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re: Deadspin: Manti Te'o Dead Girlfriend Story a Hoax (now with drug dealers!)
Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:59 am to Buckeye Fan 19
Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:59 am to Buckeye Fan 19
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I do think the people saying he made her up and killed her off are wrong. Didn't need to do it, at all. Nothing good could come from it. Don't see why at all for publicity, dude was already nationally known. Further, Swarbrick would not stand behind Te'o like he did unless he had reason to believe Te'o was telling the truth (or mostly the truth). There would be no reason for ND to take a stand if the investigation didn't reveal anything to validate Te'o's claims. The gay thing is more possible, but still don't see why he'd concoct a complete story like this, rather than just go out and get a real gf and "fake" that he was straight, and it also doesn't take into account Swarbrick standing behind Te'o. Neither of those also take into account why Te'o would tell ND.
He told ND because others were tweeting about it in December. Another ND player said they figured she was fake. People were talking.
He concocted because:
A. Last summer he tweeted about going for the Heisman on some Xbox game and even though he was on no one's list, he clearly has a wild imagination. Remember Johnny FairPlay on Survivor faking his grandmothers death to win the sympathy of his fellow contestants? It's certainly plausible he and his HS thought this scheme up for the purpose of drawing attention and sympathy.
B. He's gay and his HS buddy is in on it (possibly ver in on it) and the HS friend asked the chick for the twitter pic and they concocted this Jan Brady story to hide the fact that he's never had a girlfriend.
C. Both of the above.
His continued references to her, his lies about her family helping him get brought this, his dad saying she visited them in Hawaii, him staying on the phone with her every night, his reference to her letter one month after she died, all point to his active roll (yeah he was the top) in this scheme.
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Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:59 am to Linkovich
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Thamel believes Teo was duped and has nothing to do with it.
Thamel probably wants to discuss the other argument so he can keep making radio/TV show appearances.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:59 am to Rickety Cricket
Lennay's Farewell Letter to Manti 
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That doesn't mean that I don't want you to move on, though. I want to be remembered, but I don't want to hold you back. I want you to find someone to love, someone who makes you just as happy as you make me. Actually, I have a friend, Femsley Kromnor, who I think might be perfect for you. I can give her your ICQ handle, but she is very shy, so don't expect her to feel comfortable meeting you or going on Skype or talking on the phone or giving you the last four digits of her social security number or anything. In fact, she is exactly like me in every way, except less able to independently confirm her identity or verify her existence as a girl. Also, unlike me, she doesn't have cancer, ha ha! Anyway, you can expect to hear from her on ICQ after I die.
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Dr. New Man also said that the cancer spread to my voice and made it sound weird, so that must be why you said it sounded like I was talking through a Talkboy that made my voice all high-pitched those times we talked on the phone before. I am sorry that you could not hear my beautiful voice before it was ravaged by the cancer I got from that darned car accident.
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Let's see, what else? Oh, I'm not going to have a funeral. I put it in my will for my body to be given to scientists who study the effects of car accidents on the common cancer. So they're just going to wheel my body into their lab once I kick the bucket. And I'm not going to have an obituary either, because they said rival scientists might see it and try to steal my body. So don't be on the lookout for that stuff.
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So in conclusion: I love you, I'm a girl with boobs and periods and stuff, and I'm going to die and disappear from this world forever. Please remember how much I loved you, and go Fighting Irish!
This post was edited on 1/17/13 at 10:01 am
Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:59 am to hg
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I don't believe the whole "catfish" thing. No one would even call it that if that show/movie didn't recently come out on MTV and become a hit. Shits been going on for 3 years? No way he was "catfished".
:kige:
Posted on 1/17/13 at 9:59 am to Patrick_Bateman
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Peter Thamel is laying on it thick about how poor Teo was duped and all of campus was too.
In other words, he's trying to defend how he was duped! There's no defense IMO of running an SI cover story about something that didn't. even. exist.
This post was edited on 1/17/13 at 10:02 am
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:00 am to hg
Three years ago he was nobody. Hell, up until September of this season, 95% of CFB fans had never heard of him.
His buddies duped him three years ago as a joke. Te'o knew he was going to need publicity and ran with this.
His buddies duped him three years ago as a joke. Te'o knew he was going to need publicity and ran with this.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:00 am to RollTide1987
This girl was the love of his life. He was so broken up and inspired by her tragic last couple of months. This girl meant more to him than anything.
Oh, by the way, he's never even met this girl.
Sounds legit.
Oh, by the way, he's never even met this girl.
Sounds legit.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:00 am to Rickety Cricket
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Dr. New Man
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my body to be given to scientists who study the effects of car accidents on the common cancer.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:01 am to Rickety Cricket
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the cancer I got from that darned car accident.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:01 am to Choupique19
Well, there is records of his grandmother actually dead though.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:01 am to graychef
quote:I doubt he will. He's coming off as an egomaniac without any regard to anyone not named Manti Te'o.
I'm willing to bet that Te'o will eventually tell the truth about his lies and say he lied to ND, saving ND from further embarrassment. Not sure what to make of the PI report though.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:02 am to Rickety Cricket
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So no, don't cry for me. Live for me! Carry on my legacy. Do all the girl stuff I loved to do, like buy Lisa Frank notebooks and talk about horses a lot and dot my 'i's with hearts and read Baby-Sitter's Club books. And Sweet Valley High. Even Boxcar Children.
Well did he even do it? It's the least he could do after he put up with his shite for 3 years and had to listen to him on the phone every night.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:03 am to shuke33
let's remember this
IF he told ND on 12/6, at that point ND told him to go along with it until they could figure something out
that's why ND has an interest in promoting the "he was faked" story b/c they let him go and talk about her from 12/6 until the title game
IF he told ND on 12/6, at that point ND told him to go along with it until they could figure something out
that's why ND has an interest in promoting the "he was faked" story b/c they let him go and talk about her from 12/6 until the title game
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:03 am to Choupique19
Can someone provide a link to a ND message board?
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:03 am to PepaSpray
Cowherd has got to be loving the ratings his show is getting right now. I know I haven't listened to his show in forever, but he was the 1st guy I wanted to hear on this
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:03 am to Rickety Cricket
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In fact, she is exactly like me in every way, except less able to independently confirm her identity or verify her existence as a girl.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:03 am to Patrick_Bateman
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There's no defense IMO of running an SI cover story about something that didn't. even. exist.
I bet a few people lose jobs over this.
Not checking your sources on giant cover stories like this can be career suicide in journalism.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:03 am to Rickety Cricket
That can't be real....can it?
I CAN'T TELL, THIS EVENT BROKE MY bullshite METER
I CAN'T TELL, THIS EVENT BROKE MY bullshite METER
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:04 am to Linkovich
quote:Thamel is the one being duped. Te'o appears to be a master manipulator. Even Manti's dad said he had met the girl. This is becoming a circus.
Thamel believes Teo was duped and has nothing to do with it.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:04 am to Tigerstudent08
quote:LINK
Can someone provide a link to a ND message board?
This post was edited on 1/17/13 at 10:05 am
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