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2005-05-02, 10:33 AM #1

Simbachu

Pikachu-lite

Posts: 1,153

"A WEST NYACK, N.Y. MAN was found dead at his computer apparently the victim of trying to keep up with too many professional forums. Childress H. Wanamaker, 54, an account executive at a New York-based new media company, died of starvation according to the West Nyack coroner's office. Wanamaker's emaciated body was found by Loraine, his wife of 26 years, who told MediaPost she had been bringing her husband meals on plastic trays for weeks, but that he never took the time to eat them."

Link

Wow, this guy was hardcore. Two posts per minute, every hour of the day.

"A virtual memorial service will be held online at a date to be determined."

The article is dated April 25, but I never saw a thread about it here, so I don't think I'm old newz:ing.

VTEC just kicked in, yo!

2005-05-02, 10:35 AM #2

Shintock

Balls of steel.

Posts: 7,146

o.O

2005-05-02, 10:36 AM #3

Nikumubeki

NIKVMVS-REX-TODOA

Posts: 17,541

Pfft. I could do that and still stay alive! MWHAHAHAHA.

Or in other words, what the hell. No one should do that.

Star Wars: TODOA | DXN - Deus Ex: Nihilum

2005-05-02, 10:40 AM #4

lassev

Tells It Like It Is

Posts: 2,827

Hardcore indeed. Till the very end.

Frozen in the past by ICARUS

2005-05-02, 10:56 AM #5

The MAZZTer

⌐_⌐

¬_¬

Posts: 6,095

After reading the article... am I the only one who thinks this is fake?

2005-05-02, 10:58 AM #6

Simbachu

Pikachu-lite

Posts: 1,153

Quote:

Originally posted by The_Mega_ZZTer
After reading the article... am I the only one who thinks this is fake?

I thought so too when I read that he had a wife.

VTEC just kicked in, yo!

2005-05-02, 11:03 AM #7

BrianTheSith

No, not that Brian.

Posts: 337

Quote:

Originally posted by Simbachu
I thought so too when I read that he had a wife.

Good answer!

Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

Thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator.

Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.

2005-05-02, 11:12 AM #8

DogSRoOL

wtf is a catloaf?a

Posts: 6,227

Quote:

He also contributed to 375 blogs and was expected to start an online column about the impact of interactive communications on health, when he died.

Irony at it's finest.

Cat loaf, meet mouseloaf.
My music

2005-05-02, 11:14 AM #9

Avenger

Positive!

Posts: 19,146

I will never die starvation. That' for sure.

Pissed Off?

2005-05-02, 11:16 AM #10

Elana14

Doesn't Want One

Posts: 1,732

*looks at forum where she found the thread that contained the artical*

Laughing at my spelling herts my feelings. Well laughing is fine actully, but posting about it is not.

2005-05-02, 11:20 AM #11

Freelancer

Peelancer

Posts: 15,012

*sniff* My new hero. That's the way I want to go.

EDIT: I just ran the numbers and the man posted 150,000 times in the past 7 weeks if that article is correct. :eek:

P.S. I realize this is fake.

"it is time to get a credit card to complete my financial independance" — Tibby, Aug. 2009

2005-05-02, 12:23 PM #12

JDKNITE188

C is for cookie
and cookie is for me

Posts: 2,425

Okay, that is just obsessive and scary.

Yikes.

2005-05-02, 12:26 PM #13

Cool Matty

Usuyami no Sekai

Posts: 15,246

Quote:

Originally posted by Elana14
*looks at forum where she found the thread that contained the artical*

You ruined it! Every single word except the last was spelt correctly! You almost did it, Elana! You almost did it!!!

And yeah, this article is so fake.

2005-05-02, 12:45 PM #14

landfish

'splodes

Posts: 4,543

Quote:

Originally posted by Shintock
o.O

free(jin);
tofu sucks

2005-05-02, 12:56 PM #15

Oxyonagon

"emphasis"

Posts: 2,801

Umm.. *runs away*

scary. GBK, they're targetting you with this thread.

Sneaky sneaks. I'm actually a werewolf. Woof.

2005-05-02, 2:38 PM #16

ECHOMAN

"Has it won yet?"

Posts: 17,215

Wow.

What if that man had a account here on Massassi? That would be odd.

SnailIracing:n(500tpostshpereline)pants
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2005-05-02, 2:40 PM #17

AKPiggott

Grandmaster of Cool

Posts: 1,252

Proof that the internet is evil.

Xbox Live/PlayStation Network/Steam: tone217
http://twitter.com/ourmatetone

2005-05-02, 3:15 PM #18

gbk

Posts: 10,562

Quote:

Originally posted by Oxyonagon
...GBK, they're targetting you with this thread.

Perhaps, but Ive slowed down to about ~4 PPD lately.

And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.

2005-05-02, 3:18 PM #19

Freelancer

Peelancer

Posts: 15,012

What if gbk *was* that man? That would be even scarier.

"it is time to get a credit card to complete my financial independance" — Tibby, Aug. 2009

2005-05-02, 4:03 PM #20

Obi_Kwiet

It's Stuart, Martha Stuart

Posts: 7,943

I bet his post count rocked. I have a new ambition in life!

*post-post-post-post-post-post...*:D

2005-05-02, 5:01 PM #21

Cloud

Big, White, and PuffyY

Posts: 2,965

Two post per minute? That my post per day average.

2005-05-02, 10:19 PM #22

Elana14

Doesn't Want One

Posts: 1,732

Quote:

Originally posted by Cool Matty

*HAIT - in your general direction*

Laughing at my spelling herts my feelings. Well laughing is fine actully, but posting about it is not.

2005-05-03, 12:16 AM #23

Avenger

Positive!

Posts: 19,146

Quote:

Originally posted by Echoman
What if that man had a account here on Massassi? That would be odd.

But I'm still posting.

Pissed Off?

2005-05-03, 10:59 AM #24

DogSRoOL

wtf is a catloaf?a

Posts: 6,227

Hait?

Cat loaf, meet mouseloaf.
My music

2005-05-03, 4:29 PM #25

Jon`C

Admiral of Awesome

Posts: 18,626

Quote:

'Let them eat PIE,' he bellowed banging on his keyboard."

mmm.... pie.