april
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Forum Name: Banter
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Topic: april
Posted By: carshalton fc
Subject: april
Date Posted: 03 Apr 06 at 10:23pm
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did anyone pull of any april fouls day tricks?? there was a good one in boards mag about under beach heating etc. was ammusing. sorry for this being abit late. i have been teaching this weekend and this week (dont u just love junior courses). happy easter hols!!
------------- International 14 1503 |
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Posted By: Mark Jardine
Date Posted: 04 Apr 06 at 7:41am
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The only things I put on were: http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1 611&PN=1&TPN=1 |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 04 Apr 06 at 10:21am
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im so pleased I did't fall for them! hee hee. Although i wasn't so sure about the forum post, that one nearly got me!
------------- Needs to sail more... |
Posted By: kasey3000
Date Posted: 04 Apr 06 at 11:12am
mmmmmm......well my april fools day had a few "interestin" things happen  ------------- 49er 908 |
Posted By: Chew my RS
Date Posted: 04 Apr 06 at 11:16am
| He he! I managed to get Mainly Swimming with the New Razor Dinghy thread. http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1612&PN=1 - http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1 612&PN=1 |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 04 Apr 06 at 11:38am
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I was nearly got by http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20060301070140ywnews.html - this but in fairness the newsletter it was sent in was emailed on Monday...
------------- RS800 GBR848 Weston SC |
Posted By: tack'ho
Date Posted: 04 Apr 06 at 11:42am
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So Mark can we assume that you wander the forum late at night disguised as a large rumped individual making untrustworthy posts to catch out unwary forumites? ------------- I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e! |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 04 Apr 06 at 7:09pm
i was nearly got by chew's razor dinghy but then i checked the date. the link to that site was very convincing . the abn story was a laugh .------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 04 Apr 06 at 7:27pm
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I thought that was me!! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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Posted By: HannahJ
Date Posted: 04 Apr 06 at 8:19pm
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Well believe it or not, I got fooled yesterday.. a plaintive cry of: "it's april, isn't it.." and no, I wasn't taken in.
------------- MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin" The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail |
Posted By: Pierre
Date Posted: 05 Apr 06 at 10:05am
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TT, brilliant and probably more than a grain of truth in it.
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Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 05 Apr 06 at 10:20am
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Did you write it yourself TT? Not too busy today, then... Anyway, it's brilliant! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 06 Apr 06 at 1:28am
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As Ben was saying earlier, both of us were almost caught out by this one... http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20060301070140ywnews.html - http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20060301070140ywnews.html but in all fairness we read it at 8pm (ish) on the 3rd, noticed the date, discussed it a bit and came up with the conclusion, definately an April Fools Hoax. One of the better one's I've seen though and reading it after April fools day and at first not noticng when it was sent, had us slightly worried momentarily ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 06 Apr 06 at 6:58pm
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that ones only slightly obvious. how did you nearly gt fooled by it? very funny though. ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 06 Apr 06 at 8:06pm
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Because we do have speed restrictions where I sail, only applicaple to powered craft, think its either limited to 5 or 8 knots. Wouldn't be suprised if at some point the government decided to put up speed cameras at some point to get more money off fines and they usually use some daft excuse to provide a new ruling. Reckon they'd be rolling it in if they proposed a scheme which was mentioned in that hoax and remember the minister who would be proposing would probably not know anything about sailing and would only be hearing "CA-CHING" in his ears. ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 06 Apr 06 at 8:23pm
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Also it wasn't April the 1st when we were reading it, and speed restrictions aren't that unusual... fair enough it's obvious when you look at it knowing it's a hoax, but if you don't it's good!
------------- RS800 GBR848 Weston SC |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 06 Apr 06 at 10:00pm
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but weymouth? weymouth where their holding the olympics? where the 49ers are going to be blasting around? come one! ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 06 Apr 06 at 11:10pm
That's why were pretty shocked about it ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 07 Apr 06 at 9:37am
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Yeh When I saw that one its pretty confusing because it seriously could happen - il b shocked if the people who would want to put speed restrictions in would know the first thing about sailing. We have restrictions on our lake because its got a nature reserve at one end and speed restrictions on the Deben which has been known to have actual speed traps on it - Luckily we get excluded from this as we are rescue craft so its ok. ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |