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Xyzse

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21. Catfish

Reply to Taverner (Reply #19)

Thu Jan 17, 2013, 02:44 PM

Jan 2013

Taken from the Urban Dictionary:

A catfish is someone who pretends to be someone they're not using Facebook or other social media to create false identities, particularly to pursue deceptive online romances.

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Deadspin Reports Manti Te'o Dead Girlfriend Story Is a Hoax [View all] KG Jan 2013 OP

This is a big egg on Notre Fuckin' Dame's face MrScorpio Jan 2013 #1

the spin so far is the T'eo was the victim of the hoax. KG Jan 2013 #2

Him, the school, the ND loving media MrScorpio Jan 2013 #3

That's the part that confuses me FreeJoe Jan 2013 #9

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #8

This is breaking all over...was just a huge breaking news story on ESPN mtnester Jan 2013 #4

Get a life Joey Liberal Jan 2013 #5

? EastTennesseeDem Jan 2013 #10

Lying for the Lord. I hear it's a trend. LiberalAndProud Jan 2013 #6

Makes it hard to believe anything a Mormon says siligut Jan 2013 #11

The Southbend Tribune has scrubbed the article. LiberalAndProud Jan 2013 #12

Article scrubbed, just more covering-up siligut Jan 2013 #13

Kinda like his 'girlfriend'. GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #30

Te'o's Statement Joey Liberal Jan 2013 #7

And you believe any of the shit that comes out of Notre Lame? dbackjon Jan 2013 #16

So Te'o, how was her funeral? I presume you showed up! RedCloud Jan 2013 #14

My reading: It's hard to come out in a Mormon family Taverner Jan 2013 #15

That's one possible explanation pokerfan Jan 2013 #18

Catfish? Taverner Jan 2013 #19

Catfish Xyzse Jan 2013 #21

Add to that - being Samoan BellaLuna Jan 2013 #29

Was he supposed to throw the BYU game and didn't? siligut Jan 2013 #31

heh. getting the same kind of grief on FB I did here for posting this. KG Jan 2013 #17

Mormons are taught to defend their own and are in-your-face aggressive about it. siligut Jan 2013 #32

it's the ND subway alumni KG Jan 2013 #33

I don't know anything about him siligut Jan 2013 #34

I don't know enough about this... Xyzse Jan 2013 #20

if you read the aticle, it explains what happened. Te'o wasn't duped, he was in on it. KG Jan 2013 #22

Great, now we have possible fraud. pokerfan Jan 2013 #24

Reading it now. Xyzse Jan 2013 #26

It says this man thinks Te'o was in on it dr.strangelove Jan 2013 #35

I agree, an online romance can be almost as intense as F2F pokerfan Jan 2013 #23

You're probably right. Xyzse Jan 2013 #27

I wonder if he can keep his bullshit lies up as long as Lance Armstrong did his? CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #25

The idea that someone would do this to get Heisman votes is laughable dr.strangelove Jan 2013 #28

Meanwhile, the REAL dead girl associated with the Notre Dame football team ... Myrina Jan 2013 #36

++++ KG Jan 2013 #37