Comments on: MacRumors April Fools 2007 http://normalkid.com/2007/04/20/macrumors-april-fools-2007/ macrumors.com and the web Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:20:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: seepelibe http://normalkid.com/2007/04/20/macrumors-april-fools-2007/#comment-31843 seepelibe Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:07:09 +0000 http://normalkid.com/2007/04/20/macrumors-april-fools-2007/#comment-31843 Sounds like a very interesting concept! Be good to my inclusive withdrawal A JOKE! ) What did one hot dog say to another? Hi, Frank! Sounds like a very interesting concept! Be good to my inclusive withdrawal A JOKE! ) What did one hot dog say to another? Hi, Frank!

]]> By: Doctor Q http://normalkid.com/2007/04/20/macrumors-april-fools-2007/#comment-85 Doctor Q Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:24:55 +0000 http://normalkid.com/2007/04/20/macrumors-april-fools-2007/#comment-85 Historical note: Although the front-page April Fools jokes started in 2006, there were April Fools pranks in the MacRumors forums in earlier years. In 2003, there was a fake report that a prominent forum member was missing. In 2004, a hacker had supposed broken into the site. On April 1, 2005, forum members discovered that they had turned into swashbuckling pirates with user titles like Privateer, Bo'sun, and Swab. Moderators played characters from Pirates of the Caribbean, there was a treasure hunt for members, and many members used Pirate Talk all day. Yo ho ho! Historical note: Although the front-page April Fools jokes started in 2006, there were April Fools pranks in the MacRumors forums in earlier years. In 2003, there was a fake report that a prominent forum member was missing.

In 2004, a hacker had supposed broken into the site.

On April 1, 2005, forum members discovered that they had turned into swashbuckling pirates with user titles like Privateer, Bo’sun, and Swab. Moderators played characters from Pirates of the Caribbean, there was a treasure hunt for members, and many members used Pirate Talk all day. Yo ho ho!

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