Anatomy of a hoax

SteveDallas · 08-02-2005, 04:54 PM

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.

08-02-2005, 04:54 PM	#1
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	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/

08-06-2005, 06:51 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Great, now what the hell am I going to do with all these green shirts. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-03-2005, 10:19 AM	#2
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	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.

08-16-2005, 08:29 PM	#4
eiffelenator Irrelevant Adulterant Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 43	I remember hearing about the "toothing" thing. Definitely weird. Good read.

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