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[SIZE=1][B]Announcer:[/B] ...And 00 driven by Dick Donkey and Bowserly is speeding towards the finish line. [B]Donkey[/B]: Alright Bowserly, let's think of some stupid way to cheat to try and win and end up screwing ourselves over. [/SIZE]

[QUOTE=elfpirate][b]The system should not be the ones taking a murderer's life... the loved ones of the victims should be able to do it ..and in whatever way seems fit to them.[/b] [b]Then again, my perspective is a little bit biased and jaded. I personally, would like to inflict pain and death upon whomever it was that killed the people that I cared about and loved... with my own two hands. In no other way would I be satisfied-- not even if I watched the execution (performed by the state) first hand. (Yes, I realise that I sound creepy--and I really don't care)[/b][/QUOTE] [SIZE=1]I'm afraid then elfpirate that you've left the realm of Justice and entered that of what is essentially vengeance for the victims. Why not just get the person who has committed the murder and hang him from a tree before he goes to court ? Why not shoot him while he's in court ? Why wait until the sentence has been passed so you can go and inflict your own brand of violent vengeance on the person ? If you violently murder someone in retribution for what they've done to your family, what's to stop a member of the murderer's family from coming after you to seek a nice bloody revenge ? It's better to let the law [in which countries the death penalty is applicable] take care of such matters. [/SIZE] [QUOTE=Chabichou][COLOR=#004a6f]I agree with the death penalty, and that it should be carried out soon after the murderer is found guilty. It should not be painless, such as lethal injection, because that would be unfair to the person who was killed. This might sound harsh, but hey peoples, an eye for an eye I say. The murderer needs to know how their victim felt when he/she murdered them. The murder needs to feel (a little) pain and fear. I say beheading, which is not too painful if done with a sharp blade. It's not as "cruel" as the electric chair, nor as "sympatheitc" as lethal injection.True, so I think the only time the death penalty should be carried out is if you have good witnesses.[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [SIZE=1]Actually to my knowledge the Lethal Injection is not nearly as painless as it's made out to be. As far as I know the poison actually works on the nervous system and shuts down the lungs before it shuts down the brain and heart, so in essence the person actually suffocates to death. The only problem is that it also freezes motor control so the person cannot show that they're suffocating, they just lie still and die in a very unpleasant manner. As per the beheading of someone, that's just barbaric and shouldn't even be considered in a civilised world, though neither should the Death Penalty in my own opinion. As for just getting "Good witnesses" I guessing that the majority of cases that get overturned or proven that the defendant is in fact innocent shows that that is a major issue, as is getting a good lawyer. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. A few of my own favourite Classic Rock bands would be [B]Queen[/B] and [B]Thin Lizzy[/B]. I've always enjoyed listening to Queen's songs, my mother was a huge fan of them and she has a bunch of their albums on vinyl. I think it's the energy of the Queen songs that attracted me to their music, it seems to well paced, has great rythem, awesome music and just seems to be the epitome of "Classic Rock". At home here in Ireland the national telecom provider Eircom uses Queen's songs and some comedy to make some very enjoyable ads. As for [b]Thin Lizzy[/b], well they're Irish so I'd have to have bought one of their albums anyway. Anway their songs are just below Queen's on my liking scale, some of their stuff can be really great where as other stuff you'd just skip over without listening to. Stuff like "[I]The Boys are back in town[/I]" can get played to excess and lose it appeal, but I've always quite licked that song, other stuff like "[I]Dedication[/I]" on their Greatest Hits CD is rarely played but is absolutely brilliant. "[I]Turning Japanese[/I]" by [B]The Vapors[/B] was another great song, although I remember being rather surprised when I was told what it was about.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Dirt][b']So, does anyone else think that Sinead O'Connor is probably feeling pretty pleased right now? (In case you don't know, she tore up a photograph of the pope on an American late-night talkshow, because she's from Northern Ireland)[/b][/quote] [SIZE=1]Sinead O'Connor is definitely a weird one, and the less said about her "spiritual" beliefs the less confused we'll all be. She'll probably make a statement about it at some stage during the next few days, as her tearing up the Pope's picture happened about ten years ago, although I'm only going on what I've been told. On a plus note, I've been watching SkyNews and many World Leaders across the globe, many of which aren't even Catholic have been saying truly wonderful things about the late Holy Father. I'm sure the Pope himself would be exceptionally happy that he has been able to inspire such good will and peace between people of all faiths over the course of his lifetime and papacy, and that they have said such great things about the man after his death. On a small third note, even though I won?t quote what he said I'm quite happy that vile little "individual" Heezay will no longer be allowed make his comments on OB. