|
|
| Sporting Events Discussion centered around sporting events. |
01-16-2013, 10:21 PM
|
#851
|
|
banned
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: best wishes to jermichael finley
Posts: 6,304
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
Of course, the gay thing works with that, too. It can also give him years to explain not bringing a girl around -- still grieving, can't love again, etc.
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:22 PM
|
#852
|
|
banned
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: best wishes to jermichael finley
Posts: 6,304
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
Quote:
Originally Posted by mersenneary
If I had a guess...
The hoax actually happened with Te'o as a victim. He was legitimately played into an fake online relationship. He wasn't in collaboration with the hoaxers.
He's also an extremely delusional person who had no problems making it more and more fantasy. He made up details about how often they talked, made up what they said to each other, made up details about meeting. Not because of publicity or anything like that but because he wanted to believe he had some beautiful relationship so much that it just became true in his mind. He wanted to believe he was doing wonderful things for her and that it was something special.
How much naivete and how much delusional inventive imagination I don't know, but that'd be what I'd bet on.
|
Well...
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:22 PM
|
#853
|
|
deliciously angry
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Ferocious, isn't he?
Posts: 42,744
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
Not sure if posted, and from tigerdroppings
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:24 PM
|
#854
|
|
Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Backpacking Bananas
Posts: 42,150
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
i still cant believe this story is real
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:24 PM
|
#855
|
|
veteran
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Different places
Posts: 3,071
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
This is some Peachymer ****
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:25 PM
|
#856
|
|
the second coming of the second coming
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Rust and Marty, a hundred years
Posts: 67,685
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
Quote:
Originally Posted by mersenneary
If I had a guess...
The hoax actually happened with Te'o as a victim. He was legitimately played into an fake online relationship. He wasn't in collaboration with the hoaxers.
He's also an extremely delusional person who had no problems making it more and more fantasy. He made up details about how often they talked, made up what they said to each other, made up details about meeting. Not because of publicity or anything like that but because he wanted to believe he had some beautiful relationship so much that it just became true in his mind. He wanted to believe he was doing wonderful things for her and that it was something special.
How much naivete and how much delusional inventive imagination I don't know, but that'd be what I'd bet on.
|
It just doesn't make sense that it's a hoax on Te'o, with Ronaiah Tuiasosopo's involvement.
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:26 PM
|
#857
|
|
Don't Call Me Meredith
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Treating my drinking problem.
Posts: 94,113
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
So Tuiasosopo is pokerjo?
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:27 PM
|
#858
|
|
27th level thinker
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 77,002
|
Manti's friend was the one who asked the real girl for the pic, so either Manti was conned by his friend or he was in on it
The opening line is hugely in favor of the latter being the case
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:28 PM
|
#859
|
|
banned
Join Date: May 2007
Location: 'MERICA
Posts: 4,598
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
No way he wasn't in on it.
cray
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:28 PM
|
#860
|
|
Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 73,137
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
bwahahahaha, told you guys this presser would be a trainwreck but it somehow exceeded my expectations
this is only going to get worse
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:29 PM
|
#861
|
|
banned
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Always Next Year
Posts: 2,102
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
And lets say it was just his friend conning him. What's the motive to keep the act up for so long? This goes well beyond pulling a prank on your friend for like a week and then pulling out the rug from him.
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:29 PM
|
#862
|
|
RIZZAHHHHHH
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: hail to the king, baby
Posts: 17,138
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
is swarbrick really going down with the ship? i have to imagine he eventually puts it all on Te'o.
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:30 PM
|
#863
|
|
Wet
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 32,645
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
Like, if you had put this in the mix of headlines:
Manti Teo's Girlfriend Did Not Exist
Matt Ryan Announces he Doesn't Run Because He Has Lou Gehrig's Disease
Tom Brady Announces He Is Retiring Making AFC Championship Game "Loser Leaves Town" Match With Ray Lewis
Tim Tebow Given 7-Year $100 Million Contract by Philadelphia Eagles
Miguel Cabrera Discovered to be Venezuela's Biggest Cocaine Distributor
And one of those was real... no way would you pick Te'o.
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:30 PM
|
#864
|
|
the second coming of the second coming
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Rust and Marty, a hundred years
Posts: 67,685
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ce1ska
No way he wasn't in on it.
cray
|
When the most gullible person on earth is saying this, you know it must be true.
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:30 PM
|
#865
|
|
Tripod
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Vegas
Posts: 71,214
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
Quote:
Originally Posted by toddw8
|
It's true, I did.
Last edited by Dominic; 01-16-2013 at 10:30 PM.
Reason: Only online, tho
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:30 PM
|
#866
|
|
Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Religion in the fack killed my soul
Posts: 38,732
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
Maybe just Ron is gay AND a psychopath AND sounds different/like a girl on the phone.
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:30 PM
|
#867
|
|
Pooh-Bah
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: In your iPads
Posts: 4,671
|
Re: Manti Teo: ruh roh
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pudge714
If Manti is the victim of a hoax, than he is also an opportunistic douchebag who leveraged a relationship with a girl who he has only contacted via text and social media through the Mainstream Media.
|
This can't be quoted enough.
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:30 PM
|
#868
|
|
Don't Call Me Meredith
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Treating my drinking problem.
Posts: 94,113
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
I could see a resemblance.
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:32 PM
|
#869
|
|
centurion
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: E=MC^2 < E=MC^3
Posts: 185
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
Did anyone else notice the guy just taking swigs from a Large Panera Bread Ice Tea? Seemed pretty lackadaisical about this topic.
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:35 PM
|
#870
|
|
Wet
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 32,645
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
The interview with Tuiasosopo will be the most interesting one to come out of this, and that will be the one that determines Te'o's involvement.
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:35 PM
|
#871
|
|
Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 73,137
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
i thought it was a starbucks trenta, but upon review it was indeed a panera iced tea
it is so incredible how these massive institutions **** up these situations every. single. time.
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:37 PM
|
#872
|
|
Pooh-Bah
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 3,821
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
Just wow. Can't wait for this to unravel further. Can. Not. Wait.
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:37 PM
|
#873
|
|
Carpal \'Tunnel
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 18,527
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
@juliussharpe
I'm glad Manti Te'o's fake dead girlfriend isn't around to see this.
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:38 PM
|
#874
|
|
Pooh-Bah
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: In your iPads
Posts: 4,671
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
Quote:
Originally Posted by Riverman
i thought it was a starbucks trenta, but upon review it was indeed a panera iced tea
|
Part of contractual agreement in return for lifetime supply of Panera Iced Tea.
|
|
|
|
|
01-16-2013, 10:38 PM
|
#875
|
|
banned
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Always Next Year
Posts: 2,102
|
Re: Manti Te'o: rut roh
Jay Bilas @JayBilas
The Manti Te'o story is the most confusing boyfriend-girlfriend situation since Jan Brady and George Glass. Bizarre.
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:55 PM.
|
Popular Forums
