Attn: Marketing Department

Amanda Mahaffey writes: "January 25, 2001 Congratulations! [Inside] magazine?s December 26, 2000 issue highlighted SlashDot.org. Have you considered reprinting the article, ?21 Big Ideas for 2001? on page 40 to take full advantage of your exposure in this highly respected publication? As the exclusive reprint supplier for [Inside], we at RMS are ready to help you design a reprint that will showcase this valuable information. Let us personalize your reprint with your corporate logo, highlighting or your company information. The possibilities are endless! No matter what your current marketing plan, custom reprints enhance your efforts. Among other applications, reprints are excellent tools for marketing presentations, trade shows and media kits, and provide: ü Increased visibility ü Valuable third-party endorsement ü Copyright compliance Additionally, many publishers offer electronic usage of articles through RMS. We?ll be happy to discuss the details on how you may be able to feature this article on your web site. Again, we congratulate you on your recognition in [Inside] and look forward to speaking with you soon. Sincerely, Amanda Mahaffey Reprint Operations Specialist, Extension 155." We regret the two-month delay in posting this interesting submission.

Comments

What the hell type of April 1sts did you have?

[Xerithane]

Jamie, damn.

This is just absolute crap. Granted, slashdot has usually sucked on April Fools jokes but this one is going down in the history jokes.

I can picture the events that lead to this:
Jamie: Here Rob, let me get you another drink. Rob: Uhh.. *erp* ok *burp*
Jamie: So, Rob, can I be in charge of April Fools for slashdot?
Rob: Uhh.. *erp* ok *burp*

Jamie, repeat after me:
You are not funny.
You are not funny.
You are not funny.
Some people are, some people aren't. You aren't, please for the love of all that is good in the universe stop attempting to be.

REMOVE

[dustman]

bastard

For *amusing* April 1st stuff, check out...

[Fourier]

ThinkGeek.


Somehow I thought /. would be a little more inventive today.

April fools' spam?

[zaius]

Is this the start of a new tradition, that we'll all post our spam for thousands upon thousands of other people to read on April fools' day?

I can't wait for tomorrow...

Nerds and April Fools Day

[nachoworld]

Does anyone remember what happened last year on April fools day on Slashdot? Was it really this bad? For a bunch of nerds (readers included) with nothing better to do, I was hoping for something better than my own lame excuses for April fools jokes.

By God, even MIT (those nerds) had pretty funny stuff on their front page. Most hilarious pictures (and article) ever.

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television commercials

[deran9ed]

wow just thought of these for /.

Lamborghini Diablo with the license plate "dot com "speeding through an S curved mountain at high speeds. In pursuit three cop cars. As they continue chasing the car, it pulls into an Internet cafe bar, out jumps a pencil pouch wearing (IPO rich) geek who runs into the Internet cafe, rents a workstation, quickly types in first post before he gets arrested.

They Might Be Giants music plays as the screen fades into "Slashdot News For Nerds" yadda yadda yadda...

Where's my contract for marketing /. now?

mental deficiency