I checked out her web site. Geeze, you could spend hours in it.
At first I thought, “This chick is nuts.” But then my rational side concluded that it must be an elaborate prank. Or is it?!?! Geeze, would someone find out! Why would someone put that much effort into a web site devoted to a crazy fantasy? Where did she get all the pics? Who made all the drawings?
I wish I never would have opened this thread and seen that web site. I’m going to be haunted by it for a while…
Crafter Man, I was thinking the same thing. I was looking at the site and thinking “This has to be a joke”…but now I’m wondering, what is the joke? Who are these other amputees pictured on the site, and do they know how their pictures are being used?
Also, I love the bit about the husband being “visibly upset and terribly worried”. If both of Mr. Rilch’s arms were accidentally cut off, I think I would just about be able to dial 911. I wouldn’t be driving him to the hospital and getting a “quick kiss” and an “assure[ance] that everything would be all right”, because the paramedics would have to put me in a straitjacket at the same time they were tending to him. And I’m sure Mr. Rilch would be the same if the “accident” happened to me.
Good grief.
This is just BEGGING to be used as a sig! LMAO
Good god, this link is begging for a Weird Earl’s!!!
Oh Tuba…
[WAG]Her constant repetition of the specific model of hook she wants isn’t exactly a plum endorsement for the manufacturer. I suspect that the obsession is part of the broader condition she’s suffering from. That leads me to believe this site is real though I still have doubt she’ll go through with it. We problem won’t ever know though. If she does she won’t be in a condition to update her site anytime toon and it’s unlikely she’ll be able to get a friend to do it for her.[/WAG]
Good point, Padeye.
It’s an absolute fraud for the reasons below. It also has very strong overtones of a man writing about his fantasy woman which is really what I think this sick crap is truly about. Her “contents” page http://www.geocities.com/FashionAvenue/6914/CONTENTS.html reads like a male shrine (with pics) to the attractiveness of female amputees with hooks.
Most folks here act as if she’s going to do it per her websites date reference of May 2001. This site references the fact that she claims that it’s already a done deal (ie she did it) and the post has several date typos. Here is her (long) story after she “did it”. (requires strong stomachs) http://cartalk.cars.com/Mail/BBS/Rant-And-Rave/18624x0.html.
Apparently the prankster/stumpohile wanted to keep the joke running into 2001 but got his dates a bit confused. He has already posted the “after” as if 5/2001 is already over with. This is an extended and sick fantasy by a sick man. Nothing more.
Here is my favorite geocities response to her.
The following message was posted by RAYmond ThOMas Hathaway (berkhath@erols.com) on Sunday, January 21st at 2:22:43 PM
“Carolyn, Good For You. But May I Recommend the Dorrance #6XL (Graphite) model. It’s half the weight and double the power. And it’s rechargeable, too. It’s been endorsed by Tiger Woods and is claimed to be his choice of prosthetic device if he, in fact, looses a member during any tee-off accidents. And let me say, Carolyn, that your typing is quite professional under the circumstances. I admire your verve and tenacity, that’s surely something that all of us non-handitarded people can learn from. Now just watch out when going through those airport metal detectors, you crazy kid, you. And stay away from those pesky, unwieldy power tools. See ya’ Ray”
Re Dorrance yes Virgina there is such a company
http://members.aol.com/ranunandi/Medi-Cal/Amend_51515e.html
To follow up astro’s post; Is the Dorrance corp real? yes
Here’s their home page: http://www.hosmer.com/
astro, that middle link of yours didn’t work for me, but by following the links to 'My Own Story" on her links page I think I got it. According to this one though she clearly states at the beginning
Of course, it also says it was written 9/5/01. Maybe that’s also part of keeping with the fantasy thing. “I plan to write up my experience in September anyway, so let’s pretend I have” sort of thing.
Just a WAG. I have nowhere near enough psychology under my belt to begin to touch this one.
Don’t you people ever look in the url bar when a link doesn’t work to see if something obvious is wrong? The link didn’t work because there was a period at the end. (".html.") Remove the period and it worked fine.
I’m surprised that no one has mentioned this yet, but does anyone remember those old Penthouse letters written by guys who had amputee fantasies? This would’ve been back in the sixties, so I’m definitely too young to remember this, I’ve only heard about this. Perhaps the theoretical male author of this page is one of those pervs.
Also, speaking of amputations, I just saw the Star Wars Trilogy again yesterday, with Cool One-Hand Luke! Imagine Mark Hamil holding a lightsabre with his DORRANCE #5X STAINLESS STEEL HOOK!
I can just see this one turning into another Jack Dean Tyler hijack.