# What Dope story do you want to know more of? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 14, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267 "2014-10-14T03:27:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/61 "2014-10-20T00:03:57Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **Moe** : > > Wow, it possible I’m the first to mention WallyM7? Because that’s definitely the first thing that popped into my mind. What more is there to know? Most of his funny stories were plagiarized, and when that started coming out, he made a new account claiming to be his daughter so “she” could announce his death a few months later. All doubt on the matter was removed when the board software started showing the “last activity” dates in profiles, and his was over a year after his “death”. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/62 "2014-10-20T00:15:48Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > ETA - ooh ooh, remember that guy who was sure that he got gassed in his foreign hotel rooms? Instead of just being exhausted after travel? [This guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=556384&highlight=hotel+gassing)! At the risk of seeming inflammatory (since at one point we did not get along, although I like to think we moved beyond it), I’d genuinely like to know what happened to **lindsaybluth** ’s plan to become a dentist. There were a lot of secrets in zebra’s secrets thread that I’d like to know more about, but I guess the whole point of them being secrets is to make sure we don’t find out more. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/63 "2014-10-20T01:06:50Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > I want to know how **Broomstick** and her husband are doing. Your wish is my command. Anything specific, or just a general update? ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/64 "2014-10-20T01:09:25Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > What more is there to know? Most of his funny stories were plagiarized, and when that started coming out, he made a new account claiming to be his daughter so “she” could announce his death a few months later. All doubt on the matter was removed when the board software started showing the “last activity” dates in profiles, and his was over a year after his “death”. Actually I wasn’t aware that it was confirmed that his “daughter’s” account (Amy I think) was his creation and for that purpose, though I guess it’s possible I read this at some point and just forgot. But even with that confirmed, I think I’ve always just been curious as to _why_?? The image I had of him while he was still active on the boards was just so at odds with this strange revelation. I’m simply curious to know his story. Kinda curious to know what **Handy** is up to these days too, now that I think about it. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/65 "2014-10-20T01:11:42Z")
I can’t remember the name, but it was a regular poster here, that had raised some money to finish his movie, and some people were pitching a fit because he had used some of the money to pay living expenses, and he was on the verge of being evicted. I’d like to know what happened- I hate to hear of people becoming homeless, so even though I couldn’t help him much at the time, I have since wondered what happened with that. ---
**Author:** ![Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/66 "2014-10-20T01:22:21Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > Unless I missed it, Nikki tikki tavi hasn’t come back to tell us how her breakup shook out in the end. I’m around, lurking mostly, although I did just start a _fascinating_ thread on cheap makeup 😛 We remain broken up. There was a week were he was begging me to meet him, any time, any where, so that we could “end on a good note”, and in that week I came back and read my break up thread and the diary I started during that time over and over and over. Held strong and didn’t see him, so he retaliated by deleting the blog and Facebook page we had together. Which, obviously, was a good thing in the long run but felt like a punch in the face at the time. We’ve had 2 interactions since then, both over the phone (one just this week, in fact. Just when I thought we were done with each other…) and both concerning the rent and unpaid bills he walked away from that our former landlord is now hounding **me** for. Fun. I’ve finally complete the process (done in little bites because it remains too much to handle in one chunk) of moving all of the pics I had of him and his son off of my computer and onto a thumb drive so that I don’t get ambushed by them when I look through my photos. I can now enter a CVS without bursting into tears. PROGRESS! :roll eyes: Anyhow, there are other, minor and likely boring tidbits but the big picture is that I’m away from him and although I can’t say I’m steady, I can see that I’m better off. Thank you for caring enough to check in on me after all this time. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/67 "2014-10-20T01:26:31Z")
> [@Moe](#): > > Actually I wasn’t aware that it was confirmed that his “daughter’s” account (Amy I think) was his creation and for that purpose, though I guess it’s possible I read this at some point and just forgot. But even with that confirmed, I think I’ve always just been curious as to _why_?? The image I had of him while he was still active on the boards was just so at odds with this strange revelation. I’m simply curious to know his story. . . . Not confirmed, actually, just suspiciously circumstantial with the timing. Possibly–and possibly not-- coincidental, a poster from this board had traveled to Toronto on business and was planning to meet WallyM7 when he ended up getting crushed like a tin can. Still, the question of why he had such a dramatic exit remains. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/68 "2014-10-20T01:34:52Z")
> [@Moe](#): > > Kinda curious to know what **Handy** is up to these days too, now that I think about it. Be pretty damned funny if he’s a doctor. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/69 "2014-10-20T02:14:00Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Your wish is my command. > > Anything specific, or just a general update? Just… how are you? How is your husband doing? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/70 "2014-10-20T02:30:10Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > I can’t remember the name, but it was a regular poster here, that had raised some money to finish his movie, and some people were pitching a fit because he had used some of the money to pay living expenses, and he was on the verge of being evicted. I’d like to know what happened- I hate to hear of people becoming homeless, so even though I couldn’t help him much at the time, I have since wondered what happened with that. **GuanoLad**. Good question, that thread kinda died off. He still posts here regularly though. > **[I can't pay my rent. I'm doomed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=701115)** > > So I was hoping my crowdfunding campaign would provide me with enough money to at least pay my rent this month, and maybe the rest of the year if it had reached or surpassed its goal. It didn’t. It’s only at a quarter of its target, and most of that... ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/71 "2014-10-20T03:00:12Z")
