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IP Replaces Avian Carriers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the one-flew-over-the-pigeon's-nest dept.

m0rningstar writes: "In the spirit of the IP over Avian Carriers RFC, India is considering replacing a carrier pigeon network with e-mail according to this story at the BBC."

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  1. Wow. by Steev · · Score: 3, Insightful

    April fools people. Go back to sleep. I'm amazed at the lameness of some of the jokes that happen on April 1st. A local radio station tried to convince people that there was an easter parade going on...at 7 o'clock in the morning...in a torrential downpour. I absolutely could not believe that some people would fall for it.

    Maybe I'm just jaded and cynical, but give me something not only original, but believable.

    1. Re:Wow. by damiangerous · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I'm amazed at the lameness of some of the jokes that happen on April 1st.
      Except it's not a joke. Here's an old story from February of two years ago. But good job on the insulting airs of cynicism from someone so afraid they might look the tiniest bit silly by falling for a joke that feel the need to preemptively insult others. You've fallen for the best joke of all, sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction.

  2. Re:Heh. by PinkStainlessTail · · Score: 3, Insightful
    this is so weird, it might actually NOT be an April Fools' joke...

    I'm thinking this one was put up today as a sort of "Meta-Fool". It's an April Fools joke precisely because there will be lots of "It's just a stupid joke" posts on this thread, when the story is actually true. Very clever, good social engineering (knowing the geek penchant for scepticism and knowitallitis).

    Maybe I'm giving the eds too much credit, tho'.

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