Comments on: Death of another Newspaper

Death of another Newspaper

djgh — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:15:21 -0800

The Guardian is moving entirely to Twitter. "Sceptics have expressed concerns that 140 characters may be insufficient to capture the full breadth of meaningful human activity, but social media experts say the spread of Twitter encourages brevity, and that it ought to be possible to convey the gist of any message in a tweet."

By: mary8nne

mary8nne — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:16:42 -0800

"JFK assassin8d @ Dallas, def. heard second gunshot from grassy knoll WTF?"

By: Marisa Stole the Precious Thing

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:20:50 -0800

I wonder how many of these April Fool's posts we'll be seeing today. This one did make me chuckle, though it should've been the Daily Mail.

By: mattoxic

mattoxic — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:29:45 -0800

Ahh my father would love this, pity he knows nothing of twitter

By: Dumsnill

Dumsnill — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:35:29 -0800

Get off my grassy knoll, Guardian.

By: fearfulsymmetry

fearfulsymmetry — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:40:36 -0800

It's no San Serriffe

By: DaDaDaDave

DaDaDaDave — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:45:55 -0800

Dec. 8, 1945 "WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR >:("

By: outlier

outlier — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:50:06 -0800

"WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR >:(" @edwin_starr: Huh! What is it good for?

By: mippy

mippy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:58:21 -0800

this thread will self-destruct by 12pm BST.

By: schwa

schwa — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:13:42 -0800

Can we get april fool's day over with now?

By: mippy

mippy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:19:45 -0800

It's over by my watch. Afternoon all!

By: daniel_charms

daniel_charms — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:20:50 -0800

Just imagine the movie and book reviews: "Read new Harry Potter book. Spoiler: Gandalf dies at the end."

By: kldickson

kldickson — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:28:51 -0800

Bonus: Conficker C is probably an April Fool's prank, according to BBC.

By: Mach5

Mach5 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:33:53 -0800

ah, right, april fools day. this is one of my favorite days on the internet!

By: koeselitz

koeselitz — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:34:27 -0800

This is hilarious. From link: ... the Daily Mail recently pioneered an iPhone application providing users with a one-click facility for reporting suspicious behaviour by migrants or gays.

By: Kikkoman

Kikkoman — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:42:50 -0800

Congratulations to The Guardian for their recent triumphs in compounded irrelevancy.

By: shakespeherian

shakespeherian — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:18:32 -0800

What could they possibly tell us that Ashton Kutcher couldn't?

By: octothorpe

octothorpe — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:25:30 -0800

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing: "I wonder how many of these April Fool's posts we'll be seeing today." Too many. This stuff was funny ten years ago but it's getting pretty tiresome by now.

By: i_cola

i_cola — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:33:39 -0800

Still better than all caps and Speak Like A ~~Tedious Nerd~~ Pirate days. Although the gap is narrowing...

By: gomichild

gomichild — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:46:06 -0800

It was worth it for this paragraph alone: Currently, 17.8% of all Twitter traffic in the United Kingdom consists of status updates from Stephen Fry, whose reliably jolly tone, whether trapped in a lift or eating a scrumptious tart, has won him thousands of fans. A further 11% is made up of his 363,000 followers replying "@stephenfry LOL!", "@stephenfry EXACTLY the same thing happened to me", and "@stephenfry Meanwhile, I am making myself an omelette! Delicious!"

By: Potomac Avenue

Potomac Avenue — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:49:23 -0800

Is there a Google April Fools joke thread yet? Cuz it's pretty good this year.

By: Dumsnill

Dumsnill — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:00:46 -0800

Yes, there is. But that one was fun too

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:17:03 -0800

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By: TedW

TedW — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:41:17 -0800

Shouldn't the byline be Rio Pallof? (2 "L"s)

By: Joe Beese

Joe Beese — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:42:09 -0800

The local NPR affiliate read a story about researchers at the University of California finding a way to clone dinosaurs from DNA preserved in amber.

By: tzikeh

tzikeh — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:49:06 -0800

I can only hope that Nina Totenberg reporting that the DoJ is dropping all charges against Ted Stevens is an April Fool's joke. Alas, I fear it is not.

By: Spatch

Spatch — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:49:10 -0800

That's odd, Joe Beese. According to Wikitravel this morning, just such a thing has already occurred. Maybe your NPR affiliate was pulling an April Fools joke on you by broadcasting outdated news stories!

By: oaf

oaf — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:59:28 -0800

The Guardian claiming it's a newspaper is a pretty good joke.

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:01:15 -0800

I consider April Fools to be a massive DOS attack.

By: digsrus

digsrus — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:01:42 -0800

I try to stay on the cutting edge of technology and perhaps this question should be directed to AskMeFi, but is it possible to post tweets from my CB radio?

By: grubi

grubi — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:08:53 -0800

*sigh*

By: blucevalo

blucevalo — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:25:41 -0800

Where's Dorothy Parker when you need her?

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:39:49 -0800

It's no San Serriffe QFT. Y'all know about San Serriffe? It's pretty funny.

By: tiny crocodile

tiny crocodile — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:40:39 -0800

Don't want to start another thread, but this, from the Irish Times, is pretty nice.

By: clavdivs

clavdivs — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:49:56 -0800

Resume Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live. -- Dorothy Parker

By: Halloween Jack

Halloween Jack — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:54:35 -0800

Oh, Grauniad, you're so cheeky.

By: kmz

kmz — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:00:35 -0800

Last year Rickrolling seemed to be the April Fool's weapon of choice; this year it looks like it's going to be Twitter.

By: mygothlaundry

mygothlaundry — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:02:21 -0800

My local weekly came up with the same Twitter plan. I think this is their first April 1 outing ever. The Guardian did it better, though.

By: chrdrc

chrdrc — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:08:28 -0800

lv ths chs prl Fl's jks n th sm w tht lv pns nd BB: shmlssl.

By: chrdrc

chrdrc — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:09:46 -0800

H N! T'S SPRDNG!

By: maudlin

maudlin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:10:37 -0800

Sceptics have expressed concerns that 140 characters may be insufficient to capture the ~~full breadth of meaningful human activity~~ minimum number of typos required per article.

By: Artw

Artw — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:35:35 -0800

Grmph. That's basically my complaint about teh new iPhone homepage.

By: cmgonzalez

cmgonzalez — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:49:14 -0800

ThinkGeek has some pretty awesome ones again this year.

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:03:31 -0800

Broadcast journalists rejoice.

By: univac

univac — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:16:55 -0800

Improv Everywhere crashes a funeral.

By: chunking express

chunking express — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:07:32 -0800

I'm enjoying Lululemon's new online shop. (Do they exist in the USA? Elsewhere?)

By: shii

shii — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:28:50 -0800

In entirely serious news, the University of Phoenix is going to be teaching classes via Twitter.

By: Zambrano

Zambrano — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:31:54 -0800

Car & Driver has already pulled the "Obama orders GM and Chrysler to cease participation in NASCAR" story off its website. That one probably created the biggest stink of anything seen on April 1st in a while.

By: cmgonzalez

cmgonzalez — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:12:21 -0800

That Lululemon one looked related to CADIE's blog. "Lots of fabric. Inspired by the Snuggie" made me laugh. And yes, we do have those shops here.

By: tellurian

tellurian — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:09:46 -0800

Spaghetti trees!

By: tellurian

tellurian — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:27:44 -0800

Who is as happy as Larry?