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Quijotesca (![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} hekima) wrote in ![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/community.gif){kind=small} fandom_wank,@ 2004-08-28 20:42:00 |
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Behold the real creator of Mario!
OK, what I'm about to post didn't take place on a fandom-related board, but that's part of why it's so bizarre. :P
snopes.com, an urban legend debunking site, has a section on the forum called "We've got mail!" where they post assorted weird messages from clueless visitors. With some of these people, you just have to wonder why they contacted snopes about some of this stuff.
A guy who claims to be the creator of Mario has contacted snopes on a couple of occasions. snopes posted his latest message in its own thread called "He's baaaack!" And then, not only was he back, he was there under the name of "apachearrow."
He had one pic up that "proved" his artwork was stolen, but he seems to have taken it down. At any rate, it was just a bunch of mushrooms that would've fit in with just about anything from the 60's, or in the background of the Smurfs.
He said he was leaving, but ended up coming back, and the thread went for 13 pages, which is when snopes closed it. I can't pick out a highlight from his babbling, but if anyone finds a favorite, feel free to post it.
If this isn't "wankage," feel free to throw things at me. ;)
OK, what I'm about to post didn't take place on a fandom-related board, but that's part of why it's so bizarre. :P
snopes.com, an urban legend debunking site, has a section on the forum called "We've got mail!" where they post assorted weird messages from clueless visitors. With some of these people, you just have to wonder why they contacted snopes about some of this stuff.
A guy who claims to be the creator of Mario has contacted snopes on a couple of occasions. snopes posted his latest message in its own thread called "He's baaaack!" And then, not only was he back, he was there under the name of "apachearrow."
He had one pic up that "proved" his artwork was stolen, but he seems to have taken it down. At any rate, it was just a bunch of mushrooms that would've fit in with just about anything from the 60's, or in the background of the Smurfs.
He said he was leaving, but ended up coming back, and the thread went for 13 pages, which is when snopes closed it. I can't pick out a highlight from his babbling, but if anyone finds a favorite, feel free to post it.
If this isn't "wankage," feel free to throw things at me. ;)
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