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Maura Labingi ([info]mauralabingi) wrote in [info]fandom_wank,
@ 2003-12-20 18:58:00


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Current mood:*sporfle!*
Current music:"I know all there is to know about the crying game..."
Entry tags:fandom: lord of the rings, person: victoria bitter

Lord, forgive me for what I am about to do.
But it's just too fucking funny to resist.

Remember Victoria Bitter? Sure ya do! After all, when someone becomes possessed by the spirit of Merry the hobbit, starts babbling in tongues, fakes her own death, convinces numerous people who really ought to know better that she's "Jordan Wood" (in other words, Elijah Wood, complete with a magical gender-switch that, according to her besotted partner in folie-á-stupid, OrangeblossomB the webmistress of the Bit of Earth fansite, included actually physically growing a dick) that's a person who's made themselves pretty goddamned unforgettable.

And now s/he is back! First on the side of a milk carton, then busted for identity theft. (The relevant post is about halfway down the page, by "Turimel".

The suckers sheep Bit-of-Earthers are stunned and shocked to find out that their pal "Mister Frodo" was A) a woman pretending to be a man, B) a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be Elijah Wood, C) a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be Elijah Wood pretending to be Frodo, D) the sole beneficiary, along with Orangeblossom, of quite a bit of the money the site raised through various charity events.

I have the feeling that this one is just going to get better, because wank involving Victoria Bitter is never less than operatic in its scope. Mean-spirited, I sit back and enjoy.

EDIT: If you want the Cliffs Notes background to this sprawling epic o' splurt, the lovely [info]mpoetess has done an absolutely masterful job of recapping the whole ginormous bewildering tangled thing: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, and Part Five.

It's like the Citizen Kane of wank. It's just so beautiful. *stares*

EDIT 2: No, I don't know for sure whose identity she's being charged with stealing. Right now my money's on Elijah Wood, since one of the "charity events" was supposed to have Elijah as a celebrity guest and solicited donations and sold a bunch of tickets on the strength of that. (And this is, after all, the woman who introduced herself to Sean Astin as Jordan Wood, and then roped him into being the -- very perplexed -- go-between for her "marriage proposal" to Orangeblossom.)




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[info]funkyhelix
2003-12-21 02:35 am UTC (link)

And a Chris Gaines icon to go with this. Hilarious! This remains the best wank ever.

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(no subject) - [info]mauralabingi, 2003-12-21 09:38 pm UTC
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[info]slashcat
2003-12-21 02:46 am UTC (link)
I feel cheated. All I can see is the news report, everything else comes up with this message: Access to this website is currently not possible as your hostname/IP appears suspicous.

Sulk. -.-

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[info]crickets
2003-12-21 02:48 am UTC (link)
This is mind-blowing.

And the first response after Turimel's bombshells is

...what about Orange?...

...weren't they getting married?...


o_O

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[info]kijikun
2003-12-21 03:08 am UTC (link)
Thats not just a wank, thats horrid, sad and I hope Ms. Player gets to spend a LONG time in jail for fraud.

Sorry if I don't find any of it amusing.

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(no subject) - [info]kyuuketsukirui, 2003-12-21 03:32 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]kijikun, 2003-12-21 03:39 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]kyuuketsukirui, 2003-12-21 03:46 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mpoetess, 2003-12-21 05:56 am UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2003-12-30 01:24 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mpoetess, 2003-12-30 01:48 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mydarkstar, 2003-12-30 10:46 am UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2003-12-30 12:46 pm UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2004-01-01 08:20 pm UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2004-01-11 08:19 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mpoetess, 2003-12-21 05:59 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mpoetess, 2003-12-21 06:14 am UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-08-05 11:30 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mpoetess, 2003-12-21 06:01 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]cimorene111, 2003-12-21 10:11 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]iamtheenemy, 2003-12-22 02:33 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]versaphile, 2003-12-22 04:18 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]phosfate, 2003-12-22 04:42 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]versaphile, 2003-12-22 07:31 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]minibalrogmum, 2003-12-22 07:36 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]versaphile, 2003-12-22 07:42 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]minibalrogmum, 2003-12-22 07:47 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]versaphile, 2003-12-22 08:06 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]phosfate, 2003-12-22 04:37 pm UTC
"Everything I doooo.... I doooo it fooor yooooooo..." - [info]mauralabingi, 2003-12-21 09:26 pm UTC
Re: "Everything I doooo.... I doooo it fooor yooooooo..." - [info]diamonde, 2003-12-22 11:14 am UTC
Re: "Everything I doooo.... I doooo it fooor yooooooo..." - (Anonymous), 2004-01-21 05:53 am UTC

