OH. MY. GAWD. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is REALLY freaky about this for me, is that suddenly, after I had seen the banner and skimmed this thread, I tried to post, intending to go ahead and go against the then-grain and say that I thought it was... reprehensible (more tactfully put). BUT! I got an error after trying to submit, and for about two hours I couldn't get onto the site at all.
So! I was prevented from revealing my lack of awareness of the date; and that I had only skimmed the thread (or looking like I had indeed read the thread, but still hadn't been able to grasp that it was a joke). TOO BIZARRE!
(I had first thought the banner had to be due to spyware on my PC, btw.)
DocJohn, you is a real human bean! That was fabulous, and especially cool because you had the "courage of your convictions..." Knew that for some it would take awhile to get or get into, but also knew that it caused enough fun to be had and made enough of a statement about your wonderful humor, that it was worth it! I'm behind that, we shouldn't dilute ALL opportunities for some spirited interludes!