The Captain Challenge
1Current Challenge: Start with: “This is your captain speaking” and describe what you plan to do with the rest of your day as if you are the pilot at the beginning of a long flight.
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE??
The basics: We’re doing a little April Fools’ Day game, asking our users to complete a series of ridiculous, stupid, and fun (we hope) photography/writing/drawing tasks throughout the day.
But why: Because April Fools’ Day has grown tiresome. Sure, maybe we laughed the first few years that corporations took on the challenge of lying to their customers. But then, we got to the point where Continental was tweeting about their new airliner constructed entirely from bacon or whatever and it got a little old. We want to celebrate April Fools’ Day in a fun way.
Okay, but why on March 31st: Because you’re more likely to be tethered to your computer on a Friday than a Saturday.
Will there be winners: Yes! The winner will be whoever gets the most votes on their entry!
Will there be prizes: Yes! The pride of knowing you had some fun on the internet!
So, there won’t be prizes: Correct. Anyway, we hope you enjoy yourself.
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This is your captain shouting. WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE! Probably not today…but I just wanted to reassure you that I’m not a zombie or immortal jellyfish. Anyway, we will be arriving in Newark at 4:10 pm, which is a fate much worse than death.
@indiecognition What? Sorry everyone panicked but I had my earbuds in…
this is your captain speaking, we will be cruising all the way to the back deck today, where there will be a selection of fine cigars, and top shelf bourbon. the “no smoking” light will be off for the duration of the flight. we know you have a choice, and thank you for flying with us today!
@bullrocky Make an outside bar for yourself.
@bullrocky Fellow Captain here… Cheers!!
This is your captain speaking. I’m fine working for the day so I’ve engaged the autopilot for the remainder of your flight. I’m going out for fish fry and hanging out with family for the evening. Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for your patronage.
@j2 The first time AI flights are a thing.
This is your captain speaking you will finish your work day then make dinner for the family, deal with the dog, and go on a date with your spouse. You finish your evening with a night cap, most likely, put the children to bed and slip into your comfy bed and we will finally lower wheels in dream land.
@mbersiam Sounds nice.
This is your captain speaking, and for the remainder of our day, we will finish up work. After that we will cruise directly into a quick nap. Once we get thru that nap, we will get ready to head out for dinner and drinks, followed by game night and too many bottles of wine and/or other libations. We anticipate our arrival at bed to be quite a bit later than expected, with a chance of bed spins and poor sleep. Bet you wish you would have booked elsewhere for this day
@rzaffke Sounds like a good weekend.
This is your Captain speaking. We are facing a dangerous situation, so I need your cooperation. While it is true that we could have easily avoided this by not investigating, where’s the fun in that? And as Captain, it is my job to put your lives at unnecessary risk for my own glorification. I promise to mourn the casualties, however briefly. And on that note, I need two crewmen in red shirts for an away mission.
@rockblossom Wait, no one told us this was Star Trek.
This is your captain speaking, and for the remainder of our day, we will continue fighting with this STUPID REPORT THAT WON’T PULL CORRECTLY NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, take a break, pour a drink, yell into the sky a little, sit back down at your desk and fix the damn report in five seconds. Then we’ll log off in a huff, make dinner, do some laundry, and hang out with the cats to finally watch the latest episode of the mandoshow.
@jtallant It’s been a long week, enjoy your weekend!
This is your Captain speaking. Welcome aboard the S.S. Minnow, where we will be starting our day with a little 3-hour cruise.
This is your captain speaking. We’ve got a grocery delivery coming in the next hour, and we’ll grab the replacement wine fridge from the front desk while I’ve got the cart down there and get that set up. Then falafel for dinner, followed by a strawberry paleta for dessert. A nightcap drink of a “cheeky monkey” should cap things off nicely. Looking like a smooth evening, so sit back and relax!
This is your captain speaking. I know you boarded thinking this would be a mundane flight, but let’s just look at the world around us, and agree that the best choice is not to land.