Fun with facetiousness: addendum

I'm not sure, exactly, how I missed this comment...but I feel like I need to retract a statement I had said in my previous post.

Wot I wrote:

"I don't think they actually expected people to believe that Rebecca Black is the new commencement speaker, or that Coles is going to be replaced with a Quidditch stadium, no one is that gullible" 

          But, the universe works in mysterious ways (or, for you Wheel (holy shit is that really how you spell 'wheel?!' why does it look so weird and awkward to me? No this is not part of the title of the series...it's just me being incredulous as the English language, it happens every once in a while) of Time fans out there, "the Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills") and I, apparently, stand corrected:

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  This is a joke, right?

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         Yes, dear child, it is a joke. To save you from potential future mockery: gullible is also not written on the ceiling, and has not been taken out of the dictionary, there's also nothing on your shirt (you'll only get your nose flicked), and there's also probably nothing 'over there!' your friends just want to make you look. I'm sure there are other things I should warn you about, but I can't think of any more pranks right now, so you'll just have to trust your gut. 

Good luck, young Padawan. May the force be with you.

Fun with facetiousness!

First of all, let me say that I'm aware that I'm the kind of person that is amused easily (read: VERY easily), but I also like to think that this is brought about by the fact that I think it's the little things in life that we should appreciate. Which is why, for the most part, I enjoy silly humour when I come across it. And wot better day is there in the year for silly humour then April 1st, I ask?
          None! I hear you respond (I have Verizon Fios...not only is it super fast, it also enables you to hear people's thoughts through the fiber optics).
          So when I come across things like today's edition of the Washington Square News (which I usually only pick up for the Sudoku puzzle/if Harry Potter references are ever made (NYU has a Quidditch team, so that happens occasionally) if at all), I let go of any pretension/desire for truth that the Journalism major in me strives for and allow myself to simply enjoy the articles for wot they are: a lighthearted, relatively on point, attempt for the staff to just have some fun and not take themselves seriously for once and write some crazy ass shit just for the sake of being able to do so. I mean, I bet that 90% of journalists out there wish every once in a while that they could write complete, unverifiable nonsense (with a couple of low, but tasteful, blows to the things they disagree with but can't take sides on for fear of being labeled biased) to lessen the stress of facts and double checking and sources and not loose their credibility. Journalists like having fun too guys, true story. It's why things like The Onion exist...for sarcastic, skewed, the-world-is-already-fucked-up-so-why-don't-we-get-some-people-to-laugh fun.
          My favourite frontpage article is this one, only because...well...it's Friday and therefore it seems so much more poignant for some reason.

Source: nyunews.com/news/2011/04/01commencement

NYU names Rebecca Black commencement speaker, yeah!

by Kay Dinoarmz

Published April 1, 2011

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NYU has decided to make commencement a lot more fun, fun, fun, fun this year.

In a controversial move, NYU President John Sexton announced that he will be replacing Bill Clinton as the 2011 commencement speaker with pop sensation Rebecca Black. The ceremony will also be moved from Yankee Stadium to T.G.I. Friday's.

"Rebecca Black is an exemplary young woman and personifies the cosmopolitan ideal that we pride in our students," Sexton said. "She is a visionary, a scholar and a citizen of the world."

When asked about the change in venue, Sexton said, "I just love those jalapeño poppers!"

Rebecca Black could not be reached for comment. According to her publicist, she was too busy deciding what seat to take.

According to NYU spokesperson John Beckman, open chairs have been placed strategically all over the restaurant so Black has ample seats to choose from. When asked what to expect from Black's address, Beckman struggled to give a definite answer.