- 5:32 PM, Tuesday,
April 3rd, 2001:
-
- Simply incredible.
I honestly thought I was a bit over my head here.
April Fool's Day Jokes can never be TOO big, or they
fall through - so winning the LOTTERY was gonna be
tough. Somehow, only 2 or 3 of you caught it right
away. I'm sure many others of you don't want to admit
you were snookered...whereas the rest of
you...MY LORD you were fooled. Some of you won't
know it was a joke until NOW! LOL - I was so stunned
by your reactions. This entry truly has some of the
biggest laughs on the entire site. Before I get
to 'em, I thought I'd explain some of the
tricks:
-
 -
- I got this
fortune about 2 months ago, and held on to
it...
-
 -
- Every
number on here is completely
fabricated...
-
 -
- Indeed a
real ticket, but again, the numbers are all
fabricated...
-
 -
- These
weren't even the results. You may ask why the hell I
didn't use SOME real numbers...
- I fabricated
numbers that were on both the ticket and the results
so I only had to use 4 different
digits...
-
 -
- Believe it
or not, even THESE numbers are fake. I had to add
$100,000 to the 5 of 5 row.
- Whereas
$27,000,000 was too much to be believable, $12,000
just wasn't enough.
-
- The other tricks
of course were putting all your email addresses at the
top of the entry. Had I said: "I won the
lottery!" - you would've been wary. But by making you
look for your name, I diverted you a bit. As well,
I downplayed everything because I didn't actually
win it all. And if I had truly been one number
off on the MEGA number, I'd have to go shoot
heroin or something. I don't know if I could deal
with that.
-
- The biggest thing
though, that kept it going...was this whole "journey".
If you've followed it all, you're kind of
ROOTING for us. And you always want the
"deserving" people to win the lottery.
-
- Oh and the thought
that you all were getting $100 as well certainly
helped. LOL! With all that being said, I honestly
didn't think it'd go over THIS well. I mean
I assumed I'd get a few "ASSHOLE!" emails, but
I never dreamed that so many of you would
actually email me your address because you didn't read
the last paragraph. HAHAHA.
-
- Now please, take
your time with these. If you're rushed right now, come
back when you can REALLY read these and enjoy
them. Some of them are FANTASTIC. Alright, the
following are people who read it, were tricked, but
READ THE WHOLE ENTRY and replied
accordingly:
-
- Adam,
-
- I was
just about to send you an e-mail
congratulating you and saying
KEEP
- your
money, you need it more than I
do....
-
- WELL
GUESS WHAT FUCKER -- if you EVER win the
lottery YOU HAD DAMN WELL
- BETTER
send me something now, asshole!!!
LOL!!
-
- You'd
think I'd have remembered last year, and
today's magic date, but you
- got me
again, ass! I was about ready to chug a
beer to your good fortune!
-
- Ass!
- --
- Matt
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- Hey
Adam,
-
- Good
April Fools' prank. The faked ticket and
fortune and everything was great! Would
that it had been real... I don't give a
shit about getting the $100 for myself,
but for what it could have done for you
and Jess... ah, well. Good prank
anyway.
-
- Hang
in there, and best of luck in all your
endeavors,
- Mickey
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- YOU
SUCK!!!! You had 3 of my regular numbers
on that April Fools joke! I thought I had
won! But, good news, I did win $10 from
Wed. drawing and I hadn't checked yet! So
thanks for the heads up. I was sitting
here looking at the winning numbers vs.
your e-mail wondering how you thought you
had won! I wouldn't have figured it out,
but they just had an April Fool's joke on
tv and it connected, I also wondered how I
didn't hear you guys celebrating...good
job!
- -Barb
|
- I was
half asleep, read your entry woke up, and
then looked at the
- calender....lol
This is classic and excellent. You got me
good last year
- but at
least I caught on this time before I made
a fool of myself by sending
- you my
address.
-
- Brian
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- You
truly are a bastard, you know that? I just
woke up, read your entry
- and
think, "Wow, good for them." I was even
going to write and tell you to
- keep
my share, but forget it now, bucco! I want
my $100 for putting up
- with
this crap!
