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1. :flan_bite: Michael W Lucas¹ (mwlucas@bsd.network)'s status on Thursday, 31-Mar-2022 00:34:16 UTC :flan_bite: Michael W Lucas¹

   We're approaching April Fool's Day, so I'd like to point out Benign Violation Theory.

   https://humorresearchlab.com/benign-violation-theory/

   Something is funny if it:

   a) violates established norms
   b) the violation is benign
   c) the audience realizes the first two simultaneously

   My prank books, like "Ed Mastery" and the Networknomicon? Violations, don't hurt anyone, they're redonkulus.

   Things that are not benign? Not funny.

   Blog posts are only rarely funny, unless targeted at a very narrow audience.

   Choose wisely.

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   • :flan_bite: Michael W Lucas¹ (mwlucas@bsd.network)'s status on Thursday, 31-Mar-2022 00:35:56 UTC :flan_bite: Michael W Lucas¹

     in reply to

     • faehnrich

     @faehnrich absolutely! I pranked the sponsors. :flan_trophy:

     https://mwl.io/archives/3106

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   • faehnrich (faehnrich@bsd.network)'s status on Thursday, 31-Mar-2022 00:36:00 UTC faehnrich

     in reply to

     @mwlucas wait, ed mastery is a prank?

   • :flan_bite: Michael W Lucas¹ (mwlucas@bsd.network)'s status on Thursday, 31-Mar-2022 00:39:14 UTC :flan_bite: Michael W Lucas¹

     in reply to

     Followup because someone pointed this out elsewhere:

     A prank blog post meant to make one particular someone happy is totally worthwhile, so long as you're not hurting anyone else. Never punch pain. https://mwl.io/archives/722

     Last time I saw jhb, he *still* had co-workers using his new title. :flan_XD:

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