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Old 12-05-2013, 06:01 AM
 
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C.
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He says he's not a liar but a story teller and was just trying to entertain his twitter followers. He got more than he bargained for.

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Old 12-05-2013, 06:21 AM
 
Location: NYC
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The entire thing was just ridiculously stupid. Why make up something so insane?
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Old 12-05-2013, 09:05 AM
 
Location: SoCal
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The entire thing was just ridiculously stupid. Why make up something so insane?
To get eyes on his name.

Same reason commercials are ridiculously stupid - ad makers don't care if you like their ad. They care if you remember the name of the product.
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Old 12-05-2013, 10:22 AM
 
Location: Colorado
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The problem with that approach - as the author found out - is that you do not know how violently the person will react. It is like road rage, only it is face to face.
I agree, whatever happened to just being yielding and letting the person make a fool out of themselves? I guess that's not gratifying or easy enough for people today.

I see that it all turned out to be an attention-grabbing hoax, which is not surprising, but the commentary that it makes about the world we live in is equally as sad either way.
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Old 12-05-2013, 10:57 AM
 
Location: NYC
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To get eyes on his name.

Same reason commercials are ridiculously stupid - ad makers don't care if you like their ad. They care if you remember the name of the product.
Too true
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