The preview chapter for Fatal Revenant (April Fools 2007)

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As usual, I'm catching up on the April Fool's pranks late. :? At least this time, the gag was still up when I heard about it....

Laughed my butt off. "Craptastic" was my favorite part. No, wait -- the "heh" was my favorite part.
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Wayfriend wrote:....
Awesome job, Romeo.

You had me going until you said "I have the page set up to automatically provide the link". That would take programming skills. :P
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:-)

Actually, doing that was very easy and straight forward (if the system date is on or after 9 April 2007, show the link - otherwise show the "begin reading ..." text). Much easier (or at least shorter) than the countdown script.

So - who's going to stay up until midnight tonight (Eastern US time - that's where the server is located) to get the preview? I'm sure Jay isn't, though, since he already has a copy. :twisted:
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Romeo wrote:So - who's going to stay up until midnight tonight (Eastern US time - that's where the server is located) to get the preview?
I wasn't going to, as I usually crash out early. But since Beorn and I won't be back from services and dinner until at least 11:00 PM, I may just go ahead and stay up for it.
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Must...ban...Romeo...

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:haha:

Oh man, how tempting! My dilemma is twofold: 1) staying up that late; 2) kicking MagickMaker off the computer at midnight. Hey, wait, it's a school night -- #2 should be a piece of cake! (Yeah, right....)
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Stay up till when? For wha'? *mumbles incomprehensibly*
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Romeo wrote::-)

Actually, doing that was very easy and straight forward (if the system date is on or after 9 April 2007, show the link - otherwise show the "begin reading ..." text). Much easier (or at least shorter) than the countdown script.

So - who's going to stay up until midnight tonight (Eastern US time - that's where the server is located) to get the preview? I'm sure Jay isn't, though, since he already has a copy. :twisted:
I did, and Romeo, you're cruel.
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I second that assessment. Arrgh!
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I didn't do it! It's not my fault!
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What's up with this May 9th stuff? Cruel, cruel, cruel I say!
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HAHAHAHAHA!
I finally got to read this, complete genious.

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Heh, thanks. Glad you enjoyed.

It looks like after all of Romeo's big talk, I was right about only two things:
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1. The Master who tried to stop Linden from going down to the gates. That was kind of funny.
2. The complete and utter uselessness of Linden. Come on, do I know how to write Linden, or do I know how to write Linden? Heh.
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You definitely know how to write Linden! And I still like your version better.
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Now all we're going to get from her is MORE COMPLAINING. Now instead of stopping to think, she'll stop to mope and whine. Oh, wait, she already did that anyway...
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This teaser chapter is going to lead to all new interest in THOOLAH membership.
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kevinswatch wrote:Heh, thanks. Glad you enjoyed.

It looks like after all of Romeo's big talk, I was right about only two things:
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1. The Master who tried to stop Linden from going down to the gates. That was kind of funny.
2. The complete and utter uselessness of Linden. Come on, do I know how to write Linden, or do I know how to write Linden? Heh.
-jay
Sorry - someone else put me up to the joke on the jokester. :-) But it was a GREAT chapter, Jay! Very well done!!

For the record (just to be as clear as possible), SRD did *not* (to my knowledge) see the joke chapter, and did *not* get mad for any reason. And Jay did *not* have an advance copy of the preview chapter. :-) So it's up to each person to decide how close the joke one is to the real thing. :-)
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Someone put you up to it!! 8O

Who would do that!!! 8O 8O :twisted: 8O 8O
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Creator wrote:Someone put you up to it!! 8O

Who would do that!!! 8O 8O :twisted: 8O 8O
I don't know if I should say. But I can assure you that although I executed the counter-joke, I most certainly didn't create it. :-)
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Bah!

I didn't think you were serious. But I am still curious about what SRD would think about my joke.
The Bum, Romeo wrote:SRD did *not* (to my knowledge) see the joke chapter, and did *not* get mad for any reason
It'd be hard for him to get mad in that case, heh.
The Bum, Romeo wrote:I don't know if I should say.
How about, you tell me, or I ban you. :twisted: :P -jay
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kevinswatch wrote:
The Bum, Romeo wrote:I don't know if I should say.
How about, you tell me, or I ban you. :twisted: :P -jay
I really don't want to Create a ruckus. And besides - Paul and Mary would be bummed if they found out they weren't included in the joke. ;)
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