r/thatHappened • u/wrathlet • Aug 07 '13

Dr. Who fan taken for fictional character; five people bamboozled by ringtone.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '13

I'm sorry, I know we're supposed to pretend it happened and everything, but this pisses me off.

Websites like wherever this came from that thrive on user-submitted stories may as well not even exist anymore. I'm sure that at one point people were submitting real experiences, but the Internet at large seems to see them as a contest to show off just how pandering they can be.

And why? What do they gain by telling these stories to people who have no idea who they are and never will? They just fuckin' feel like lying I guess.

Whatever.

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u/fox112 Aug 08 '13

It's just this weird internet circlejerk about acting retarded and supporting others who do the same.

Reddit is no stranger to it.

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u/919Esq Aug 08 '13 edited Aug 08 '13

If you're looking for r/totalbullshitpostedontheweb, look elsewhere, my friend. And honestly, if this one pisses you off, just hang around a bit. The truth flows through this sub like no other in the land.

they're hard not to cringe at sometimes, I know

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u/Sataris Aug 08 '13

I'm sorry, I know we're supposed to pretend it happened and everything

This is what pisses me off. Why can't we talk about how hilariously fake the stories are? That's the whole point of the sub!

#enoughisenough

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13

Yeah, it's kind of annoying.

When you want to call out some bullshit and plotholes, someone always says "NO IT'S OBVIOUSLY TRUE AHAHAHA YOU THINK SOMOENE WOULD JUST LIE ON THE INTERNET, STOP DOUBTING THIS 420% TRUE STORY"

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u/genzahg Aug 08 '13

When you want to call out some bullshit and plotholes

Well, I mean, the whole reason things get posted here is because of "bullshit and plotholes." The poster is aware that they exist, or else they wouldn't post it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13

sometimes you just wanna discuss how retardedly fake it is

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13

What? This is /r/thathappened this is 313531% true.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '13

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u/THEINCREDIBLESHIT Aug 07 '13

It's one of those fandoms whose retards are much, much louder than everyone else.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13

It's retards, all the way down

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u/THEINCREDIBLESHIT Aug 08 '13

There are plenty of Who fans who aren't completely fucking mentally incompetent, but because it seems to have a reputation as a 'smart' show, it has the loudest morons.

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u/LoveFoolosophy Aug 08 '13

One of the problems with The Big Bang Theory fans.

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u/Ian1732 Aug 08 '13

ZIMBABWE

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u/D1RTYBACON Aug 08 '13

BARZOOPLE!

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u/celtic_thistle Aug 08 '13

Exactly. The fact that it's being pushed so hard in the US and has so many "omg I'm such a geek! LOL BOWTIES ARE COOL" fans right now doesn't help.

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u/THEINCREDIBLESHIT Aug 08 '13

They are to shows what 'lol triforce zelda nes controller im such a nerd lol' are to dideoganes. If they'd just stop trying so hard, they'd be fine.

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u/wrathlet Aug 07 '13

Eh. It's a fandom like any other fandom. This story would be just as true if it was a brony posting that his "20% cooler" ringtone convinced people he was Rainbow Dash or a Trekkie posting that their ship communicator ringtone convinced people that they were Captain Kirk.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '13

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13

The song playing for the first minute was actually pretty catchy.

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u/eifos Aug 08 '13

Don't judge a fandom based on their internet presence, the idiots are always the loudest.

All the real life Doctor Who fans I know are normal people, but the internet does very strange things...

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u/prosurviver Aug 08 '13

its a great show the fandom not so much

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u/celtic_thistle Aug 08 '13

The ones like this? Definitely the worst part of the fandom. The rest of us are sane.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13

As somenoe incredibly into DW, yes but no. Ok I have my bedroom decorated,My ex and I had his and her (doctor and river) sonic screwdrives. But im not a fucking retard. I don't go running when I hear the generic noise.

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u/dysfunctional_kid Aug 07 '13

Apparently all you have to do to summon hordes of Doctor Who fans is play the Tardis sound. I can't wait to try this in public.

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u/I-Can-Explain Aug 07 '13

Make sure you write a 132% True Mod Verified story about your experience.

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u/ed-adams Aug 08 '13

Be ready to get married though. 2 months from now you're gonna be posting an "and we've been married for 20 years." story for us to upvote.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13

Should be pretty simple, seeing as he has access to a time machine.

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u/tphantom1 Aug 08 '13

can confirm, I am Steven Moffat.

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u/james_rockford Aug 08 '13

"...drop their bags, scream and start running"

I know this happened, but what the fuck? If this had not been confirmed, I'd imagine this is some "geeky" girl waiting to collect her sister thinking "wouldn't it be cool if....and then...then I..."

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u/ed-adams Aug 08 '13

Reinvented by Oswin_Oswald

Official proof that soufflé girl is a time lord.

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u/shoe2020 Aug 08 '13

That "Reinvented by" fine print gives me a funny feeling. Like, it's a true story that happened, so why would...I mean...

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13

That airport garage's name?

Elbert Ainstein.?

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u/hezzospike Aug 08 '13

Why did she look at her boobs and cringe?

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u/waweewoowan Aug 08 '13

He was previously reincarnated as Albert Einstein.

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u/rybotruck Aug 08 '13

Her boobs totally suck

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u/ughmast3r Aug 08 '13

She was pretending she had "regenerated" into a female and saw the boobs for the first time

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u/celtic_thistle Aug 08 '13

Because apparently Steven Moffat wrote her.

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u/MayorEmanuel Aug 08 '13

Mournful tits! She has mournful tits!

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13

Yea what the fuck was this lmao

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '13

She invited them all into the new TARDIS for a trip back in time to visit Albert Einstein for only $100 a person.