Cub Driver warbird@mail
wrote:

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 20:37:51 -0500, "Bob" wrote:

Just announced, American and United have agreed to merge by the end of the
year.

Surely an April Fool! United wouldn't demean its frequent-flyer
program by merging it with AA's, surely?

April Fool's joke indeed, although the original poster screwed up by
posting it too early (Eastern Standard Time produced the above date-time
stamp). Not April 1st in the U.S. or anywhere to the west.