Odd Organizations & Movements that only Thrive Online Posted: 3 weeks ago by iamamaniac
One of the most celebrated functions of the Internet is an unprecedented ability for people to connect. This has led to social networks, online dating, and, it turns out, a lot of people connecting over really strange things. Here are some of the more interesting clubs that the internet has helped give life to.
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by mutil8or:
Anyone up for some Cornhole ?
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by Dontgivethedogchoccy:
« mutil8or : Anyone up for some Cornhole ? The last group on there might be
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by Subobisis:
« Dontgivethedogchoccy : The last group on there might be HA!
I lawl'd.
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by maven:
My ex-husband is a Boba Fett fan boy...I suspect he's a member, but I'm too disinterested to check.
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by Dontgivethedogchoccy:
« maven :ex-husband ....Boba Fett fan boy Is the latter the reason for the former? >_<
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by maven:
Not specifically. The fact that he wanted me to grow my hair out so that it could be cut off, dyed and braided into the wookie hair pelts on his perpetually-under-construction Boba Fett costume was perhaps a tad disturbing, but not a reason to leave him.
It was more the controlling, abusive behavior, small-minded narcissism and OCD habits that really turned me off.
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by Moe:
« maven : Not specifically. The fact that he wanted me to grow my hair out so that it could be cut off, dyed and braided into the wookie hair pelts on his perpetually-under-construction Boba Fett costume was perhaps a tad disturbing, but not a reason to leave him. Thanks Maven. You just short circuited several synapses in my brain with that little anecdote. *twitch*
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by maven:
Really?
Huh. That was one of the less bizarre things!
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by DaftGretel:
Today my friend told me about online communities of unmedicated schizophrenic people who encourage each other's belief that groups of people are out to get them. She's studying them for some project she's doing. I'll see if I can get a link to one of the sites.
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by gammerus:
« DaftGretel : Today my friend told me about online communities of unmedicated schizophrenic people who encourage each other's belief that groups of people are out to get them. She's studying them for some project she's doing. I'll see if I can get a link to one of the sites. Ooh, share the link when you get it.
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by Bornbad:
« iamamaniac : Odd Organizations & Movements that only Thrive...
One of the most celebrated functions of the Internet is an unprecedented ability for people to connect. This has led to social networks, online dating, and, it turns out, a lot of people connecting over really strange things. Here are some of the more interesting clubs that the internet has helped give life to.
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by Bornbad:
« Dontgivethedogchoccy : Is the latter the reason for the former? >_<
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by murtysanchez:
"Odd"? NAMBLA? I think that's quite an understatement; the rest are mildly amusing for normal people; NAMBLA members need to be chemically castrated if they're trying to legitimise paedophilia. This is where free speech becomes offensive.
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by PulsisX:
« DaftGretel : Today my friend told me about online communities of unmedicated schizophrenic people who encourage each other's belief that groups of people are out to get them. She's studying them for some project she's doing. I'll see if I can get a link to one of the sites. I wonder if a bunch of us started posting on there if the paranoia level would really skyrocket.
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by maven:
The sad thing is the number of sites that encourage some really unhealthy activities. Pro-ana sites, or the cutting sites.
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by Moogle:
« DaftGretel : Today my friend told me about online communities of unmedicated schizophrenic people who encourage each other's belief that groups of people are out to get them. She's studying them for some project she's doing. I'll see if I can get a link to one of the sites. It's probably just one guy with a few hundred personalities.
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by donteatpoop:
Is it just me or does geocaching sound really fun? (especially if there is a prize)
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by Illini76:
Well lets see..I thought Boba Fett was pretty cool looking back in the day, I'm currently not breeding with anyone, and I've flirted with a Canadian..so it's looks like I'm already a member of those 3 groups without even knowing it!
Concerning the last one, I really don't know how that group is even allowed to exist in public.
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by jkschmid:
my roomate and i have done some geocaching, it is alot of fun. you take some prizes with you to leave, and come home with something crazy, usually.
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Posted: 3 weeks ago by runninutes:
« donteatpoop : Is it just me or does geocoaching sound really fun? (especially if there is a prize) Geocaching is extremely fun! When we go with kids, of course, it's "treasure hunting." Over the past couple of weekends, we tracked down a whole series of halloween-themed caches in our area. Frankly, I was sad to see it on this list, even though it's technically true that it'd be really hard, if not impossible, to do geocaching without the internet.
Anyway, once you've got a GPS device, it's essentially a free hobby, and it's cool to find the caches, which are generally hidden somewhere that they can be found without too much trouble, but ONLY if you already know to look for them. And they're everywhere - even in places like Times Square and Disney World! Once you get into it, you can even choose to place your own caches, but there's no obligation or pressure to do so.
There's something similar called "letterboxing," which doesn't use GPS. In that, you get a starting point, maybe an address or something, and then you follow instructions like your classic pirate treasure map. When you find the treasure, there's a log book, and everybody makes up their own custom stamp to stamp the book with.
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