Comments on: Shellfail hoaxers send hoax legal threat. I fall for it.

By: John Eddowes

John Eddowes — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:45:00 +0000

This just shows how web “journalism” is just a bunch of monkeys smashing keys. Never take anything anyone writes as fact.

By: austinhamman

austinhamman — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 07:06:00 +0000

ok so…occupiers made the hoax to get the word out about shell?
make sense i guess…not the best move on their part but makes sense.(i mean yeah it worked but it hardly makes them look good in the process)

By: Ab Eeyore

Ab Eeyore — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:29:00 +0000

Or pixels by the container load.

By: dbt

dbt — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:26:00 +0000

on they’re part.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:14:00 +0000

Much as I enjoy an easy pounce: admirable admission of derpage, Cory.

Bookmarked this in the hopes that I can one day show it to a newbie friend who recently got busted for forwarding a classic hoax, and then tried to maintain that she did it on purpose, to make a point!

By: satn

satn — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 03:07:00 +0000

Only if it’s glacial water gathered from the exact location of the south pole.

By: Charlie B

Charlie B — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:48:00 +0000

Chiropractic homeopathic holy water if you really want to get Cory going…

By: savvysearch

savvysearch — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:46:00 +0000

Anyone check their sources anymore? once is enough. Having to update twice is just embarrassing.

By: Roger Strong

Roger Strong — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:40:00 +0000

“…relating to Shell’s oil operations in Ogoniland, an area located in the Niger River delta area of Nigeria.” [...] “The action is brought by on behalf of the Estate of Dr. Barinem Kiobel…”

He’s offered me a share of the settlement if I let him process it through my bank account!

By: voiceinthedistance

voiceinthedistance — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:51:00 +0000

Make that homeopathic holy water . . .

By: Finnagain

Finnagain — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:40:00 +0000

Not two smart. Pet peeve.

By: Aaron Gilliland

Aaron Gilliland — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:04:00 +0000

I have some swamp land to sell you, Cory. It’s on the moon, but I’ll use zero-point energy to move your thetan into the lunar ether. It’s a nice place to be ephemeral, but some of the other residents have Morgellon’s disease blocking their Qi. Wash your feet in holy water before moving in.

By: pahool

pahool — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:50:00 +0000

I’m confused. Where do I direct my outrage?

By: Cameron Postelwait

Cameron Postelwait — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:49:00 +0000

#strikethroughfail

By: Peter G.

Peter G. — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:40:00 +0000

What makes this whole thing so especially funny is how belieavable it all is.

Nothing is funnier or believable than baby boomers trying to control the Internet.

By: Mark Duanburge

Mark Duanburge — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:34:00 +0000

Hoaxception

By: Matt Popke

Matt Popke — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:30:00 +0000

Breath Cory, relax. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Then turn to Greek and Italian television and wish it could still be that easy here. The scary thing, the really scary thing actually, is that the right wingers and extremists in the English-speaking world are starting to get their shit together. They have learned not to do stupid things like this anymore. They’re getting better at PR.

It’s easy to not want that to be true so I can totally understand why you fell for this.

By: michael thorne

michael thorne — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:22:00 +0000

lol

By: Jason Conort

Jason Conort — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:17:00 +0000

Can’t think of a more sure fired way to get something reported than to tell people not to report on it. I probably would never have seen this story if not for the the lawyers making threats, not to smart on there part.

By: blindidiotgod

blindidiotgod — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:15:00 +0000

Then I guess we should do more reporting on complaints against Shell for systematic rape, murder, and torture instead, http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/lawsuit/shell.html , since that is definitely real and, regretfully, not a hoax.

By: steve white

steve white — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:15:00 +0000

hoax upon hoax

By: duc chau

duc chau — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:13:00 +0000

AHAHAHAHAHAHA! The chocolate oil geyser shooting all over her! The rich old lady’s turkey-like gobble-shrieks! The pee pee dance! It’s like a horrible B movie comedy! EXCEPT I CAN’T STOP LAUGHING!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!

By: Polyorchnid Octopunch

Polyorchnid Octopunch — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:13:00 +0000

They must’ve just gotten a new hire; some guy who was just recently let go from Labatt’s brewing.

By: Mike Hathaway

Mike Hathaway — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:10:00 +0000

Again this is where lawyers need to be handcuffed and your publicity department needs to be working. Instead of releasing that it is a hoax, maybe even spinning it a little they let the lawyers out and it is going to be a bigger issue than it would have been.

That being said, there are serious scc issues here. The organizers could have set up the hoax watch it go viral it then short sold shell on the temporary downturn because the stock tradors are morons. That is stock manipulation and those people might be prosecutable.

But threatening the media is never a good idea…. What is it never pick a fight with people who buy ink by barrel.

By: agrovista

agrovista — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:06:00 +0000

That email is from theyesmen

By: Baldhead

Baldhead — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:05:00 +0000

if no reporters report on it it kinda ensures that people do not hear that it’s a hoax, thereby making it more likely that they believe what they see when they see #shellfail