Spark! Pro Series - 4th April 2022

Ecrawf099 · 2022-04-04T18:15:22.000Z

I thought the embers had died…

cerbere · 2022-04-04T18:40:15.000Z

Gorfmaster1:

Now I am Hungary…

Perhaps some goulash, then?

agentofpork · 2022-04-04T18:40:28.000Z

CooperJS1:

Fate has his/her own place?

I kinda wanna visit there, bad weather or not!

Don’t worry, the trip is already planned out…

cerbere · 2022-04-04T18:44:35.000Z

Early morning, April 4. Shot rings out in the Memphis sky.

Free at last!

VikingMichael · 2022-04-04T18:49:59.000Z

Steve6343:

Don’t be foolish, read VikingMichael’s ultimate Spark! from Friday here :

( Spark! Pro Series - 1st April 2022 )

Yesssss!!! I am the chosen one!!! Happy Birthday, @sean-spiceworks

tim-smith · 2022-04-04T18:51:28.000Z

Suzanne (Spiceworks):

That is a hilarious inspirobot. I think fate is sending a lot of mixed signals.

Baby Its Cold Outside

@suzanne-spiceworks

jameswalker20 · 2022-04-04T19:26:13.000Z

@stevemorton9584 2014 – Margo Macdonald, Scottish ournalist and politician: Is this a special kind if journalist?
QotD: Not enough of it kills you too. Maybe you have too much of it on your hands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsOrty4RmSA
CotD: Y2K+38
Inspirobot: Fate, “I am going to NUDGE you for breakfast. If you survive the bad weather…”

Fate and Coincidence ran into each other:

Coincidence, “Well, look who I ran into…”
Fate, “Oh Please… This was meant to be.”

cerbere · 2022-04-04T19:26:46.000Z

VikingMichael:

Steve6343:

Don’t be foolish, read VikingMichael’s ultimate Spark! from Friday here :

( Spark! Pro Series - 1st April 2022 )

Yesssss!!! I am the chosen one!!! Happy Birthday, Sean (Spiceworks)

Are you, Michael?

Repairatrooper · 2022-04-04T19:40:48.000Z

Make a splash, catch @jontydda ’s April 1st Spark here Spark! Pro series - 1st April 2022

Repairatrooper · 2022-04-04T19:42:08.000Z

VikingMichael:

Steve6343:

Don’t be foolish, read VikingMichael’s ultimate Spark! from Friday here :

( Spark! Pro Series - 1st April 2022 )

Yesssss!!! I am the chosen one!!! Happy Birthday, Sean (Spiceworks)

Well now I know who to cross off my Christmas gift list this year. @stevemorton9584

Plus the first time I spiced down a Spark.

nhnm · 2022-04-04T22:26:29.000Z

QOTD is mostly true.

Inspirobot - LOL

spiceuser-2f7m9 · 2022-04-05T02:59:46.000Z

Kinda sad that all of the Arrivals have also Departed.

Steve6343 · 2022-04-05T05:25:26.000Z

The Repairatrooper:

VikingMichael:

Steve6343:

Don’t be foolish, read VikingMichael’s ultimate Spark! from Friday here :

( Spark! Pro Series - 1st April 2022 )

Yesssss!!! I am the chosen one!!! Happy Birthday, Sean (Spiceworks)

Well now I know who to cross off my Christmas gift list this year. Steve6343

Plus the first time I spiced down a Spark.

Sorry, @repairatrooper , it was nothing personal. And don’t get too carried away @vikingmichael , as far as I could tell, your was the last one posted so it was the only one that hadn’t been referenced in other Sparks.

There you go, that’s two Xmas card lists i’m off now

RedBeardedGriff · 2022-04-05T05:52:26.000Z

Is fate coming onto me?

c-j-r · 2022-04-05T06:52:28.000Z

RedBeardedGriff:

Is fate coming onto me?

Not just you. Don’t fall for her, fate is a slut.

a-mongoose · 2022-04-05T09:43:53.000Z

You forgot that 4/4/636 was the departure date of Saint Isidore of Seville- the unofficial patron saint of the internet and IT workers

Departures

1774 - Oliver Goldsmith, Irish author and playwright

1923 – John Venn, British mathematician, inventor of the Venn diagram

1929 – Karl Benz, German engineer, founder of Mercedes Benz

1995 – Kenny Everett, British DJ and comedian

2014 – Margo Macdonald, Scottish ournalist and politician

test4echo · 2022-04-05T10:07:05.000Z

Inspirobot, you okay there? Seem a bit more drugged out than usual.

