# I was banned, and now I'm not? A late April Fool's joke? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 13, 2013, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-banned-and-now-im-not-a-late-april-fools-joke/655589 "2013-04-13T11:39:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-banned-and-now-im-not-a-late-april-fools-joke/655589/21 "2013-04-14T20:57:31Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Try singing the words from “Amazing Grace” to the music from “Gilligan’s Island”. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfS6pAr5sTk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfS6pAr5sTk) > > Both are improved! How about “Amazing Grace” sung to the tune of “House of the Rising Sun”? https://www.youtube.com/embed/zE4k76VjGdY?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-banned-and-now-im-not-a-late-april-fools-joke/655589/22 "2013-04-15T06:42:50Z")
Oh my, look what I’ve started. I’m sincerely sorry to you \*\*boomerwang \*\*for derailing your serious issue, and I’m glad it has been addressed properly by the administration 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-banned-and-now-im-not-a-late-april-fools-joke/655589/23 "2013-05-03T13:22:44Z")
I have nothing to add here except that the username **boomerwang** sends me into giggling fits every time I see it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-banned-and-now-im-not-a-late-april-fools-joke/655589/24 "2013-05-03T13:35:08Z")
> [@Agent\_Foxtrot](#): > > I have nothing to add here except that the username **boomerwang** sends me into giggling fits every time I see it. 😃 It smacks of misandry to me. Re-ban them I say! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-banned-and-now-im-not-a-late-april-fools-joke/655589/25 "2013-05-06T07:34:52Z")
Why? Mine’s a boomer wang. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-banned-and-now-im-not-a-late-april-fools-joke/655589/26 "2013-05-06T15:26:23Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > Why? Mine’s a boomer wang. Do you mean it was born in 1946? ---
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-banned-and-now-im-not-a-late-april-fools-joke/655589/27 "2013-05-06T15:32:39Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > I didn’t do it, honest. 🙂 > > I’ve banned a spammer in a thread and accidently banned a legitimate poster at the same time. Just clicked a box accidently. I’ve always corrected this within minutes. But I can see accidently banning a legit poster and not noticing it until later. Perhaps that happened in this case. [Perry Mason] So, Mr. **samclem,** you admit to being negligent in your duties. Please tell the jury just how often this happens. [/Perry Mason] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-banned-and-now-im-not-a-late-april-fools-joke/655589.md?page=1)