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(no subject) - [info]mpoetess, 2003-12-21 06:03 am UTC
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(no subject) - allen, 2003-12-21 05:18 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]mpoetess, 2003-12-21 09:02 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]nekoneko, 2003-12-21 06:26 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]iamtheenemy, 2003-12-21 06:27 am UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2003-12-21 09:32 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sparkle_bitch, 2004-10-26 08:23 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]elfy, 2003-12-21 10:56 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]thebratqueen, 2003-12-22 06:31 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]elfy, 2003-12-24 07:25 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mauralabingi, 2003-12-21 06:34 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]snacky, 2003-12-21 06:42 am UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2003-12-22 09:45 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]kyuuketsukirui, 2003-12-21 06:44 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mpoetess, 2003-12-21 07:09 am UTC
P.S. - [info]snacky, 2003-12-21 07:02 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]crickets, 2003-12-21 07:05 am UTC
Re: Pardon my ignorance - [info]maureenlycaon, 2003-12-22 05:09 am UTC
Re: Pardon my ignorance - [info]crickets, 2003-12-22 07:57 am UTC
(no subject) - wizzard, 2003-12-21 07:06 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]telesilla, 2003-12-21 07:10 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]linaelyn, 2004-01-10 11:39 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sweetle, 2003-12-21 07:14 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]iamtheenemy, 2003-12-21 07:26 am UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2003-12-30 01:41 am UTC
no I think it means she is turning into sean astin - (Anonymous), 2004-03-05 01:39 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]icediamond, 2003-12-21 08:04 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]kijikun, 2003-12-21 08:24 am UTC
I hear meredith baxter birney's phone ringing from here - (Anonymous), 2004-03-05 01:48 pm UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2003-12-21 10:34 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]elfy, 2003-12-21 11:04 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]trismegistus, 2003-12-21 11:49 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]yadda, 2003-12-21 05:57 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]yadda, 2003-12-21 05:58 pm UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2004-12-30 07:11 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]psychofangirl, 2003-12-21 08:36 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]versaphile, 2003-12-22 03:55 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]bookshop, 2004-01-03 08:58 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sagralisse, 2003-12-23 12:53 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]folk, 2003-12-23 09:36 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]afrai, 2003-12-24 06:20 pm UTC
Sorry about the anonymous posting... (no code) - (Anonymous), 2003-12-26 06:51 am UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2003-12-30 02:11 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]khym_chanur, 2004-05-26 01:00 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]bookshop, 2004-01-03 08:59 am UTC
Sooooo. . . - (Anonymous), 2003-12-21 08:46 am UTC

[info]acari
2003-12-21 03:15 am UTC (link)
Considering that BoE was the first LotR related mailing list I joined this shouldn't entertain me so very much. But it does.

This calls for popcorn. The movie will be long and good.

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[info]texta
2003-12-21 03:26 am UTC (link)
Wow. This is one of those times I'm glad someone invented the word "gobsmacked" as it neatly describes my reaction without me having to waffle on for several paragraphs.

