Take everything with a grain of salt today, it’s April Fools. Luckily, I was already on the up-and-up after a lame attempt at an April Fools joke this morning with my roommate. So when I logged into my GMail account and noticed a new feature, I was immediately skeptical.
GMail is promoting this this called “GMail Custom Time.” It allows people to back-date their e-mails, so if you forgot to send an important message (say to wish someone a happy birthday or remind that girl you hooked up with over the weekend to pop the morning after pill), GMail is here to save the day. Unfortunately for all of you who think this is a good idea, it is, of course, an April Fools joke.
If you start to read into the information about the service and testimonials, I really hope it becomes apparent to all:
How does it work?
Gmail utilizes an e-flux capacitor to resolve issues of causality.How come I only get ten?
Our researchers have concluded that allowing each person more than ten pre-dated emails per year would cause people to lose faith in the accuracy of time, thus rendering the feature useless.
The e-flux capacitor should have been the red flag that just slapped you across the face. So beware, watch your back and remember to take precaution today, it’s April Fools.
1 response so far ↓
1 Paco // Apr 1, 2008 at 2:22 pm
last year they added a button for a paper copy, you just click on the button and a hard copy of the email is sent to your house. They really aren’t that funny.
Leave a Comment