The Great Thread Scare of Friday 13th

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On Friday June 13th 2008 a very epic thread was formed on Paheal. It all started with people abusing the hell out of the newly spawned Paheal spin-off meme "In b4 DesuMilk". Desumilk had gotten fed up of people making fun of her and had posted "In b4 people say in b4 desumilk" only to be thoroughly pwnt and proved to be a trap. The lulz went on as internet tough guys started degrading womenz for the lulz. Eventually an under aged b& member of Paheal started asking people if they could kill his step mom for him, an offer which was joyously taken up by many an anon. An Anonymous member quickly turned the thread into a race to get to the 100th Anonymous poster, this is when the mindfuckery began. Posters started going from Anonymous99 to Anonymous89, eventually Anonymous100 came, but it used teleport before anyone could capture it. Anonymous members soon started to cry and flee the scene in fear of mental retardation, but one retarded anon stayed behind claiming that he was the son of King Leonidas. This Anonymous could well have been his son as he failed just like his alleged father. The thread got to it's 94th Anonymous and then disappeared off of the face of the internets. This thread was deemed "The Missingno Thread" and the picture that hosted it has yet to be re-uploaded. Some claim this was a conspiracy against America done by the Jews themselves other say that it was done by Captain Planet, but one thing is certain, there were doves everywhere and they were crying their asses off.
[-+]The Comments

Desumilk: In b4 people say in b4 desumilk
Nietzche: inb4 blatant attention whoring
Desumilk: In b4 nietzche admits he's a fag.
evilpika: inb4 WHY DON'T IDIOTS TAG THIS INSTEAD OF JIBBERING!
Desumilk: in b4 evilpika explodes in an expolsion of shit, piss and cum.
Nietzche: 'Cause evilpika we just REEEEEEALLY don't give a shit.
MR Furry: i agree
Nietzche: btw, totally fuckin' CALLED the attention whoring
Desumilk: in b4 nietzche realises I shitted in his shoes.
Nietzche: Damn, that's more a problem for me then you, DM. How do you sleep at night? I, I can just throw the fucking shoeaway, but YOU! you have to live knowing that you defecated in a shoe.... FOR VENGEANCE!
Desumilk: I fap to that thought.
Nietzche: Thought u were female? EPIC FAIL.
Anonymous1: what is fap...im new to this
Desumilk Did I say fap? I meant schlick.
Nietzche: Suuuure....
Anonymous2: seriously what is fap
Desumilk: Do you want a picture of my vagina?
Nietzche: lol, yes
MR Furry: i dont want to see. i belive you.
Desumilk: >(_()_)<. There's my vagina. Enjoy.
Nietzche: Why ur vag has wings?
Anonymous3: PLEASE WHAT IS FAP. is it a verb?
Desumilk: Fap: To touch ones genitals in a provocative manner to induce an orgasm.
MR Furry: it means for a pervert
Nietzche: It means for a man. DESUMILK IS A FUCKING MAAAN
Anonymous5: THANK YOU...why didnt i know that...its like im 7
Desumilk: I JUST SHOWED MY VAGINA.
Anonymous6: your mangina
Desumilk: I'm gonna cry now.
Nietzche: You showed a greater than sign, an open parentheses, and underscore, an open parentheses, a close parentheses, an underscore, a close parentheses, and then a less than sign. That's no vagina and it's shitty ascii.
Nietzche: YOU GOT A MANGINA
MR Furry: now i belive you are a woman or atleast the closest to 1
Desumilk: As if I'd show my REAL vagina. I ain't no whore.
Nietzche: Your previous comments beg to differ
Anonymous7: you tell em Desumilk
Rule34d: *Faaaaaace paaaaaalm* This is gonna be a long night, I can tell.
Nietzche: inb4 pathetic desu defense
Desumilk: I showed my text vagina. I ain't showin' ma real vagina. I need my vagina tonight when I go to the WWE and have missionary positioned sex with Kane.
