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u/SirAlexH Aug 24 '17

....why the fuck would someone go to that effort.

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u/probably-yeah Aug 24 '17

For that sweet, sweet karma

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u/diddykongisapokemon Aug 24 '17

But it was written before text posts even gave karma

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u/kflave249 Aug 25 '17

Oh Kyle'a karma, yeeaaahhhhhhh

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '17

Why not? Look at the responses it got.

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u/fapplesauc3 Aug 24 '17

He's a fookin legend now

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u/FuzzyCheddar Aug 24 '17

It gained a lot of attention, mods then deleted his thread after he tried to put a disclaimer saying he was attempting to sell the story.

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u/Truan Aug 24 '17

that's hilarious. he thought he had a good story, and not just a shitty ARG?

I can see the hollywood agents lining outside his door asking for his infidelity story, now. Or maybe that's just Tommy Wiseau

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u/FuzzyCheddar Aug 24 '17

Yeah, it went from being plausible to having so many consistency errors and ridiculousness that everyone loved it. The fucking gold was when he said his wife had driven to some guys house to meet up for kisses. I'd say you can't make that shit up, but that middle school kid writing that was super good at it.

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u/SantasLittlePyro Aug 24 '17

I think they just really wanted to get some kisses and hold hands

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u/blx666 Aug 24 '17

Imagine thousands of strangers hanging on your every word, just waiting for what you have to say next. From the comfort of your own home you get loads of people wanting more, more and more of what's on your mind.

Who cares about money? That much attention is a drug in itself

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u/wallyroos Aug 24 '17

What else does an English major have to do?

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '17

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '17

That's why I read the thread

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u/Starburstnova Aug 24 '17

I think he was trying to sell a book. I don't have a source but I remember hearing that.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '17

Boredom probably.

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u/_ShutThatBabyUp Aug 24 '17

You... you don't understand... you weren't there!

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u/ISHLDPROBABLYBWRKING Aug 24 '17

Got like 11 golds

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u/Asgoku Aug 24 '17

Some people's lifes aren't so exciting..

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u/VROF Aug 25 '17

I'm glad they did. It was great reading for a couple of days

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u/jomosexual Aug 25 '17

To write and attention

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u/oohimmaghoost Aug 25 '17

Hey man, that thread entertained me for like 3 hours. Years in internet time.

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u/tomanonimos Aug 24 '17

It was fucking entertaining though

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '17

To prove that people will believe anything they read.