-
- Ron
- ****
Bushnell Road
- Conneaut,
OH. 44030
-
- And I
want that check in a week, or else I come
out there and take it out
- of
Jessica's hide (you didn't expect me to
fight you, did you?)!
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- This
was a pretty good one, I believed it all
the way until the end...except I was going
to tell you to hang on to your money...
- Stephen
|
- AAARRGGHHH!
Ya got me again, brotha! I was about to
write and say how
- fucking
cool that was and how happy I was for you
guys! But you got me! At
- least
you told me before I finished putting on
my shoes on my way to get
- Chinese!
haha!
-
- It
worries me what a good liar you are... ;
)~
-
- Jen
|
- Nice
joke...prick.
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- My
reaction was "He finally caught a
break..." as I read it... then I got to
the last paragraph and it was... "That
greasy little fucker..."
-
- Ric
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- APHID143:
hey, i accidentally deleted the email, so
i went to the web site to check it out,
and it wasn't there
- Adam4tvs:
?
- Adam4tvs:
uhm
- Adam4tvs:
yeah it is
- APHID143:
just soderbergh
- Adam4tvs:
GO TO APRIL you GENIUS
- Adam4tvs:
ROFL
- APHID143:
shit is it april
- APHID143:
geez!!!!
- APHID143:
is my face red
- Adam4tvs:
lol
-
- (...minutes
later...)
-
- APHID143:
you ass!!!
- APHID143:
lol
- Adam4tvs:
;-)
- APHID143:
damn't i even had you tell me it was
april
- Adam4tvs:
no shit - i thought that would give it
away
- APHID143:
if this was a cartoon, i would have a
little ballon with a picture of a donkey
above my head
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- Dude,
you are amazing. I wish that I could hit
the lottery. I wonder what Katy would
think of my last name if I won a cool
$20mil? Probably wouldn't matter then,
would it?
-
- Congratulations
Adam!
-
- It is
my fondest hope for you that the 12
tickets that matched all 5 numbers each
receive the $112,866 rather than having to
split that number 12 ways. Either way, it
will be nice to have that kind of payday!
I look forward to hearing how the whole
thing pans out!
- Kyle
- ONE HOUR LATER:
-
- It
just occurred to me that it was April
Fools day yesterday...
-
- KP
|
- Well,
today I have a sprained thigh muscle from
YOU YANKING ON MY LEG!!
-
- You
bastard! I didn't get the email or read
the post until today. I was
- already
OVER the April Fool's thing. I can't
believe I fell for that. You
- bastard!
-
- Later,
- David
|
- You
are a jackass!!!
- I
started reading it then I scrolled back up
to the top to check the date. I
- figured
you were up to something. If it was true I
was personally going to
- tell
you to keep it. You are such a shit!
-
- Love,
- Heather
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-
- Then there were
the guys who bought it, read the end, then thought the
REAL April Fool's Day joke was that
I HAD won...what a cool twist that would've
been:
-
- Hey,
is the REAL joke that you DID win some
money? And we are going to get something
in the mail without any
warning?
-
- Mike
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- Snede7711:
very cool
- Adam4tvs:
;-)
- Adam4tvs:
you're on the list - right?
- Snede7711:
i am
- Adam4tvs:
sweet
- Snede7711:
save the money though for the Adam Kontras
gas and electric bill fund
- Adam4tvs:
dude - if I win $150,000
- Adam4tvs:
i think $100 is gonna be pretty
expendable
- Adam4tvs:
but first you gotta read the whole
entry...
- Snede7711:
ok
-
- (...minutes
pass...)
-
- Adam4tvs:
....
- Adam4tvs:
did you read the last
paragraph?
- Snede7711:
regarding the April Fools
joke?
- Adam4tvs:
yesssss....
- Adam4tvs:
???!?!?
- Snede7711:
yes, I havent decided whether or not it is
a joke
- Adam4tvs:
LOL
- Adam4tvs:
so I'm joking about the joke?
- Adam4tvs:
HAHAHAHA
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- And then of course
the people who were absolutely suckered. So much so,
they didn't even bother to read the END of the entry.
I honest to GOD never dreamed this would happen.
I'm truly floored by the following emails...but godamn
they're funny:
-
- Hey
Adam,
-
- That's
fucking amazing.....everything happens for
a reason, you know? I
- hope
that even if it is a little bit of money
it's going to help you out.
- We
artists deserve all the breaks we can get,
right? Take care- :)
-
- **Allyson**
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- HRVSmiley:
congratulations
- Adam4tvs:
THANK YOU!
- HRVSmiley:
that is so cool so all your hard work has
came back to you
- Adam4tvs:
are you on that list!!!???
- HRVSmiley:
ya
- Adam4tvs:
well cross your fingers!
- HRVSmiley:
but I'm not taking anything from
you
- Adam4tvs:
you won't take $100 if I win
$150,000?
- Adam4tvs:
come ON!
- HRVSmiley:
i just called cassi and she thought i was
april fooling her
- Adam4tvs:
HAHAHA
(i
was truly laughing here)
- HRVSmiley:
so you dont know how much you won
yet
- Adam4tvs:
won't know until Monday
- Adam4tvs:
it SUCKS
- HRVSmiley:
i bet the anticipation is tearing at you
like hot knifes
- Adam4tvs:
haven't slept
- HRVSmiley:
o i would be the same way pacing the
ground
- Adam4tvs:
you gotta read the end of the
entry...
-
- (...minutes
later...)
-
- HRVSmiley:
you didn't
- Adam4tvs:
hee hee
- HRVSmiley:
ohhhhhhhh you basterd lol lol
:-[
- HRVSmiley:
:-D
- Adam4tvs:
WHY DIDN'T YOU READ IT
BEFORE!!!!!
- Adam4tvs:
ROFL
- HRVSmiley:
i dont know caz i was so happy for you i
wanted to call and tell you
- Adam4tvs:
;-)
- HRVSmiley:
god i'm such a dork lol lol lol
lol
- HRVSmiley:
i did not even relize it was 4-1 tell
cassi said something and it still did not
even regaster
- Adam4tvs:
that's the funny part
- Adam4tvs:
SHE TOLD YOU
- Adam4tvs:
HAHAHA
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- adam
-
- Good
luck...
-
- Brian
****
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- Adam,
-
- Congrats!!!
-
- That
is so sweet.... My wife won 15 bucks last
week. I guess this is nothing
- in
comparison. Hey I love reading the updates
to your journey into fame and
- fortune.
I wish I just would have had the balls to
do it myself when I was younger, but hey
Im happy with 3 kids and an awesome wife.
-
- Well
Thats cool if you want to send 100 Bucks
my way but not necessary. I'll let you
make the decision. Keep up the good work
and I hope everything works out man....
Till next time Live it Up YOU
WON!!!
-
- Chad
****
- ****
Brandie Dr.
- Delaware,
OH 43015
- 740-362-****
Home
- 614-374-****
Cell
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- Bart14000:
your right it does pay to read your
updates
- Adam4tvs:
it does pay to actually READ them, as
opposed to skimming them...
- (peeing
my pants)
-
- Bart14000:
i read this one, you were only one number
off of winning the whole thing,
- Adam4tvs:
and...
- Bart14000:
you won 112,886,
- Adam4tvs:
and...
- Bart14000:
so after taxes its about 40k
- Adam4tvs:
LOL
- Bart14000:
see i did read it,
- Bart14000:
and now we the listeners wait till
tomorrow to find out for sure the
totals
-
- (I
was almost speechless at this
point)
-
- Adam4tvs:
you ever take that test in school, where
the last question says: "Don't do the
first 19 questions"
- Bart14000:
no, i havent done that yet, sounds
mean
- Adam4tvs:
you should always read through things
before making assumptions...
- Adam4tvs:
especially on the first day of
April
- Bart14000:
haha, that is some funny shit, i get it
now
- Bart14000:
the last paragraph
- Bart14000:
you got me...
- Adam4tvs:
LOL
- Adam4tvs:
it's about time!
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|
Adam,
Are you
serious? If not, this has to be the most
elaborate and fucked up April Fool's joke
I've ever seen, lol. How you can use numbers
you dug out of a fortune cookie and hit the
Lotto is beyond me. I have to say that you
continue to live up to the phrase "love thy
brother" by offering to share your winnings.
After all the hardship you guys have gone
through to now offer up part of what you get
is amazing. LMK what comes of it and I'll
bring the cigars, lol. Peace and
blessings,
Remo
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- Pongoose16:
omg!!!!! i can not believe you won the
fucking lottery!!!
- Adam4tvs:
;-)
- Pongoose16:
you deserve it..all the hsit you have been
though in the past years
- Pongoose16:
im so excited for you!!
- Pongoose16:
so tomorrows the big day
- Adam4tvs:
yup
- Pongoose16:
you will not sleep tonight at
all
- Adam4tvs:
i didn't sleep at all last
night
- Pongoose16:
i dont want youre money:-)..you can keep
my share
- Pongoose16:
buy somethin special for you and youre
woman
- Adam4tvs:
if i win $150,000
- Adam4tvs:
you can buy something for YOUR woman...err
man
- Pongoose16:
lol
- Pongoose16:
youre such a nice person..its about time
you got a break
- Pongoose16:
i want some of thoes fortuine
cookies
- Pongoose16:
you can send me some of thoes and i will
play my own numbers
- Adam4tvs:
;-)
- Adam4tvs:
keep reading - there's more!
- Pongoose16:
youre such a shit
- Pongoose16:
i even read the last paragraph and i read
so fast casue i was all excited for
you
- Adam4tvs:
LOL
- Pongoose16:
lol
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- Oh my
God! I'm so happy for you! If any deserves
to win a portion of the
- lottery,
its you. After all your work and
perseverance you deserve it
- man...If
it isn't me winning it, I am glad it's
you! Anyway, you said
- address,
so here ya go...
-
- Bobbie
*****
- ***
Rivergate Way #***
- Sacramento,
CA 95831
-
- Damn...Congratulations
again man!
-
- One of
your most Ardent supporters...
Riker715
|
-
- (she
then sees me online, and
continues...)
-
- Riker715:
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
- Adam4tvs:
THANKS!!!!
- Riker715:
I just read your journal
entry!
- Riker715:
you are one lucky son of a bitch...I also
just emailed you
- Adam4tvs:
LOL!
- Riker715:
you've gotta be on cloud 9 right
now
- Adam4tvs:
well I don't know what I win until
monday
- Adam4tvs:
a share of $2,000,000 can be big or
small
- Riker715:
something is better than nothing
right?
- Adam4tvs:
of course...
- Adam4tvs:
did you read the last paragraph of the
entry!
- Riker715:
yes i did
- Adam4tvs:
are you sure you did?
- Riker715:
i think so
- Adam4tvs:
try again...
- Riker715:
hang on
- Riker715:
about the one day you can be rude and
cruel?
- Adam4tvs:
yeah...that would be today: April Fool's
Day
- Riker715:
yup
- Adam4tvs:
ahem
- Adam4tvs:
April Fools
- Riker715:
you are shittin
- Adam4tvs:
HAHAHAHAHA
- Riker715:
jerk! ;-)
- Adam4tvs:
wow - and you actually sent your
address!!!
- Adam4tvs:
WOO HOO! LOL
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-
- And just when I
thought I had heard it all. This final reaction is
unthinkable. LOL:
-
- Eshields78:
Kick ass man
- Adam4tvs:
;-)
- Eshields78:
Congrats on winnng the lottery
- Adam4tvs:
thanks!
- Eshields78:
So you will send me 100 huh??
- Adam4tvs:
yeah, send your address...
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- (here's
what he sent me)
My
email is
eshields78@aol.com
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- Adam4tvs:
OMG you gave me your email
address
- Adam4tvs:
LOL
- Eshields78:
Yeah I did hehehe
- Eshields78:
delete the first email, the second says my
real address
- Adam4tvs:
ok
- Adam4tvs:
keep reading! There's more...
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|
(and
his real address I did get)
MONEY!
Real
address is **** greenleaf dr. Apt. **
Reynoldsburg Ohio 43068
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- Adam4tvs:
...
- Adam4tvs:
you get to the end? There's
more...
- Eshields78:
sent you another email with the
feedback
- Adam4tvs:
cool
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- (his
feedback)
-
- TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!
-
- I
think you winning the lottery is awsome
man it just proves even when the
- chips
are down people can some how find a way to
pull it off either with dumb
- luck
or most of the timein your case hard work.
I wish you all the best with
- the
money and have fun spending
it..
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- Adam4tvs:
you really should read the whole entry
dude...
- Eshields78:
I did read it all
- Adam4tvs:
try that last paragraph again
man
- Eshields78:
Im all the way back too your home page for
further reading
- Adam4tvs:
no the last paragraph of the
ENTRY
- Eshields78:
The part on this date??
- Eshields78:
In the last 2 years
- Adam4tvs:
DUDE - APRIL FOOLS
- Adam4tvs:
GOOD GOD ALREADY
- Adam4tvs:
lol
- Eshields78:
that is coincidence from hell
-
- (I
truly lost a tiny bit of urine here. I wet
myself. DUDE thinks I just happened to win
the lottery on April 1st - and doesn't
realize it's a joke.)
-
- Adam4tvs:
?
- Adam4tvs:
it's not a coincidence man
- Adam4tvs:
I MADE IT UP
- Adam4tvs:
APRIL FOOLS
- Eshields78:
AHHH you suck LOL
- Adam4tvs:
HOLY SHIT
- Adam4tvs:
ROFL
- Adam4tvs:
you win man
- Eshields78:
What??
- Adam4tvs:
you by far have the best
reaction
- Adam4tvs:
of anyone
- Adam4tvs:
LOL
- Adam4tvs:
that's CLASSIC
- Eshields78:
Yeah I am easily fooled
- Adam4tvs:
yeah but I TOLD YOU
- Adam4tvs:
and you thought it was a
coincidence
- Adam4tvs:
now THAT
- Adam4tvs:
THAT'S a good one
- Adam4tvs:
sweet jesus
- Adam4tvs:
I think I peed my pants
- Eshields78:
Oh well At least I win something
hehehe
- Adam4tvs:
LOL
- Adam4tvs:
that you do man
- Adam4tvs:
that you do...
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-
- I have to
admit, I feel a TEEEENY bit bad about this.
Especially since so many of you were gonna tell me to
keep the money. That's so cool of all of you (not that
those of you who gave me your address aren't cool - I
would've sent my address - LOL). Then again, it's just
too funny. Here's what really kills me, check out what
I wrote on April 2nd last year:
-
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My
other idea was going to be to buy a lottery
ticket and say that we had won, and that
everyone who replied got $200 and anyone who
gave us money would get 3 times what they
gave out...I think that would've been much
more cruel.
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-
- And some of you
were STILL tricked.
I TOLD YOU WHAT I WAS GONNA DO!!!!
LOL. How funny. It of course begs the question if a
threepeat is possible...I REALLY don't think so. There
will be some new readers, but tihs is really getting
difficult. I'm hoping that something really cool
ACTUALLY does happen, and then I can joke
the joke. But this may be the grand hurrah for 4tvs
April Fool's Day jokes...
-
- ...but you
KNOW I'm gonna try.
-
- Adam
-
- ALMOST FORGOT!
Can't have a funny entry without a funny video! This
was supposed to go directly after my surgery entry,
but then Soderbergh gave that kick-ass speech, and of
course the lottery video. So here it is. If you think
the pain of recovering from a nasal surgery is
bad...imagine THIS on top of it. Absolutely true...no
foolin' - LOL.
-
-
-
-
-
- original
video file
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