April Who?
Posted by Greg at 23:54, 01 Apr 2007Welcome back to the Daily Grail, with apologies for all those who turned up in the past day only to be confronted with a dead website and an investigation by the Department of Homeland Security. This was, of course, our yearly April 1st fun and games (check 'Sciocco' in Italian). Judging by the email I received, there was a fairly even proportion of those who picked it straight away, those that didn't but then got the joke, and those that didn't and are pretty angry with me for tricking them.
I must say I'm pretty impressed with the passion this site can evoke, with a number of people shooting off emails to various government departments protesting such heavy handed tactics. I guess it's a little disturbing, and a sign of the times we live in, that I could even use such a scenario with some degree of believability. Thanks to (nearly) everyone for taking it in the good humour in which it was intended, and sorry for denying people their Sunday fix of TDG. Back to your regular programming now.
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22 November 2004
7 hours 34 min
OK I iadmit that I didn't pick it as an April 1 joke, being that it was already April 2 in Australia when i looked. Or that's my excuse anyway.
But some things gave it away as not being Homeland Security: the funny logo character, and the mailto:something@dailgrail link.
How many people actually called Homeland Security ?
The site is unamerican certainly, in the sense that it is Australian.
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Failure is not an option -- it comes bundled with Windows
30 April 2004
17 min 38 sec
I should point out that it is quite difficult to sychronize April Fools day across the major continents (a drawback of the Intarweb). I try to do it so that everyone gets it on April 1, although I was a bit slack pulling it down this morning for all the Aussies out there.
;)
Kind regards,
Greg
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You monkeys only think you're running things
31 August 2004
6 weeks 3 days
I have to admit that for a while I was taken in and just a bit concerned that my "Home Page" site for several years might be blocked by the idiots in the governenment in which I live. Then I realized what day it was and the other April Fool "spoofs" that I had been taken in by Greg and the gang. After a night of horrid dreaming and a day that wasn't quite a day for me the spoof was and yet not quite funny.
Thanks Greg or whoever thought of this spoof, but I am glad things are back to as normal as they get here. After all, that's why this is my favorite all time internet site, bar none.
RRE
1 May 2004
12 weeks 20 hours
I admit I should have been more clever about figuring this out, but I wasn't. And now I'm probably on the DHS watch list, after having fired off an angry e-mail to them. When they come in the middle of the night to take me away, I won't eactly blame you guys, but...
The sad thing is, I figured it out just as I was trying once again to get to TDG. As soon as I clicked the mouse, I said, "Damn!"
1 May 2004
3 weeks 5 days
But then I remembered that even though I dress as a Pirate and eat pasta to honor the Great Flying Spaghetti Monster's Birthday and my own. Others pull pranks, instead of walk the plank. I saw the name of the HSD agent and the prankster pix and stared to laugh! Best AFD's joke award for 2007:)
1 May 2004
3 days 11 hours
Early this afternoon I got a phone call from a former TDG news editor, asking me if I knew what was going on with TDG. Several very concerned people had emailed him to ask about the Homeland Security shutdown -- because they were too afraid to email Greg.
Before his call, I hadn't been online today. But I didn't have to personally see the Homeland Security announcement in order to know that it was April 1st, and Greg was up to his usual tricks.
Greg's now 'fessed up to his yearly hoax. But apparently, what we really need is for Harry Potter to perform a proper countercurse, so we won't be forever stuck in 1984.
Kat
30 April 2004
3 weeks 1 day
It worked for me.
I just finished reading the TDG link about America's leaked 'plan' to attack Iran in a few days and pressed the back button and...
"Hello, so what's all this then?"
Got me wondering which one was the April Fool's Gag?
America attacking Iran in a few days...(a good gag, the US can't be THAT stupid...but then again...)
...or...
TDG Off Line - maybe because of the leaked plan to attack Iran? (also a good gag...)
Good one Greg, you Ol' bastard you! ;)
TIHZ_HO
1 May 2004
10 weeks 23 hours
America attacking Iran in a few days...(a good gag, the US can't be THAT stupid...but then again...)
‘US to attack Iran by end April’; Bush warns
Meanwhile...
‘Pakistani militants staging raids inside Iran’
and
US jet fighters violate Iran's airspace
etc.
2 May 2004
4 days 27 sec
When I saw the DHS message, I immediately jumped on the internet and started looking for cheap airfare to Brazil, just in case I was going down with TDG too. Thank the Gods it turned out to be an April Fool's joke, because I can't afford the airfare.
I kinda feel a little guilty for almost leaving Greg behind though. :P
PS My Bilderberger membership got me no help, NO HELP at all. I guess I'll never be going to the secret city on the moon.
31 August 2004
3 hours 33 min
You had me by my in-security clearance to borrow a line from Mark Twain "thats a fine trick to play on an orphan (he said in an indignant voice)". It was a master work.
William
It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
10 August 2005
4 days 16 hours
:-)
It has been a fine and amusing idea!
Hugs!
Katya
1 May 2004
2 years 3 weeks
"and sorry for denying people their Sunday fix of TDG"
Visions of jack booted Nazi like abductions, Greg in an orange jumpsuit, me held in some mirror walled interrogation room for posting on this unAmerican site, Kat being spirited away in a black helicopter and loss of Rick and Jameske in an unknown location. T'was a bad dream I must say.
Love, Pam -----------------------------Truth is stranger than fiction.
14 June 2006
1 year 47 weeks
Well Greg, i thought it was a bad joke, and no i wasn't taken in by it, the mail to was a clear give away.
Nevertheless, it installs fear, it questions alternative thinking, to attack ones readership like this is stupid and wrong, telling people they been exposed to a 'virus' even on april fools day isn't funny.
Why not have Greg arrested for researching into Masons schemes.. or fall victim defending his children from these poisonous toads, that were in the news last week.
A matter of choice;
Intimidation, corruption and lies, or serenity, sharing and sincerity.
22 November 2004
7 hours 34 min
Actually, I think it is a good idea to run thorough virus scans on all your computers periodically.
We should do this every month, not just April.
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Failure is not an option -- it comes bundled with Windows
30 April 2004
17 min 38 sec
Nevertheless, it installs fear, it questions alternative thinking, to attack ones readership like this is stupid and wrong, telling people they been exposed to a 'virus' even on april fools day isn't funny.
I don't think I said anything about a virus?
Kind regards,
Greg
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You monkeys only think you're running things
14 June 2006
1 year 47 weeks
Hi Greg i spoke metaphorically, suppose you had posted some deep secret or terrorist material here, everyone visiting would have been exposed. 1 in 900 US citizens is already listed terrorist suspect, with all the troubles that come with that, need i say more ?
I forgot /didnt think about computervirus.
A matter of choice;
Intimidation, corruption and lies, or serenity, sharing and sincerity.
1 May 2004
5 days 1 hour
I thought it was a great April fool's day trick! It got me good for about 30minutes and then I realised...keep up the fantastic work Greg & co!
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