Suzanne-Spiceworks · 2022-04-05T10:35:48.000Z

Steve6343:

… as far as I could tell, your was the last one posted so it was the only one that hadn’t been referenced in other Sparks.

Here are the 6 Sparks from April 1st for anyone who missed them:

Spark! Pro Series - April 1, 2022 Spiceworks Originals

The entertainment industry has always been plagued by lawsuits. Artist suing other artists, artists suing their managers and record companies. Artists being sued by their record companies. Many are well known due to the stature of the artists. For example: Prince’s well publicized battles and who can forget John Fogerty vs John Fogerty. One of the craziest lawsuits ever, and one you likely never heard of, was launched today in 1990, in a German court. Death Metal Polka group “Glocke die Katze” …

(by The Repairatrooper)

Spark! Pro Series - 1st April 2022 Spiceworks Originals

It’s Friday. Not just any Friday but Friday April 1st, henceforth to be known as ‘The Day of a Thousand Sparks!’ Today in History: 1st April 1836 Charles Darwin discovers new plant species On 1st April 1836, HMS Beagle arrived in what is now known as the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. On his exploration of the islands, Darwin discovered a hitherto unknown species of giant orchid. The plant to which he gave the name Orchis Vulgaris Totalis, was multicoloured with variegated leaves and was unlike anyt…

(by Steve6343)

Spark! Pro series - 1st April 2022 Spiceworks Originals

Today in History: 1989 – Grandstand sports newsroom brawl On the BBC Sports show Grandstand, as presenter Desmond Lynam talked about upcoming events to be covered, such as the Grand National at Aintree and US Masters Golf, a fight broke out behind him in the newsroom. As the fight escalated, Lynam continued to calmly discuss the news, assuring the audience that, “We’ll continue to do our best to cover sport in the way that you like, backed up by our highly professional team.” See the footage h…

(by DailyLlama)

Spark! Pro Series - 1st April 2022 Spiceworks Originals

Today in History: 1994 - DWI - Drunk While on Internet Senate Bill On this day in history, the Senate proposes a bill to make being online while drunk illegal. “Congress apparently thinks that being drunk on a highway is bad no matter what kind of highway it is,” says John Dvorak (the nephew of the keyboard inventor). Also on this day: 1962 - Instant color TV 1974 - Alaska volcano erupts 1989 - Seattle’s Space Needle collapses 1998 - Pi is set to be 3 2000 - Telepathic Google searches 20…

(by jimender2) (disguised as Sean)

Spark! Pro series – 1st April 2022 Spiceworks Originals

Happy Friday! Hope you enjoy today’s Spark! Quite a lot of interesting stuff today! Just a reminder, if you are reading the Spark, Spice it up. We like it spicy here! Today in History: 2006 – The Prism 6000 MP3 Player is released. It will go on to be the longest manufactured and Sold MP3 player surpassing the Zune and even the ipod, despite early reviews . The Prism 6000 is the result of nearly a half decade of market research and intense engineering efforts. From the very beginning our goal…

(by Lonny6654)

Spark! Pro Series - 1st April 2022 Spiceworks Originals

Today in History: 01 April 1957 - BBC announces the first successful Swiss Spaghetti harvest, prompting a flood of requests for spaghetti plants. Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yër ? 1965 - Michael O’Mahony announces the launch of Smell-O-Vision on BBC TV. Numerous callers call in reporting smelling coffee and onions. See the løveli lakes 1997 - Pat Sajak hosts Jeopardy for the first time, while Alex Trebek hosts Wheel of Fortune for the first time. The wøndërful telephøne system 1998 …

(by VikingMichael) (disguised as Sean)

pcase2 · 2022-04-05T11:17:30.000Z

UNIX 2038??? I got to let everyone know!!!

nicbass · 2022-04-06T10:01:50.000Z

Ah Kenny Everett. Great DJ (First to play Bohemian Rhapsody…) & wonderfully silly comedian.

One of my favourite sketches: