I have been punked
Sat, Apr. 1st, 2006 06:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
scarlettinaLast night, I dropped a friend a note about the anthology he's putting together. This morning, in response, I received a legal document from a law firm, stating that all assets pertaining thereto had been seized in a lawsuit brought by another author who claimed my friend had trespassed upon his intellectual property. In a complete fit of alarm and concern, I called said friend. I got his wife, who told me he was out coaching kiddie football practice, and who knew nothing of this lawsuit and began to wonder, in earnest, what was going on and what he hadn't told her. It was at that point that I began to read the fine print of this document, at the bottom of which I found the following in extra-small print:
If further instructions are required, visit http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/apr01.html for material before contacting PARKER, KLEIN, KLEIN & SHOKOLOV directly.
Notice has been served.
NOTE that the binding legal details of this notice are subject as well to local and federal review, and that the exact particulars are subject to change WITHOUT NOTICE anytime within the next twenty-four hours. Complaints may be registered with the US Department of IDontGiveADamn or by calling 1-800-LEGPULL (1-800-534-7855) during the hours of12:01am and 11:59pm on4/1/06.
Friend's wife and I had a good laugh about it, and she promised, in earnest, that she would kick his creative-yet-sorry ass for me. If only I lived close enough to show up at his door after football practice, I myself would kick his creative-yet-sorry ass pretty damn thoroughly.
I should note for the record that this friend has punked me once before, years ago, in another astonishingly effective prank. Would that I had the creativity to pull so effective an April Fool's joke back on him myself somehow.
If further instructions are required, visit http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/apr01.html for material before contacting PARKER, KLEIN, KLEIN & SHOKOLOV directly.
Notice has been served.
NOTE that the binding legal details of this notice are subject as well to local and federal review, and that the exact particulars are subject to change WITHOUT NOTICE anytime within the next twenty-four hours. Complaints may be registered with the US Department of IDontGiveADamn or by calling 1-800-LEGPULL (1-800-534-7855) during the hours of12:01am and 11:59pm on4/1/06.
Friend's wife and I had a good laugh about it, and she promised, in earnest, that she would kick his creative-yet-sorry ass for me. If only I lived close enough to show up at his door after football practice, I myself would kick his creative-yet-sorry ass pretty damn thoroughly.
I should note for the record that this friend has punked me once before, years ago, in another astonishingly effective prank. Would that I had the creativity to pull so effective an April Fool's joke back on him myself somehow.