APRIL FOOLS 2012 - Announcing SIR - Voice Activated Commands for Army.ca

[aesop081]

Nice try Mike, i stopped falling for these since the "Army.ca has been sold to DND" gag quite a few years ago.

 

[cupper]

I tried SIR: Improve the level of discourse on the site.

Next thing I know I get the Windows Blue Screen of Death (point to note, I was using a Mac at the time).

There may be a bug you need to fix Mike.

 

[Scott]

I tried SIR: Improve the level of discourse on the site.

Next thing I know I get the Windows Blue Screen of Death (point to note, I was using a Mac at the time).

There may be a bug you need to fix Mike.

Maybe it's not a bug

 

[my72jeep]

Sorry didn't fall this time onle because of last year. keep it up.

 

[alocin]

For the record... I didn't fall for it either... but I thought it was jumping the gun to oust the joke when it was still 9:30 am on the west coast

 

[Journeyman]

Mike, even though it's today's joke I felt obligated to try:

"SIR: ban [name here] "

I tried it with several different names, but it didn't work. 

-Posted, frustratedly, with SIR-

 

[GAP]

WestJet introduces child-free cabins!
By QMI Agency
Article Link

An announcement by WestJet on Sunday seemed to good to be true, especially for parents travelling with little kids.

And considering it was made on April 1, it was.

On Sunday, the airline issued a statement saying it would start introducing child-free cabins on certain flights.

"Kargo Kids is an exciting new program allowing guests to travel on select child-free flights, creating a quieter and more relaxing inflight experience, while children travel in a special VIP area of the aircraft," the statement read.

"This is a win-win situation for guests travelling on these flights," said WestJet spokesman Richard Bartrem. "This new service offers little WestJetters an incredible travel experience while providing their guardians and our other guests with a quiet, child-free cabin."

"As Canada's low-cost airline, we are constantly looking for innovative and fun ways to enhance the guest experience," Bartrem said. "The initial feedback of Kargo Kids has been quite positive and we're looking forward to the peace and quiet while we get families where they need to be."

If you believed that without clicking on the link in the press release offering more information on the program, the joke was on you.

A video shows a couple trying hard to control its children at a WestJet checkout counter and then checking them in with their baggage. A WestJet employee is then seen walking with the children towards and aircraft and loading the two tots into "the special VIP area of the aircraft" - the plane's cargo hold.

The video ends with one of the toddlers saying, "Happy April Fool's from WestJet!"
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[Timmy!]

I had a great chuckle watching Mike on youtube... Pure classic.

 

[Mike Bobbitt]

Kind of surprised nobody noticed some of the details in the video.

 

[Occam]

To be honest, I didn't notice any of the stuff in the messaging window.  I was too busy wondering why there was a Pusser's Rum bottle on the shelf in the background.  Then after thinking about it some more, I concluded "Why wouldn't there be a Pusser's Rum bottle within reach of Mike's computer?" and thought no more of it.  ;D

 

[q_1966]

To be honest, I didn't notice any of the stuff in the messaging window.  I was too busy wondering why there was a Pusser's Rum bottle on the shelf in the background.  Then after thinking about it some more, I concluded "Why wouldn't there be a Pusser's Rum bottle within reach of Mike's computer?" and thought no more of it.  ;D

;D

At least you didn't implement it as a subscribe only feature, as a ploy to get more subscriptions