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Wastelanders Decry Lack of Change In Punishment Wheel
If you've spent time in the wasteland you've no doubt gone to Bartertown. Famous for its functioning walls, the oasis gives traders a chance to watch people battle to the death in a giant cage and deal busters spin The Wheel to learn their fate. While most wanderers enjoy watching the bloodsport many are now complaining that The Wheel is starting to feel old. "It's been around so long I think everyone has seen every option many times. You never know what's going to happen when someone is trying to smash someone else with a giant hammer, but The Wheel is getting predictable. It's worked so well that nobody has bothered to come up with new options," says one purveyor of slightly irradiated meat. His voice is just one in a growing chorus of dissatisfied wanderers. Another long-time resident adds: "I know it may not seems like a big deal, but part of the fun of living out here is the excitement. If the punishment to my eventual crime can't be fresh or creative I don't know what we're trying to build. These are not the values of the Bartertown I grew up in."
...just stop.
Kim Kardashian Game Of War!
These aren't jokes. Jokes are supposed to be funny.
Are you done with this yet?
The subtle art of the prank is completely lost on the internet.
We are bombarded with trash that is difficult to decipher on normal days, 4/1 just wrecks the rest of the internet's laughable credibility.
I forgot it was April Fools and this was the first story I read, and I was highly annoyed someone was writing about a game and not including at least some indication of _what_ game it was. Then I saw the next story.. and the next one.. and I forgot that on April 1st it was tough to come around here.
I will shred my adversaries. Pull their eyes out just enough to turn them towards their mewing, mutilated faces. Illyria
They can be thankful they don't have to put up with a day full of stupid "jokes" on /. That would be much more cruel than anything on the wheel now.
You know, if you really want to show your dislike for today's articles, don't post complaints and rants--just don't post. A line at the bottom of each article saying 'Read the 10 comments' at the end of the day will send a much stronger message than any number of complaints.
And there will be much fewer tedious and annoying posts to go through for those of us unfortunate enough to have mod points today.
When someone says, "Any fool can see
While two men might enter, only one may leave.
I, for one, preferred it when it was called Hokuto no Ken or Fist of the North Star.
If you're going to do something for April fools, it is supposed to be something funny. Just annoying people with stupid stories is NOT funny. Who the hell thinks this is funny? Anyone?
The worst thing about April Fools Day is people complaining about it being April Fools Day and the gags not being funny.
Mauled by platypus bear.
It's a good choice, and friendly to the environment too.
Do a Stargate one! Or Sliders!
how come slashdot editors are able to write with acceptable grammar and spelling ob April Fools Day, but never any other time?
If you want to do something funny on 4/1, collect the submitted attempts at humor, and choose the best one or two to post. Then it might actually be funny. But running every stream-of-lameness piece of shit that crosses your inbox is just pathetic. In other words, editors, act like editors.
Oh, wait, never mind...
Master Blaster approves.
Make Master and Blaster change places, then add really small knives, hammers and chains to the mix...
Skrillex to JC the events, and TTurner to use her wand...
with a Vietnamese Shame Wheel?
Misfortune