GCA gone GC?

Aussie BinLaden · Post by **Aussie BinLaden** » 01 April 06 11:58 pm

I tried for an ApriL Fools Day joke cache, but I stuffed up the listing and left it on 'draft' until it was too late!

Maybe next year!

(Search on "fuse" to see the archived cache)

Papa Bear_Left · Post by **Papa Bear_Left** » 02 April 06 2:32 pm

Check out Google Earth and look around at "Area 51"

Look in the carpark of the four big white buildings.

They've got visitors!

swampgecko · Post by **swampgecko** » 02 April 06 2:35 pm

Bear_Left wrote:Check out Google Earth and look around at "Area 51"

Look in the carpark of the four big white buildings.

They've got visitors!

got co-ords?

Mix · Post by **Mix** » 02 April 06 3:23 pm

swampgecko wrote:
Bear_Left wrote:Check out Google Earth and look around at "Area 51"

Look in the carpark of the four big white buildings.

They've got visitors!
got co-ords?

37Ã‚Â°14'41.64"N 115Ã‚Â°49'12.17"W

Papa Bear_Left · Post by **Papa Bear_Left** » 02 April 06 5:18 pm

The aliens have left the area!

Mix · Post by **Mix** » 02 April 06 5:45 pm

http://www.google.com/romance/

Team Piggy · Post by **Team Piggy** » 02 April 06 5:52 pm

Cached wrote:I'm thinking that the sudden "why do we bother" message in the coins thread the other day was a teaser to the April Fools Joke.

Somebody I know rang me in a panic this morning - thought it was all his fault....

I'd already read the thread...

Nope. That was a real message.

But thoughts were thrown around on how to expand that thread into an April fools joke, but abandoned as it took too much time.

Rabbitto · Post by **Rabbitto** » 02 April 06 6:20 pm

[Stewie voice on] Darn. I missed all the fun. I was out geocaching all day yesterday. Didn't log into GCA at all. Yup. Geocaching. All day. You know, out there. All Saturday. GPSr in hand. Looking for caches. Finding them. You know. Looking under a bridge. Under a rock. Finding a plastic container. All day. Enjoying the open air. Cycling along a trail. Opening up the old arteries. Getting damp in a shower of rain. Seeing somewhere new. All day. Geocaching. You know. Yup. Missed alllll the fun. [/Stewie voice off]

Cached · Post by **Cached** » 03 April 06 1:22 pm

But thoughts were thrown around on how to expand that thread into an April fools joke, but abandoned as it took too much time.

April Fools jokes aren't at all funny when they are designed as a personal attack. I am glad it did not eventuate.

Team Piggy · Post by **Team Piggy** » 03 April 06 4:59 pm

I didnt see anything about personal attacks? Please don't go putting thoughts into people's heads..

The thread posting you are referring to had nothing to do with the 01/03 prank, that was all that was said.

i! and I and a few others I believe tossed around some ideas on different pranks, one or two involving a coin or two were in there, but nothing that would cause personal issues as you say.
More a photoshop session on some other coins etc.

Most of the pranks were discarded as the setting up was going to take huge time, and no-one had it to spare, I think the resulting prank was pretty funny albeit very simple.

We are amazed at how many fell for it.

What did someone say once? "All's fair on April 1st?" Till lunchtime anyway !:D

Cached · Post by **Cached** » 03 April 06 5:29 pm

Sorry - got paranoia hat firmly in place today!

Shall remove - thanks for the clarification - makes more sense now.

I *did* think the joke was funny.

Team Piggy · Post by **Team Piggy** » 03 April 06 6:01 pm

It would have caused a massive heart attack session if it had been used though

But we considered that it was unfair to certain people, that was I think more the reason it didnt get used. (Plus none of us had time )

Though none of it was as funny as the joke that one of my clients pulled on me

Bast@rds! got me well-n-truly....Even had the local Police in on it

Cached · Post by **Cached** » 03 April 06 6:02 pm

Do tell...

Team Piggy · Post by **Team Piggy** » 03 April 06 6:05 pm

Would love to, but due to the naure of their premises I better not...

Lets just say it involved Police, Thieves and Security... (All a bad combination at the best of times)... To top it right off add the Insurance companies into the melle...

(Is melle spelt right?)

rhinogeo · Post by **rhinogeo** » 03 April 06 6:19 pm

Team Piggy wrote:
(Is melle spelt right?)

Should actually be <b>melee</b>