We received many emails and even a few tweets (via Twitter, of course)
from our April 1st announcement, "RMIUG receives $10 million from
Federal Stimulus bill, opens grant process."  Here is the full text of
our posting: http://www.rmiug.org/april1-2009.html

Most people had fun with the news, some weren't sure if we were
serious, some fell for it completely (we did receive one serious
application!) and maybe one or two folks got bent out of shape at our
silliness.  You may recall this isn't our first time with April
foolishness: http://www.rmiug.org/html/meetings/1996/meet_1996_04_01.html

Anyway, we hope we at least brought a smile to a few faces even if
we're not handing out $100K checks (or getting 'AIG' bonuses ourselves
;-) anytime soon.

Below, we've shared (anonymously, of course) some of the replies and
feedback we received.  If you got taken in hook, line and sinker,
don't worry, we won't tell.


Regards,

The RMIUG Committee


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AWESOME!!!!
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And Happy April Fools Day to you, too.
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Well done, very nice. How many requests have you had so far? ;-)
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Good one!
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April fools,eh?
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It's a joke that your calling your bonuses 'AIG', right?  I think
you're going to hear a lot about that.  Somewhat tactless...
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Hi RMIUG, I just read about the grants being offered through RMIUG.
That is fantastic.  <<grant application followed>>
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Ha Ha.
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Where is my check?  :)
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Can I ask questions about this?
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Wow, this is great news.
It will be interesting to see what comes out of it.
Are you planning to keep the community updated on the recipients and
their result?
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Nice one!!!

And I heard today that Obama has announced he’s rehiring Rumsfeld to
“deal with old Europe.”
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I totally fell for this! Love the 3D Blogging opportunity. You are sick.
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Congratulations on being awarded this grant.

I am a <position deleted> in Boulder. I am writing to see if RMIUG
needs volunteers to help review grant applications.
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Fantastic news! Congrats!
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HA!  Had me fooled for a minute!
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Ah! April fools. I guess you got me.

In all seriousness, it does not seem too out of the realm of
possibilities that a federal program like this might actually happen.
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You are funny with WAY too much time on your April Fool hands...
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I remember last year or the year before when you said RMIUG was being bought
out - and I TOTALLY fell for it.  So, now I am onto you:-)  Have a good
day...
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Rotflmbo! :) you got me :)
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I'm a sucker  ;-)
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oh man, u got me! i didn't even see the AIG ref til now. i read it
really fast earlier and thot i'd just throw a fun jab, that's funny!
now back to the real world of job hunting, such freakin fun.......
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What an idiot! I forgot about it being april fools - got me.
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I'm working on a system right now to <details deleted>.
Before I spend the time putting something together, I just want to
make sure this isn't an April Fools joke.  I've seen a lot of those in
my inbox today.
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Hi, I'm <from a media outlet in> Colorado. I got sent the release on
the stimulus aid from a reader, but given the date, I wanted to
confirm that this was not an April Fool's joke.
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I just <reread it> and darn near pee'd my pants!
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This is an April Fool's day joke, right? If only it were true... it
would be a much better use of federal funds than the AIG or GM or....
Ya almost had me, though...
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You had me for about a minute....than I remembered ist apr 1st

Good One!
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We were just wondering if the press release you posted yesterday was
an April Fools joke or not.
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<<And the 2009 RMIUG "Sourpuss of the Year" Award Winner...the
envelope please...LOL>>

Thanks. Good joke. Keep them coming. Now that I know it's a "jokester" type
site, At least I won't need to waste my time reading anything on your site
in future.

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Okay - I fell for this. I found it on the 2nd and wasn't thinking.
There may not be a grant - but thanks for prompting my friend and I
come up with a new business idea.  We'll just have to find funding
elsewhere.  :)