You know , thinking about it , was this the first April fool's prank by theymos?
No, I read a thread where it was mentioned that there was a prank last year also.
OP i think the question is answered so it should be locked.
You thread lock fanatics need to chill. It will just result in new threads.
@mexxer-2 I remember when avatars had been reintroduced and everyone had some random meme avatar.