pm
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    Hi Amy, Faith is just happy to play with paper and sleep on my clean clothes.

  61. March 31st, 2009 at 7:38 pm
    Marti_L said

    I’m trying to think of a good Twitter prank that wouldn’t hurt or scare anyone. Any ideas?

  62. March 31st, 2009 at 7:41 pm
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    I’ve never really been into April Fools, but now the gears are cranking. What prank could I play on hubby?? Hmmm.

  63. March 31st, 2009 at 7:41 pm
    Marti_L said

    I started young. When I was only six or seven years old, I crept into my parents bedroom and moved their clock up an hour in the middle of the night *grin*

    I remember the TV show “Roseanne” always had really elaborate April Fool’s Day episodes. Maybe I can find one on Hulu for inspiration - LOL

  64. March 31st, 2009 at 7:41 pm
    Becky McCray said

    Marti, translate your Tweet to a different language. Tweetdeck has translate tools. :)

  65. March 31st, 2009 at 7:42 pm
    Amy said

    Glenda,

    I think every day is Fool’s Day to pets and kids. I showed up to a meeting earlier with a hotwheel car and a cookie in my laptop bag. And when I got home, one of the rabbits had hopped up on my bed and eaten a hole in one of my blankets. It’s lovely to be loved, isn’t it? ;-)

  66. March 31st, 2009 at 7:42 pm
    Josephina Hauckes said

    For the past few weeks, it seems that Tuesday nights are Girls night out.
    I felt so left out that this past week I went to a secret hideaway and got a Sex Change.
    You can still call me Jo but you have to drop the “e”
    I was embarrassed until now to tell you all that I wanted so much to join the “girls club” but I had to spill the beans to all my girlfriends tonight.

  67. March 31st, 2009 at 7:43 pm
    Mary McRae said

    Just found this - top 100 April Fools pranks http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/

    My all-time favorite is the Guardian article loaded with typography puns (the island of San Seriffe). If you’re not a typographer/typesetter/designer it probably wouldn’t resonate as strongly but I find it not only hysterical, but extremely creative. Of course The Onion does that on a daily basis ;-)

  68. March 31st, 2009 at 7:43 pm
    Marti_L said

    Oh Becky, you are a gal after my own heart! That’s a great idea! {{insert conspiratorial giggling}}

  69. March 31st, 2009 at 7:44 pm
    Marti_L said

    Amy, I just spit water on the monitor at your laptop bag comment!

    {{wiping now}}

  70. March 31st, 2009 at 7:45 pm
    Tom Martin said

    I once faked my engagement to finally put to rest work rumors that I was dating a friend at work. She got her sister’s engagement ring, and that morning just showed up at work wearing it. We said nothing. Folks noticed. She told them I proposed. I just ran with it. Only warned our client so that my boss wouldn’t get pissed. Great thing was - clients totally got in on the joke and had a blast with it.

    We let it run all day. It was a rather large ad agency in Dallas so at 5p we sent an all agency email thanking everyone for making our April Fools day so much fun and reminding them not to believe everything they hear on the grapevine. You could hear laughter up and down the halls.

    Funny thing — one of the folks that fell the hardest for the joke - she’s now my wife. Go figure.
    @TomMartin

  71. March 31st, 2009 at 7:45 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Sheila,
    Look out! Marti and Becky are conspiring that could take down the Internet and every city on North America!

  72. March 31st, 2009 at 7:46 pm
    Marti_L said

    Rickrolling is kind of passe’ now. Is there a “new” version of Rickrolling? Can we invent one? *grin* Maybe we could send everyone here!!

  73. March 31st, 2009 at 7:46 pm
    Amy said

    I’m sure I will accidentally spill something on someone tomorrow. No need to plan ahead, I suppose. :-)

  74. March 31st, 2009 at 7:48 pm
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    Thanks Becky, guess I was had by Chris Brogan! duh. Even sent him a birthday card - just sent yesterday so being late will be good. I really wondered if his birthday on Facebook was for real. Now I feel stupid!

  75. March 31st, 2009 at 7:49 pm
    Mary McRae said

    Now, that’s a great story, Tom!

  76. March 31st, 2009 at 7:50 pm
    Sparky Firepants said

    re Twitter prank: You could tweet that your account is now being managed by an outside tweet service. For the rest of the day, begin every tweet with, “Mary would like to say that…”

    Wait. Maybe I shouldn’t have said that out loud.

  77. March 31st, 2009 at 7:51 pm
    Marti_L said

    Tom, that’s the kind of prank I like - fun and not hurtful to anyone. Bravo!

  78. March 31st, 2009 at 7:52 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Josephina!
    That explains a lot!! heh heh

  79. March 31st, 2009 at 7:52 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Briliant story, Tom!!

    That’s worth writing about!

  80. March 31st, 2009 at 7:52 pm
    Becky McCray said

    Sparky, I LOVE that idea! Think what fun you could have with that. Late in the day you could argue with yourself. (that’s a whole ‘nother idea.)

  81. March 31st, 2009 at 7:52 pm
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    Amy, a hotwheel and cookie - that’s cute!

  82. March 31st, 2009 at 7:53 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Love the Guardian article, Mary.
    Maybe Josephina will vacation on the Island of San Seriffe

  83. March 31st, 2009 at 7:54 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Sparky and Becky and Marti … oh my!!

  84. March 31st, 2009 at 7:55 pm
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    Nice to meet you, Jo!

  85. March 31st, 2009 at 7:55 pm
    Marti_L said

    LOL Sparky! Maybe we could spread a rumor that Twitter is going to start charging a thousand dollars a month. Watch the geek fur fly (I have a very dark side, don’t I? LOL)

  86. March 31st, 2009 at 7:55 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    @dreamswillcome offered this YouTube video from his college days …

    http://tinyurl.com/6fr29v

  87. March 31st, 2009 at 7:56 pm
    Marti_L said

    ROTF Jo!

  88. March 31st, 2009 at 7:56 pm
    Amy said

    Glenda, it would have been cuter if the cookie hadn’t been half-eaten and smashed into my laptop. But I still thought it was sweet. :-)

    Sparky, I like that idea!

    Maybe I’ll write all my tweets backwards tomorrow. See how many followers I can lose out of sheer frustration. Hehehe.

  89. March 31st, 2009 at 7:57 pm
    piña madera said

    Hello all! Hello Liz…we met at the BOCN event in Boston…

    I only know the old standby’s…the elastic band around the kitchen hand held hose (back when they sat at the corner of the sink, aimed innocently at the sink user)…or the plastic wrap across the toilet seat…nothing like humans moving VWs barehanded!

  90. March 31st, 2009 at 7:57 pm
    Marti_L said

    Backwards tweets - LOL! Or pig latin!

  91. March 31st, 2009 at 7:58 pm
    Mary McRae said

    Now, Liz, I’m not going *near* that link! ;-)

  92. March 31st, 2009 at 7:59 pm
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    Amy, I like your teewt idea.

  93. March 31st, 2009 at 7:59 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hiya Piña!
    Thanks for coming to see what we’re up to!

  94. March 31st, 2009 at 7:59 pm
    Sparky Firepants said

    Amy and Marti_L,

    I kinda dig the idea of losing twitter followers by frustrating them. Weed out the ones w/o a sense of humor?

    Jo, where did you have that done? I feel like I’m missing out now.

  95. March 31st, 2009 at 8:00 pm
    Josephina Hauckes said

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  96. March 31st, 2009 at 8:00 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Aw Mary,
    It’s not April 1 in Chicago … yet. :)

  97. March 31st, 2009 at 8:00 pm
    Amy said

    Glenda, I’m dyslexic enough that I can probably pull that one off without trying too hard. ;-)

    I think the best twitter prank I could play would be if I didn’t twitter for a whole day and let people think I died. But that would be mean, right? :-)

  98. March 31st, 2009 at 8:00 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Sparky,
    If you follow Jo’s “footsteps” you might have to get your firepants altered. :)

  99. March 31st, 2009 at 8:02 pm
    Josephina Hauckes said

    Well, THAT didn’t work…
    I tried using “Flip” to see if it would work on Twitter.
    It Doesn’t! :-(

  100. March 31st, 2009 at 8:03 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Josephina is speaking in tongues again.

  101. March 31st, 2009 at 8:04 pm
    Marti_L said

    !funny so are guys You

  102. March 31st, 2009 at 8:06 pm
    Barbara Lochen said

    Anyone with updates on possible Conficker threat? 60-Minutes had me rivited with the story.

  103. March 31st, 2009 at 8:06 pm
    Marti_L said

    Maybe a new Rickroll that would be good would be that neat song that was for a charity…oh what the heck was it…something about my name…(dang getting old and forgetting stuff stinks) Does anyone know what I’m talking about?

  104. March 31st, 2009 at 8:06 pm
    Sparky Firepants said

    Liz, LOL Spunky Fireslacks?

