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Only a few short days ago this all started with a confused rant about the alleged Suns endorsement of what I thought to be a Fake Shaq that was tied to Vitamin Water. In fact, the Suns Digital Media Director was just as fooled as I was and best I can tell, VM wasn't involved at all.

Proud to play a tiny role in the Internets evolution. For those keeping score, this is the second national story we've broken this season. The first being this gem.

Just saying.

11 months ago Seth_avatar_4_tiny Phoenix Stan 18 comments 0 recs  | 

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I'm curious

about this Lord B fellow. If questioning whether this twitter feed is really Shaq (even if we know the truth now) gets me a phone call and tickets from the big fellow, I’m suddenly very interested.

by Azreous on Nov 20, 2008 3:53 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

you and 4000 other tweeters.

Window Closed? Shit, just break it then.

by ZonaFlash on Nov 20, 2008 4:08 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

How funny.

Ward Andrews is a friend and classmate from Marcos de Niza.

Now he’s in the New York Times. And the guy who broke the story right here on the Bright Side of the Sun gets no mention.

Back to your mom’s basement, Stan!

Window Closed? Shit, just break it then.

by ZonaFlash on Nov 20, 2008 11:12 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

Hah! That's hilarious!

You know Ward? I am in email contact with him now asking about all this! I will pass on your IRL name

by Phoenix Stan on Nov 20, 2008 11:26 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

If you're in contact

Tell him to give you some credit in the national press.

Mmmmm ... Guinness

by JSun on Nov 20, 2008 11:37 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Shaq - the anit-boring

Whatever I say about him, you can’t deny that he’s spiced up life around Planet Orange

by Phoenix Stan on Nov 20, 2008 12:11 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

Wow, a big hissy on the internets.

Suns PR dept is in rapt excitement, Twitter founder in rapt excitement, Shaq in rapt excitement by the coverage!

Window Closed? Shit, just break it then.

by ZonaFlash on Nov 20, 2008 1:48 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

3740 followers in one day !

fake shaq only had less than 500.

Window Closed? Shit, just break it then.

by ZonaFlash on Nov 20, 2008 1:52 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

This is all hilarious

I do have to say that I love how fast Real Shaq jumped into this.

I now know that he eats at Deluxe. Great choice!
I know that eats at Subway. So do I!
And I know he also thinks Shane Batier’s green coat is silly.

I feel the bonds building already

by Phoenix Stan on Nov 20, 2008 2:34 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Karma

Your Shaq-hate and internet watch-dog activities have resulted in a boon for Shaq’s marketing department.

Mmmmm ... Guinness

by JSun on Nov 20, 2008 2:50 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Just proves that

there’s no such thing as bad PR

by Phoenix Stan on Nov 20, 2008 3:05 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Counter evidence.

Window Closed? Shit, just break it then.

by ZonaFlash on Nov 20, 2008 3:37 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

That's good PR

Bad for presidential campaigns (until the 90s when it became good PR), but good for getting dates. “Hey, I’m rich and I’m dating.”

Mmmmm ... Guinness

by JSun on Nov 20, 2008 8:34 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

true.

Window Closed? Shit, just break it then.

by ZonaFlash on Nov 20, 2008 9:02 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Dime Magazine

Basically Andy Katz somehow posted a story on DIME that was similar to Stan’s post but only 1 day later.

http://dimemag.com/2008/11/shaq-disses-andrew-bogut-and-erick-dampier/

http://dimemag.com/2008/11/shaquille-oneal-twitter/

Either ya all are drinking from the same internet fountain or someone’s copying.

Window Closed? Shit, just break it then.

by ZonaFlash on Nov 20, 2008 2:18 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

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