MR Furry: haha
Nietzche: You know what? I'm actually gonna be the bigger man here, and just step out. call me if you wanna hook up Desu, otherwise fuck off.
MR Furry: the more anons the better if you mean that
wutmaster: I meant they shouldn't be banned if they produce lulz
MR Furry: oh yes
Anonymous10: DON'T WORRY I'LL START A KNEW ONE HEY EVERYONE I'VE GOT A VAGINA TOO
Nietzche: BITCH, IT'S ON!
Rule34d: Go for it.
Nietzche: Oh shit, whoops. I mean... Good. Good for you. Enjoy that vagina o' yours.
Anonymous11: OH YEA BIOTCH IT'S BEEN ON
MR Furry: the joke os too old a10
Nietzche: Agreed.
Anonymous12: MY VAGINA IS TIGHT AND WARM WET FROM ALL THIS PETTING
Nietzche: I just found it funny to fuck around w/ desumilk randomly for an afternoon.
Nietzche: But we must move on to bigger and better things. In other news, God is dead.
Anonymous13: PLEASE FUCK ME I'M LONELY AND NEED ATTENTION
Anonymous14: This is such bullshit.
Rule34d: Go fuck yourself
Anonymous15: im game...where u live
Anonymous16: Ow, that cut deep 34d.
Rule34d: @anon 16: it was directed at anon 13
Anonymous17: OMG THE POKEMANS R HAVIN BUTTSECKS
Incognitymous: I thought I would mention that I own a vagina as well. It's not on me personally, rather it is on the object I have shackled to my oven to prepare my meals.
Anonymous18: @34d: Oh, well then nevermind.
MetroidAddict: this isnt bullshit
THIS
IS
DESUMILK!!!!!!
Anonymous19: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Anonymous20: Incognitymous has just won the prize, you've discovered the ANSWER.
Nietzche: What the fuck was the question?
Anonymous21: What is the question all men ask?
Incognitymous: @Nietzche: If you have to ask then you already know.
Anonymous22: hey Incognitymous, does your vagina prepare the meals or the men you control with it
Nietzche: Why am I on a site dedicated to raping childhood memories at 1 o clock at night?
Anonymous23: @Incognitymous: Then what would motivate him to ask?
wutmaster: It's not 1 o'clock everwhere.
Incognitymous: Well the vagina doesn't prepare any meals, it's the thing it's attached to that does all the cooking. The vagina starts working when dinner is finished.
Nietzche: It's always one o' clock somewhere, though.
Anonymous24: It's 5 o'clock somewhere.
Anonymous25: ITS FRIDAY THE 13TH WHERE IM AT
Anonymous26: OMG ME TOO
Incognitymous: @Anon23: The question.
evilpika: But it's 5 o'clock somewhere.
Anonymous27: do we all die or just me and anon 26
Anonymous28: @Incognitymous: Then there is the answer to my question.
evilpika: O_O Ninja'd... A LOT.
Anonymous29: NO WAIT NOT ME TOO ITS THE 14TH NOW
Anonymous30: shit om on eastern time
Anonymous31: It's comment battle fields like this that shed a single tear of joy from the corner of my eye, may this be saved for future purposes. Ah, well... back to fappin'.
Anonymous32: is this child porn
Anonymous33: NO ASSHOLE
Nietzche: Holy crap, CONSULT DOCTOR
MetroidAddict: no anon 32 its porn of your mom -.-
Anonymous34: but its child pokemons
Incognitymous: I agree. No asshole is quite the problem you got there.
Anonymous36: also my mom is dead, asshole
Anonymous37: Who cares? Long as theres cum i'm game *fapfapfap*
MetroidAddict: coughnecrophilla cough
Anonymous38: YES I WISH I HAD ONE
Incognitymous: To finish my statement, it's especially a problem if you're a woman as you lose about a quarter of your usefulness.
Anonymous39: NO U
Incognitymous: Well your mom would be fine if she had just cooked my dinner like I asked.
