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PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:16 am    Post subject: Some day we'll remember this and laugh Reply with quote

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You should have turned left before. It's funny, actually, when you think about it. Some day we'll remember this and laugh. And laugh. And laugh. Oh boy. Well. You may as well come on back.


http://www.thinkingwithportals.com/aprilfools2008/

April fools, everyone!

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

wha!? I didn't even see that an I was on the site all day....
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

-_- i feel so stupid right now... xD
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

KrisStyleZ wrote:
-_- i feel so stupid right now... xD

*feels you* yep. you do. btw whats that weird lump? :-/ might wunna get that checked by a doctor
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I really don't see how this is funny. All it does is stops us from coming on the forum Neutral
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mapster wrote:
I really don't see how this is funny. All it does is stops us from coming on the forum Neutral


Exactly Evil or Very Mad Bad idea. Also poorly implemented, as there were several mistakes. First, all the links on the fake website pointed straight back to here, instead of Steam's website. After those were fixed, I noticed the copyright date was only until 2005, instead of 2008, and there was no mention of Portal in the copyright statement, which kind of defeated the main point of the "joke".

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I didnt bother to look that closely.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Interitus wrote:
I didnt bother to look that closely.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Actually I did fix the links once someone else mentioned it. I kinda got a late start since I was very busy yesterday, it was only up for about 6 hours.

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wha!? I didn't even see that an I was on the site all day....


Not sure how that's possible, everything on the entire site was down and pointed towards that page.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great joke, but executed poorly. By the way, since when does a similiar screen appear on the SkyLabs' website? I haven't seen it before, I don't go to my own site that often... Razz (Another example of a great, but poorly executed joke Wink )

One great joke I did actually execute great was switching the containments of the salt- and sugar-containers. My brother already found the tea to taste so different that morning...

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Megadude wrote:
...Also poorly implemented, as there were several mistakes.


There's a line you hear everywhere around these forums. Poorly implemented... like "good map. but poorly implemented and I found a lot of mistakes." I like how it's clearly a comment that can be whipped out even for an april fools joke. Kind of funny. Anywho, I was made a fool of april so it was pretty good.


Also, there was a pretty funny EQ2 April fools joke that had chests replaced with wooden companion cubes.. check it out

http://www.massively.com/2008/04/02/a-late-april-fools-entry-eqiis-weighted-companion-chest/
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

msleeper wrote:
Not sure how that's possible, everything on the entire site was down and pointed towards that page.


Sad I missed it

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AHAHAH!!! copyright infringment!! Now there's a funny April fools joke gone wrong!

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:43 pm    Post subject: Got me. Reply with quote

Let me start by sayin' that usually on or around April fool's day I start to prepare myself for anything out of the ordinary as to not fall prey to any antics. With that said, I did notice one or two usual website April fool's tricks early in the day and quickly thought "who'd fall for this sh*t?". However; I must have forgotten by the end of the day; and probably do to the fact that I hadn't visited TWP for a few days caught me off guard-- cuz yeah-- ya got me! Confused So cheers for that-- I didn't go as far as to look too in detail at the fake page; but I checked msleeper's webpage to see if there was any mention of the "copyright infringement" haaaaa--- for a minute I thought I wasn't goin to get a chance to reveal my portal levels -- which was something I was running through my mind all day at work today -till I got home tonight of course and saw the good news. Ne-way; this btw, is my first post so in a way your April fool's joke got me out of hiding (i've been lurking around for months now. So hello everyone; glad to see the community isn't going nowhere and stay tuned for some portal content by me- perhaps for this contest or Snark Pit's... Smile
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