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What the hell is this?

  • 10-06-2006 6:09pm
    #1
    faceman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,663 CMod ✭✭✭✭


    Now this is bizarre, conspiracy theories R us!

    http://www.resurrectionautoparts.com/

    Anyone comes across it before?


Comments

  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    I fail to see your point.


  • #3
    scojones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭scojones


    I'm with Aidan on this one.


  • #4
    faceman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,663 CMod ✭✭✭✭faceman


    clicking anywhere on the site brings you into a forum that hasnt been moderated in a few years. Its all mad speak about mad companies, travellers (dont think they're talking about our kind) and stuff like that. have a read of it..


  • #5
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,651 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    Where's the conspiracy involved in scavenging car parts for resale? It's quite common over here, it's cheaper to buy a part taken from a scrapped old junker than to go to the dealer and buy a new one.

    NTM


  • #6
    parasite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,077 ✭✭✭parasite


    some viral marketing i guess :mad:


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  • #7
    faceman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,663 CMod ✭✭✭✭faceman


    the website front isnt legit. Did you actually click into the forum? (PS its not a virus, scary site that pops up after 30 seconds or a lame attempt by me to advertise anything!)


  • #8
    GerryRyan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 966 ✭✭✭GerryRyan


    Yeah, is kinda random tbh. I wouldn't worry about it tho.
    How did you come across it?


  • #9
    faceman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,663 CMod ✭✭✭✭faceman


    I had a temp working in my office for a few weeks but had to get rid of him cos he was VERY odd. After he left I was checking out what kinda stuff he was lookin at on the web. Some mad christian stuff, websites for odd american companies and the autoparts one. I lock me doors n windows since he left!!


  • #10
    Hitchhiker's Guide to...
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭Hitchhiker's Guide to...


    it is a phenomenally strange website. doesn't seem to make any sense.


  • #11
    GerryRyan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 966 ✭✭✭GerryRyan


    Fcuk it, I'm joining that forum - i'm intrigued *spelling*

    I'll keep you all posted.


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  • #12
    Hitchhiker's Guide to...
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭Hitchhiker's Guide to...


    just did a bit of research - apparently its part of some game for this upcoming book: http://www.randomhouse.com/features/traveler/

    spooky the way an earlier poster described the website as a bit 'random'. Hmm ... and random house publish the book - very very strange!!


  • #13
    GerryRyan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 966 ✭✭✭GerryRyan


    Yeah, we're all in on it *spooky laugh, cough, spooky laugh*


  • #14
    BMH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 804 ✭✭✭BMH


    Very odd. It links to another site after someone asks for help in finding someone to teach him martial arts. The martial arts site is like the autoparts one, click anywhere and it has these articles that have nothing to do with martial arts. Another link leads to a Christian website that I didn't check out, could be the one the OP was talking about.


  • #15
    Hitchhiker's Guide to...
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭Hitchhiker's Guide to...


    yep, all three are linked to the book. just logged into the randomhouse link i already posted. very strange (i'm using that a lot on this thread!). something about an aerlingus flight and an Irish spy!


  • #16
    BMH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 804 ✭✭✭BMH


    Some more forum trawling indicates that the author set up the website, and it's all a bit of RP fun.


  • #17
    faceman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,663 CMod ✭✭✭✭faceman


    rite we're onto someone, the book seemingly has been out a while, "the traveller" and is written by someone called john twelve hawkes!

    Get this, its not his real name and he claims that he dreams about the characters. he reckons its all real!!


  • #18
    BMH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 804 ✭✭✭BMH


    JTH is his pseudonym.


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