Anonymous40: OH SHIT GUYS I NEED SOMEONE TO DONATE AN ASSHOLE I'LL ASK MY PIMP FOR MONEY
Anonymous41: Anon39's statement is not true.
Anonymous42: my dead mom?....oh your horrible
Anonymous43: Anon43's statement is not true, either.
Anonymous44: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh joo gaht told
Anonymous45: the comments far surpass the quality of the picture
MetroidAddict: im saving this and the old Darkrai convo for the lulz
Anonymous46: If anon 43's statement isn't true: wouldn't that make it a lie?
Anonymous47: pime taradox!
Nietzche: black person post link to old darkrai, forgot to save it.
Incognitymous: Anon43's statement is true in the sense that it is not true.
Anonymous48: @anon45: Oh hell yea man, fuck the picture this is goin' in my special files.
Anonymous49: Incognitymous, you can kill my step mom she is horrible
Anonymous50: @Incognitymous: Then it is lie that makes truth into lie that makes lies into thruths et cetera?
MetroidAddict: >>168885
Anonymous51: YES A PIME PARADOX
Nietzche: Grazi. You win some internetz. Let's make it six.
Incognitymous: Well I don't kill women for no reason. For every women I kill that is potentially one more Man who will have to cook or go hungry
Anonymous52: LOL "go hungry", I love you man, you're the highlight of this comment page.
MetroidAddict: in b4 pime paradox
Anonymous53: i prefer to be hungry than to live with that bitch for another day
wutmaster: Posting in an epic thread.
MR Furry: what have i missed ?
Anonymous54: .xodarap emip 4b ni
MetroidAddict: this needs to be a meme even if it fails Desumilk is the new Sparta
Incognitymous: @Anon50: A false indication of being a lie results in the truth. Saying a lie is a lie is a lie, therefore there is no lie.[
Anonymous55: will someone kill my stepmom
Nietzche: In summary, a lot
Incognitymous: @Anon55: I'll have to test how well she cooks and how obedient she can be.
MetroidAddict: ill do more than kill her giggity giggity goo
Rule34d: lawl
MR Furry: lol
Anonymous56: well if i kill her id prbably get grounded or sent to jail...murder is bad right?
wutmaster: lulz
Anonymous57: @Incognitymous: Then all things are true if a sufficient repetition of lies being claimed lies is placed before! My friend you are a GENIUS.
wutmaster: FAIL
Incognitymous: It's not a crime to kill a woman. In fact, objects can't technically be killed so there is no crime unless it doesn't belong to you.
Anonymous58: I'll kill her, 50 Grand, accident or not?
Anonymous59: Seems like this thread is past its prime.
MR Furry: @56 my boss will be happy to see you here
Anonymous60: make her know its happening...slowly
MetroidAddict: your mom is past her prime anon59
Nietzche: Past it's METROID PRIME, BITCH!
Anonymous61: Is he real old by the way? Because you can save around... 3,000 if so.
Nietzche: I apologize. In a perfect world, my statement would have been at least remotely funny.
Anonymous62: MetroidAddict is Captain Obvious.
MetroidAddict: its at metroid dread baby :D
MR Furry: my boss is older than any of us if you were talking to me
Anonymous63: no...39 ish
MetroidAddict: no Captain Falcon
Anonymous64: @MR Furry whose your boss and where does he want to see me
MR Furry: here in hell
Anonymous65: I am now going to scream until I pass out. When I wake up, all will be forgotten. Hopefully.
Anonymous66: i see
Anonymous67: Let us all thank derrickbutler, for posting this picture... let us now make thanks to Desumilk and Nietzche, may one of their names go down in history... for, technically, one of them already has. Let us thank paheal for hosting this site... and finnally: The Anon who participated, for always being there for us.
MetroidAddict: You do know if you pass out here anon65 your gonna get raped
Nietzche: May we now eat our turkey stuffed with WIN?
Anonymous68: being places is what we do best
Anonymous69: History was made today
Rule34d: A meme was added to ED today.
Anonymous70: @anon63: Perfect, you live in Brooklyn right?
