I thought it was a scream. You can't go into April 1st without pranks and the such. It's like Easter without the Bunny, Christmas without Santa Claus, and April Fools without Snappy Jo.

it took me less than 1/10 of a second to figure out what was up.

A for effort and if I could give them mojo, I'd give it all.

Smile a bit before the sew it shut...

I think you meant bound. ;)

As one of the Admins/Mods who were editing posts, I can assure you that it will not be a regular occurance unless warranted.

I think one thing that was happening in the AM (ie: before I got my fat ass out of bed) was that people were getting PMs explaining what was going on and to please keep quiet. Now, I did not do that (except on one occasion) and wasn't aware that was being done in the AM. Like I said earlier, I had to figure it out for myself what was going on and then I decided to play along. (How my husband can be in on planning this while he sits right next to me I'll never know. Maybe the new screen name Fej and GD were going to give me IS appropriate - Not Aware).

Anyways, if people are pissed about the post editing and not knowing what was going on, it is probably 90% my fault you are pissed. I'm so sorry! I was rolling with it just like everyone else and having my own brand of fun. This type of editing is NOT a regular thing - and that's NOT an April Fools joke!

Not Aware

Well, our dear old Ubergeek will be knocked back down to size VERY soon. ;)

Well, I may be in the dark about some ofwhat happend today - the perpetrators of this prank all had my blessing and I knew what was in store - so, send your bad mojo my way if you feel the need.

I really should keep my mouth shut (or my fingers still) since the more I dwell on this the angrier I become.

In any group/organization/whathaveyou there will be groups that gel more cohesively within the whole -- the clique issue. It's naive to think otherwise. Not all of us get to go to meets, attend cultural functions en masse, etc. And that's life.

What's not cool is pointing it out to those on the periphery. And that's what today felt like to me. Guess what Leanne?! You're not part of the club! We are having a great joke that doesn't make sense to you because you don't hang with us and we're doing it out in public and we're going to drag it out so that you can appreciate how cool we are.

Of course I don't think anyone did this with any "malice aforethought." Regardless, my feelings were hurt. I'm glad that apparently most everyone else thought it was cool and funny. But my feelings were hurt.

And no, this is not a major incident that will be marked in my memoirs as a dark chapter in the life of whomever I turn out to be. But I looked on the LoT as a little sanctuary in the midst of a stressful point in my life and, like peeling paint on Main Street, a little of the magic's now gone.

So today's little excursion was great fun for many. Bully for you. I got reminded that I'm on the outside looking in. Wasn't so much fun for me. Not really your problem, I know. I'll go back to my busy evening of Pope Watch 2005.

I admire your sense of humor and ability to roll with it, and I'm sorry for the crap that got laid on you. First thing, people- it's April 1st, and I think if you don't like this sort of thing, well then don't participate! Geez! GD and all work really hard to make this an enjoyable place for all to hang out at. They were just playing, and they weren't the only ones. Lots of websites did this sort of stuff today, or posted phoney articles, etc. I am really surprised at the attitudes of some of todays posters- and disappointed as well. It's obvious they were just having fun, so lighten up!

This has been a very long April 1st.

(Really- 'proletariat'? Lol!)

Prudence, you were not the only one who didn't "get" that this was a joke. It took me a few minutes and I'm about as close to the "inside" as you can get. But, there were a few people firmly in the FtF group that didn't get it either. You are not alone and you are definately part of the LoT "clique" - just the fact that you were invited here confirms that.

You can feel put out if you want to. I'd rather you didn't because I value your participation and I've "known" you for too long. But, whatever your feelings, you can express them freely on this board - always.