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2nd April 2009, 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by lrsach01  Ugh... I hate April Fools Day | Don't blame the day, it can be as nice as any other... it is the plethora of lameness that the internet seems to produce on it! | 
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2nd April 2009, 12:59 AM
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| Does anyone have a copy of that press release?  I want to read what it said lol.
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2nd April 2009, 01:15 AM
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| The last few years of WOTC's April Fool's jokes have had a definite undercurrent of ill-will to them in my opinion. They are not humorous, but more what-I-would-like-to-say-in-reality-but-today's-April-Fool's-so-I-can-get-away-with-saying-it-and-call-it-a-joke.
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2nd April 2009, 01:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Relique du Madde Does anyone have a copy of that press release? I want to read what it said lol. | I don't think there ever was such a press release. I think this joke originated with the OP here.
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2nd April 2009, 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Dice4Hire The last few years of WOTC's April Fool's jokes have had a definite undercurrent of ill-will to them in my opinion. | Don't see any ill-will in the (brilliant, IMO) Gnome Grove and Witchalok articles.
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2nd April 2009, 01:39 AM
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| Those of you who were quick to put down WotC were the victims of the real joke here. There was never anything on that page, which is not even a page but a politely phrased 404 error. Look: Press Releases Press Releases Press Releases | |
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2nd April 2009, 02:03 AM
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| Well, the thread title did make me really angry... so I guess it was an effective April Fools- which is hard to do since everyone is on the look out for them today.
First one that succeeded! 
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2nd April 2009, 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted by JustKim Those of you who were quick to put down WotC were the victims of the real joke here. There was never anything on that page, which is not even a page but a politely phrased 404 error. Look: Press Releases Press Releases Press Releases |
Except that, unlike your own edited links, the link in the original post referenced an actual document number that matches the nomenclature (year/month/day) used by WotC for all of the other press releases on their site.  Press Releases Press Releases Press Releases
There may have actually been something present at the link in the original post earlier today, given the date. There may not have been. All you did was prove that you could create some fake links. Certainly the OP could have done the same — but you don't come anywhere near proving that this is what transpired.
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2nd April 2009, 02:17 AM
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| Sorry for the April Fool's joke, but I felt like getting someone since I was pranked by my own mother this morning. She told me she and my step dad was getting a divorce and waited until I tried to comfort her to slam me. It was effin' cold. By the way, for the people who wanted to see the press release, there was none. I changed the implied date on the web address from a previous press release to hide the joke. It's sad that people think so little of WotC to jump to the conclusion that it was either for real or that the joke originated with them.
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2nd April 2009, 02:22 AM
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2nd April 2009, 02:25 AM
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| Well, _I_ thought it was pretty funny.... | |
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2nd April 2009, 02:31 AM
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Originally Posted by dnddays By the way, for the people who wanted to see the press release, there was none. I changed the implied date on the web address from a previous press release to hide the joke. It's sad that people think so little of WotC to jump to the conclusion that it was either for real or that the joke originated with them. | Well, you totally 'got' me. Had the press release been real and had Paizo coordinated their own d20 prank with WotC, that would have been a halfway decent joke. All you did was tell a lie. There wasn't much (if any) humor to it. But you did totally take me in. Kudos to you for making me look like a jackass. You've forever endeared yourself to my Ignore List. | |
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2nd April 2009, 02:34 AM
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| Nice work dnddays - cought a few of us suckers 
Sometimes the best jokes are the ones with grains of truth! (though in full disclosure, my initial reaction is "Dangnabbit Paizo, what'd you do now" I guess I'm also an april fool in other ways) | |
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2nd April 2009, 02:37 AM
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| Well, this sure as **** wasn't funny at all.
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2nd April 2009, 02:39 AM
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| This was a good one. They had me fooled (and angry) but I can admit that I got tricked despite keeping my eye out for April Fools jokes. Very clever.
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