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Anyone heard of that "incident" on the Something Awful forums?

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I wonder how true this story is. He could have made the first post up, and then the second post, just to mess with people. My excuse to my folks is that I had posted it to the board just to yank everyone's chain, and see what reactions I would get. Admittedly it would be a very sick joke, but hopefully it would have cleared the air and things would have worked out.

Ryan
 
Originally posted by: rgwalt
I wonder how true this story is. He could have made the first post up, and then the second post, just to mess with people. My excuse to my folks is that I had posted it to the board just to yank everyone's chain, and see what reactions I would get. Admittedly it would be a very sick joke, but hopefully it would have cleared the air and things would have worked out.

Ryan

I can't imagine someone doing that for kicks.
 
Wow... that is messed up, but I don't think he should have to see a shrink for it, and he should kick the dude's ass who tattled on him.
 
Originally posted by: Storm
Honestly whose parents would believe some random dude calling your house? That I dont get

That's what I was gonna say... I doubt my parents would believe someone who did that.
 
Seems to me like the punishment far exceeded the crime. That guy should've never posted that sh!t on the internet. That was really sick & stupid of him. But the person who ratted him out deserves a good old fashioned ass-kicking for their ignorance. -kd5-
 
Originally posted by: thawolfman
Originally posted by: Storm
Honestly whose parents would believe some random dude calling your house? That I dont get

What if over the phone he gave them the link?! :Q

Well Heisenberg said you have to pay to even view the forums. That guy has some paranoid parents...
 
Originally posted by: thawolfman
Originally posted by: Storm
Honestly whose parents would believe some random dude calling your house? That I dont get

What if over the phone he gave them the link?! :Q

This is what probably happened. He called, and asked for the sis by name. Sis comes on the phone. He tells her about this somethingawful forum. She says, yeah she has seen her bro reading that stuff. He tells her to go log on to his bro's computer and read the forum from there (auto login with cookies). And the rest it self-explainatory.
 
Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
Originally posted by: thawolfman
Originally posted by: Storm
Honestly whose parents would believe some random dude calling your house? That I dont get

What if over the phone he gave them the link?! :Q

This is what probably happened. He called, and asked for the sis by name. Sis comes on the phone. He tells her about this somethingawful forum. She says, yeah she has seen her bro reading that stuff. He tells her to go log on to his bro's computer and read the forum from there (auto login with cookies). And the rest it self-explainatory.

ah figured..probably.......cuz the something awful forums..u have to register and pay 10 bucks to be a member....

 
that post is disturbing and hilarious all at once 😀

but, personally, I doubt that it really happened. I mean, seriously, if you got a call from a random person telling you what your son was doing, would you believe him? hell no! you'd probably hang up without a second thought.

edit: hm, tommy's explaination is certainly plausible...
 
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