Regretsy closes, the world mourns the end of diy meets wtf. Now it turns out that everybodys favorite misogynist cartoonist has apparently been posting proscottadams comments on metafilter and reddit under the super seekret alias plannedchaos. Thats the idea behind sockpuppet theatre, the latest project from april winchell, founder of regretsy, the blog documenting bizarre etsy products that became an internet sensation. In october 2009, winchell under the pseudonym helen killer launched regretsy, a blog website which satirized etsy. Now its a snap to make simple, adorable puppets, key props, and the perfect stage for bringing this classic fairy tale to life. Following my remarkable experiences, if i had received a call on this topic, i would have no choice but to believe it to be genuine.
Sockpuppet theatre turns internet drama into high comedy. Sockpuppet theatre puppets enact your flame wars and. I found this book on the amazon website quite by accident, really. Antibreastfeeding ordinance in forest park, georgia angers the uterati. Today, on metafilter, plannedchaos fessed up to the sockpuppetry, admitting that he was adams.
Within four days, the site had received nearly 90 million hits. Sock puppet theater presents goldilocks and the three bears. I once did dsl tech support for, um, a company that sounds suspiciously like furrysin. Well, its not due to me, either, as i nicked it from the magnificent miss april winchell of regretsy. I bought the book yesterday, it arrived in the mail today, and i just finished reading it a few minutes ago. It sends the wrong message for me to call myself a feminist, because many people would assume i adhere to dogmas that i do not. Regretsy, the blog that highlights and mocks the most ridiculous listings on etsy, has closed.
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