fricnjay
01-28-2016, 04:50 PM
http://i.imgur.com/dgSNkUd.jpg
Have you ever heard the saying, "be careful what you wish for?" How about "never look a gift horse in the mouth," or "one in the hand is worth two in the bush?" If not, don't feel bad. The first one, I learned from a Metallica song, and as for the second two, I only know because I'm from a small, rural community where the elderly have nothing better to do than sit on porches, drink, say borderline racist things, and offer good old fashioned, down-homey advice, usually without provocation. All of those sayings mean, to a certain extent, that you shouldn't ask a question if you can't handle the answer, and that's exactly the situation we have here.
It's an age-old story, really, and a trope of a number of movies about war. Soldier goes off to battle, leaving the woman he loves at home, intending to come back to her once he's able to hang up his gun. Alas, while he's away, she, feeling neglected or forgotten, turns to the comforts of another man and falls out of love with our hero. Well, let's just say that I'd bet real money that the guy in this story WISHES that was all that happened to him. And I'm a broke-ass writer, so I don't bet the real money unless I'm pretty sure I'm right.
So our story starts out innocently enough, if not a little humble-braggy. Our buddy-in-uniform, whom we'll be calling Reggie Regret, was feeling pretty damn good about himself. Graduated from "Navy Seal" training: check. Woman he loves on his arm, beaming with pride: check. He was feeling so damn good that he decided he wanted to share his happiness with the lovely trolls of 4chan. For some reason. Which I will never understand. Ever, because that's not something that a regular, well-adjusted person does...
"Rate me and my gf /pol/, just finished navy seals training in this pic. Currently on vacation in [S]candanavia. [I'm] the most alpha on 4chan."
http://i.imgur.com/CCH9v5D.png
So, for starters, probably not a good idea to be calling yourself the big dog on 4chan. Those lads live to knock people down a peg, and they possess both the necessary technological acumen and combination of free time and vindictiveness to do it. Spectacularly.
However, things didn't immediately spiral out of control. The first comments are actually all centered around his Navy Seals claims, and nothing more. They call him out for his uniform, lack of regalia, etc. OP quickly replied that the picture was from a different part of his training. That's when the first telltale signs of further trouble cropped up!
*Due to censorship regulations, we are forced to black out parts of the text. We apologize. However, I don't think it takes much for you to fill in the blanks*
The first sign that someone, somewhere, might just have recognized Reggie's lady friend from...somewhere...
http://i.imgur.com/9HPRBAU.png
Anon takes it to the next level, putting the situation into actual words, the kind that can be distinguished even by those who don't spend their time surfing questionable threads on even more questionable boards.
http://i.imgur.com/McsZQaC.png
Now this is where things start to get messy. Remember the free time, go-get-em attitude and "we hate all you and your happiness" mentality of many (all) 4chan users? Well, say what you will about them, but they truly are capable of some astounding feats of re-search and destroy when they want to. Honestly, I think this one was probably a cake walk for them...prepare yourselves.
Have you ever heard the saying, "be careful what you wish for?" How about "never look a gift horse in the mouth," or "one in the hand is worth two in the bush?" If not, don't feel bad. The first one, I learned from a Metallica song, and as for the second two, I only know because I'm from a small, rural community where the elderly have nothing better to do than sit on porches, drink, say borderline racist things, and offer good old fashioned, down-homey advice, usually without provocation. All of those sayings mean, to a certain extent, that you shouldn't ask a question if you can't handle the answer, and that's exactly the situation we have here.
It's an age-old story, really, and a trope of a number of movies about war. Soldier goes off to battle, leaving the woman he loves at home, intending to come back to her once he's able to hang up his gun. Alas, while he's away, she, feeling neglected or forgotten, turns to the comforts of another man and falls out of love with our hero. Well, let's just say that I'd bet real money that the guy in this story WISHES that was all that happened to him. And I'm a broke-ass writer, so I don't bet the real money unless I'm pretty sure I'm right.
So our story starts out innocently enough, if not a little humble-braggy. Our buddy-in-uniform, whom we'll be calling Reggie Regret, was feeling pretty damn good about himself. Graduated from "Navy Seal" training: check. Woman he loves on his arm, beaming with pride: check. He was feeling so damn good that he decided he wanted to share his happiness with the lovely trolls of 4chan. For some reason. Which I will never understand. Ever, because that's not something that a regular, well-adjusted person does...
"Rate me and my gf /pol/, just finished navy seals training in this pic. Currently on vacation in [S]candanavia. [I'm] the most alpha on 4chan."
http://i.imgur.com/CCH9v5D.png
So, for starters, probably not a good idea to be calling yourself the big dog on 4chan. Those lads live to knock people down a peg, and they possess both the necessary technological acumen and combination of free time and vindictiveness to do it. Spectacularly.
However, things didn't immediately spiral out of control. The first comments are actually all centered around his Navy Seals claims, and nothing more. They call him out for his uniform, lack of regalia, etc. OP quickly replied that the picture was from a different part of his training. That's when the first telltale signs of further trouble cropped up!
*Due to censorship regulations, we are forced to black out parts of the text. We apologize. However, I don't think it takes much for you to fill in the blanks*
The first sign that someone, somewhere, might just have recognized Reggie's lady friend from...somewhere...
http://i.imgur.com/9HPRBAU.png
Anon takes it to the next level, putting the situation into actual words, the kind that can be distinguished even by those who don't spend their time surfing questionable threads on even more questionable boards.
http://i.imgur.com/McsZQaC.png
Now this is where things start to get messy. Remember the free time, go-get-em attitude and "we hate all you and your happiness" mentality of many (all) 4chan users? Well, say what you will about them, but they truly are capable of some astounding feats of re-search and destroy when they want to. Honestly, I think this one was probably a cake walk for them...prepare yourselves.