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I have to admit that the first two sounds quite interesting, I enjoyed the three Godfather films and if the games shapes up well it could definitely be something to keep and eye out for. The game itself seems to bare a lot similarity to the game Mafia and as such I wouldn't be surprised if the game itself has the same kind of play, although I still prefer Grand Theft Auto's style of gameplay and combat. As for the Scarface game, I have to admit that I too am I little surprised that he just "got better" after the infamous ending to the film. Still since GTA: Vice City was based off Scarface, so it's likely that the Scarface game will play like Vice City, but who says that'd be a bad thing. Still since Tony wil be one of the sole survivors of the film [It's been ages since I saw it so please forgive me if I'm wrong], they'd have to introduce a new cast, which in itself would add something new to the game. As for the Jaws game, I raised my eyebrow in a bit of amused curiosity at that one, I don't think it'd be my style of gaming, but there's probably plenty of Echo the Dolphin fans out there. Out of game possibilities, I'd enjoy seeing a Gladiator-based action game, a bit like Jedi Academy in the way your primary weapon would be a sword but still the story is strong and would be quite workable as a game.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1][CENTER][B]And so at last we say Goodbye [E][/B][/CENTER] The words echoed across the radio, his head in his hands, tears streamed down his eyes. "At 9:37 pm this evening, the Holy Father has died" It had been obvious to everyone that it was his time to pass on, but still the news pierced his heart like an arrow. Adieu John Paul, God Bless.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1][B]Super Mario Bros.[/B] definitely Super Mario Bros., the NES was my first console and I played the game religiously when I was smaller. I remember just getting the console one Christmas and unwrapping it and thinking "[I]What the heck[/I]" but after a few hours of playing the game I realised how much I enjoyed it and it was pretty much responsible for my love affair with Nintendo that has lasted all these years. In terms of PC gaming, [B]Age of Empires[/B] was the game that got me into PC gaming for sure, I got it and again went through the same "WTH" I went through with SMB. After some very confusing attempts to play it I kind of got sick of it and stopped, then about a week later and turned it on and got into the swing of it, it hooked me and started my love of RTS. Other than AOE, the original [B]Civilization[/B] was another of me early loves, along with the now forgotten [B]Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis[/B], which to this day I am still trying to buy. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I'd definitely have to concur about getting Tidus' Ultimate Weapon fully upgraded, that Chocobo racing had me tearing my hair out with frustration trying to complete it, although with a stroke of luck on about the 25th time I got it, at least I think it was the 25th time. It only got worse when a friend of mine informed me that he had beaten it with a 00:00 timing without realising it was a side-quest and in only two goes, I was really sick with anger after that. Other than Final Fantasy X, I found getting all Gold Medals on missions in [B]Worms 3D[/B] to be a bit of a pain in the behind, most of the time it's a mixture of skill and luck, but sometimes it can be just all luck. The fun was always in the multiplayer part of the game, and sometimes it felt that the missions [especially trying to the all Golds] had something taken away from them in that regard. If I were to wind back the clock to back when myself and my brother spent most of our free time playing the Sega Megadrive, the hardest game task we completed would definitely be completing [B]Streets of Rage[/B] in under 5 hours. It was a great game and one of the first, if not the first co-operative game we'd played, actually scratch that, the first was [B]Mario Bros. 3[/B] [I think] on the NES. Still Streets of Rage. in under five hours was no easy task, health had to be conserved religiously and often it lead to severe bouts of telly aggression. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Honestly I'd have to answer no, I've always made a concerted effort to avoid simply judging someone because of the way they look, because more often that not looks are not the true judge of a person. I'd definitely concur with Lore's belief that a person's appearance is a relatively tiny part of a first impression. I have on numerous occasions found myself to be physically attracted to girls, and after actually having a chance to talk with them their physical appearance can often take a back seat to their personality. If I were to throw another old phrase into the mix, "[I]Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes right to the bone[/I]", and from what a few people have said that saying is definitely true. Most of the time I look for things like sense of humour, likes and dislikes and a matching personality, rather than simply seeking out a "trophy babe". But hey those are just my thoughts on the subject.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]It is my sad duty to announce that the Holy Father John Paul II, previously Cardinal Karol Wojtyla of Poland has died at 8:37 PM [GMT] this evening in the Vatican at the age of 84. I was coming home from Mass when I heard the news on the radio, this is both a sad and a happy ocassion, and although we have lost our Holy Father, we take solice in the knowledge that he is with God. The Holy Father will be a man remembered for his tremendous courage, his unfliching didication to spreading peace, he has been described as a great Christian, I believe he was more than that, I believe he was a great man. The following are some of the thoughts of people who knew and met with the Pontiff over the course of his life.[/SIZE] [quote name='Dalil Boubakeur, Muslim leader in France']He was a man of peace[/quote] [quote name='Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O?Connor']Catholics, fellow Christians, ... will be praying for him at this time as he comes toward the end of his extraordinary and wonderful life[/quote] [CENTER][SIZE=1][IMG]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22988&stc=1[/IMG] [B]Pope John Paul II, 1920-2005[/B][/SIZE][/CENTER]

[SIZE=1][CENTER][B]Don't Stop Me Now [G][/B][/CENTER] The rush of the air, the howl of the wind, this was it, this was the single greatest day in his life. The sensation was like being immersed in water, but significantly different, the very air seemed to push against him to keep him afloat. The ground etched ever closer, his chute opened... touch down. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I never really got into watching the new series of Battlestar Galactica when it was airing on SkyOne UK, so mostly all I caught was an episode here and there until I actually sat down and began to watch it properly. I enjoy the show but I wouldn't watch it in the place of Stargate if both were on at the same time, perhaps it's because I haven't watched enough of the show, although against Stargate I'd turn down pretty much anything. Overall though after I began to sit down and watch it I developed a liking for it, Galactica doesn't try and hide to horrors of war as many other Sci-Fi series do [SW and ST for instance], something which makes it unique and gripping. Some of the characters however did began to get a little on my nerves, the worst one being Starbuck, it's probably because I didn't watch it from the start but I just never liked her. Edward James Olmos though, is the man and probably one of the sole reasons I continued to watch the series after the first few episodes, his character just intriguing and a bit refreshing compared to Starbuck. I missed the series finale, heck I missed most of the series so I'll have to wait and hope they re-air it in SkyOne UK before I can make some solid decisions on what I really think. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. I'm going to shy away from picking a character from Final Fantasy 7, I haven't played the game in years and although both characters [Cloud and Sephiroth] did have their strong points to them I just never really got to liking them. Perhaps that's because I played the game years ago when I was younger, or perhaps it was that I just genuinely didn't like them as characters. My own favourite swordsman comes from the KOTOR series, though more specifically the first game, that character being Canderous Ordo. Now I know quite a lot of people who play the game leave him with the awkward Mandalorian Heavy Repeated he comes with, but people for God?s sake stop that, Canderous is melee fighting gold and is potentially your second best non-Jedi melee fighter in the game. Aside from the fact that he is a great melee fighter, Canderous is also a fascinating character, and you get great insight in the Mandalorian War from his perspective, as well as your own part in it. You understand why the Mandalorians did as they did and really feel a great sense of respect for him afterwards. Other than Canderous I?ve always been a fan of Cyan from FF6, great character, interesting background, although [spoiler]I can?t say that his whole get revenge on evildoer who killed his family is original but hey who wouldn?t want to kill Kefka.[/spoiler] His special attacks are quite powerful once you get them right and overall I just found him to be a person with a character worth exploring.