Comments on: April Fools Day http://atheists.org/blog/2008/04/01/april_fools_day A Blog of Atheist Thought Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:23:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: ☻ Seeker http://atheists.org/blog/2008/04/01/april_fools_day/comment-page-1#comment-80127 ☻ Seeker Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-80127 April 1st used to be the first day of the year. April fools were those who lived in remote regions, unaware of the change.<br /> <br /> April 1st used to be the first day of the year. April fools were those who lived in remote regions, unaware of the change.

]]> By: cry4turtles http://atheists.org/blog/2008/04/01/april_fools_day/comment-page-1#comment-80129 cry4turtles Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-80129 First post! Yesterday I had a dentist appointment for some minor work (fixing an old chip). Two years ago my husband had a bad accident which required approximately 50 hours of dental reconstruction. I sat next to him the whole time; therefore he pledged to be with at the dentist no matter what.<br /> <br /> Well, I let him off the hook yesterday because he was so busy. My parting words were, "Don't worry, I probably won't get any shots."<br /> <br /> After the appointment he called me. I mumbled about the pain and told him about the 5 shots I got. Our dentist (and partner in crime) advised me to pay particular attention to the shots in the roof of my mouth (apparently the most painful). So I did. I could feel my husband's stomach sink over the phone. The guilt crushed his voice.<br /> <br /> When I arrived at the shop he was working at (2 hours later), he immediately approached me and began to apologize. I covered my mouth and mumbled some more. When we got to the front counter (where all our friends were sitting) they commenced to tell me how crappy he felt. He practically had tears in his eyes.<br /> <br /> After I felt he had suffered enough, I removed my hand from my mouth, smiled a brilliantly restored smile, and said, "April fools! I didn't get any shots!"<br /> <br /> BURN!!! First post! Yesterday I had a dentist appointment for some minor work (fixing an old chip). Two years ago my husband had a bad accident which required approximately 50 hours of dental reconstruction. I sat next to him the whole time; therefore he pledged to be with at the dentist no matter what.

Well, I let him off the hook yesterday because he was so busy. My parting words were, “Don’t worry, I probably won’t get any shots.”

After the appointment he called me. I mumbled about the pain and told him about the 5 shots I got. Our dentist (and partner in crime) advised me to pay particular attention to the shots in the roof of my mouth (apparently the most painful). So I did. I could feel my husband’s stomach sink over the phone. The guilt crushed his voice.

When I arrived at the shop he was working at (2 hours later), he immediately approached me and began to apologize. I covered my mouth and mumbled some more. When we got to the front counter (where all our friends were sitting) they commenced to tell me how crappy he felt. He practically had tears in his eyes.

After I felt he had suffered enough, I removed my hand from my mouth, smiled a brilliantly restored smile, and said, “April fools! I didn’t get any shots!”

BURN!!!

]]> By: cry4turtles http://atheists.org/blog/2008/04/01/april_fools_day/comment-page-1#comment-80130 cry4turtles Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-80130 Oh well, 2nd post :) Oh well, 2nd post :)

]]> By: ☻ Seeker http://atheists.org/blog/2008/04/01/april_fools_day/comment-page-1#comment-80133 ☻ Seeker Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-80133 sorry sorry

]]> By: billh http://atheists.org/blog/2008/04/01/april_fools_day/comment-page-1#comment-80139 billh Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-80139 Really off topic and not a joke. This is really important and could save someone close to you. I had heard it before but now it seems to be endorsed.<br /> <br /> http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/31/moh.cpr/index.html?eref=rss_us<br /> <br /> Sorry it is not a joke but I will try to think of something later. Really off topic and not a joke. This is really important and could save someone close to you. I had heard it before but now it seems to be endorsed.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/31/moh.cpr/index.html?eref=rss_us

Sorry it is not a joke but I will try to think of something later.

]]> By: cognitive dissident http://atheists.org/blog/2008/04/01/april_fools_day/comment-page-1#comment-80141 cognitive dissident Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-80141 Every time we hear that "fool" quote (?The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.?) from Psalms 14:1, we can respond with this:<br /> <br /> ?But whomsoever shall say ?Thou fool? shall be in danger of hell fire.? (Matthew 5:22)<br /> Every time we hear that “fool” quote (?The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.?) from Psalms 14:1, we can respond with this:

?But whomsoever shall say ?Thou fool? shall be in danger of hell fire.? (Matthew 5:22)