Incognitymous: I can go wake up the cooking tool if we need to prepare that turkey.
Nietzche: ED?
Rule34d: [1]
Nietzche: Gotcha
MR Furry: 27?
Rule34d: Ignore the numbers. It will just link you to the Paheal Meme section of the article
Anonymous71: Yes Nietzche, STUFFED TO THE RAFTERS WITH WIN. And a side of epic. Now get that wife Incognitymous.
Anonymous72: is that turney my mom...and i do not live in Brooklyn
Anonymous73: 34d has confirmed anon69's comment, history has indeed been made.
Anonymous74: brooklyn is great though
Incognitymous: Wife? Since when did she earn that honor?
MR Furry: lol
MR Furry: since today?
Anonymous75: so nobody is going to kill my step mom
MetroidAddict: Today was a great day
Anonymous76: @anon74: Well alright, when you get there, meet me at the "Sunny's" ask around and someone will tell you where it is, bring the 47 Grand and you give me her address, and i'll make it SLOOOW, just like yah said.
Anonymous77: i could get a step step mom
Rule34d: lol 'wife', I prefer to call them something that could more easily be interpreted as slave.
Anonymous78: at ur mom's grave
Anonymous79: Today was a RED DAY.
Rule34d: COMMUNISM?!?!?!?!?!?!?? WHERE!?!?!??!?!
MR Furry: in cuba maybe?
Anonymous80: WOOPS: I mean't bitch, not wife.
Incognitymous: They only get the title "wife" if they have proven you'll never need to discard them and get a new one.
Anonymous81: but the background is green
Rule34d: @Anon 80: Much better wording.
MR Furry: ok martian
Nietzche: Man, this thread..... Watch now, as I empoloy means of lengthening it. "This was a triumph..."
Anonymous82: A sword day, a red day,ere the sun rises!!!
Anonymous83: DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous84: DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous85: DEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAATHTHTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous86: @anon 83...to my step mom?
MetroidAddict: in b4 anon100
Anonymous87: i think we should just move on
Nietzche: GET OUT 34, I'M SLEEP!
Anonymous88: @anon86: GODFUCKINGDAMMIT, you ruined the cavalry charge!!! ...but yea sure, that too
Anonymous89: sorry...DEATH!!! (to my step mom)
Nietzche: Though, really, I feel like I should be lying in bed smoking a cigarette after having participated in a thread like this.
MetroidAddict: NEVER ANON 87
Anonymous90: I BET I CAN MAKE IT TO ONE HUNDRED GUISE OK NOW WATCH
Anonymous91: your step mom is your dead mom's hate of you personified
Rule34d: I bet it takes longer than you think Anonymous90!
Anonymous92: in b4 can make it to 100
Anonymous93: RULE 34 GRACE SLICK!
Anonymous93: she blames you
Anonymous94: Lulzworthy at Anon 91
Anonymous95: ALMOST
Anonymous96: that Was heart warming...now i can rest easy knowing my real mom is thinking about me...thanks anon 91
Incognitymous: @Anon91: Well that makes me feel even better that I ended her. I never gave her permission to hate
Anonymous96: CLOSE
Rule34d: lol see, I told you that it would be harder than you thought.
Anonymous97: [im anon 91] im just here to help...
Anonymous98: Incognitymous : OMG I ARE PRETTY COOL INTERNETZ TUOUGH GUY. KIELED STEPMOMZLOL LIEK ME NAO?
Anonymous99: YWES
MetroidAddict: *is still saving convo*
Anonymous96: lol, matricide! were is psycho when you need him
MetroidAddict: damn sage GTFO the powers
Rule34d: Idk lol
Anonymous97: NO WHAT IS GOING ON!!!??
Anonymous98: guro guro guro guro
Anonymous99: WHY TAKE SO LONG!!!???
Rule34d: Because you're more retarded than Cheese1997
Anonymous99: RAWR
Anonymous99: guro?
Incognitymous: Your inability to count to 100 is apparently slowing you down.
Anonymous97: winsauce
Anonymous98: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo MOTHER! FATHER! YOU WERE WRONG!!! ANON100!!! YOU ARE WRONG!!!
Anonymous99: somebody is messing with my head
MetroidAddict: @current Anon99 there just increasing lulz
Anonymous98: Wait... WAHT THE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK I JUST FAILED BUT NOW I HAVENT!!!!!???? LEONIDAS!!!??? HALP!!!
Incognitymous: Just give up. Everyone knows Anon100 is a myth.
Anonymous96: sage in a commetn
Anonymous97: 100GET
Anonymous97: gar i be hearing nothings
Anonymous98: are you meaaing with my head MetroidAddict...or is it my increasing hate for my step mom
Anonymous99: fail
Incognitymous: You were so close that time.
Anonymous99: I WILL MAKE IT!!! I TRAINED FOR THIS MOMENT!!!!! ALL MY FUCKING LIIIIIIFE!!!!!
Anonymous100: 10get
Anonymous98: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo NOT AGAIN!!!
Incognitymous: A wild Anon100 has appeared!
Anonymous97: seriously...you trained for this?
Anonymous95: Anon used choke...
Anonymous96: failget lol
MetroidAddict: wild anon100 used sage block!
Nietzche: SAGE
Anonymous97: what just happened here? post gone?
Anonymous98: WAIT... I DID IT!!!!!!! AH HAHAHAHAHA, THIS IS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!! I'M SO HAPPY I COULD ytrytrytrytreuiopytreuiopytreuytreuipytrytreuipytrytrytreuiopytreytreuiopytreuiopuiopytreiytreiopytrpppppppppp
MetroidAddict: im glad im saving this ill just post it all in one huge comment later
Incognitymous: False alarm. That wasn't truly an Anon100.
Rule34d: lawl I ish a bad boi
Anonymous96: Anon100 ran away!
Anonymous97: 99
Anonymous95: Wow, what a mindfuck.
Anonymous96: wtf? ur not 99
Anonymous97: no but i am
Incognitymous: Damn, I should have known such a rare creature would be legendary! Should have saved that Masterball! Now I am going to be running all over the map trying to find that Anon100 again.
Anonymous96: no ur not lol
Anonymous97: Did that last guy have a fuckin' seizure or something?
Anonymous98: Every get is a modget.
Anonymous99: WHOSE MESSING WITH MY HEAD
MetroidAddict: Anon100 used become a meme
Rule34d: lawlawlawl
Anonymous100: 99... ?
Incognitymous: A wild Anon100 has appeared!
Incognitymous: Damn, that one retreated quickly.
Anonymous98: 100 is here!!!!!!!!!!!
MetroidAddict: *uses master ball on Anon100*
Incognitymous: Too late, it used Teleport.
Anonymous95: All's well that ends well, but know that NONE SHALL OBTAIN THE ANON100. THAT'S MY JOB!!! I'M BACK BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!! I TRAINED ASSHATS!!!!
MetroidAddict: Damn quick litter fucker
Fishysticksauce: jump for it anons! you can do it!
mama weegee: I AM ANON100!!!!
MetroidAddict: THIS CONFUSION IS MAKING ME TYPO
Anonymous96: 99
Anonymous96: but i saw anon 100 i saw it...maybe thats whats messing with my heat
MetroidAddict: does this have more comments then the double nigger princess yet?
Anonymous94: my head
Anonymous95: i got my left one
Anonymous96: GET THAT LITTLE FUCKER!!!!!!!!
Incognitymous: You can't fool me, Mama Weegee, you're not Anonymous at all.
Anonymous93: i got right :(
Anonymous92: MY HEAD...I NEED AN ASPRIN
Incognitymous: You don't got right.:Anonymous93: spamin for 100
Anonymous92: DAMN!
MetroidAddict: inb4 anon over 9000
Anonymous93: ITS LIKE MY BRAIN EXPLODED INTO TINY BRAINS AND NOW THEY'RE FIGHTING EACHOTHER
Incognitymous: You raise a good point, MetroidAddict. Perhaps I shall add serious post to Double Nigger topic.
