# Did the Mods go silly again this April? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 7, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mods-go-silly-again-this-april/399096 "2007-04-07T13:24:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mods-go-silly-again-this-april/399096/1 "2007-04-07T13:24:33Z")
Like they did last year in [this thread?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=365385&highlight=april+fool) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mods-go-silly-again-this-april/399096/2 "2007-04-07T20:33:49Z")
I must have missed that first go round. I haven’t seen anything similar this year (but then again, I missed it last year, so don’t go by me.) Silly mods. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mods-go-silly-again-this-april/399096/3 "2007-04-07T20:49:39Z")
The joke last year was a “funny-once.” The first time you’re a wit. The second time you’re a half-wit. he progression is logarithmic. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mods-go-silly-again-this-april/399096/4 "2007-04-07T21:18:27Z")
**silenus** , I think you meant exponential. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mods-go-silly-again-this-april/399096/5 "2007-04-07T21:38:51Z")
I **think** I should stop posting while having a Bloody Mary for breakfast. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mods-go-silly-again-this-april/399096/6 "2007-04-07T22:17:14Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] I **think** I should stop posting while having a Bloody Mary for breakfast. 😃 [/QUOTE] Next time put a few olives in your Bloody Mary. That way you have a Bloody Mary plus some food. Trust me, olives (black or green) are a great twist. ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mods-go-silly-again-this-april/399096/7 "2007-04-07T22:34:12Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] The joke last year was a “funny-once.” The first time you’re a wit. The second time you’re a half-wit. he progression is logarithmic. [/QUOTE] Yeah, but you’re never completely witless, maybe just a nitwit. ---
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mods-go-silly-again-this-april/399096/8 "2007-04-07T23:08:59Z")
Shouldn’t this thread really be in AT… eh, never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mods-go-silly-again-this-april/399096/9 "2007-04-08T10:04:31Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] Next time put a few olives in your Bloody Mary. That way you have a Bloody Mary plus some food. Trust me, olives (black or green) are a great twist. [/QUOTE] No, a bit of lemon or lime is a twist, olives are a garnish. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mods-go-silly-again-this-april/399096/10 "2007-04-08T13:31:46Z")
Just crack a key lime over the rim, split the difference. Wait, this is about food and drink, so maybe this belongs in… ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mods-go-silly-again-this-april/399096/11 "2007-04-08T17:39:39Z")
We passed up this year, so we can getcha next year with something original. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mods-go-silly-again-this-april/399096/12 "2007-04-08T17:45:54Z")
[QUOTE=C K Dexter Haven] We passed up this year, so we can getcha next year with something original. [/QUOTE] Awww. Now they’ll be watching for it. Actually, I was originally planning for another round, but we encountered so many March fools, this year, I figured it would be anticlimactic. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mods-go-silly-again-this-april/399096/13 "2007-04-08T18:19:55Z")
Well, if you did it some time other than April, that would really catch us off guard. Nothing like a September Fool’s Day joke.