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. I don't know if they've been mentioned before, because I'm too lazy to load the other three pages but there are whole race of characters in one certain videogame that go above and beyond the call of annoying, I speak of the Gungans in [B]The Phantom Menace[/B]. For any of you who've played it you know that walking through the Gungan city with a lightsaber is to be an unenviable position, often I found myself slaughtering Gungans for their horrific use of grammar and annoying accents. I mean it's like being given permission to kill Jar Jar at even possible turn, to inflict on him the pain and misery he did on Star Wars fans everywhere. I also very much second Erika's comments about Tingle, he was just beyond irritating, and his prices for opening up the maps in The Wink Waker does the word rip-off appear in his vocabulary, I just wanted to throw him off his tower. [/SIZE]

[quote name='Heezay']Who cares, they'll just give some new guy his job. Maybe I could get it....[/quote] [SIZE=1]Heezay I find that to very offensive, and I hope it was a joke in bad taste rather than a genuine statement. The Pontiff has done more for world peace and Middle East peace over the last 26 years than most governments have in the last 50, he has been a truly great man to foster peace and relations in places where it would seem nearly impossible. To say that "some new guy" will just get his job or indeed that it might be you is the height of disrespect towards the man. I've just come back from watching SkyNews and it appears that the Pope is beginning to fall in and out of consciousness. I have to admit that Mistress Roxie's comments gave me a small glimmer of hope that the Holy Father might survive this, and if so it will truly have been a miracle. If he however does die in the next few days I'd like to thank everyone here who isn't Catholic for your kind works towards the Pope. [/SIZE]

[QUOTE=Generic NPC #3]I really have to disagree. That was one of the better boss fights of recent memory. I think the fact that it doesn't have you do what is traditionally expected in Zelda battles is part of what makes is so great. There's so much stuff leading directly up to that that the whole "final boss" is really more than just that fight, in my opinion... but even just that battle alone was great.[/QUOTE] [SIZE=1]Well you are of course entitled to disagree Semjaza, but I personally found it to be a let down because it was [B]not[/B] traditionally what you go in a Legend of Zelda final fight. I mean I look forward to being able to slash the living heck out of the last boss for all the misery he's after causing you, and with that fight you just find yourself wondering when it's going to be over. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. I was very much disappointed with the final fight of [B]Jedi Academy[/B], you play through the whole game, which seems to just be a bunch of disjointed missions with a loose plotline thrown in to keep you playing. I mean you know from pretty much half way through the game that [spoiler]you're going to fight Tavion at the end [although I wish I could have just killed her on Bespin in [B]Jedi Outcast[/B]] and you're at least hoping for a good end battle. You get to Korriban after a load more disjointed missions and fight her, three second later she's finished off and Ragnos decides that he'll just come along and take Tavion?s body to fight you.[/spoiler] I mean not only did that just completely go against half of the Star Wars canon but it just felt kind of like a cop-out. I have to admit that the ending to [B]Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker[/B] was a bit of a disappointment to, [spoiler]I was hoping to at least be able to fight Ganon on a decent level and then I find out that I have to redirect arrows at him to beat him, it felt like a let down.[/spoiler] I mean you spend half the game slicing and dicing through stuff and then you get to the end and you might as well put your sword away for all the good it does you. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting. I have to admit that I'd be hard pressed to pick a single enemy from every game that I've played and label them my "favourite". There are so many enemies, and as Desbreko pointed out they don't even have to be "main enemies", that are exceptionally well done and very cool. However this is a favourites thread and I guess I have to cut the waffling and get down to my usual listing off bit. [b]Desann:[/b] I always enjoyed the main villain from [B]Jedi Outcast[/B], there was something about his mannerisms and voice that make him a very enjoyable enemy. Even though Desann has fallen to the Dark Side, and was for better or worse a dinosaur there seemed to be great intelligence in what he did [spoiler]as proved when he pretended to kill Jan in order to get Kyle to give away the location to the Valley of the Jedi.