Fake obit on google aggregator uncovered

March 21, 2006 3:56 AM

How Will Ferrell Died re: Deleted Thread
posted by srboisvert to MetaFilter-Related at 3:56 AM (12 comments total)

this is all well and good, as it will reinforce in the masses the fact that only television can be trusted completely.
posted by quonsar at 4:21 AM on March 21, 2006

From the linked article:

"Anyone who knows me in real life knows that I am the biggest Google fan-boy ever. I mean hell, I even dressed up as (Google co-founder) Larry Page...for Halloween," a contrite Vendetta writes.

Haloween 'round Tom's place must be a laff-riot.
posted by NeonSurge at 4:27 AM on March 21, 2006

Vendetta is the coolest last name ever.
posted by antifuse at 4:46 AM on March 21, 2006

this is all well and good, as it will reinforce in the masses the fact that only television can be trusted completely.

Now that Dan Rather is gone, that is. At least there's always the New York Times.
posted by crunchland at 5:24 AM on March 21, 2006

And, as if this guy can hide behind a psuedonym from Google. His pageranking is SO hosed.
posted by crunchland at 5:28 AM on March 21, 2006

how do you dress up as Larry Page?
posted by johnny novak at 5:33 AM on March 21, 2006

I'm sure Larry Page does it all the time. You could ask him.
posted by nebulawindphone at 5:35 AM on March 21, 2006

"V" for Tom Vendetta!
posted by rxrfrx at 6:06 AM on March 21, 2006

"...I mean hell, I even dressed up as (Google co-founder) Larry Page...for Halloween," a contrite Vendetta writes.

That tells me all I need to know.
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 7:47 AM on March 21, 2006

You are gay.
posted by WolfDaddy at 9:38 AM on March 21, 2006

I am? Oh, shoot.
posted by squirrel at 10:39 AM on March 21, 2006

Well, at least I don't dress up like Larry Page. Nyah nyah nyah!
posted by daninnj at 6:34 PM on March 21, 2006