# It is officially April 2nd at the SDMB **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 2, 2010, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713 "2010-04-02T08:40:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/1 "2010-04-02T08:40:57Z")
Thanks for playing. For those who missed it: [![](https://notails.com/photography/sdmb_wtf.jpg) ](https://notails.com/photography/sdmb_wtf.jpg) Sadly, all the fun user titles are now gone. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/2 "2010-04-02T08:59:57Z")
Hey, I should have been able to make that post. ☹ 😛 –BigT: former Timekeeper. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/3 "2010-04-02T10:08:02Z")
Thanks for making it happen. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/4 "2010-04-02T10:43:32Z")
Did I have a custom title? I didn’t even check for that. I doubt it. Anyway, kudos all around. It was a spectacular April 1st all around. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/5 "2010-04-02T10:48:41Z")
It was great. Good to see the staff getting pats on the back rather than the usual bitching. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/6 "2010-04-02T10:57:56Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > Did I have a custom title? I didn’t even check for that. I doubt it. Anyway, kudos all around. It was a spectacular April 1st all around. Since you started [one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=558039) of the 13 conversations, you were Moderator for a day. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/7 "2010-04-02T11:06:39Z")
You took advantage of your powers, I hope. Did you unban your friends? Warn your enemies? ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/8 "2010-04-02T11:17:17Z")
> [@Cicero](#): > > It was great. Good to see the staff getting pats on the back rather than the usual bitching. And because you were the first to figure out the pattern, you became Administrator. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/9 "2010-04-02T12:26:05Z")
> [@xash](#): > > Since you started [one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=558039) of the 13 conversations, you were Moderator for a day. Wait what? Does that mean that I was a Moderator for day too? I guess that accounts for my suicidal mood of yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/10 "2010-04-03T04:49:17Z")
Initially, the first few people to notice the April Fool’s changes and start a thread in ATMB about it were made Moderators. Cicero came in and figured out the theme, so he was made Administrator. From there, it spawned into pretty much everyone responding to any of the threads about the April Fool’s changes being given a title related to their post in some way. Examples, from memory: Click on the usernames to see the related post and understand the joke. [**NOLA Cajun**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=558078) Ah likes mah kittehs and puppehs in a sammich **[Scuba\_Ben](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12293776#post12293776)** BENNED [**quilter**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12294621#post12294621) making quilts for snuggly kittehs since 1973 **[MeanOldLady](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12293204#post12293204)** MeanOldLady vs. Titler [**dhkendall**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12293927#post12293927) Will blackmail for custom title [**Lute Skywatcher**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12294230#post12294230) Jedi Masker [**BigT**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=558125) T for To [**SoulFrost**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12290568#post12290568) BANNED **[Zeldar](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12290782#post12290782)** Holy Warlord [**Electric Warrior**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12290937#post12290937) BINNED [**kushiel**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12293351#post12293351) sudo make me a sandwich [**Tristan**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12294354#post12294354) I feel so used [**Taters**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12294616#post12294616) newbie member [**ivan astikov**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12291867#post12291867) BUMMED [**PlainJain**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=558139) PornJane [**Martini Enfield**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12294875#post12294875) has a broken clock [**BigT**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12294892#post12294892) T for Timekeeper [**Nancarrow**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12291985#post12291985) doesn’t know whom to blow [**Zoe**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=558201) Really, I’m not [**Pleonast**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=558141) TPTB [**Washoe**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12290753#post12290753) Paying Guest [**Who\_me?**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12293086#post12293086) No\_u! [**Heffalump and Roo**](Heffalump and Roo) Roo the Day **Sister Vigilante** Brothers in Arms **Brainac4** Because the first 3 were taken **Tastes of Chocolate** Bitter Chocolate **What Exit?** Next Exit! **Cat Whisperer** m e o w And here are some more from Marley’s post: > [@April Fools Day forum titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-forum-titles/534553/63): > > There were many others, yes. People who started threads in ATMB had their user titles set to moderator - **NineToTheSky** , **Autolycus** and **Gyrate** were among them, but I don’t think we kept a list - and **Cicero** was clept Administrator. **SoulFrost** and was **twickster** were fake banned. I’ll see if we wrote down all the arbitrary titles people either asked for or were given as a joke. Here’s a partial list: > > **Oakminster** : Will Work For Food > **Qadgop the Mercotan** : Serious Wolf Ass [his request] > **Mona Lisa Simpson** : The Mods Went On Vacation and All I Got Was This Crappy Title > **elmwood** : Dicktator > **Cat Whisperer** : m e o w > **LurkMeister** : Illustrious Potentate > **Doctor** : Lord of Time and Space But Not Now and Not Here > **CannyDan** : Kitteh Wrangler > **Electric Warrior** : BINNED > **ivan astikov** : Bummed ---
**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 3, 2010, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/11 "2010-04-03T04:59:30Z")
**Qadgop the Mercotan** will forever in my mind’s eye have serious wolf ass. Amen. ---
**Author:** ![CannyDan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cannydan/32/548_2.png) [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/12 "2010-04-03T18:52:47Z")
It was great fun while it lasted. My thanks to all those involved. I’m especially grateful because, while lots of people got custom titles, I seem to be the only person who also got my own forum (The Snuggly Kitten Forum). But now I’m seriously bummed because, while everyone lost their special titles, I also, you know, (sob, choke) ah… (gasp)… Well, I still can’t talk about it. _Think of all the un-wrangled kittehs!!_ _(Where did I leave that rum bottle?)_ ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/13 "2010-04-03T18:55:55Z")
You forgot me! I got: Smelly New Title (I think) [This was the post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12291916&postcount=23) ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/14 "2010-04-03T19:37:59Z")
> [@Gfactor](#): > > You took advantage of your powers, I hope. Did you unban your friends? Warn your enemies? Noooooooooooooo!! Argh! I didn’t actually have powers, did I? I would have ruled with an iron first 😛 ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/15 "2010-04-03T20:27:24Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > You forgot me! > > I got: > > Smelly New Title (I think) > > [This was the post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12291916&postcount=23) Hah. Yes, yours was “smelly good status” ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/16 "2010-04-03T20:50:29Z")
> [@xash](#): > > Hah. Yes, yours was “smelly good status” Right! That was it. Better than I recalled! ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/17 "2010-04-04T01:16:31Z")
The forum titles were hilarious! Much fun. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-officially-april-2nd-at-the-sdmb/534713/18 "2010-04-04T04:45:47Z")
Shoot! I had a temporary title, but didn’t think to do a screen cap.