Copycat Threads on Forums
When someone creates a topic about something and they either make a huge mistake, tell the story from their perspective, or they just make a stupid topic, there are times that all of a sudden people will begin to create new topics that are a twist on that one already there. Here are some examples:
Original Topic: I was at Walmart and the Cashier Swore at me
1st Post: Today I was at Walmart and I was purchasing the great new Mudkips toy and I was so happy. Everyone one was so jealous because they also liek MUDKIPZ!!1! So as I got up to the register the lady that was the cashier got REALLY jealous. She started to swear because she knew I had got the last Mudkip they had and she was going to buy it for her son as a gift for him because they just sold some real estate. She was really mean.
2nd Topic: This Guy was at Walmart and My Mom Swore at Him
1st Post: Today this guy was at Walmart and he was purchasing the great new Mudkips toy and he was so happy. Everyone one was so jealous because they also liek MUDKIPZ!!1! So as he got up to the register my mom that was the cashier got REALLY jealous. She started to swear because she knew he had got the last Mudkip they had and she was going to buy it for her me as a gift for me because she just sold some real estate. She was really mean.
3rd Topic: I was in Line At Walmart and The Cashier Swore at this guy
1st Post: Today this guy was in line in front of me at Walmart and he was purchasing the great new Mudkips toy and he was so happy. I was so jealous because they also liek MUDKIPZ!!1! So as he got up to the register the lady that was the cashier got REALLY jealous. She started to swear because she knew he had got the last Mudkip they had and she was going to buy it for her son as a gift for him because she just sold some real estate. She was really mean.
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This can go on for quite a while if the moderators do not put a stop to it. Sometimes the whole front page of the forum will be covered with these “copycat” topics. The more outrageous the better.
Other instances occur where people just change around the title to make it sound like something else.
Example:
Original Topic: Me and My Brother Just Drank 2 Quarts of Gasoline
2nd Topic: 2 Quarts of Gasoline Just Drank ME and My Brother
3rd Topic: My brother drank 2 quarts of me and gasoline
All variations of such topics are acceptable as long as you do not add/remove words from the original.

Posted January 26, 2008
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