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re: Deadspin: Manti Te'o Dead Girlfriend Story a Hoax (now with drug dealers!)
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:41 am to ScoopAndScore
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:41 am to ScoopAndScore
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Um, catfishing maybe?
people faking interest in others is as old as humanity itself
and fakers were a lot more prevalent 10-15 years ago. technology makes it a lot harder for fakers
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Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:42 am to StraightCashHomey21
Stephen A bringing the truth again on first take 
This post was edited on 1/18/13 at 9:43 am
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:43 am to baybeefeetz
Pookah is Ronaiah's little sister
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:43 am to Choupique19
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Coach Kelly gave her the game ball
This might be the funniest part yet.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:44 am to SlowFlowPro
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SlowFlowPro
I can always count on you to minimize the negative effects of social media while making all of the positives sound like life couldn't have happened without them.
What did people who wanted to make friends do before the internet? God only knows.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:44 am to RollTide1987
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What's funny is that Pete Thamel, the dude who published the original cover story in SI back in October, SAW red flags but chose to ignore him. He found no record of the car crash and no record of her ever being at Stanford. Instead of following up with Te'o on these issues, he simply brushed them aside.
All of this goes back to him.
And this is the same guy that stalked TM7's familiy to get a story.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:44 am to ScoopAndScore
I bet that game ball ends up on ebay
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:46 am to 1999
3,2,1
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:46 am to StraightCashHomey21
First Take is the worst ever but with this topic its classic
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:48 am to SDVTiger
this is the first time in my life I can tolerate Stephan A Smif
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:48 am to SlowFlowPro
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technology makes it a lot harder for fakers
And without technology I wouldn't have had this bullshite story force-fed down my throat for months upon months
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:48 am to TigersRuleTheEarth
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I can always count on you to minimize the negative effects of social media
it's not really minimizing as much as i'm trying to eliminate the mental distancing of social media and real life
people like to segregate them, but they're not THAT different. people are just scared of various stigmas or technology and create a mythos surrounding it accordingly.
quote:
What did people who wanted to make friends do before the internet? God only knows
interacting with people is interacting with people
some people use that in negative ways for their own gains, regardless of the medium. shite happens. we're humans
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:48 am to Vegas Bengal
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I bet that game ball ends up on ebay
I'm not a memorabilia collector of anything, not even my own stuff that I've been in magazines and newspapers for. However, that Lannay game ball is something I'd put on a mothafrickin' mantle.
I want that game ball!!!!!!!
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:50 am to SlowFlowPro
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it's not really minimizing as much as i'm trying to eliminate the mental distancing of social media and real life
lulz
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:50 am to Philosoraptor
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Te'o probably did get catfished. These football players and athletes are not the brightest people.
But I believe he did know at some point and kept on lying. He just needs to come out and say he found out at some point and felt too embarrassed to tell anyone.
Then he needs to say the story just got away from him. He didn't want to disappoint his family, friends, fans, and ND. So, he kept the story going.
Then he needs to apologize and say he wants to get past this and get on with focusing on football.
I feel that's the story too.
I think he could save some face too if he went with this. No one is going to believe he was duped this entire time. He just needs to tell the truth and people will forgive him and he can move on with his football career.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:51 am to bayoujd
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bayoujd
interesting read you linked, this guys response seems fairly normal in a situation like that. Makes me lean even further towards Teo being involved
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:51 am to tylercsbn9
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And this is the same guy that stalked TM7's familiy to get a story.
The more I think about this angle, the more I get pissed off.
Thamel wanted the heartwarming story about Te'o so he didn't pry. He wanted to admonish Mathieu so he tried for weeks to dig shite up and got a club poster.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:51 am to SlowFlowPro
I'm not in the same camp as the guy that said society is fricked up more now. Society is better off now.
...but I think it is disingenuous to say that technology has made it harder to pull off this type of con.
...but I think it is disingenuous to say that technology has made it harder to pull off this type of con.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:51 am to Tiger Ryno
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this is the first time in my life I can tolerate Stephan A Smif
calling Te'o out on his bullshite lies
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:52 am to MenloDawg
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And without technology I wouldn't have had this bullshite story force-fed down my throat for months upon months
that's more of an issue with our society clamoring for human interest stories. the media is willing to give us what we want
sensationalism in the media isn't anything new. this story turned out to be fake, but it's not the first over-dramatized scenario that stretched the truth. it's just the latest one, and accordingly, it's the worst one ever
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