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David T
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Is it me or is everything relatively sedate here today?

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Dave J
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 12:35
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Days almost over down here, no jokes at all. Seems like we've all gotten 'over it'.


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Teh Go0rfmeister
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heh, i tried:

http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=75616&b=5

>.<

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Benjamin
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o rly

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TKF15H
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 13:00 Edited at: 1st Apr 2006 13:05
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heh, I tried too...
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=75616&b=5
Sorta worked.

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Lost in Thought
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All April 1st means is that it is getting entirely too close to my birthday yet again.

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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 14:05
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I did hear Lee will be extending the debug time for a few more months...

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David R
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 14:10
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I must say, that was exceptionally poor SS


http://www.google.com/romance/ *ahem*

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Saikoro
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 14:23 Edited at: 1st Apr 2006 14:24
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Quote: "heh, I tried too..."


Yeah, that would have been pretty good had people went along with it.

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Quote: "I must say, that was exceptionally poor SS"

Couldn't think of anything else...

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Chris Franklin
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 14:41
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lol don't click TKF15H's link it logs ya out lol

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Lost in Thought
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Quote: "lol don't click TKF15H's link it logs ya out lol"


You mean you clicked on a link on April Fools Day, about an April Fools Joke attempt, and without seeing where it went first ... there may be no hope for you. 0_o

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Cash Curtis II
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My wife went to the slot room on a whim. She called and said she'd won $4500. I said "Whatever" I went to pick her up, signed the paperwork, and got $4500 and some change. Not a bad day.


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Peter H
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Quote: "My wife went to the slot room on a whim. She called and said she'd won $4500. I said "Whatever" I went to pick her up, signed the paperwork, and got $4500 and some change. Not a bad day."

how do we know you aren't april fooling us yourself eh?

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Benjamin
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 15:12
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Peter_, by the looks of it that link won't actually work.

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hyrichter
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Pilchard Petrat is right, Peter_. You forgot the ? in your url, so it just gives a 404 error.

Haha, Google Romance is class.


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Peter H
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there, try it now...

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Cash Curtis II
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 15:34 Edited at: 1st Apr 2006 15:36
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Quote: "how do we know you aren't april fooling us yourself eh?"

A good trick has to be about something that matters. I highly doubt that my money will change anyone's day.

I was busy today, so I didn't get a chance to do anything good. I pretended to spill a dish that my wife made for a dinner party, but I laughed and ruined it.



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David R
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 15:37
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M$ patents binary:

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/29130

One thing that makes me somewhat worried by that article though, is the date it was posted Not April 1st....

*Waits for Benjamin/Pilchard Gravy to say "Poor Microdollar"...*

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Benjamin
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 15:39
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Benjamin? No, he's my.. uh.. brother. Yes that's it.

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David R
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 15:40
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Yes. And the fact you both have the exct same email and signature is simply coincidence, eh?

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Benjamin
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 15:44
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Send me one of your retarded queries to my secretary so I could see how does it work. THANX

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Mikey P
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 15:45
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http://www.well.com/user/pb/cyb/fool/#ms

Hmm that link seems to show it's an old april fools joke of The Onion.

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TKF15H
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 16:03
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Quote: "Yeah, that would have been pretty good had people went along with it"

If just one person fell for it, it's worth it. Besides, I bet there are a few that did fall and didn't feel like telling the world.

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Benjamin
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 16:16
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It was quite believable up to this point:

Quote: "Novell, whose communications and networking systems are also subject to Microsoft licensing fees, is working with top animal trainers on a chimpanzee-based message-transmission system. Hewlett-Packard is developing a revolutionary new steam-powered printer."


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soapyfish
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Who'd be stupid enough to fall for an April's Fool joke. Next you'll be telling me Bill Gates has bought openoffice. Morons.
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I AM A MORON
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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 17:07 Edited at: 1st Apr 2006 17:08
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Quote: " Send me one of your retarded queries to my secretary"


Dude, stop stealing my jokes.