Anonymous94: fcrexez
mama weegee: *EPIC GASP*
Incognitymous: Long post was long.
Anonymous93: lolin at anon 93
Anonymous94: 6Mget
Anonymous95: IM GETTING THE HELL OFF BEFORE MY TINY BRAINS EXPLODE INTO MINI TINY BRAINS
Incognitymous: Serious post added to Double Niggers.
Rule34d: wahahhahahaha
MetroidAddict: damn i love this site
Incognitymous: For quick reference, can be found here. >>167379]
Rule34d: only 90 anon? I told you that it would take longer than you thought!
Incognitymous: Like I said, Anon100 is a myth.
Rule34d: I deem this the missingno thread
Incognitymous: I can't believe I never noticed that before. Missingno IS Anon100!
MetroidAddict: Anon100 new meme i declare 2 in one day
Anonymous89: HOLY SHIT ANON93 IS THAT WHY ITS SO PRETTY WHEN THE HONDA MAKES A BLUE PIPE AND CLAY CAN SHOUT MAGNETISM!? WHAT A TOWN IS HERE THAT PURE ROSALINE DEER SHOULD SO SOON BE FORGED IN THE FIERY PITS OF MARIENBURG WHILE I PASTE THE TENTH OF THE NINE COFFINS ON A DRAGONFORCE RIFF THAT LACKS THE TAMING OF THE QUAIL!?
Anonymous90: Post ends in 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9.
Incognitymous: What are you talking about, Anon89? There is no Anon93 here.
Rule34d: Metroid Addict. Keep recording please.
Nietzche: WHAT THE FUCK? O_O
Incognitymous: Damn, people aren't jumping on serious post in Double Nigger Princess like they did yesterday.
Anonymous89: Been reading Shakespeare?
Nietzche: I OWN FUCKING _`~NACHOOOOS!!!~`_ C u guys later
Rule34d: Who has been reading Shakespeare 89?
Incognitymous: @Anon89: Also, that's ridiculous. You can't tame the quail.
Anonymous90: There is no anon89 now.
Incognitymous: Damn, now my head hurts. There never was an Anon89.
Anonymous90:SIDESCROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Incognitymous: Damn, now my head hurts. There never was an Anon89.
Incognitymous: Damn, now my head hurts. There never was an Anon89.
Rule34d: Hurry Anon Get to 100! YOU CAN DO IT!!!!
Incognitymous: Wow, my browser just triple posted me.
MetroidAddict: Incognitymous: Damn, now my head hurts. There never was an Anon89.
Anonymous90: Comments need text...
500 - Internal Server Error (ALL YOU KNOW IS A LIE! STAY AWAY FROM THE TRUTH OR YOU MAY WIND UP BURNED)
Anonymous91: IM SO SORRY ITS JUST I WAS DRINKING TOO MUCH YOU KNOW WHAT PEPSI CAN DO TO YOU ANYWAY I AM GOING TO GO AND FAP TO BLOOD AND STUFF BECAUSE I CAN I LOOOOOVE YOOOOOOOU
Anonymous92: 92
Anonymous93: 93
Anonymous94: 94
500 - Internal Server Error (It will all be over soon)
MetroidAddict: My head is hurting now >.<
Anonymous94: 95
Nietzche: So hey, long as I'm here, gonna go ahead 'n' suggest an indie video game. Knytt Stories 1.1 it fucking OWNS
Incognitymous: Seriously, I want to see Anon100 so I can get 99 Rare Candy.
Anonymous95: 96
Anonymous93: 97
Incognitymous: 94 doesn't equal 96
Anonymous94: Dear Nietzche, God might be dead, but you go crazy and die because your health sucks. God wins. Love, Anon 92
Rule34d: You may want to post this in another image MetroidAddict.... but there was and will never be an anon100...This picture doesn't even exist \
500 - Internal Server Error (Happy Friday 13th)
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