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Author Topic: AMIT closing in one week on April 7th [April Fool's Joke]  (Read 4637 times)

OfflineHoops McCann

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AMIT closing in one week on April 7th [April Fool's Joke]
« on: April 01, 2010, 06:00:00 AM »
To Everyone,

I regret to inform everyone that this site will be shutting down in one week on April 7th, 2010.

Basically, this is what happened. A while back the editors here were approached via e-mail and personal message by a BBC representative for the use of a MK childhood photo in our image gallery. They wanted the source image that we used for the website to be included in a new documentary they were creating about MK.

After some messages back and forth- and my trade request for a first generation reel to reel copy of the FULL Pink Floyd, 11/16/74 performance that the BBC recorded to which they replied
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Re: AMIT closing in one week on April 7th
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2010, 06:46:25 AM »
Jeez, you had me there!!!!

Sad thing is, i could easily imagine the above statements re MKs attitude being true. :disbelief

Nice one Dan!
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Re: AMIT closing in one week on April 7th
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2010, 07:10:16 AM »
Ha just laughed once. But great story.
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Re: AMIT closing in one week on April 7th
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2010, 08:18:04 AM »
nice one Dan!
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Re: AMIT closing in one week on April 7th
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2010, 08:35:52 AM »
Ahhhhh, you had me. Almost as good as my MK/Michael Jackson team up last year. :)
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Re: AMIT closing in one week on April 7th
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2010, 08:57:36 AM »
darn,..i got it in my rss feeds on my Bberry this morning and almost flipped...but only briefly..
good one!
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Re: AMIT closing in one week on April 7th
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2010, 09:06:09 AM »
Oh my God.......... ahahahahaha.  :lol :lol :lol
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Re: AMIT closing in one week on April 7th
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2010, 09:16:06 AM »
I fell nearly off my chair! >:(
Good one!
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Re: AMIT closing in one week on April 7th
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2010, 09:33:32 AM »
Come on , I believe it's a true story ! :o
Very sad, but true  ;)

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Re: AMIT closing in one week on April 7th
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2010, 09:55:07 AM »
aahh, aprils-fool.. ;D..happy easter to you all ;)
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Re: AMIT closing in one week on April 7th
« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2010, 11:39:09 AM »
Dan oh Dan oh Dan 8) 8)


youre a w......#####****%%%%$$$$$$$, I didnt need that at 9 am,I have to admit that you had me though :disbelief :disbelief :disbelief
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Re: AMIT closing in one week on April 7th
« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2010, 12:02:52 PM »
Ha, I had more than just one laugh about this, and it was exactly what I needed this morning! :lol
Thank you, Dan! Great story.
However, I think that MK is still cool about fan sites, but the reaction of PC is one I could imagine without any problems...

BTW, Mr. Pottel tried AND managed to fool Mr. Fletcher in his forum today! Also a nice little story...

So be careful today! ;D ;D

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Re: AMIT closing in one week on April 7th
« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2010, 12:27:51 PM »
Well done Dan and also Maarten. On reading about the site closure, I was totally taken in and starting to feel v sad :(, but now I'm fine! :lol
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Re: AMIT closing in one week on April 7th
« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2010, 01:52:48 PM »
Dan, do you really think that anybody is going to believe that the BBC wants to make a documentary about MK?  ;D ;D ;D

Good attemp!!!
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Re: AMIT closing in one week on April 7th
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2010, 02:29:58 PM »
Quote from: jbaent on April 01, 2010, 01:52:48 PM
Dan, do you really think that anybody is going to believe that the BBC wants to make a documentary about MK?  ;D ;D ;D


That bit is actually true! Seriously!
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