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[info]bohicamouse
2003-12-21 03:42 am UTC (link)
This kills me:

Posting information on a fansite about Jordans personal life was NOT ok, in any way. If you have something that needs to be said, address Jordan, or the police. I am planning on taking this as far as it can go legally, just because the little b@$t@rd has scre\/\/e|) over my life so completely, not to mention dumping a $1000+ phone bill in my lap when only $0.05 of it was ever mine in the first place.

Way to bitch someone out for something and then go and do it yourself, heh.

As for the rest of it . . . damn, just DAMN.

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(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2003-12-28 12:19 pm UTC

[info]meril
2003-12-21 03:53 am UTC (link)
This isn't wank. This is *better* than wank.

If this was Fark, the headline would read "jailarity ensues".

Needless to say, I hope that everyone who fell for this con artist's wacko schemes would get in contact with the sheriff up there in Marion County, so they can get some more evidence that will convict her. You should really save your records, crazy fangirls!

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[info]sarajayechan
2003-12-21 03:55 am UTC (link)
@_@

Dear Lord.

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[info]isntitironic
2003-12-21 04:27 am UTC (link)
Uh... WTF?

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[info]iamtheenemy
2003-12-21 04:27 am UTC (link)
::is v. confused::

Ok, so BoE is a non-profit website set up as a dedication to Sam Gamgee. It also puts together fundraisers to help literacy programs, and Sean Astin attended one. There is a guy that used to be a girl who pretended to have killed herself pretending to donate all this money to charity, but is really keeping if for her/himself. There are people that have had actual PHYSICAL contact with this person, which means that he must have come off as at least looking like a man, which I suppose isn't that difficult, especially if he is transexual, transgendered, etc. This person booked actual actors from LoTR to appear at another fundraiser, said she could get their airfare booked by a sponsor, but then backed out two weeks before. Then, he apparently ran away and then arrested for identity fraud? Whose identity? How did other organizers of these events not figure this out? I am so thoroughly confused, but if $3000 is involved, it sounds like serious business.

Steph

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(no subject) - [info]kyuuketsukirui, 2003-12-21 04:35 am UTC
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(no subject) - [info]mauralabingi, 2003-12-22 04:08 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]redina, 2003-12-23 02:54 am UTC
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(no subject) - [info]redina, 2003-12-23 03:23 am UTC
Sorry for the anonymous post... - (Anonymous), 2003-12-27 07:29 am UTC
Re: Sorry for the anonymous post... - [info]esorlehcar, 2003-12-27 07:32 am UTC
Re: Sorry for the anonymous post... - (Anonymous), 2003-12-27 07:40 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]cimorene111, 2003-12-21 10:06 am UTC

[info]mirabellawotr
2003-12-21 05:07 am UTC (link)
I like how the missing persons report makes it sound like she fell victim to one of those weird internet people.

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(no subject) - [info]starfish, 2003-12-21 05:13 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]siegfriedwanks, 2003-12-22 03:38 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mydarkstar, 2003-12-30 11:22 am UTC

[info]thebratqueen
2003-12-21 05:46 am UTC (link)
I can't help but feel that years from now the saga of VB will be talked about by fen and dismissed as a fannish urban legend, because surely the story was too fantastic to be real.

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(no subject) - [info]kristenk2, 2003-12-21 06:34 am UTC
(no subject) - wizzard, 2003-12-21 07:05 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]snacky, 2003-12-21 06:45 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]versaphile, 2003-12-22 03:59 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]snacky, 2003-12-22 04:13 pm UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2003-12-22 03:40 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sagralisse, 2003-12-23 12:58 am UTC
Daaaamn
(Anonymous)
2003-12-21 06:46 am UTC (link)
Hey, I'm new here and I'm coming out of lurking just to say.... "DDDDDAAAAMN boy, this is SERIOUSLY fucked up!"

Nabiki

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Re: Daaaamn - [info]phosfate, 2003-12-22 04:53 am UTC

[info]ipomoea
2003-12-21 06:49 am UTC (link)
I have come to the conclusion that the online LOTR fandom has more psychos than any other.

