Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Google's April Fools Joke
"Custom Time"
Man how I wish this one was for real... ;)
I have to say that this year's joke is way better than last year's "Gmail Paper" gag.
Some choice quotes from the description and "testimonials" section:
"I just got two tickets to Radiohead by being the 'first' to respond to a co-worker's 'first-come, first-serve' email. Someone else had already won them, but I told everyone to check their inboxes again. Everyone sort of knows I used Custom Time on this one, but I'm denying it."
Robby S., Paralegal"
"Is there a limit to how far back I can send email?
Yes. You'll only be able to send email back until April 1, 2004, the day we launched Gmail. If we were to let you send an email from Gmail before Gmail existed, well, that would be like hanging out with your parents before you were born -- crazy talk."
Man how I wish this one was for real... ;)
I have to say that this year's joke is way better than last year's "Gmail Paper" gag.
Some choice quotes from the description and "testimonials" section:
"I just got two tickets to Radiohead by being the 'first' to respond to a co-worker's 'first-come, first-serve' email. Someone else had already won them, but I told everyone to check their inboxes again. Everyone sort of knows I used Custom Time on this one, but I'm denying it."
Robby S., Paralegal"
"Is there a limit to how far back I can send email?
Yes. You'll only be able to send email back until April 1, 2004, the day we launched Gmail. If we were to let you send an email from Gmail before Gmail existed, well, that would be like hanging out with your parents before you were born -- crazy talk."
Labels: Gotcha
posted by Alejandra at 4/01/2008
1 Comments:
It had me going for a minute...




