Another Google April Fools Trick?

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  1. MrWillyWonka

    MrWillyWonka Chocolate computers galore!

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  2. jezmck

    jezmck Minimodder

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  3. cpemma

    cpemma Ecky thump

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    Read the T&C, check the date... :D
    So how many of these are true?

    1. A Japanese inventor has devised solar-powered clothes which can top up the battery on an iPod or mobile phone.

    2. The Home Office is being asked to pardon Anne Boleyn, 500 years after she was executed, because she was "obviously innocent".

    3. A study of men who attended lapdancing clubs found one man, named by researchers as "Graham the philanthropist" who went five times a week and believed "he was helping the women to make money quickly so they could become financially independent".

    4. A family of four ate 20,000 Kit Kats to win prizes worth £12,000. "We had them for breakfast, dinner and tea," said 53-year-old Pat McGovern of Teesside.

    5. Joss Stone has earned £5m, shooting her into the top 20 of a rich list of young entertainers. Will Young is worth £8m.

    6. A Belgian police training manual which aims to help recruits understand body language has caused a row by likening George Bush's facial expressions to a chimpanzee's.

    7. Thousands of visitors are rushing to Death Valley to see a remarkable range of wild flowers which have bloomed there.

    8. A tow-truck driver in South Africa has been arrested on suspicion of tampering with traffic lights to make accidents more likely.

    9. Conmen in Slough are getting people to pay £400 for laptops, before handing over bags filled not with computer but with bottles of water.

    10. Christopher Eccleston, fresh from getting critical acclaim and near-record ratings as the new Doctor Who, has quit.
     
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  4. planki

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    1) True - im sure i read about something like this
    2) False - seems a little bit too random for my liking
    3) True - Proper funny if so
    4) True - what do you expect their from teeside! :p
    5) True - could well happen she made it big in america and the likes
    6) True - for the comedy value
    7) False - nah dont be silly flowers psht
    8) True/False - I can see this being true but its also too obvious to be true aswell
    9) True - i heard about this happening with bags full of potatoes aswell
    10) True - heard it on the tv
     
  5. cpu121

    cpu121 What's a Dremel?

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    There was a bit in the news recently about a thief in South America who was caught nicking traffic lights, but as far as I know they never released his motive as to why he did it.
     
  6. quack

    quack Minimodder

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    cpemma, all of them true (apart from the Google one of course). :D
     
  7. MrWillyWonka

    MrWillyWonka Chocolate computers galore!

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    Saw that on a website about 30 mins ago, now I can't find it!! I think I read them all being true.

    I do point out that exactly a year ago Gmail was launched, by coincidence it was on Apri 1st, so nobody believed Google, but they realised Google was serious! Maybe its the same for this!
     
  8. Bogomip

    Bogomip ... Yo Momma

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    It may just be me, but i find an email server with a 1gig limit a tad more realistic than a brain chemistry altering drink available in 4 delicious flavours :p
     
  9. monkeyville

    monkeyville Evilish Monkey ++;

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    mmmm but they sound soooo tasty. All i want is slurm
     
  10. Froggy

    Froggy What's a Dremel?

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    is it just me or is my gmail account 1.5 gigs and growing?

    edit: ain't just me :)
     
  11. TekMonkey

    TekMonkey I enjoy cheese.

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    Nope. If you look at the new features, they say it will grow to 2GB. :eyebrow:
    My account is currently at 1635 MB. :D

    edit: I just saw the thread below too. :eek:
     
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  12. Dinh

    Dinh What's a Dremel?

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    I saw that in school this morning. I actually believed it until.. I realize it was April Fool's day.
     
  13. ou7blaze

    ou7blaze sensational.

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    Well, none of the lab rats who've been pounding this stuff for the past eight months have keeled over yet, which we find fairly reassuring. At any rate, you should be aware that by popping the seal on the twist-off Gulp cap, you send a wireless signal to Google's servers indicating your irrevocable acceptance of the Google Gulp Terms and Conditions, which do include the possibility, however remote, of hideous genetic mutation resulting from your consumption of this product. We're pretty sure you won't die, though.

    lol they're making themselves sound like some big gigantic company which will take over you, as ironic as it seems I think Google will be one of the largest companies in the future though ...
     

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