Montana Raven<\/a> for pointing this one out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nYou might want to check these out while you still can – I’m sure some sort of normalcy will likely return tomorrow… And I’m sure there are vast hordes of this kind of craziness out on that amazing IntarWeb, so keep an eye peeled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sadly, the post about Turq was no April Fool’s, but there’s plenty of fine frivolity out there on the net for those so inclined. 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