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Thomas A Stobie's Webpages - The Greatest Joke Site of All Time
Thomas A Stobie. Never in the history of the TBS community has there been someone so knowledgeable, so recognizable, so impactful, so implacable, yet had apparently no friends.
Most of you who have known him probably have seen him on the old official SMAC message board. He was a major poster there, a beta tester for SMAC, and the person who wasn't employed by Firaxis/OSI/EA who had the most impact on the development of SMAC.
Despite all this, he wasn't really close to anyone on the message board. Some people hated him even. One guy (who posts here) described in detail a story of him mutilating Thomas A Stobie.
Anyway, I killing time on the internet and decided to see what Thomas A Stobie was up to. I found this, Thomas A Stobie's home page or so I thought.
First, I was very surprised when reading his resume.
He asked himself various questions.
So Thomas A Stobie turned out to be one of the 5 best telecommunications people in the world. Wow. Why haven't we heard about him on CNBC?
Apparently there is a very good reason for this..
Ahh, that explains everything.
You may be asking what qualifications he has to back up these assertions.
I wish I had 4 make-believe doctorates.
There is far more fun filled questions so check out that section to read it all.
One of the few times Thomas A Stobie ventured into the relm of Off Topicness was in the area of religion. This was especially true in abortion. Apparently he is the head of Divine Love Ministries. And you thought Jesus was religious. Also in this section, his wife is called WonderBarb. Switch a couple letters and drop a "b" and you get WonderBra.
Now at first I didn't think this was silly at all, just interesting. I honestly believed this was Thomas A Stobie's webpage. But then I came across something that showed where the real creator of the page either slipped up or showed that this was all a joke. Check out Thomas A Stobie's Gaming Page. Sid Meier is spelled Sid Meyer. The real Thomas A Stobie couldn't have done that. His name is in the credits of the Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Official Strategy Guide for crying out loud.
So the only explaination for this that I can think of is that someone who really hated Thomas A Stobie went and found out all the information on Thomas A Stobie he could, made up some stuff that sounded kinda plausable, then made up some stuff that was just crazy.
Seriously, I can't think of another joke site where so much effort was put into making one person look silly, at least not for someone famous.
Most of you who have known him probably have seen him on the old official SMAC message board. He was a major poster there, a beta tester for SMAC, and the person who wasn't employed by Firaxis/OSI/EA who had the most impact on the development of SMAC.
Despite all this, he wasn't really close to anyone on the message board. Some people hated him even. One guy (who posts here) described in detail a story of him mutilating Thomas A Stobie.
Anyway, I killing time on the internet and decided to see what Thomas A Stobie was up to. I found this, Thomas A Stobie's home page or so I thought.
First, I was very surprised when reading his resume.
He asked himself various questions.
How good are you?
In my specialty of strategic thinking, I would say in the telecommunications industry I am one of the top 5 people in the world and in general that I am in the top 1%. When empowered, I significantly improve the organization's bottom line.
In my specialty of strategic thinking, I would say in the telecommunications industry I am one of the top 5 people in the world and in general that I am in the top 1%. When empowered, I significantly improve the organization's bottom line.
Apparently there is a very good reason for this..
Are you well known?
No, If most CEO's knew 10% of the value I would bring, they would be lining up and competing for my services.
No, If most CEO's knew 10% of the value I would bring, they would be lining up and competing for my services.
You may be asking what qualifications he has to back up these assertions.
If they gave degrees based on the learning from experience, what degrees would you have?
I would have at least Doctors of Science in each of Mathematical Analysis, Telecommunications Planning, Computer Systems Planning, and Strategic Technology Planning and a Masters of Technology Management.
I would have at least Doctors of Science in each of Mathematical Analysis, Telecommunications Planning, Computer Systems Planning, and Strategic Technology Planning and a Masters of Technology Management.
There is far more fun filled questions so check out that section to read it all.
One of the few times Thomas A Stobie ventured into the relm of Off Topicness was in the area of religion. This was especially true in abortion. Apparently he is the head of Divine Love Ministries. And you thought Jesus was religious. Also in this section, his wife is called WonderBarb. Switch a couple letters and drop a "b" and you get WonderBra.
Now at first I didn't think this was silly at all, just interesting. I honestly believed this was Thomas A Stobie's webpage. But then I came across something that showed where the real creator of the page either slipped up or showed that this was all a joke. Check out Thomas A Stobie's Gaming Page. Sid Meier is spelled Sid Meyer. The real Thomas A Stobie couldn't have done that. His name is in the credits of the Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Official Strategy Guide for crying out loud.
So the only explaination for this that I can think of is that someone who really hated Thomas A Stobie went and found out all the information on Thomas A Stobie he could, made up some stuff that sounded kinda plausable, then made up some stuff that was just crazy.
Seriously, I can't think of another joke site where so much effort was put into making one person look silly, at least not for someone famous.
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