What should DU do for April Fools' Day?

[Bossy Monkey]

After all, we couldn't do it up until now because of the gravity of trying to dislodge Dubya. We can't next year as it's an election year, and by 2007 the 2008 election cycle will already be in gear. So this is our only chance to do something goofy for April Fools' before 2009. (If they've been doing April Fool gags every year and I just didn't notice, please don't tell me. I'm getting up in years.:))

The way I'm picturing these articles is that you click on them, there's a paragraph or so of blah blah blah text, then BWAHAHAHAHA April fool! I am ever so mature.

[against all enemies]

1. George W. Bush - Man of the Year - Home Page

A large photo of the Biggest Fool is appropriate. Maybe a smaller map of the Red States as sub-fools.

[Bossy Monkey]

3. I like it, but saying the exact same thing in freeper-speak, eg Choice 1

above, seems to cover the same territory. Still, I'm having trouble coming up with 3 more choices, so maybe I'll throw it in.

[1monster]

2. The best media April's Fools I've ever seen was done by the BBC in

documentary style many many years ago. They did a half hour story on the planting, cultivating, harvesting, and drying of spaghetti. It was done completely straight-faced, and loads of people fell for it.

It took real imagination and style to pull that one off. And not one bit of it was mean-spirited.

[Catfight]

15. Now that's classic...and funny. nt

[Bossy Monkey]

4. kickaroony

[crispini]

5. my fave april fool

was when Taco Bell took out that full page ad saying they'd bought the Liberty Bell. Mwahahaha!

[Robb]

6. Get one of the mods to post a story about LaRouche...

...getting "unpledged" electors. Woo, boy, wouldn't that be a hoot.

Then make sure absolutely NO ONE bothers to click the link and discovere it's a joke. Man. That'd be funny. :eyes:








:D I remain proud about it, tho'.

[Bossy Monkey]

10. Linkage, for those like me who missed it...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=489665

Cue Anthony: "You're a bad man! You're a very bad man!"

[Catchawave]

7. Definitely something for the Home Page

...like a photoshop of Bush and Cheney holding up a big DU sign during a protest !!??!!

[terrya]

8. Skinner should announce that he's shutting down the Lounge

Seriously. He should just post an announcement that he's had enough and is shutting down the Lounge. For good.

He'll be swamped with complaints in ATA. But wouldn't we ALL get a big kick out of it? :-)

[Radical Activist]

9. Everyone get along and be nice to each other for a day.

Nevermind. That's too unbelievable.

[gyopsy]

11. Can't go wrong with all of the above

Do all of 'em. One is bound to work.

[philosophie_en_rose]

12. go naked?

:shrug:

How about providing a one-day amnesty to rule-breakers?

[Bossy Monkey]

13. Only 3 shopping days left!!! Or, uh, something n/t

[trogdor]

14. Can we do a Top Ten Liberal Idiots?

Tongue in cheek, of course.

[Bossy Monkey]

17. Been done, by the nitwits at LGF

(Little Green Footballs), taking various DUers' statements wildly out of context. The DUers concerned were, by and large, greatly honored, or anyway highly amused.

Edit: Never call people nitwits without first proofreading your post ("at at")

[Arkana]

16. All of them, including changing our name

to something like Marxist or Satanist Underground. I will laugh until I choke.

[elehhhhna]

18. "lIB'RIL cULTURE OF dEATH mORANS uNDERGROUND"