Topic: Another Fools' Day (Read 156 times)

i even feel like reminiscing about my old school days lol, April Fools' Day was such an entertaining day.  If i had to choose whether the IQ feature should be required or not, i would choose to continue installing this feature because there are many general questions that are being questioned.

I think Chris will be wiser for this and will expectedly gain more fan base if he decides not to sue. We already have taken congnizance of how his show sold out because of that incident and the double standing ovation fans gave him when he came into the show. Dude should embark on a tour immediately. I believe he will ride on this tide that is going to eclipse Will Smith's career. Chris and Will came way back. I saw a lot of throwback pictures of both and even with Jada as this incident unfolded and wondered why Smith decided to throw all that friendship away in the heat of his needless anger. To be honest with you, I can't find a reason for Smith laughing at the joke and then going over to smack Rock.

Well, back to the thread. The main gist of this thread is on what April Fool Day prank got you most. Let's get back on track.

Out of jail? Do you mean for slapping Chris or for something else? If you meant for the slap then i read somewhere that Chris decided not to press charges against Will, and even if he did, that doesn't mean Will would be remanded in prison for that, he would possibly only be charged with a fine or something, the real consequence of Will Smith's action would be felt in his career which would take a downward part till further notice.

I would agree that I don't think it was staged.  There is just too much backlash and I don't think Will Smith's reputation in Hollywood will be the same after this.  They're talking about expelling him from the Academy, and while they most likely won't be taking back his Oscar, you can bet he won't be winning another one in his career.  I'm guessing he'll probably be missing out on a few invites and likely be blackballed from a few production companies.  You can't disrupt the Academy Awards and then think your movie career is going to keep going strong, but what do I know...  Hollywood is changing.  For me it's the double standard that bothers me.  What exactly do you call the sort of privilege that kept Will Smith out of jail? 

Whatever it was, it was done nicely. I read somewhere the ticket for the show gone x times higher after this LOL
If this was not staged than Chris Rock should be one of the most smartest guy in the earth. The way he consumed it and replied was notorious. He did not even touch his face for a bit.

Well the reputation of Smith is not something that will fade away only for this incident. It's your personal feeling but I do not think that way. Smith is Smith. He stood up for his family. End of the that's what matters.

Oh no, don't spoil the day, april 1 still not ended yet, people still enjoying having a high IQ.

Well, actually the questions are pretty interesting, regarding history, science and etc.

With the past experience, the merit thing with lots of stuff like politeness, virtue, karma is the most funny.

Staged? I'm 100% sure it wasn't. Did you feel the strength of that slap? Well, I did. No one would allow another slap them that hard if it weren't real. Besides, Will Smith would never choose a scene like such to tarnish his image knowingly on a live stream with millions of views, if not billion. Don't you realize what that thoughtless act of his will cost him – his reputation. I used to admire him but after that incident I don't see him any more different from a psycho. He's truly Wild Wild West. Yeah, I watched Carrey talk. I think he said he would be suing for something like $200 million if he were Rock. Frankly, Will should be punished for his action. No one should hit another that way and go scot-free. I like how Whoopi Goldberg is sounding tough on that even if Chris Rock wouldn't press charges.

The most effective one was in 2018 when it was asking for merit requirements. So many people thought it was real. It was the timing.

Well how would we know that it was not staged. However Jim Carrey seemed to have a reaction and he said if this was him instead of Chris Rock then he would go to the court.

I guess now is a right time to float this post again. I posted the original version (this is slightly edited) on March 29 but was advised to move it to archival because it could spoil the fun and surprises that theymos could spring on the forum. That advice was a sound one and I quickly moved it. True to type, the prank master himself didn't disappoint in that regard as we can find in IQ testing now required before posting

Theymos had in the past used a few of such a day to prank the forum. To be honest, I wasn't sure if he would be at his element today or was just going to do another kind of, "Advertise on this forum" post on the day. By the way, my favourite theymos' prank is [April fools] New new rank requirements. He really got a lot of us on that. It was barely a few months after the merit system was implemented and I guess that was why it got to many, irritatedly. There was so much wailing until people realised it was just a prank.

There was also [April fool] BitRona Signature | M: 0.005 F.M 0.01 S.M 0.015 H/L.M 0.02 BTC/week organised by CryptopreneurBrainboss and that got a lot of attention as pay rate was really good. There was a maddening rush for the campaign hoax. Later, many; on realizing they were fooled, shamefacedly deleted their applications before OP edited and locked the thread. It was a real fun time. So, who is going to prank the forum this April?

Jokes are funny when they are pulled on others but not on us. The Will Smith–Chris Rock experience is still fresh. Though it's not what this post is all about, I just had to chip it in. It's the same way with pranks too. I've had a couple of offline pranks I pulled on friends and family, especially as a bachelor. Though this day, I seem to suck at it. Perhaps, the severe challenges of putting food on the table for the fam has deadened the once pranky and cocky boyish mind 🤔.

What's your favourite April Fools' Day prank in the forum or even offline?