April Fool's Day

[daibhidc]

I'm not a huge fan of practical jokes, but I love spoof news stories. And man, it's been quiet this year. Where's the post on rec.arts.drwho.moderated, claiming that they found "Fury From The Deep" down the back of a sofa, and now the Christmas Special is going to be a Whole Episode Flashback to it[1]? Where's the ridiculous, but just about plausible story on the BBC News site? (I thought it might be the one about baby chicks doing arithmetic, but it appears to be genuine.)

On the upside, the latest comic book news is that Geoff Johns is following up 2005's Green Lantern: Rebirth and the upcoming Flash: Rebirth with Vibe: Rebirth. Now that was funny, especially the suggestion that Vibe, of all characters, has a rich backstory that no-one's used properly.

And I enjoyed the latest Shortpacked! in which, faced with a storyline that's falling to peices, David Willis decides to do a hard reboot and go back to ''Roomies''.[2]

[1]If I'd logged on before noon, of course, I'd have added it myself...

[2]Yes, I know that's not the permenant link, but this doesn't give you the full effect of the site's makeover.

EDIT: Checking my friends page, megamole's linked to this Guardian story, which may be the last one of more than 140 characters they ever print...

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[moustachios.livejournal.com]

An announcer on CBC Radio 2 told listeners to tune in this evening, for a special performance where the station would broadcast a tuning signal, modulated to complement a two-hour concert where an electronic tap-dancer would be performing his Morse code interpretation of The Great Gatsby.

I got as far as "Morse code" before I realized it was April Fool's Day.