OfficeTally to be acquired by NBC Universal

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 | 882 comments

UPDATE: HAPPY APRIL FOOL’S DAY!

THIS POST WAS AN APRIL FOOL’S DAY PRANK; NONE OF IT IS TRUE.

Happy April 1st, everyone. And judging by the emotion of some of the comments, we just barely survived the day. ;)

A few little tidbits:

• I received word directly from The Office set that even some of the cast members believed the announcement to be true!
• Read Remote Access’ coverage of the prank.
• Read Remote Access’ follow-up interview with me.
• I want to give a shout-out to the fine employees of DMI Racine who put together one heck of an NBC.com prank page, and to my friends at nbc.com, who reviewed my acquisition announcement to make sure it sounded realistic. (They suggested the delightful phrase “geo-filtered.”)

And finally, to all of you Tallyheads who so passionately expressed your feelings about this announcement, thank you. :)

We now resume our regularly scheduled programming.

Pages: 1 2

882 comments

Pages: [45] 44 43 42 41 … 1 » Show All

1. 
   882. Jack  Wed. Apr. 23, 2008 | 2:39pm

   well apparently I had not checked office tally the week of april first, I think I was on vacation without a computer and I JUST NOW fell for this. I feel so stupid, but this is one jim halpert would be proud of! nice work tanster

2. 
   881. kaysi  Tue. Apr. 8, 2008 | 10:27am

   Oh my goodness, it’s April 8 and you’re STILL “getting” people with this. I am your latest “victim!” I was stunned until I kept reading… Hilarious! Clever! Brilliant! Untrue! Thank goodness! ;o)

3. 
   880. Erin  Sun. Apr. 6, 2008 | 9:19pm

   #882 (Katie):
   have you tried http://www.sidereel.com/The_Office or http://www.hulu.com?

4. 
   879. Katie  Fri. Apr. 4, 2008 | 2:39am

   I got so upset reading this and am so happy you were joking!!!

   I’m a reader living in Japan, and since we don’t have NBC here and it’s not shown on AFN (Armed Forces Network) and I can’t watch any NBC shows online (only available in the U.S.), I read this website anxiously awaiting for the seasons to come out on DVD!

   If anyone knows a way for me to watch online please share!!!

5. 
   878. Jez  Thu. Apr. 3, 2008 | 7:31pm

   omg, im so late.. but you got me good. i was upset for a whole minute. lol

6. 
   877. LoveJim  Thu. Apr. 3, 2008 | 3:56pm

   Two weeks ago I fell and managed to break my kneecap, seriously, and I am on some fairly heavy meds. So I just managed to stagger to my computer, using my walker of course, to catch up on the important news of the day. Your announcement nearly finished me off! I’m not too quick under normal conditions, but in my drug induced haze I believed the whole thing!
   Thank God it’s not true!

7. 
   876. Lisa  Thu. Apr. 3, 2008 | 3:23pm

   Jennie, you’ll probably filter this comment and that’s okay. It’s really just meant for you. But what was so sad is that so many people were immediately so furious and downright mean. Rather than thanking you for the hours and hours of *personal* time you’ve dedicated to this site, they immediately picked up their pitchforks and torches and went after you. I, for one, am grateful that you’ve continued running this site despite seeing just how unforgiving people can be. You’re a better woman than I.

   [from tanster: awww, thank you, lisa! it was quite a reaction, wasn't it? :) ]

8. 
   875. ScrantonPrincess  Thu. Apr. 3, 2008 | 2:27pm

   OMG I was so furious. Good one ;)

9. 
   874. Vampire-Bat Jim  Thu. Apr. 3, 2008 | 11:26am

   You got me. O boy did you get me!
   I thought it was true because I saw it on the NBC website.

   That was good Tanster, but once is enough.

   It’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature… or Vampire Bats.

10. 
    873. dying star  Thu. Apr. 3, 2008 | 8:58am

    This was cute! Glad I didn’t fall for it, or I might have cried!

11. 
    872. Janie  Thu. Apr. 3, 2008 | 7:37am

    LOL omg, i’m like 2 days late but i still got pranked! good one :)

12. 
    871. umbra  Wed. Apr. 2, 2008 | 11:57pm

    wow. Thats all I can say.

13. 
    870. Jay from Australia  Wed. Apr. 2, 2008 | 11:49pm

    hahahahahah oh my god.

    you-.. best april fools joke ever. ESPECIALLY the “geo-filtered” thing for all us foreign office lovers.. ohhhh tanster!

14. 
    869. amanda  Wed. Apr. 2, 2008 | 9:36pm

    wow u totally got me

15. 
    868. Figgy Newton  Wed. Apr. 2, 2008 | 8:57pm

    This was bigger than a stapler in jell-o.
    This was like my soul falling into the sewer.
    This was the most awesome prank ever!

16. 
    867. Erin  Wed. Apr. 2, 2008 | 8:23pm

    Nice. This was the ultimate stapler in our jell-o.

17. 
    866. Greg Peterson  Wed. Apr. 2, 2008 | 7:58pm

    Well played, tanster. Well played.

18. 
    865. Jill  Wed. Apr. 2, 2008 | 7:46pm

    You are an evil genius, but that’s why we love you!

19. 
    864. Sammie  Wed. Apr. 2, 2008 | 6:06pm

    damn i’m so gullible! i was wondering how in the HELL you decided to join forces with nbc!!! haha good work!!

20. 
    863. Angela  Wed. Apr. 2, 2008 | 5:43pm

    So mean! I was like please tell me this is NOT true! Is she doing this for money? Why would she do this to us? :)

Pages: [45] 44 43 42 41 … 1 » Show All

Add a comment

Please follow OfficeTally's comment policy. Thanks!

Name (required)

Email address (required, won't be shown)

Website

200 word maximum!

Add a gravatar to your comment | Subscribe to comments