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Old 04-01-10, 01:18 AM   #1
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Default I stared at my screen for about one minute ...

Frantically checking the url. Yes it is fine.

But halo 3. What the ..?

Hm, let me check my subscribed thread. I know it was in the SHV forum. It says Halo 3 now? What thee ....


OH.


And then the date dawned on me
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Old 04-01-10, 01:28 AM   #2
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You know what? I like the new green font. Better than the old grey one.
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Old 04-01-10, 02:00 AM   #3
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Here we are now XBox gamers.

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Old 04-01-10, 02:19 AM   #4
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I was gotten

I could not make heads or tails and reloaded several times, went to the front page to go through the forum link there, then I went away made coffee and slowly it dawned on me.
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Old 04-01-10, 04:03 AM   #5
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LoL, I stared quite a bit myself checking out the forum. The date explains a lot, however. Great idea
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Old 04-01-10, 04:25 AM   #6
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You know what? I like the new green font. Better than the old grey one.
Agreed! Green is in! (Umm, if it was up to me that is )

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Old 04-01-10, 05:37 AM   #7
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yay

i needed a few minutes to realize... only an hour ago i was wondering how this day would affect me, now i know
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Old 04-01-10, 07:56 AM   #8
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I wonder if we should talk about modded xboxen now - or if that would land us a hit with the ban stick? Methinks modding on that platform has a more sinister side to it than on a SH
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Old 04-01-10, 09:25 AM   #9
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I actually thought the forum had been hacked or something.

I was aware of the date, just not expecting this

Feuer Frei!: Where did you get that sig(picture with the uboat)? I remember it from somewhere...Battlefield game or something? MOH?
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Old 04-01-10, 09:38 AM   #10
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I always enter through the front page. As soon as I saw the Article at the top left I figured something was up.
http://www.subsim.com/index.php

Sorry Neal, not this time.
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Old 04-01-10, 09:41 AM   #11
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Awsome !! It's stuff like this that makes this forum great !
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Old 04-01-10, 09:46 AM   #12
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YESS, i have awesome memory! .. 8 years ago that game came out. feels longer

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Old 04-01-10, 10:20 AM   #13
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YESS, i have awesome memory! .. 8 years ago that game came out. feels longer
Come oooooooon dooooooown, you have won the following prize:

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Old 04-01-10, 10:29 AM   #14
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LOL, I checked twice the Url too...

Good joke!
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