You guys might get a kick out of this

[WilliamPitt]

I got an email from someone who posts on a video gamer board this morning:

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Dear Mr. Pitt,

I post quite a bit on a webboard at IGN.com in the Vestibule specifically. Today there is a thread on there that posted your article about who reagan really was. Even though I don't agree with the article, it was a well written piece. The reason I am emailing
you is that the person who posted it is actually claiming to be you. I don't know if you care or not, but I found it hard to believe that an author such as yourself would be posting on a video game web board
and arguing with a bunch of jackasses like us. Maybe I am wrong. If I am not wrong could you please email me back and comfirm that this person is indeed not you?

Thanks a bunch,
Troy Hanson

p.s. Here is the adress of the actual thread in which the person claims to be you.


http://boards.ign.com/The_Vestibule/b5296/60212343/p1/

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I wrote back and told this person that it was not, in fact, me who was posting there. This led to the creation of another thread:

http://boards.ign.com/The_Vestibule/b5296/60221020/p1

Looks like I got someone in trouble. :)

[molly]

1. ROFLMAO!!!

ask him he'd care to meet you for a beer!

[supernova]

2. Will, you gamer you!

Political discussions are showing up in the strangest places, aren't they?

And that's due in no small part to you. Nice work.

[geniph]

5. Now, dammit, I got first dibs on a beer with William Pitt!

(William Rivers Pitt, that is). Will, I want to meet you for a beer when I'm in Boston in July. (I'm there for the Convention.)

<sulk> I should get first priority over some dumb gamer-site troll who's appropriated Will's name!

[VelmaD]

3. I vote for the split personality option.

May I please speak to Sybill? :)

Tell the truth Will...you spend your days looking for cheat codes for Space Invaders. :P

[never cry wolf]

4. I find it hard...

...to believe that an author such as yourself would be posting on a political opinion board and arguing with a bunch of jackasses like us.

(Glad to hear the truth, as so eloquently put by your talents, is getting around, under whatever guise.)

[Catholic Sensation]

6. IGN amuses me because they're shameless whores

I was looking for something about an xbox game and the site looked like Ronald McDonald crapped all over it (McDonald's shit all over the place), it was hilarious.

That being said, you write too well to post on gaming forums. You'd because your verbs were conjugated correctly.

[darkstar]

7. You're clearly a playa, not a gamer n/t

.

[LynneSin]

8. I think Will is a secret game - what game do you think he plays???

Probably some sort of World Domination type game!!

[VelmaD]

9. I'm tellin' ya...

it's gotta be Space Invaders. He's got that 1000 yard stare that only comes from watching row after row after row of aliens descend inexorably toward you.

[sus]

10. the "I am William Pitt, but you can call me Bill" was a nice touch..

[VelmaD]

12. We are all...

Will Pitt. :evilgrin:

[sus]

14. no it's "Will Pitt we are all. Ready are you for the Truth??"

Video Games. Heh! Playstation. Heh! A Jedi craves not these things. You are reckless!

[Richardo]

17. "All your Pitt are belong to us..."

:D

[sus]

18. Will Pitt: his milkshake brings all the gamers to the yard

[VelmaD]

19. Hee...Got Pitt?

He does a body good. ;)

[sus]

21. Will Pitt®: HAVE HIM YOUR WAY®

Customuze your favorite Will Pitt® menu items!!

(I was going to edit that to say "customize," but I like this new word better.)

[VelmaD]

22. I'll have mine...

covered in chocolate frosting and sprinkles please. :evilgrin:

[sus]

23. would you like to Supersize that?

heheheh.

[VelmaD]

24. *snort* Why yes...

yes I would.

Do I get a toy with my Happy Will? ;)

[PittPoliSci]

27. I am Wil...from Pitt(sburgh)

hah.:-)

[Throckmorton]

33. NO, we are all Bozos on this Bus

and as for the game board posts, I don't speak that lingo. Whats Powned anyway?

[Paragon]

11. See? Too much GRAND THEFT AUTO is corrupting our youth!

:silly:

[johnnie]

13. That second link is funnay as hell

They are gamers for sure.

"That was some good ownage."

"Biggest.Ownage.EVER"

"Either way, he's in deep doo doo. He can choose to pay $250 or get permabanned. If the mods don't think he should, they can still permaban him for plagarism. "

250 bucks to get back on a gamers board?

[BigMcLargehuge]

15. BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!

I love his letter to you, "jackasses like us..."...

:)

[Amaya]

16. How special

LMAO : "I am William Pitt, but you can call me Bill"
:D

[Susang]

20. That's beautiful

He is soooo busted. }(

[PittPoliSci]

25. i just read their original thread...

The guy who claims to be you was saying that he "hates Kerry, I hope he dies."

Talk about shitting on your name. He's saying things that couldn't possibly have come from you, also, he was too busy name-calling rather than defending the article. You'd think that if he at least took the time to write it, he would've defended it.

By the way, nice article.

[Beetwasher]

26. Funny, But I Can't Understand Most of Their Lingo...Any Clue?

What are they talking about w/ this 10 year adoption stuff...

[WilliamPitt]

28. I asked that myself

Full posting privileges on that forum costs $250 a year. You can get full privileges if someone 'adopts' you, however. The dude being me said he'd adopt someone else for 10 years. That's a lotta cheese.

[Beetwasher]

29. Ahh, Got It! Thanks!

Funny funny shit!

$250 a year to discuss gaming?!? Holy cow! There's no free boards around?!

[VelmaD]

30. $250?!?!?!?!

A year? jeezus fucking christ

[Bat Boy]

31. What a fool.

Everyone knows I'm Will Pitt.

Sheesh.

[ScreamingMeemie]

32. Kick gotten...

Oh man, what a doofus. :hi: