# Reasons why you need to leave the internet... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 12, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-you-need-to-leave-the-internet/472430 "2008-11-12T22:13:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Capcha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capcha)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-you-need-to-leave-the-internet/472430/21 "2008-11-13T15:32:15Z")
See? Instead of encouraging us to get some fresh air, you’re forcing us to stay longer online to search the #%$&@!~ things! AARRGH!! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Karyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/fbc32d/32.png) [@Karyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karyn)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-you-need-to-leave-the-internet/472430/22 "2008-11-13T15:34:41Z")
> [@TroubleAgain](#): > > I have no idea what a pedobear is, but please don’t kick me off teh intarwebs! You can look it up in [Encyclopedia Dramatica](http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Pedobear), yet another place where you risk the chance of your brain bleeding after a few minutes so I’ll save you the trouble. It’s offensive, of course. “Pedobear or also Pædobear (not to be confused with Medved) is one of the more famous and long running 4chan memes. He actually originated from Japan, where he was called Kuma, literally “Bear”. Being Japanese and since all things the Japs create are assumed to be giant pedophiles, the prefix “Pedo-” would be considered redundant in Japan. While Kuma was generally lecherous, Pedobear became the mascot for 4chan’s legion of slavering pedophiles, specifically targeting prepubescent girls, or “loli”. Like King Leonidas and Happy Negro, Pedobear is the subject of many bad photoshoppings, usually pasted into whatever piece of child pornography b-tards got their filthy hands on.” ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-you-need-to-leave-the-internet/472430/23 "2008-11-13T15:37:41Z")
And of course when Pedobear rears his fuzzy little head you know that [Chris Hanson](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v615/DWinter/ChrisHanson.png)isn’t too far away. ---
**Author:** ![Karyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/fbc32d/32.png) [@Karyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karyn)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-you-need-to-leave-the-internet/472430/24 "2008-11-13T16:04:51Z")
Did you guys ever get a visit from that organized group of pedophiles that were posting all over about a year ago? They would start discussions about the morality of pedophilia that would send most people off the deep end in anger. They particularly focused on secular boards that generally wouldn’t consider the discussion of any topic out of bounds as long as it stopped short of advocating for illegal behavior, and then they’d rules-lawyer for months with the management of forums that tried to stay consistent with their banning rules. Has Peacegirl and her amazing ‘new discovery’ ever shown up here? Her philosophy was so bizarre that her threads would go on for months because no one could believe that someone could really be that dense. She was hilarious but there was something sweet about her too. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-you-need-to-leave-the-internet/472430/25 "2008-11-13T16:45:47Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > The OP sounds drunk. Also, he doesn’t make any sense. I’m sorry for been who I I’m. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-you-need-to-leave-the-internet/472430/26 "2008-11-13T17:01:35Z")
(Wasn’t drunk BTW. I was at work. Drinking is generally frowned upon at work) ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-you-need-to-leave-the-internet/472430/27 "2008-11-13T17:22:35Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > I’ve never seen a single lolcat. That’s stunning if true. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-you-need-to-leave-the-internet/472430/28 "2008-11-13T17:56:10Z")
Because I’m not getting any work done and I’m wasting my life making pointless posts on a messageboard that gives me no financial, social or spiritual reward. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-you-need-to-leave-the-internet/472430/29 "2008-11-13T18:56:43Z")
> [@Karyn](#): > > You can look it up in [Encyclopedia Dramatica](http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Pedobear), yet another place where you risk the chance of your brain bleeding after a few minutes so I’ll save you the trouble. It’s offensive, of course. > > “Pedobear or also Pædobear (not to be confused with Medved) is one of the more famous and long running 4chan memes. He actually originated from Japan, where he was called Kuma, literally “Bear”. Being Japanese and since all things the Japs create are assumed to be giant pedophiles, the prefix “Pedo-” would be considered redundant in Japan. While Kuma was generally lecherous, Pedobear became the mascot for 4chan’s legion of slavering pedophiles, specifically targeting prepubescent girls, or “loli”. Like King Leonidas and Happy Negro, Pedobear is the subject of many bad photoshoppings, usually pasted into whatever piece of child pornography b-tards got their filthy hands on.” Jebus. :rolleyes: Thanks. I’m very selective about what I look up while at work, and I never think to do it when I get home. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-you-need-to-leave-the-internet/472430/30 "2008-11-13T19:01:29Z")
See picture [#2](http://www.nzgamer.com/Srassy/blogs/340/srassys-gamer-guide-for-getting-girls.html). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-you-need-to-leave-the-internet/472430.md?page=1)