BubbaGump's Guide to Gullibility
-version 2
Ahh, the locked thread. It appears that there seems to be a lot of those lately. Topics ranging from how hot Jett's wife is, to newbies claiming to have Wizard World footage.
Who do we believe? Are the newbies to be trusted? 500 posts to start a new thread, plz??
Those are the questions we should be asking ourselves, and those are the questions I will be answering today. However, there are some I am incapable of answering. Just how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? Is Jett's wife really hot?
"...The world may never know."
But before we address the problem, let's get a little background (for those of us unfamiliar with recent events).
The 8 PM Scandal
Quite a while ago, a user on IMDB claimed he was going to be posting the much anticipated 3 minute segment of footage from Wizard World Chicago at 8 PM Eastern Time.
It was obviously fishy from the start, but not to some people--they believed it! The rest of us just played along...
So the 8 PM thread (now long deleted) became a sort of anticipation party for something that was obviously not coming. At the end of the day, the IMDB poster was outed fake and his life was threatened with an audio file from this guy who claimed to know where he lived and who also claimed to have a twelve gauge--and an arsenal of various weaponry.
Needless to say, RandomRival (our beloved IMDB user) is long gone by now.
But what happened at 8 PM? Well, after about a thousand posts at the SHH! thread and about half a million people online, RandomRival posted a Fresh Prince of Belair version of the famous Rick Roll.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Roll
Everyone knew it was coming, but we hung on to the false hope that it might prove true. Some of just played along though.
The Aftermath
After the 8 PM scandal, some SHH! members were inspired by RandomRival's audacity and decided to claim to to have WW footage and Rick Roll the rest of us. It is safe to assume hunter_rider has already taken care of them.
What else did you think his username meant?
The Guide to Gullibility
History lesson aside, let's get on to the guide. Here, I'll show quick, brief lessons on posting threads, show how to be cautious about trusting iffy info, and how not to look like a fool.
-Think Before You Thread
It is guaranteed you'll be flamed whenever you start a new thread so it make it good. Search before you start a new topic. It'll save you the assault from other SHH! users yelling at you that there's already a thread.
-Use Proper Grammar
lolololzzz! teh joker look like pandazzzz
At least attempt not look to like an idiot from Language Arts hell.
-Don't even think about Rick Rolling.
Hunter will kill you. Seriously.
-Before you click, "reply"...
...ask yourself. Will I be emotionally traumatized if I post this new thread? Will the bashing by other SHH! members force me to consider a psychiatrist? Is it really worth it?
Of course not. Exit your web browser and never come here again. You just saved us a whole bunch of trouble.
It's easy being smart. Just think of something stupid and don't post it.
This is SHH! For every troll out there, there's at least a dozen decent forumers in its place. Make friends, visit the Batusi lounge, chat about TDK info with buddies--
