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SteveDallas 08-02-2005 04:54 PM

Anatomy of a hoax
 
As I read this I kept wavering between "these people are losers," "This would have been funny," and "that sounds like something we'd try on the Cellar." (I suppose on further reflection these are not mutually exclusive.)

I also can't decide what was stupider, trying to plan something like this on a forum with open public registration, or signing up for the forum with your real name.

http://www.slate.com/id/2123673/

mrnoodle 08-03-2005 10:19 AM

I had forgotten about that greenlight thing! I vaguely recall the inventors of the hoax fessing up to it on somethingawful...didn't know there was a mythbuster.

That guy's a loser. Busting a hoax is one thing, being all proud of it like he's some kind of Poirot is another. Lame. Send the man his Ovaltine decoder ring.

xoxoxoBruce 08-06-2005 06:51 PM

Great, now what the hell am I going to do with all these green shirts. :(

eiffelenator 08-16-2005 08:29 PM

I remember hearing about the "toothing" thing. Definitely weird. Good read.


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