# Very Corny

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-corny/617441>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 1, 2012, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-corny/617441 "2012-04-01T04:18:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-corny/617441/41 "2012-04-02T00:27:08Z")

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Since when did April Fools mean puns and gags? I thought the idea was to invent fake stories in order to fool people etc…

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**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-corny/617441/42 "2012-04-02T00:55:43Z")

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No, it has always been about corn.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-corny/617441/43 "2012-04-02T00:59:48Z")

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You never had the April Fool’s Scarecrow leave a pile of corn under your pillow???

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**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-corny/617441/44 "2012-04-02T01:49:32Z")

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The [Giant in the Playground/Order of the Stick forums](http://www.giantitp.com/forums/index.php) have a My Little Pony theme for today. I know nothing about MLP (except that I’m fairly sure I’d gag from excessive cuteness if I watched it) but maybe these forums and those forums should get together and make some cornponies…

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**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-corny/617441/45 "2012-04-02T01:53:12Z")

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> [@Darth\_Panda](#):
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> I cornquer. Do not vex me.

Quit stalking me!

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**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 2, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-corny/617441/46 "2012-04-02T01:56:32Z")

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> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#):
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> I feel like everyone’s stalking me…

> [@PunditLisa](#):
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> Quit stalking me!

You, too?

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