]]> By: (: tom :) http://atheists.org/blog/2008/04/01/april_fools_day/comment-page-1#comment-80145 (: tom :) Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-80145 Bush Vows To Make It Up To Country Somehow<br /> <br /> WASHINGTON?Amid allegations that his thoughtless and insensitive decisions have damaged his relationship with the nation, President George W. Bush vowed Monday that he would, starting now, "make everything better."<br /> <br /> "This time I'm serious," Bush said. "I am ready to make a fresh start if we can just put the past behind us. I promise."<br /> <br /> An estimated 35 million citizens listened to the president's televised remarks while silently crying behind locked bathroom doors.<br /> <br /> [snip]<br /> <br /> During the 14-minute address Bush acknowledged that he and the country had drifted apart. He accepted some of the blame, but stressed that it was partly the American people's fault, and went on to chide them for not giving him an opportunity to explain, not standing behind him, and failing to understand his "very real" need for unchecked executive authority.<br /> <br /> "My job is stressful," Bush said. "Trust me, things will calm down in a few months once I don't have to deal with it anymore."<br /> <br /> [snip]<br /> <br /> In addition to providing economic relief, Bush said he has taken other measures to strengthen his bond with the nation. According to the president, his newly proposed warrantless-wiretapping bill will greatly broaden the reach of his personal attention to the American people's needs and put him in a position to be more directly involved in their lives.<br /> <br /> The president concluded by imploring the nation to help him rectify the situation, stressing that he always has America's best interests at heart but cannot be expected to improve things all by himself.<br /> <br /> "You have to realize that everything I do, I do for you," Bush said. "Do you think I like denying health care to underprivileged children, or plunging the country deeper and deeper into debt? Well, I don't, and I hope someday you'll understand that. In the meantime, I'm asking the American people to try to meet me halfway on this."<br /> <br /> [snip]<br /> <br /> Read the whole thing here:<br /> <br /> http://www.theonion.com/content/news/bush_vows_to_make_it_up_to_country Bush Vows To Make It Up To Country Somehow

WASHINGTON?Amid allegations that his thoughtless and insensitive decisions have damaged his relationship with the nation, President George W. Bush vowed Monday that he would, starting now, “make everything better.”

“This time I’m serious,” Bush said. “I am ready to make a fresh start if we can just put the past behind us. I promise.”

An estimated 35 million citizens listened to the president’s televised remarks while silently crying behind locked bathroom doors.

[snip]

During the 14-minute address Bush acknowledged that he and the country had drifted apart. He accepted some of the blame, but stressed that it was partly the American people’s fault, and went on to chide them for not giving him an opportunity to explain, not standing behind him, and failing to understand his “very real” need for unchecked executive authority.

“My job is stressful,” Bush said. “Trust me, things will calm down in a few months once I don’t have to deal with it anymore.”

[snip]

In addition to providing economic relief, Bush said he has taken other measures to strengthen his bond with the nation. According to the president, his newly proposed warrantless-wiretapping bill will greatly broaden the reach of his personal attention to the American people’s needs and put him in a position to be more directly involved in their lives.

The president concluded by imploring the nation to help him rectify the situation, stressing that he always has America’s best interests at heart but cannot be expected to improve things all by himself.

“You have to realize that everything I do, I do for you,” Bush said. “Do you think I like denying health care to underprivileged children, or plunging the country deeper and deeper into debt? Well, I don’t, and I hope someday you’ll understand that. In the meantime, I’m asking the American people to try to meet me halfway on this.”

[snip]

Read the whole thing here:

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/bush_vows_to_make_it_up_to_country

]]> By: UnGodly http://atheists.org/blog/2008/04/01/april_fools_day/comment-page-1#comment-80146 UnGodly Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-80146 I had a fantasy about Our Glorious Christian Leader making a public confession of his many crimes.<br /> <br /> http://my-daily-rant.com/?p=347<br /> I had a fantasy about Our Glorious Christian Leader making a public confession of his many crimes.

http://my-daily-rant.com/?p=347

]]> By: alexatheist http://atheists.org/blog/2008/04/01/april_fools_day/comment-page-1#comment-80147 alexatheist Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-80147 OT<br /> Here is Fitna in English rather than Dutch.<br /> <br /> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3369102968312745410<br /> <br /> OT
Here is Fitna in English rather than Dutch.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3369102968312745410

]]> By: carol http://atheists.org/blog/2008/04/01/april_fools_day/comment-page-1#comment-80151 carol Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-80151 I a plagarizing, paraphrasing and most likely mispelling, but here goes:<br /> <br /> "the fool hath said in his heart there is no god, a smart person yells it from the top of their lungs."<br /> <br /> Anyhow, back on topic. April Fools is for amateurs, for me any day is a day to pull a stunt.<br /> <br /> However, putting yellow caution tape all over someone's cube or office with the chalk outline of a body on the floor is something I did a few months ago. It was a hoot. I a plagarizing, paraphrasing and most likely mispelling, but here goes:

“the fool hath said in his heart there is no god, a smart person yells it from the top of their lungs.”

Anyhow, back on topic. April Fools is for amateurs, for me any day is a day to pull a stunt.

However, putting yellow caution tape all over someone’s cube or office with the chalk outline of a body on the floor is something I did a few months ago. It was a hoot.

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