I'd like to say I'm surprised by this, but after seeing some of the past wank involving VB on the old Blurty f_w, and getting a rundown of the stuff before that from friends, I can't really say that it does.

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(no subject) - [info]elfy, 2003-12-21 10:49 am UTC
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(no subject) - [info]sagralisse, 2003-12-23 12:59 am UTC

[info]rhi_silverflame
2003-12-21 08:41 am UTC (link)
. . .

I have no words but "Holy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit."

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(no subject) - [info]wakkymse, 2003-12-21 08:54 am UTC

ataniell93
2003-12-21 09:05 am UTC (link)
And people used to get mad at me because I banned ALL requests for money, even supposedly charitable ones involving children's literacy, gay marriage and 9/11, from HPSlash when I was the mod. My feeling being that unless I knew the people and saw personally that the money was going to charity, I just didn't know.

I feel vindicated.

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(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2003-12-26 12:21 am UTC

[info]ladysorka
2003-12-21 09:38 am UTC (link)
Wow, and I thought we'd heard the last of VB.

I suddenly feel all nostalgic for wank of old. *wipes away a tear*

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[info]arien
2003-12-21 09:44 am UTC (link)
The OB/VB thing at BoE always gave me a bad taste in my mouth, but people I respected respected them in turn, so I figured that maybe I was just overreacting.

I hope all the people involved get the punishment they deserve. I can't help but think that others must have known about this besides VB, and I hope they are punished as well. This really does leave a bad mark on fandom since they involved Sean Astin in one of their projects but apparently took all the donations for themselves. Why does this fandom have so many stupid psychos? They give the rest of us sane people bad names.

(Wasn't she claiming to be possessed by Frodo, though? Not a huge deal, just a nitpick.)

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(no subject) - [info]crickets, 2003-12-21 09:58 am UTC
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(no subject) - [info]mariagoner, 2003-12-23 11:15 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]psychofangirl, 2003-12-23 11:59 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]sagralisse, 2003-12-23 01:05 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]arien, 2003-12-23 01:41 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sagralisse, 2003-12-23 06:39 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mpoetess, 2003-12-21 09:58 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]arien, 2003-12-21 10:07 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]xylona, 2003-12-21 03:59 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]versaphile, 2003-12-22 04:04 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mauralabingi, 2003-12-21 05:27 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]arien, 2003-12-21 08:30 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]travelmug, 2003-12-30 08:11 pm UTC
(no subject) - wizzard, 2003-12-21 08:54 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]mirabellawotr, 2003-12-22 12:34 am UTC

[info]kay_taylor
2003-12-21 12:09 pm UTC (link)
And people say HP has all the crazies.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiight...

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[info]yadda
2003-12-21 04:31 pm UTC (link)
I knew she'd be back on f_w one of these days but... wowser!

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(Anonymous)
2003-12-21 04:52 pm UTC (link)
Fandom and serious mental illness are like oil and water -- they don't mix, but you can't make a decent salad dressing without them.

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[info]ahiru
2003-12-21 05:14 pm UTC (link)
O_O Daaaamn...this is like, the One Wank to Rule Them All or something. Scary.

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[info]kijikun
2003-12-22 12:15 am UTC (link)
Hey how did she get Sean to be a go between for a marraige propsal? Didn't his crazy fan alarm go off?

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TF?
[info]emrinalexander
2003-12-22 02:11 am UTC (link)
As a bystanding, SV fan, all I can say is:

And Michael Rosenbaum thinks HIS fans are "psychos"???

I don't think, to my knowledge, that we've got anybody who even approaches the, ah, heights, of Victoria/Amy/Jordan/Whoever.

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Re: TF? - [info]candy, 2003-12-23 02:26 pm UTC
Re: TF? - [info]smit, 2003-12-24 01:59 am UTC
Re: TF? - [info]amatia, 2003-12-29 09:28 pm UTC



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