[/spoiler] His voice was great, it reminded me of Vader, but also had an aggressive and confident tone which suited the character very well. [b]Darknuts:[/b] Though more specifically the Mighty variety, I found the Darknuts from Legend of Zelda: The Wink Waker to be the best enemies in the game, they were one of the few, if not only enemies who could seem to fight you on a decent level. Their design was also top-notch, they genuinely looked like a fierce enemy and had the sword skills to back it up, I loved the way their capes would sway at their fought you. [b]Darth Sion:[/b] Yes another Star Wars character, but this time from the Knights of the Old Republic series. Even though I stated originally I didn't like Sion I had to admit that playing through the game a few times has given me a new respect for this character. Sion is interesting not because of his look [even though it is very distinctive] but for his motivation and drive, [spoiler]even though he betrayed Kreia/Darth Traya he still longs for her[/spoiler] support and respect. And as such his drive to kill you is only based on the fact that he feels threatened by your hold over her. His character is fascinating once you get beyond his simple "I'm a Sith and want to kill you" complex. [b]Steven:[/b] I always found the Champion from Pokémon Sapphire to be a great final boss, he doesn't come along with this whole "I'm so much better than you, prepare to lose" line, instead he wants you to hit him with everything you've got. Steven had the respect factor that earned him huge points, that and he wasn't really interested in a title, he was interested in the betterment of his Pokémon, and in fact the betterment of all Pokémon as served by his attempts to help you throughout the game. Steven was the kind of Boss you wanted at the end of the game, the inevitable fight. I'd list more but my brain isn?t working as well as I'd hoped, as I just noticed that three of the names on my list begin with D.[/SIZE]

[QUOTE=Sage]The varying events thus far have been two Otaku Big Brothers and Otaku Idol, and this year Shy organized the Nifty Fifty, which wasn't really a contest as much as another Otaku Awards (except for things that were nifty rather than best). A little bird told me that Shy is currently planning for a new event, but we just have to wait patiently for him to announce it.[/QUOTE] [SIZE=1]I've been around three and half years and I managed to miss all but last and the year before's Otaku Awards. However if Shy is planning a new event like either Big Brother or Otaku Idol I might just apply and see where it goes. Thanks for relaying the little bird's message Sage.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Zidargh']I have an idea for that weapon of mass destruction. How about a human magnifying glass, and just like any cliche super villain, he will eventually have the power to align it with the sun. Just an idea.[/quote] [SIZE=1]That is a brilliant idea, a magnifying glass would be the perfect WMD against Worms, and aligning it with the sun would be like Worm Judgement Day. What's even better is it sounds just like something that Boggy Pete himself would do, that evil git. All we need now is a more fleshed out story and some comic zaniness and we'd be in business. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I have to admit that I've always been a much bigger fan of Picard than I was of Kirk, perhaps it's because I never took to the original series [I'm a huge fan of the movies] or perhaps it's because I watched TNG when I was growing up. I also feel that I could identify a lot more with Picard's way of thinking that Kirk's, Kirk for me was too passionate and lacked Picard's clarity of thought and good judgement, he [Kirk] just seemed to get lucky far too often [a bit like Janeway].[/SIZE] [quote name='Manic Webb]Kirk may have gambled his way into stopping a madman from destroying the known galaxy, but [i]who[/i'] justified human existence to a race of god-like beings? On several occasions? In fact, if memory serves, Picard prevented the human race from disappearing in the cracks of time.[/quote] [SIZE=1]Yep that would be the series finale to The Next Generation, Picard single-handedly saves Earth and pretty much the whole Galaxy from destruction from that singularity. And of course without Picard's intervention there would have been no Kirk to swan around wooing women and eventually defeating Kahn. Kirk may have been able to match his wits against a genetic superman but Picard continuously outwitted Q, who is for better or worse [probably worse] a God-like being. [/SIZE] [QUOTE=Siren]He doesn't beat Kahn intellectually. Kahn doesn't operate on an intellectual level. He beats Kahn on an emotional level. Kirk knows how Kahn operates, because they're essentially mirror images of each other. Kahn loses because Kirk plays with him, outplaying him because he knows how Kahn will react. I don't see Picard doing that. He isn't willing to cheat to win. I think he'd be too concerned with staying proper than getting down into the nitty-gritty with Kahn. Kahn wouldn't care how reserved and pleasant Picard may be trying to be. He would view it (etiquette) as weakness (in Kahn's debut episode, Space Seed, this is made perfectly clear). If Picard were facing off against Kahn, things would have turned out much worse, I'd think. There are very specific stimuli that Kahn responds to. Kirk has them. Picard doesn't. Kahn is a warrior and such, needs a warrior. Picard is too much of a diplomat.