  105. March 31st, 2009 at 8:08 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    #104 That has potential … :)

  106. March 31st, 2009 at 8:09 pm
    Marti_L said

    Barbara - Good article about the Conficker computer virus, set to launch tomorrow http://tinyurl.com/d3mees

    It’s a ZD Net article, not any kind of joke

  107. March 31st, 2009 at 8:09 pm
    Mary McRae said

    This has been fun - I must remember Tuesday nights - but now I must get some more work done before I can get to bed. And I’ve made a *BIG* sticky note and stuck it to my monitor to remind me that tomorrow is April Fools and to take everything I read with a shaker-full of salt! Hey! We can start a Jimmy-Roll! I even have a Margaritaville blender sitting on my kitchen counter. Ok. Now I’m ready. Let April Fools begin :-)

    See you all in twitterville!
    (@fiberartisan)

  108. March 31st, 2009 at 8:10 pm
    Barbara Lochen said

    Thanks Marty L…Going there now.

  109. March 31st, 2009 at 8:11 pm
    Amy said

    I say we all trade avatars and twitter names tomorrow and see who can guess who we are. Or see if anyone is even listening to any of us. Hehehe.

  110. March 31st, 2009 at 8:11 pm
    Josephina Hauckes said

    !gnol oot rof pu ti peek dluoc I tbuod I tub ,nuf hcum oot si sihT

  111. March 31st, 2009 at 8:12 pm
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    Amy, perhaps we could switch avatars. Really mess with people.

  112. March 31st, 2009 at 8:12 pm
    Josephina Hauckes said

    Waddy ya think? Marti_L

  113. March 31st, 2009 at 8:13 pm
    Barbara Lochen said

    Hey thanks Liz for hosting. Have to sign-off, but really glad I came!

  114. March 31st, 2009 at 8:13 pm
    Marti_L said

    Bye Mary.

    You’re welcome, Barbara.

    Amy, I love the way your mind works!

  115. March 31st, 2009 at 8:14 pm
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    Jo, perhaps there’s a backwards typing app.

  116. March 31st, 2009 at 8:14 pm
    Josephina Hauckes said

    Maybe the Confliker virus is the ultimate geek 4/1 prank.
    Everyone is trying everything they can think of to fix what ain’t broken.
    They even have MSM’s attention!

  117. March 31st, 2009 at 8:14 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Joe,
    I know. that #110 thing is cool, but it’s work!

  118. March 31st, 2009 at 8:15 pm
    Marti_L said

    Jo, I agree, it’s be hard to keep up (see I deciphered it *grin*)

  119. March 31st, 2009 at 8:16 pm
    Amy said

    Glenda, if I tone down my cussing while I’m pretending to be you they might believe it. :-D

  120. March 31st, 2009 at 8:17 pm
    Josephina Hauckes said

    Ms Glenda, no, I did that myself.
    There is an upside down “Flip” app, but it doesn’t work with live convos

  121. March 31st, 2009 at 8:17 pm
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    wow Amy, we must have been typing the same thought at the same time. That’s scary! #109 & 111

  122. March 31st, 2009 at 8:19 pm
    Marti_L said

    Well, this has been a hoot! Thank you all for the grins and giggles! Watch yourselves tomorrow! Have fun but don’t be too #gullible *grin*

    Peace and joy to all!

  123. March 31st, 2009 at 8:19 pm
    Amy said

    Glenda — See? We could totally do it! Also, Liz, please destroy the evidence. Hehehe.

  124. March 31st, 2009 at 8:20 pm
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    Amy, let’s do it!

  125. March 31st, 2009 at 8:22 pm
    Joe Hauckes said

    #110 Translation:

    This is too much fun, but I doubt I could keep it up for too long!

    Did anybody get it? :-)

  126. March 31st, 2009 at 8:23 pm
    Amy said

    Time for me to go. Thanks for the fun Liz and everyone. I think I’ll whip out an #antifool hashtag for tomorrow, just to play it safe. ;-)

  127. March 31st, 2009 at 8:23 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    #123
    Amy no worries! No reads my blog … not even me. :)

  128. March 31st, 2009 at 8:24 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Good night Marti and Amy!
    Thanks for bringing your stories!

  129. March 31st, 2009 at 8:24 pm
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    Jo, no need for the translation!

  130. March 31st, 2009 at 8:25 pm
    Sparky Firepants said

    It’s been fun, everyone! Liz, thanks for hosting.

    I hafta do some work now. Really. No foolin’.

    Oh! If you want to trade avatars with me tomorrow, please DM me @sparkyfirepants

    Nice, Amy. Awesome idea.

  131. March 31st, 2009 at 8:26 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    #130 SparkyLizPants heh heh

    Thanks for being here!

