Aug 18, 2007
gullible's not in the dictionary

I was browsing through facebook this morning, and I came across a group that was titled something to the effect of "They are trying to shut down facebook! Stop them." I remember years ago, as the internet was first getting started, we would periodically get emails saying "they are trying to shut down facebook" or "they are trying to shut down AIM" or "They are trying to shut down hotmail." Always, these are hoaxes that gullible people then spread like wildfire.

I looked inside the message board in the they are trying to shut down facebook group, and found that the first thread was titled "Harry Potter is real." Understanding the sarcasm, I began to laugh and clicked on the link. Apparently, I'm the only one who got the joke. Tons of people began to argue, and some were so mad that they were using profanity and everything.
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