# "I'm really a girl" (April 1st prank PM) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 1, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-a-girl-april-1st-prank-pm/716519 "2015-04-01T17:19:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-a-girl-april-1st-prank-pm/716519/301 "2016-07-07T18:48:56Z")
Wait, **Idle Thoughts** isn’t a girl? I had basically forgotten about the April Fool’s thing, and I certainly didn’t remember that it was **Idle Thoughts** in particular who pulled that prank (what can I say, I don’t always pay that much attention to what is going on around here). However, I just realized that whenever I read a post by **Idle Thoughts** , I imagine a female voice in my mind. I guess I was just under the assumption that s/he was a girl. Not sure why. Maybe my brain picked up on the initial “fact”, but never internalized the subsequent correction. That seems strange, though. Actually, now I feel all confused. **Idle Thoughts** , are you absolutely sure that you’re not, in fact, of a female persuasion? I mean, being a girl is OK. There’s nothing wrong with it, and I certainly wouldn’t think any less of a person for being one. Quite the contrary. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-a-girl-april-1st-prank-pm/716519/302 "2016-07-07T18:53:55Z")
Nothing wrong with being a girl, but I can safely say that I’m sure I am definitely not one. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-a-girl-april-1st-prank-pm/716519/303 "2016-07-07T19:25:23Z")
> [@Gothic](#): > > I lost my deposit on the condo in Arizona. Anyone who actually liked my posts is really easy to please and a keeper. I’m really lonely. > > I am really glad I lurked over four months before posting, it should be required. I think **Gothic** posted in the wrong tread. ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-a-girl-april-1st-prank-pm/716519/304 "2016-07-07T23:00:37Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > I’m STILL getting replies back to that PM. Someone replied to it just now, a year and two months late. And before that, I got one about four months ago. > :smack: …this really shouldn’t surprise you. It was a dumb silly prank for starters. And some people don’t login here for years on end. As was pointed out to you: just because it was posted on April 1st that doesn’t mean that people would read it on April 1st. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-a-girl-april-1st-prank-pm/716519/305 "2016-07-08T09:56:11Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Nothing wrong with being a girl, but I can safely say that I’m sure I am definitely not one. 😛 Unless this is an extended reverse prank. Who can say? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-a-girl-april-1st-prank-pm/716519/306 "2016-07-08T17:49:55Z")
I got pranked by it. I laughed at myself for falling for it. Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-a-girl-april-1st-prank-pm/716519/307 "2016-07-09T15:17:29Z")
> [@Banquet\_Bear](#): > > …this really shouldn’t surprise you. It was a dumb silly prank for starters. And some people don’t login here for years on end. As was pointed out to you: just because it was posted on April 1st that doesn’t mean that people would read it on April 1st. Considering I only sent the PM prank to people **who were online at the time at that moment** , it does surprise me, a little, that they happened to log off on that day without reading it and didn’t log in for another year since that very day. But you’re right, I fully expected some might not see it for months, at least. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-a-girl-april-1st-prank-pm/716519/308 "2016-07-15T00:23:10Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Considering I only sent the PM prank to people **who were online at the time at that moment** , it does surprise me, a little, that they happened to log off on that day without reading it and didn’t log in for another year since that very day. > > But you’re right, I fully expected some might not see it for months, at least. Years after you’ve died, someone’s going to log in and think, “Huh. Imagine that.” ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-a-girl-april-1st-prank-pm/716519/309 "2016-07-15T04:28:49Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Nothing wrong with being a girl, but I can safely say that I’m sure I am definitely not one. 😛 You switched back? I’m not sure multiple surgeries and all those hormones and new outfits are a good idea. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-a-girl-april-1st-prank-pm/716519.md?page=15)