Anyway, here's a good April Fools joke:

YOU GUYS ARE COOL!!!


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Saikoro
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 17:15
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Oh yeah? Heres a better one!

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Lukas W
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Quote: "Who'd be stupid enough to fall for an April's Fool joke. Next you'll be telling me Bill Gates has bought openoffice. Morons. "

*points again*

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Benjamin
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 17:31
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Quote: "Dude, stop stealing my jokes."

I god U dont have it.

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 17:38
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No, I can't say I have mental disability.


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Benjamin
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 17:41
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How extremely LOLAR of you.

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Dodic
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Here`s a better one : Megaton, you are not cool, and i hate you.


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Benjamin
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 17:46
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What are you talking about? That isn't a joke. He really is uncool.

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David R
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 17:48
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Quote: "Here`s a better one : Megaton, you are not cool, and i hate you."


That was a tad blunt



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Megaton Cat
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Since it's April Fools, I will assume whatever you guys say is the opposite of what you mean.

Yes I am the coolest. No need to point that out everytime. ^_^


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Bizar Guy
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 18:05 Edited at: 1st Apr 2006 18:06
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April Fools?

uhhhhhhhhhhhhh................
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=73086&b=8&p=1?

Shouldn't the tgc post the newsletter today?



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...which means that you're the uncoolest, and there is a need to point that out everytime?

And the meek shall inherit the Earth...
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David R
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Somehwat bizzarely, the new newsletter is already up

http://www.thegamecreators.com/data/newsletter/newsletter_issue_39.html

Looks pretty complete to me. But nobody's posted about it yet

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...I can't see it on the tgc....

But that newsletter was really strange... why were there only two things from the forums? A bunch of amazing games have come out this month! ...At least it seems that was to me... And one of those games is from last month and was in the last newsletter.

And if that was there real newsletter, then why was there no monthly winner or e-mail address like in all the other newsletters?

If that was real and final... it can't be. I've been following a ton of great games that have been coming out, and they mentioned one that was only commented on the first day of the month?!?!? And I'm pretty sure the game that has a full article is from a newsletter a few months ago...

Don’t make april fools joke about the newsletter. If that was real it was the worst one I’ve see yet. I mean, they have some impressive stuff about dbpro, but that’s the worst forum coverage I’ve ever seen. That’s no way to celebrate the 800,000 post mark.

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David R
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 18:46 Edited at: 1st Apr 2006 18:47
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Well, its real as far as I can see. If you check my link, you'll see it goes to the exact same address that it says its going to. So there's no trickery on my behalf (and I can't see any reason why TGC would do anything weird)

Of course, the reason we haven't heard anything about it yet, may be because it isn't entirely finished

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Quote: "may be because it isn't entirely finished "

I sure hope not...

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David T
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 19:10
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Quote: "But that newsletter was really strange... why were there only two things from the forums? A bunch of amazing games have come out this month! ...At least it seems that was to me... And one of those games is from last month and was in the last newsletter.

And if that was there real newsletter, then why was there no monthly winner or e-mail address like in all the other newsletters?

If that was real and final... it can't be. I've been following a ton of great games that have been coming out, and they mentioned one that was only commented on the first day of the month?!?!? And I'm pretty sure the game that has a full article is from a newsletter a few months ago...

Don’t make april fools joke about the newsletter. If that was real it was the worst one I’ve see yet. I mean, they have some impressive stuff about dbpro, but that’s the worst forum coverage I’ve ever seen. That’s no way to celebrate the 800,000 post mark. "



lmao

The newsletter is always up a few days before its out. It's just not finished.

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So far, I've found http://slashdot.org to be the funniest. If you haven't seen it yet, i highly suggest you do. I'm not even sure what articles to believe.


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David T
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haha - Duke Nukem Forever using Ruby on Rails and Ajax!

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Quote: "The newsletter is always up a few days before its out. It's just not finished."

You're right... It's already changed!!!

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