'Sinbad Smith' and the troll pole

Endless Thread

WBUR

Reddit, Technology

4.2 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Amory shares a 10-year-old Reddit post with Ben showing a photo of a college student with an epic-looking wooden staff and a caption that baffled the photo's subject. Ben shares a Trivial Pursuit question that launched a mystery fit for a Redditor.

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0:00.0	WBUR Podcast Boston.
0:12.0	Hey. Hey. Hey, we're here. It's me and you.
0:17.0	I'm still here. Five years. Did you know that? This is five years. I know. I know.
0:24.0	We can go to kindergarten.
0:27.0	We can officially stop picking our nose because it's not. It's not okay. It's not okay.
0:34.0	And we will be ostracized.
0:37.0	Endless thread must recognize societal norms starting.
0:42.0	We need to learn how to tie laces. That's my New Year's resolution.
0:47.0	But we'll always be snacking.
0:50.0	You know, you never stop the snacking.
0:52.0	A whole life of endless thread snacking.
0:55.0	Yeah. Yeah. We got some stories for you. Right? You got one.
0:58.0	Of course. Of course we do. Yeah.
1:01.0	So you want me to go first? Always.
1:11.0	Okay. So Ben, 2023 is the 10th anniversary of a particular Reddit post that hit the front page back in the day.
1:19.0	And continues to pop back up around the internet every once in a while. And I'm going to send you that post.
1:27.0	Can you read the title of the post?
1:30.0	This guy walks around my college with his staff everywhere he goes. I finally asked him why.
1:35.0	And he replied, quote, seen any trolls around here lately?
1:39.0	Didn't think so.
1:42.0	Okay. And then there's a picture that this person surreptitiously took of the alleged troll hunter.
1:48.0	Sitting on the ground, legs crossed.
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