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Google's April Fools Joke for 2009

mail.google.com — "New! Gmail Autopilot" links appearing at the top of your G-mail. I'm sort of less impressed by this than the previous years.

Who dugg this? Made popular Apr 1, 2009

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  • Garmonbozzia, on 04/01/2009, -7/+347It actually sounds like a good idea...
  • JaHogie, on 04/01/2009, -1/+211If only i could send messages with a different time stamp....
  • Zodiachus, on 04/01/2009, -0/+100"Conclusion: Terminate relationship"

    I would love to have this feature :)
  • enalios, on 04/01/2009, -8/+104Well I think CADIE is their big joke this year... this is just a nice bonus. Who knows maybe it's even a tease and this feature will ACTUALLY be rolling out soon.
  • SpeedSteamBoat, on 04/01/2009, -1/+79STOP. USING. TINYPIC.
  • harrisonc, on 04/01/2009, -4/+50Here's CADIE's personal blog:
    http://cadiesingularity.blogspot.com/

    Does Autopilot work for digg.com comments too?
  • arunforce, on 04/01/2009, -1/+45I expanded a comment, and a face popped out moving across the screen.
    Then it redirected me to some site.

    Silly April Fools joke.
  • Voster, on 04/01/2009, -4/+36Answer every email with a rickroll. Period.
  • darkuk, on 04/01/2009, -0/+30Yes CADIE is their actual april fools, this gmail one is just a sub prank, here are the rest: http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/chrome/cadie ... http://earth.google.com/cadie.html http://www.google.com/google-d-s/cadie.html http://maps.google.com/maps/mpl?f=q&ie=UTF8&am ...

    All from "her" blog at http://cadiesingularity.blogspot.com/
  • mobislink, on 04/01/2009, -0/+27I used to schedule non time sensitive e-mails to be sent on Saturday so my boss think I'm working extra hours on the weekend.
  • narehart, on 04/01/2009, -4/+29CADIE is Google's April fools joke this year. Probably their best yet. Check it:

    http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/landing/cadie/

    CADIE's blog:

    http://cadiesingularity.blogspot.com/
  • Wargasmic, on 04/01/2009, -0/+25I'd trust google with my relationships. They know everything.
  • sc0ttius, on 04/01/2009, -3/+25I didn't think it was possible, but my friend fell for it...

    Matthew: could we get any lazier than being on a computer?
    google's answer is yes

    me: lol

    Matthew: hahaha
    that is mind blowing

    me: what is?

    Matthew: auto-pilot

    me: did you use it yeT?

    Matthew: no
    but reading it

    me: oh man... it's so awesome

    Matthew: have you tried it?

    me: yes on all my emails today

    Matthew: how do you do it?

    me: you hit reply w/ autopilot
    there should be a link in the pulldown

    Matthew: what pulldown?

    me: the reply pulldown

    Matthew: send me an email

    Sent at 9:07 AM on Wednesday

    Matthew: I dont see this action

    me: you hold down on reply and a menu opens
    or click the arrow

    Matthew: what does the option say?
    do I have to turn it on?

    me: Reply w/ Autopilot
    mine was enabled

    Matthew: I dont see it
    maybe I need to login on firefox or something

    me: yeah, that's what i'm using

    Matthew: still dont see it
  • DrSnodgrass, on 04/01/2009, -3/+24may commit you to dinner parties or baby namings in which you have no interest.
  • Christ0s, on 04/01/2009, -0/+20I'm still waiting for a google engineer to find the fiber optic cable i flushed down the toilet so they can give me free internet.
  • bemenaker, on 04/01/2009, -0/+17Cadie the friendly face of SkyNet
  • Skarlath, on 04/01/2009, -0/+16SkyNet + Pandas = Cadie
  • Wargasmic, on 04/01/2009, -0/+15And delete emails after they had been sent....hah.
  • YoctoYotta, on 04/01/2009, -3/+18No kidding, I was seriously stoked for a minute when I saw the "new feature" while I was in Gmail. I thought it was pretty funny that they'd use a Nigerian scam as an example, but I still thought it was legit until I read the second example and also happened to notice that it was the 1st of April. For once I was suckered.
  • Rantul, on 04/01/2009, -5/+20"Your Majesty [Nigerian Royalty],

    It is an honor to receive your attentions. I will do everything in my power to aid you and accept the $25 million. Please find my bank account numbers, as well as my SSN and mother's maiden name."

