Introducing: BackYard Robots - April Fools 2017

[Happy Chooks]

There was an April fools on Facebook about 90 kangaroos being released into the wild in Wyoming.

I remember the Egg Phone and thinking that was the stupidest idea I've ever heard.

 

[BantyChooks]

There was an April fools on Facebook about 90 kangaroos being released into the wild in Wyoming.

I remember the Egg Phone and thinking that was the stupidest idea I've ever heard.

Wyoming!! Bwahahaha!

 

[Blooie]

Hey, don't laugh! The big fear was that it would be too hard to tell them from the female jackalopes since neither has antlers! Also what if the jackalopes and the kangaroos interbred? Holy smokes, it doesn't beart contemplating........the negative ramifications to our tourist industry could be devastating. Folks come from all over the world to see the Jackalope in it's native habitat.

 

[BantyChooks]

Hey, don't laugh! The big fear was that it would be too hard to tell them from the female jackalopes since neither has antlers! Also what if the jackalopes and the kangaroos interbred? Holy smokes, it doesn't beart contemplating........the negative ramifications to our tourist industry could be devastating. Folks come from all over the world to see the Jackalope in it's native habitat.

Ah, yes... Very good points there. Maybe you could breed the female jackalopes to have orange spots on their rump to tell them apart from the kangaroos?

 

[Faraday40]

I KNEW this was an April Fool's Day joke!
But I decided to participate, as this would REALLY be a cool thing to have!!

I agree

I'm so glad to see a mix of peeps that came back looking for what we'd be doing this year and peeps that totally believed it!

It was lots of fun!!!

Me too!, so I played along!
.....but, the one that really got me was the aluminum foil & broody hen April Fool's joke. About a year later I got my 1st hen contemplating going broody. I even taped some foil up in her nest box. Then I kept searching for the article online. I finally found it only to realize that I should have subscribed to the thread & read 'til the end. LOL

Hey, don't laugh! The big fear was that it would be too hard to tell them from the female jackalopes since neither has antlers! Also what if the jackalopes and the kangaroos interbred? Holy smokes, it doesn't beart contemplating........the negative ramifications to our tourist industry could be devastating. Folks come from all over the world to see the Jackalope in it's native habitat.

Good one!

My sis-in-law fell hard for the Jackalope many years ago on a family vacation. We still bring it up from time to time with an unusual bday card.

 

[Honora]

I knew what day it was, lol! Plus my 8 year old looked at the pictures and said, "That robot is made of Legos." Haha! The tinfoil broody one was my favorite, too.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I agree




Me too!, so I played along!  
.....but, the one that really got me was the aluminum foil & broody hen April Fool's joke.  About a year later I got my 1st hen contemplating going broody.   I even taped some foil up in her nest box.  Then I kept searching for the article online.  I finally found it only to realize that I should have subscribed to the thread & read 'til the end. LOL


 Good one!

My sis-in-law fell hard for the Jackalope many years ago on a family vacation.  We still bring it up from time to time with an unusual bday card.

I used to believe the jackalope thing for the longest time lol

Soooo....

It's not real?

Just making sure

 

[Kusanar]

<sniff sniff> Um, does this mean I don't get a robot? Not one? Not even a little one?

https://www.parallax.com/product/28832

Check this little guy out! I've played with one, they have lots of cool tricks they can do and you can add attachments and different code.

 

[Kusanar]

I woke up, rolled over, grabbed my phone and went on BYC to see what Nifty had up his sleeve this year! I had great fun watching everyone get mad last year!

 

[Happy Chooks]

I used to believe the jackalope thing for the longest time lol

Soooo....

It's not real?

Just making sure

It's right there with the Loch Ness monster, the Abominable Snowman and Bigfoot.