C'mon, own up - who got fooled?

[randal]

Heard on the radio this morning that the EU were planning on banning the pint in pubs in favour of a small measurement by the end of the year and that 1/2 pints would still be available in plastic cups.

Trouble is, I was between snoozes so woke up fully believing that some teetotal Welsh MEP was responsible for removing one of my favourite measurements! I think I was actually livid, until I mentioned it to someone at work and they laughed me down.

Think I'll have a beer.

[Blackstar]

Nope, no one here, no one talking online. Maybe at work later.

[PvtPyle]

Not ours, but a client's IT Helpdesk sent this out this morning. Came in three parts:

Originally Posted by Part 1

From: xxxx xxxx xxxx
Sent: 01 April 2008 09:05
To: Users - Stockport; Users - Brighton; Users - Birmingham; Users - Belfast
Subject: EMP Virus
Importance: High

Hello Users,

Please be aware that it has come to our attention in IT that a malicious malware virus was discovered today that is encrypted into the master code of various supposedly ‘safe’ websites (Hotmail / BBC / eBay / Tesco etc) The malicious software known as EMP will cause your computer to slowdown and in some cases reboot.

The main cause of this is a low level electromagnetic pulse that is created by your computers disk drive (usually used for formatting data by administrators) so in the interests of safety can I ask you all not to use the internet for any purpose until informed by us in IT. If you use a website where this virus is present please be aware that there is a chance it will erase everything on your hard drive and in some cases it will also delete anything on disks within 20 feet of your computer so in the interests of safety please keep all credit /debit and bank cards away from your computer.

Regards

Then this...

Originally Posted by Part 2

From: xxxx xxxx
Sent: 01 April 2008 09:17
To: It Helpdesk
Subject: RE: EMP Virus



Hi xxxx,

Is xxxx and xxxx [both internal company web applications] off limits?

Regards

xxx [moronic user]

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From: IT Helpdesk
Sent: 01 April 2008 09:23
To: Users - All Yep, they replied to all
Subject: EMP Virus Update

Hello Users,

Please be aware that xxx & xxx are not affected by this EMP issue as we had the forethought to ring fence them with a contingency virus defender web blanket space bat.

Regards

IT Helpdesk

And lastly this...

Originally Posted by Part 3

From: xxx xxx
Sent: 01 April 2008 09:43
To: Users - All
Subject: EMP Virus Update

To whom it may concern,

After hours of epic battle against the EMP virus it would appear xxxx and I are no closer to finding a cure.. this being the case I have decided to inject myself with the EMP virus and using my own antibodies come up with a cure…I do this willingly for the good of the company….

I am ready to die for my Lord, that in my blood xxx xxx xxx Ltd may obtain liberty and peace.

xxxx xxxx

IT Helpdesk

Amazingly, there were still people ringing them after this to find out if their PCs were affected.

[Dee]

^^^Genius

[Wossi]

No one got me, but then I was only in work for 6 minutes this morning before driving to Luton Airport to pick up 2 Italians. I figured the crashed lorry near J16 of the M1 might have been an April Fools joke though.

[Joe 90]

i was (voluntarily) rick rolled by youtube

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by |Show|

i was (voluntarily) rick rolled by youtube

Paul rick rolls me at least once a week. When will I learn?

I told him I was pregnant today for an april fool joke. He was quite happy though. Bah.

[Desmo]

Originally Posted by PvtPyle

Not ours, but a client's IT Helpdesk sent this out this morning. Came in three parts...

That is absolute quality

[BBx]

A certain Betty Boo had me going for a sec earlier

BB x

[Wellington]

Originally Posted by Davey_Pitch

I've pranked one of the guys I work with, taking a screenshot of his desktop, making it the background, and removing all of his desktop icons. I'm wondering how long it'll take him to figure out what I've done

Did that to my old boss last year..... he phoned the IT department and told em his PC was knackered.... I creased up and had to confess.