To start off, I'd like to let everyone know that I may not be continuing this website any further. For those who know my past academic history, I was once a pre-pharmacy student. Well, it turns out that I've decided to make the switch back to pre-pharm and forget this whole journalism nonsense. Besides, in the current economy, who cares about personal expression through writing when you can be making six figures?? Cha-ching! With that said, expect this to be one of the last posts you will ever see on this site, we've had a good run and I thank all visitors for sticking around.
With that in mind, Happy April Fool's Day everyone! Come on, did you really think I would be going back to pre-pharmacy? The only way that would ever happen is if they decided to cut organic chemistry out of the curriculum. Considering that the likelihood of that particular event is slim to none, it means that I'm going to be a journalist until the end. Just kidding, I would never switch back to that major, it was horrible. The memories still haunt me to this day...
But, getting back to the news portion of the website, I was expecting that there would be quite a few stupid hoaxes that people would fall for. Luckily, I was not disappointed. For instance, check out this article describing the true way to fly, in a queen-sized bed within a helicopter. Believe it or not, the article mentions that millions, yes millions, fell for this. The main site promoting the flying hotel, dubbed the Hotelicopter, features a 37-second video and multiple photos. With over 2,500 fans on Facebook, it's sad that so many fell for this. Granted, this could be a possibility some day, but it's a bit unrealistic for now.
In another instance, UC San Diego made the mistake of granting admission to all students who applied for admission. The article, found here, says that around 29,000 students who were actually rejected received congratulatory e-mails of admission. Now, I know that this stimulus package will be dishing out some cold, hard cash to schools, but I doubt that the amount of cash will be enough to finance every applicant.
Whether this is an April Fool's Joke or not, this is just sad if something like this could be allowed to happen. I make the mistake every now and then and forget to attach a file to an email, but that's forgivable. When it comes to something as serious as this, please, please ask a co-worker to double check that you're sending it to the right people.
In some other, truly hilarious news, check out this article in which Michael Vick "plans on making $10 million a season" once he returns to the NFL after his stint in jail. The article, which was first featured in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, includes a comment from Vick's business manager, Daniel Meachum. "There is no person with his talent in that position in all the league," stated Meachum. Wait...that actually sounds pretty official. This isn't an April Fool's Joke??? He actually thinks that he's going to be making that much once he gets back? Wow, sounds like someone needs to let Vick know what day it is...
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Chachee
4/2/2009 01:26:05 am
alright, i really thought that you switched ur major back. you prick.
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