2008-04-03

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2008-04-03 11:45 am
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There were a number of April Fool's websites jokes for MMOs, some of which were quite funny.

Lord of the Rings Online

Hellgate: London

World of Warcraft

Even Xbox tried to cash in on the tradition:

Xbox
walbourn: (Default)
2008-04-03 08:52 pm
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We have a winner!

Why Wall Street rescues are failing [www.msn.com]
The fundamental problem in the world economy is that it grew over the past two decades to be incredibly reliant on optimistic risk takers' willingness to accept increasingly complex IOUs from companies, banks and government institutions as investments instead of real assets.
walbourn: (Default)
2008-04-03 09:10 pm
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Nuggets of Onion Goodness

Smoove Is Waiting [wwww.theonion.com]
We were like two love prospectors who discovered richer and richer veins of pure ecstasy. We would bump and grind in the dimly lit tunnels as shining white donkeys would carry wagons of our love to be washed off and then smelted down into fine pieces of jewelry, which I would place on your naked chocolate body while you slept. When you awoke, we would freak again.

...

I would, at this point, like to ask any women that I am currently dating to stop reading this column.
Stop Making Movies About My Books by Dr. Seuss [www.theonion.com]
Why it's simply an outrage—a crime, you must judge!—
To crap on my books with this big-budget sludge.
My books are for children to learn ones and twos in,
Not commercialous slop for Jim Carrey to ruin.