    Classic!
  • drichar, on 04/01/2009, -4/+18Facepalm.
  • atonalpanic, on 04/01/2009, -4/+18CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL.
  • inactive, on 04/01/2009, -1/+15I ate an entire shark while it was still alive. I am doing very well.
  • Hoogs, on 04/01/2009, -1/+14Ok, a cat just popped out of the side of my browser and said something. WTF?
  • piieerrrree, on 04/01/2009, -0/+13buried for using TinyPic.
  • jazduck, on 04/01/2009, -1/+13I prefer my internet via toilet.
  • vagrantwade, on 04/01/2009, -3/+15And............the ***** day of the year to use the internet begins.
  • coopaloop, on 04/01/2009, -0/+12Exactly, just the other day I emailed my professor at 3 30 in the morning drunk because I couldn't figure out how to add her class..
  • BxBoy, on 04/01/2009, -0/+10I'll have what you're having!
  • benderillo, on 04/01/2009, -0/+10Why do people even start?
  • alukima, on 04/01/2009, -1/+10I pretty much do this anyway. The modern day equivalent of of muttering 'really' every few minutes while listening to my mother go on about some random B.S. on the phone.
  • shadus, on 04/01/2009, -1/+9I'd probably get better responses from a lot of people if this were real...
  • Voltaje, on 04/01/2009, -0/+8That is so cool that CADIE likes pandas. I wish she wasn't so busy answering all of those gmails.
  • xxMorrissey, on 04/01/2009, -0/+8Can I get your friend Matthew's email address? I have this great bridge I'm interested in selling...
  • lolwutpear, on 04/01/2009, -0/+7I would love to have a relationship, too.
  • retoretoreto, on 04/01/2009, -0/+7Also: Google Chrome with 3d-glasses feature. Actually does some red-blue shifting, but no 3d.
    How about Google Earth for red-blue glasses?
  • GregFD3S, on 04/01/2009, -1/+7Dugg for the "Terminate Relationship" feature.
  • gimmini2003, on 04/01/2009, -0/+6Yea, i was there... I read it.
  • danc4498, on 04/01/2009, -0/+6We've all been PND'D
  • iJessicaRabbit, on 04/01/2009, -0/+5I don't see this in my gmail :(
  • jc7012, on 04/01/2009, -10/+15LOL INTERNETS!!1!
  • seanc6610, on 04/01/2009, -0/+5i googled something from my blackberry today and they also have brain search for phones...
    http://www.google.com/mobile/default/brainsearch.h ...
  • mcprogrammer, on 04/01/2009, -0/+4Read the comment right above yours.
  • jc7012, on 04/01/2009, -6/+10Maybe you're an idiot..
  • inactive, on 04/01/2009, -1/+5DAMN YOU TINYPIC!! DAMN YOU TO HELL!!

    *deep breath*
  • deweyhewson, on 04/01/2009, -0/+4http://www.iz3d.com/t-dcdriver.aspx

    Select the Anaglyph Red/Cyan option in the Control Panel. Enable it in Google Earth, or a game, or whatever.

    You're welcome. :)
  • guinpen, on 04/01/2009, -0/+4spelled
  • Ridesabike, on 04/01/2009, -1/+5***** THE RIAA!
  • MentalBeaver, on 04/01/2009, -0/+3Did anyone else get Snoop Dogg pop up when they dugg this?
  • paul7986, on 04/01/2009, -5/+8The Internet is run amok with this stuff!

    Anyone miss what was popular last year http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XffuAFl18_k ?
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