I was gone a while (the pay to play came in when I had NO extra cash) and when I came back, **Satan** , **Mr. Cynical** and **Montfort** were long gone. Always wonder what happened to them… ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/72 "2014-10-20T07:30:08Z")
I just want to tell **Nikki Tikki Tavi** that although it was **teela brown** who brought it up in this thread, there were many people following her thread and pulling for her. I was one and I am glad to see that you are doing well and can see some light on the other side of it all. ::_hug_:: ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/73 "2014-10-20T09:07:59Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > Just… how are you? How is your husband doing? I took that employer who refused to give me my wages to court and won. She is now forced to pay me back at the rate of $100/month or go to jail. I now have steady and permanent employment at a large retail store. It’s not glamorous, and it’s not full time, but it’s a much better place. Despite one raise already I still am not making really enough money. I have applied to two full time positions there so maybe that will continue to improve. The husband has continued to struggle with health issues but he’s doing OK at the moment. He’s still trying to do a home business as he is too disabled for anyone to want to hire him but apparently not disabled enough to get government aid of any sort. He did bring a little money in, in August, but not really otherwise for the last year. We have a problem bar next door to us, although the police have cracked down and arrested a lot of the bad guys so it’s a little better, and they’ll probably be less inclined to stand around outside and have fistfights with winter coming on. One guy did try to break in back in July, but we fought him off with a shovel and the police hauled him away when they arrived shortly thereafter. The recommendation of the cops was “next time hit him harder” and reminder we live in a castle law state. I don’t think they like the bar guys, either. This summer’s garden was a disaster and I got very little useful out of it. We’re still managing to eat well, and a friend down the road from us who owns hens is keeping us in eggs. So, we’re still dirt poor but in a better work situation with room for advancement, and we’re still managing to eat and keep a roof over our heads. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/74 "2014-10-20T11:19:29Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > I can’t remember the name, but it was a regular poster here, that had raised some money to finish his movie, and some people were pitching a fit because he had used some of the money to pay living expenses, and he was on the verge of being evicted. I’d like to know what happened- I hate to hear of people becoming homeless, so even though I couldn’t help him much at the time, I have since wondered what happened with that. I was evicted. I was homeless for three days before the Police and a local charity-type place stepped in and helped me find a cheap place to live. My Mother came over and got very distressed as she helped me out, and I am now jobless, in a crappy share-house, and living on welfare. I occasionally get small one-off jobs to keep me going (I’m in amidst one now), but the economy in Australia is horrible and I am not hopeful good fortune will be coming my way any time soon. I keep looking for work, or ways for me to get myself on firm footing, but there’s so little support or reliability anymore it’s quite disheartening. I never followed up on any of this because I was ashamed, and felt guilty about asking for the money in the first place. I have been generally in a depressed state for the past year. I am seeing a therapist, though. I did eventually [finish the film](https://vimeo.com/89209236), but can not afford to fulfil the perks. ---
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/75 "2014-10-20T11:44:56Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Remember a couple summers ago when a person came on claiming to be a [paraplegic] because she got in a [skiing] accident when she was 14. Then she died. Then she didn’t. Then someone found out that she was apparently a dude who was doing this in multiple message boards… > > Did we ever officially get an answer to that? I remember it was a huge deal at the time. I swear, cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die swear, I was researching something else and just this morning stumbled across this _Ms._ article from **1985** : [The Strange Case of the Electronic Lover](https://wiki.cc.gatech.edu/scqualifier/images/e/e8/Van_Gelder-Electronic_lover.pdf) (Note: pdf), by Lindsy Van Gelder. FWIW, someone armchair-diagnosed that poster with [Munchausen by Internet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnchausen_by_Internet) and I agreed with that diagnosis but, after reading the above-linked article, I dunno… ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/76 "2014-10-20T11:56:55Z")
I was going to say, “Is **Santo Rugger** OK?” but I figured I’d better do some searching before I just posted it. I was pleasantly surprised to find out [there’s an ongoing thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=516715), if sad that the news itself isn’t any better than it is. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/77 "2014-10-20T14:17:56Z")
**GuanoLad** , I’m so sorry for your situation. I hope things improve soon. Your film, though, is quite good. Maybe it will start attracting attention and get a ball rolling in your favor. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/78 "2014-10-20T16:33:17Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I was evicted. I was homeless for three days before the Police and a local charity-type place stepped in and helped me find a cheap place to live. My Mother came over and got very distressed as she helped me out, and I am now jobless, in a crappy share-house, and living on welfare. I occasionally get small one-off jobs to keep me going (I’m in amidst one now), but the economy in Australia is horrible and I am not hopeful good fortune will be coming my way any time soon. I keep looking for work, or ways for me to get myself on firm footing, but there’s so little support or reliability anymore it’s quite disheartening. > > I never followed up on any of this because I was ashamed, and felt guilty about asking for the money in the first place. I have been generally in a depressed state for the past year. I am seeing a therapist, though. > > I did eventually [finish the film](https://vimeo.com/89209236), but can not afford to fulfil the perks. I am glad that you are surviving and have a place to live. Keep your head up- although I can’t guarantee it, I’m pretty sure things will get better for you if you keep on keeping on. I don’t pray, but I will send good thoughts your way occasionally. Thanks for updating us. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/79 "2014-10-20T16:59:27Z")
I’d like to know how **blinkie** is doing. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/80 "2014-10-20T17:53:09Z")
> [@jimbuff314](#): > > I just want to tell **Nikki Tikki Tavi** that although it was **teela brown** who brought it up in this thread, there were many people following her thread and pulling for her. I was one and I am glad to see that you are doing well and can see some light on the other side of it all. ::_hug_:: +1 So happy to hear it! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267.md?page=5)