4chan Gives 90-Year-Old Vet a Great Birthday 363
Hugh Pickens writes "Members of 4chan aren't known for doing things that are cute and heart-warming and when they decide to go after someone, it's typically to subject them to ridicule. But not this time. Someone at 4chan decided that the Internet should get together and wish 90-year-old WWII veteran William J. Lashua a happy birthday, and soon Lashua's local branch of the American Legion was deluged by birthday calls from people as far away as Sweden. The account someone set up for Mr. Lashua's birthday on Facebook had 3,956 'likes' and over 500 comments, most of which wished him a happy birthday and thanked him for his military service. It's not clear how 4chan originally came across a photo of Lashua, but a member of the site posted a snapshot of a flyer that was on the bulletin board at a store in Ashburnham, Massachusetts asking for guests to attend the nonagenarian's birthday on at the American Legion hall and the post took off. In contrast to their usual behavior, 4chan members 'were giving him nice phone calls and sending him nice notes' and discouraging those who wanted to do something stupid or mean. 'They were all being.. well, shucks, awful nice.'"
Heh (Score:1, Funny)
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Wow (Score:5, Funny)
4chan being nice?!?
I do believe this was foretold in the bible as one of the signs of the end times.
REPENT!! THEN END IS NIGH!!
Re:Wow (Score:5, Funny)
4chan being nice. Duke Nukem Forever possibly being released soon. Cats and dogs living together.
End of days, my friend. End of days.
Re:4chan gets it wrong again... (Score:4, Funny)
You fucking douchebag.
Hey, c'mon, be nice. Before saying something that might be hurtful, first ask yourself - WWFD*?
*What Would 4chan Do?
Re:4chan gets it wrong again... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:4chan gets it wrong again... (Score:5, Funny)
He risked his life for your right to be an asshole.
And remember, a right not exercised is a right lost!
Re:4chan gets it wrong again... (Score:4, Funny)
You know, those goofy fucks over at 4chan have always been pretty decent to me. Last year, they pitched in and bought me a nice box cake for my birthday.
They made me sign up for some weird sessions, though, where I have to hold these two tin cans connected by wire to a little meter. Supposedly it's going to get rid of some bad feelings or something from my brainpan. I didn't understand the mumbo jumbo because I'd drunk half-a-box of burgundy before going to the first session.
At least they said they were from 4chan.
The end of days... (Score:1, Funny)
When even the high numbered slashdotters get laid - now that's when I drag the lawnchair out to a primary target and slather on the 3 million sunblock...
Re:Fuck 4chan (Score:3, Funny)
I take it this is a cover-your-ass "No, officer, I've been documenting" it?
Ask Pete Townsend how well that went.
Re:Ugh. (Score:4, Funny)
disregard that i suck cocks
Re:4chan gets it wrong again... (Score:5, Funny)
Direct the 4chan Party Van to their driveway
That sounds like a reality TV show waiting to happen.
Re:Wow (Score:5, Funny)
>> they were behind the deepwater horizon spill
Dude, that was Ebaums World.
Re:The cliche is true (Score:3, Funny)
Re:4chan gets it wrong again... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:4chan gets it wrong again... (Score:1, Funny)
Tell him some other random stranger from /. said "Cut your hair and get a job, you hippie."
Re:History lesson (Score:2, Funny)
I think I remember reading in texts that the US fought on the European front long before pearl harbor.
Yes, you're thinking of World War I.
Anonymous Coward (Score:3, Funny)
Offering praise to 4chan for this is like cheering for a 14 year old kid who just figured out how to not shit in his pants.
Re:Ugh. (Score:3, Funny)
And notice how I'm not posting anonymous? unlike you, i'm not scared to stand behind what I say, right or wrong, i said it.
Unless you happen to be the same guy posting a rebuttal to his own anon comment?
Re:Thank you (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Thank you (Score:2, Funny)
Saudi Arabians attacked us! Let's invade Iraq!