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View Poll Results: Should the April Fools Forum Titles and Descriptions Replace the Originals
Heavens to Betsy, Yes! 96,400,000,000,108 100.00%
No. Are you effin nuts? 42 0.00%
Don't know. Don't care. 9 0.00%
What was the question? 14 0.00%
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Old 04-01-2010, 06:02 AM
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The SDMB Should Keep the April Fools Forum Titles

I love the temporary sub forum titles and the descriptions are hilarious. I demand they be kept. What say you?
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Old 04-01-2010, 06:23 AM
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April fooling occurs once every year. So should the titles.
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Old 04-01-2010, 06:25 AM
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Don't give the gig away or we will have to ban you.
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Old 04-01-2010, 08:10 AM
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Well, I'm definitely a fool. I came in here and read the titles and thought "What's going on?" and then "I like it!" and only after seeing this post did I realize what day it is. So yeah, I like 'em.
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Old 04-01-2010, 08:38 AM
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April fooling occurs once every year. So should the titles.
This. Remember, every day we get new members who've never been here before. Part of what keeps this place tolerable compared to all other message boards is the sanity and quality of the members. I don't think a forum like "Moah pix of teh kittehs" would contribute to that.

Besides, just think of the fun we'll have next year in the last week of March thinking up plausible new titles & descriptions. Maybe we could have a poll or a contest or ...
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Old 04-01-2010, 08:40 AM
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April fooling occurs once every year. So should the titles.
Yup. It's funny because its different.
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Old 04-01-2010, 08:45 AM
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Yup. It's funny because its different.
Exactly.

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Old 04-01-2010, 08:56 AM
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No. If only for the stupid kittens!

But as others have said, it's funny because it's different.
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Old 04-01-2010, 09:00 AM
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I know it would be too much trouble, but it would be neat if it changed every couple of months, just for the hell of it, randomly.
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Old 04-01-2010, 09:24 AM
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I think it's better to have them just for one day, but it looks like the majority has spoken!
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Old 04-01-2010, 09:35 AM
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I think it's better to have them just for one day, but it looks like the majority has spoken!
Except that there's been some Chicago-style ballot-box stuffing going on. Without that, Nixon wins over the kittehs.
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Old 04-01-2010, 09:41 AM
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Actually, we had no control over this. We were hit by a random virus that made random alterations here and there. The tech staff are working overtime to get things fixed and be sure that there are no other effects of this virus, but they don't think they'll have things cleared up until tomorrow.
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Old 04-01-2010, 09:49 AM
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I think it's better to have them just for one day, but it looks like the majority has spoken!
I demand a recount.
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Old 04-01-2010, 11:22 AM
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Actually, we had no control over this. We were hit by a random virus that made random alterations here and there. The tech staff are working overtime to get things fixed and be sure that there are no other effects of this virus, but they don't think they'll have things cleared up until tomorrow.
Hmm... curiouser and curiouser...
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Old 04-01-2010, 11:27 AM
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Wow! I'm up to 96 trillion 400 billion Yes votes! What power I wield! Pie. I demand pie!
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Old 04-01-2010, 11:38 AM
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I am just in love with my title. That is all.
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Old 04-01-2010, 11:55 AM
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I am concerned that the entire population of both the United Federation of Planets and of the Old Republic seems to have voted in this poll.
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Old 04-01-2010, 12:02 PM
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I am concerned that the entire population of both the United Federation of Planets and of the Old Republic seems to have voted in this poll.
Actually, I did a little investigating and found out that most of the votes originated from a cemetery in the south side of Chicago.
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Old 04-01-2010, 12:03 PM
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Actually, I did a little investigating and found out that most of the votes originated from a cemetery in the south side of Chicago.
You can't expect those residents to behave. Everyone knows that's the baddest part of town.
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Old 04-01-2010, 12:16 PM
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Actually, I did a little investigating and found out that most of the votes originated from a cemetery in the south side of Chicago.
I don't trust people with punny names. Never has. It's in the RhymerFaq.
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Old 04-01-2010, 12:48 PM
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I am just in love with my title. That is all.
I hate mine. I think a little piece of my soul broke off today.
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Old 04-01-2010, 01:18 PM
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I hate mine. I think a little piece of my soul broke off today.
Ooh ooh, do I have a random custom title?

Edit: I looked after posting...nope.

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Old 04-01-2010, 01:20 PM
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I want one
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Old 04-01-2010, 02:17 PM
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Heavens to Betsy, I suppose none of you remember me since it's been years since I've posted here but I had to register my vote.

Kathy

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Old 04-01-2010, 02:22 PM
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Actually, I did a little investigating and found out that most of the votes originated from a cemetery in the south side of Chicago.
I vote we storm the Barn House and paint Sweet Home Chicago red. Bastages distorting our polls.

Enjoy,
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Old 04-01-2010, 02:28 PM
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I'd be ok with me, but I'd hate for newcomers to think we were prissy, pretentious, cite happy, opinionated jerks.



What?
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Old 04-01-2010, 03:23 PM
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I don't care about the other forum titles but Pissy Little Fueds should stay. That's the best forum title ever.
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Old 04-01-2010, 04:44 PM
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You can't expect those residents to behave. Everyone knows that's the baddest part of town.
Exactly. If you go down there, you'd better just beware of a man named Leroy Brown.
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Old 04-01-2010, 05:16 PM
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I'm lovin' it.

I vote for random changes. You figure it out for yourselves.
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Old 04-01-2010, 05:18 PM
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That's a lot of yes votes... yikes.
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Old 04-01-2010, 06:05 PM
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I'm lovin' it.

I vote for random changes. You figure it out for yourselves.
Seconded!
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Old 04-01-2010, 06:53 PM
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I voted what was the question because there was no "none of the above" option. Hmmph. Once upon a time, people around here knew how to write polls. I agree that we should keep "Pissy Little Feuds" (which has already been replaced, I see) and switch the rest back.
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Old 04-01-2010, 07:43 PM
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I think who ever thought this up did a great job!
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Old 04-01-2010, 08:59 PM
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Can we do mouseover text?
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