[/QUOTE] [SIZE=1]I think one could quite readily compare Kirk's battle against Kahn in [B]Star Trek II[/B] to Picard's battle against Shinzon in [B]Nemesis[/B], in both cases it's down to a battle of emotion. Kahn wants vengeance against Kirk for imprisoning him on Ceti Alpha V and because Shinzon [spoiler]is a clone of[/spoiler] Picard he feels that unless he destroys Picard he can never come out of his shadow, as echoed by what he believes he is, "an echo, a shadow". In the beginning it seems to be a battle of intellect, but as the film progresses it's clear that the battle is one on an emotional level. Heck in the end Data sacrifices his life so the crew can escape, just as Spock did in [B]The Wrath of Kahn[/B]. Even though Picard isn't willing to cheat to win, Kirk isn't willing to sacrifice himself in order to serve the greater good, there is no clearer demonstration of that than in Star Trek VI when he vehemently disagrees with peace with the Klingons. As for the part about Picard being a warrior, I think when Picard faced the Borg in [B]First Contact[/B] he proved that he was far more than just a diplomat, Picard is probably even more skilled than Kirk as a tactician, although his hatred and anger did cloud his judgement. [b]Kirk gets lucky, Picard has skill.[/b][/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I definitely have to agree with Manic on this one, any time I get the chance I enjoy watching some on the younger generation cartoon from when I was growing up, stuff like Johnny Bravo and Looney Toons is funny whatever age you are. And it's definitely true when he says that because cartoon are made by adults there's going to be stuff in them to appeal to different age-groups. I remember watching some cartoon a while back [I can't remember what exactly], and a comment that might seem innocuous to a child had be roaring in laughter because of the different meaning an adult would take from it. Cartoons have always been a timeless form of entertainment, not only for a nostalgia point of view, as people would remember seeing a cartoon back when they were younger and still laugh at it. But they're also timeless because the jokes are still funny, and even if the pun wasn't supposed to be about a nowaday situation, they can still apply. I mean how many people could just imagine Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck dressing up as some famous person and doing a bit of impressionism like they've done for the last 40 years. Heck I'd pay to see Yosemite Sam do a Dubya impression with some of the other Looney?s doing other World Leaders.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I have always thought of Interenet Piracy to be stealing, just because you don't see the person you're stealing from doesn't make it right, nor does coming up with a stupid excuse for it after you've been caught. I mean would you go to your local shop and steal a bottle of Coke ? Would you go into your local video store and take a wrapped DVD ? Stealing is stealing and one cannot avoid the moral degredation that comes with it, and people who steal whether that be over the Internet, or in real-life are called thieves. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Ah so we're picking from Platonian Elements, interesting, most interesting. Well I'd say it's probably a flip between two for me in the form of [B]Water[/B] and [B]Light[/B], although I'm not really sure what exactly that means in regard to a person's personality. Although if I were to take from what other people have said I'd still pretty much agree with my two choices. [b]Water:[/b] I've always loved water, swimming has always been a great hobby of mine and just the feel of water is so different to anything else. Retribution also made the point about the cleansing power of water, I'm quite a hygiene freak and shower at least once a day if I can. I suppose the calm and peaceful nature of the ocean is also reflected by my personality, but then there's also the darker storms that might lurk beneath the surface. [b]Light:[/b] I've always associated light with goodness, i.e. the light-side of the Force, and as such I've always tried to reflect that in my personality by being just a stereotypical nice-guy. I hadn't actually thought about the knowledge factor as brought up by Havokio, and although knowledge can lead to evil things, it is inherently a good thing to seek out knowledge. I love to read and expand my understanding of things, so I suppose that too would represent a large portion of my personality.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Because of the Holy Father's ill health today I hadn't even remembered that it was April Fool's. Usually there's just a few light hearted jokes done on the day, down around where I live, but today I don't know if there's been any. Most of the time people would just do stuff to people's drinks or food, one incident involved a marker and someone else's face last years, it's always just been kind of fun, rather than anything malicious.[/SIZE]