Remember that Star Wars spoof? That dork twirling the stick? well...

[Ben Kenobi]

I used to get teased mercilessly when I was younger because everybody knew that I had a thin skin. Eventually, I just stopped caring what they thought, and I became less of a target. Though this is a little different in scope, in that millions of people have seen that lightsaber video.

Who got harmed by the break and enter? The student or the school? The school has a good case for suspending the jerks who broke in. This seems to me the best solution, rather than turning to the courts, let the school punish the offenders. Have them scrub toilets for a year or so.

[Zopperoni]

The "friends" of the poor lad apparently didn't stop at posting the video online:

Complete with misspellings, bad grammar and cyber-style acronyms, the exchanges are used in the statement of claim as evidence that the boys lacked remorse. They also brag in them that they evaded attempts by school officials to find the culprits behind Ghyslain's misfortunes.

Ghyslain's parents and lawyers would not speak to reporters yesterday. The parents of the defendants either did not answer calls or refused to comment because the dispute was before the courts.

While the video of Ghyslain's antics generated some derisive Internet comments, others felt bad and started raising money for him. One group collected more than $3,000 (U.S.), which they used to buy him an Apple iPod portable music player.

In the excerpts from Internet chats filed in court, the four appear to be plotting ways to get the gifts sent to another address so they can keep the iPod for themselves.

Source

[:) Smiley]

Originally posted by Ted Striker
Secondly, your "you just have to suck it up and deal with it" is complete bull****.

That kid is humiliated for the rest of his life.

Put yourself in his shoes and see how YOU DEAL WITH IT JACKASS.

Though, I did find the video hilarious.

Had he not made a big deal out of it, the Internet would have forgotten about it quickly the way it does most things like this. Now he's simply worsened his situation.

[Az]

I think that the kids that had taken the movie must be charged with stealing and damaging school property. that's all.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Agathon
take it well, people will think he's got a sense of humour and remember it fondly

The thing is, his schoolmates are likely the ones with no sense of humour and are using this as an opportunity to all gang up to harass and humiliate someone.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Osweld

The thing is, his schoolmates are likely the ones with no sense of humour and are using this as an opportunity to all gang up to harass and humiliate someone.

But let's look at the real options he has. Sue and look like an *******, or try to laugh it off and be thought pretty cool, or do nothing and let it die down Some people here seem to think he should do what will make it worse.

What else can he do? If he wants it to go away, suing is the last thing he should do.

Anyway, this reminds me of an amusing item I saw on TV a while back. I was watching a live phone in talk show and this Indian guy rang up. He had a really thick accent and began relating his problem to the sympathetic experts.

He said, "I am an Indian man from a very strict religious family and I am seeing a white woman who is not a Hindu."

Thinking they've understood his problem, the experts start rabbiting on about racial and religious tolerance.

But the man interrupts them saying, "No that is not my real problem." He then explains that he and the woman made their own sex film and he's feeling quite bad about it.

The experts advise him to destroy the tape and talk to a counselor if he feels guilty about doing it.

But he interrupts them again saying, "No that is not the problem, you see I put the film on the internet and now I want to get it off. How do I get my sex film off the internet?"

Holding in their laughter the experts explain to him that no one can do that.

This really happened: it was on CityTV here in TO.

[TCO]

Originally posted by Agathon


But let's look at the real options he has. Sue and look like an *******, or try to laugh it off and be thought pretty cool, or do nothing and let it die down Some people here seem to think he should do what will make it worse.

What else can he do? If he wants it to go away, suing is the last thing he should do.

Anyway, this reminds me of an amusing item I saw on TV a while back. I was watching a live phone in talk show and this Indian guy rang up. He had a really thick accent and began relating his problem to the sympathetic experts.

He said, "I am an Indian man from a very strict religious family and I am seeing a white woman who is not a Hindu."

Thinking they've understood his problem, the experts start rabbiting on about racial and religious tolerance.

But the man interrupts them saying, "No that is not my real problem." He then explains that he and the woman made their own sex film and he's feeling quite bad about it.

The experts advise him to destroy the tape and talk to a counselor if he feels guilty about doing it.

But he interrupts them again saying, "No that is not the problem, you see I put the film on the internet and now I want to get it off. How do I get my sex film off the internet?"

Holding in their laughter the experts explain to him that no one can do that.

This really happened: it was on CityTV here in TO.

He should state his problems with less prologue

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by Smiley


Had he not made a big deal out of it, the Internet would have forgotten about it quickly the way it does most things like this. Now he's simply worsened his situation.

Yeah, right.

Just like the lady on the bungee jump that crapped her pants.

Or the guy who was sucking his own d1ck

What about the college couple who got caught doing it in bed.

I STILL get those forwarded to me.

This is PERMANENT

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Ted Striker


What about the college couple who got caught doing it in bed.

Never seen that one.

A bed!?! What a wild and kinky idea!

Actually, let's comprise a list of internet celebrities.


1. That Turkish guy in the leisure suit. You know the "I kiss you" guy.

2. Henrik Teigen, the world's ugliest man.

3. Claire Swire, who waxed lyrical about the taste of semen.

4. The Alaskan Assassin, who sent the most pathetic, pleading love letter anyone ever saw.

5. The guy who sucked his own.

6. The Star Wars kid.

[asleepathewheel]

links please

[Agathon]

Originally posted by asleepathewheel
links please

These were from memory, but here's some links.

Henrik

http://www.befuddle.co.uk/ugly/henrik/ (this is a copy of the original page)

Claire Swire

http://whoisclaireswire.terrashare.com/

The AA

http://www.usafa-aog.org/Folklore/modules/news/article.php?storyid=131

Mahir became a celebrity and his site lost its original charm. Here's an account.

http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/11/04/mahir/

[asleepathewheel]

thanks


want a pic of this swire lass

[Agathon]

Originally posted by asleepathewheel
thanks

want a pic of this swire lass

So did everyone. I don't think there is one.

[:) Smiley]

UC Berkeley, 2001: a freshman decides it'd be a cool idea to make a porno video in his dorm room and become an internet porn star.

It's awful even by porn standards, but the guy's enjoying his fame. You can Kazaa it as "David Ravages the Prostitute"

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Smiley
UC Berkeley, 2001: a freshman decides it'd be a cool idea to make a porno video in his dorm room and become an internet porn star.

It's awful even by porn standards, but the guy's enjoying his fame. You can Kazaa it as "David Ravages the Prostitute"

"David Ravages the Prostitute"?

I don't use Kazaa, and I think I'll pass anyway.