http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/09/05/2148248/4chan-Gives-90-Year-Old-Vet-a-Great-Birthday
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.'"
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:lol:
Quote from: 'jolyonr @ slashdot'
4chan being nice. Duke Nukem Forever possibly being released soon. (http://www.news.com.au/technology/pax-reviewers-claim-duke-nukem-forever-is-real-and-playable/story-e6frfro0-1225914610608) Cats and dogs living together.
End of days, my friend. End of days.
I've never even heard of Ashburnham
Twid, from Boston, MA
Oh yeah, that...
I sent that dude a card.
/b/ is CN. Sometimes it actually has good ideas.
Follow through from that one says dude is an elderly racist who hit on some young girls.
Who knows?
Ashburnham? I went to school there... Spooky.
Quote from: Doktor Alphapance on September 07, 2010, 01:13:47 PM
Ashburnham? I went to school there... Spooky.
What's it like there?
Small town, rural Massachusetts, 10 miles from the NH border... scenic.
Might make the effort to pass through there at some point.
Go up route 2 for an hour an a half. If you blink, you'll miss it.
If he had been black, vet or no.. this would have never happened.
not on 4chan *cough* stormfront hangout *cough*
Quote from: The Dancing Pickle on September 07, 2010, 09:09:36 PM
If he had been black, vet or no.. this would have never happened.
not on 4chan *cough* stormfront hangout *cough*
Thats really only /new/.