  132. March 31st, 2009 at 8:30 pm
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    Is it ethnically wrong to switch avatars without the swichee knowing? :)

  133. March 31st, 2009 at 8:31 pm
    Sheila Scarborough said

    Looks like tomorrow’s antics will give me a good excuse to close all windows on the laptop except for the one project I’m actually working on. :)

  134. March 31st, 2009 at 8:32 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    #132
    I think you mean ethically wrong - don’t you?

  135. March 31st, 2009 at 8:33 pm
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    Sheila, probably wise!

  136. March 31st, 2009 at 8:34 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    You go, Sheila!

    Maybe you’ll find a window of napportunity.

  137. March 31st, 2009 at 8:35 pm
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    Yeah, that, Liz! Altho, depending upon the avatar…

  138. March 31st, 2009 at 8:36 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Yeah, Glenda!
    I’m laughing at the idea. ;)

  139. March 31st, 2009 at 8:39 pm
    Glenda Watson Hyatt said

    Me too, Liz. I’m here giggling at the idea.

  140. March 31st, 2009 at 8:56 pm
    Meikah Delid said

    Hi Liz, hi everyone! Should I say happy April Fool’s day? =) Heard about that virus that would be spread on April 1st? (._.)

  141. March 31st, 2009 at 9:03 pm
    Meikah Delid said

    And I got a link for you today: http://www.screensucked.com/2009/04/robert-pattinson-kristen-stewart-fired.html

    ;)

  142. March 31st, 2009 at 9:07 pm
    Joe Hauckes said

    llA etiN
    ziL etiN

    evahS amruB

    lamrof etiuq sevlesruo ot trever lliw eW
    lamron era srettiwT eht retfa 2-4 nO

    rednet kool em sekam oJ gnikool esreveR
    sredneg gnignahc nuf emos dah neve I

    skloy no knay ot sdrawrof ro sdrawkcaB
    sekoJ rof yad a si tsriF lirpA

    evah dluohs uoy tsael ta ro gnimoc saw siht wenk uoY

  143. March 31st, 2009 at 9:10 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    hi Meikah!
    Glad to see you!! I heard about that virus. I’m hanging tight. Thanks for the link!!

  144. March 31st, 2009 at 9:12 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    !eoJ thgin dooG
    llews ypeelS

  145. March 31st, 2009 at 9:13 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Joe,
    Bottom to top too … outstanding!!

  146. March 31st, 2009 at 9:17 pm
    Joe Hauckes said

    ;-)

  147. March 31st, 2009 at 9:21 pm
    Henie said

    Hi Liz and All!

    April Fools short story…I replaced the icing in Oreo cookies with mint toothpaste and left a tray full of delectable looking cookies…the faces on the takers…PRICELESS!

    Happy Fools Day everyone!:~) lol!

  148. March 31st, 2009 at 9:22 pm
    Meikah Delid said

    So what’s the plan for April Fool’s Day? ~dance~

  149. March 31st, 2009 at 9:22 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Not nice, Henie!
    You’re the only one who enjoyed the joke. Ew!! :)

  150. March 31st, 2009 at 9:37 pm
    Meikah Delid said

    =) I used to pull tricks (like someone looking for him, someone borrowing his favorite book, etc.) on my father during April Fools but after a while, he can’t be fooled anymore!

  151. March 31st, 2009 at 9:41 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Meikah,
    I was never any good at coming up with a winning idea. The ideas I thought of were always too stupid or too mean for me. :)

  152. March 31st, 2009 at 9:50 pm
    Marti_L said

    Joe, that was a brilliant closing poem!

  153. March 31st, 2009 at 9:52 pm
    Amy said

    That’s awesome, Joe. You rock. :-)

  154. March 31st, 2009 at 9:58 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Marti and Amy,
    So glad you came back to see Joe’s awesome poem!

  155. March 31st, 2009 at 9:59 pm
    Amy said

    I always subscribe so I can see the poem. :-)

  156. March 31st, 2009 at 9:59 pm
    Meikah Delid said

    Well, Liz, perhaps my father was just gullible when it comes to me. But he told me once, though, that I had the makings of a real prankster. =)

  157. March 31st, 2009 at 10:00 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Meikah!,
    I’ll have to keep my eyes out for you! heh heh :)

  158. March 31st, 2009 at 10:01 pm
    Marti_L said

    I always subscribe too :-)

  159. March 31st, 2009 at 10:03 pm
    Meikah Delid said

    LOL. Liz! :)

    I can’t wait to read Joe’s poem for April Fool’s though.

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