A few years ago, a guy created a Facebook group called “If 1m people join, girlfriend will let me turn our house into a pirate ship” and sure enough he got 1 million people to join. So, where is our pirate ship house? It’s not happening. This douche-bag didn’t follow through.
Instead, he created a website and gave us a song-and-dance about how he couldn’t afford to do it. What’s to afford? Take your ass down to Home Depot; buy a few pieces of plywood, spray paint, and take the sheets off your bed for masts. Originally Captain douche-bag told us he already had “enough money to buy some wooden slats”. But a year later – after attracting a million followers – he said he wanted to do a “proper” job instead.
Who cares about proper? We don’t care if your deck is pressure-treated oak or that your plank is red maple.
What this guy was really doing was trying to scam us. He started asking for donations on his website and wanted over a $1 million before he would begin building. A MILLION DOLLARS!? He’s either a real pirate trying to plunder our world or an aforementioned douche-bag. I choose douche-bag.
Do you know that people gave this swashbuckler money? He got nowhere near a million, but people were dumb enough to give him over $1,000. Why can’t you guys give me money? See the the donation piggy-bank in the sidebar of this site? Feel free. $1, $5, $10…whatever. To this guy’s only credit he did donate the money he received to charity.
There’s just no accountability left on the internet. It probably started around the time I was pretending to be a 16/f/ca in AOL Teen Chat rooms when I kid.
Pirate Ship House guy should be tarred and feathered.
We can’t let him get away with this. There’s another group on Facebook called “If the Pirate Ship House guy doesn’t follow through with his plans, I’m going to be angry.” But it’s mainly spammers and people like me promoting my own blog.
This guy could’ve been a legend. He could’ve cashed in HAD he just turned his house into a God damn pirate ship like he said. He would’ve got a book deal, 15 mins on Good Morning America, and a blurb in Focus magazine. He misplayed that card. Now he’s gotta walk the plank.
Not to get all “numbery” but the real tragedy is that short-hand for 1 million is actually 1mm. 1m is only 1,000. A douche-bag and a moron, lethal combination.
Hey Parm,
You’re just jealous b/c you didn’t think of it first! You should create something for if you get a million followers…here are just a few thoughts:
– Shave all the hair on your body, including your eyebrows
– Legally change your name to Derek Zoolander
– Turn your place into a Pirate Ship…and really follow through
Can’t wait to see what you do…and yes, I will gladly donate $ to see this happen (I just found $0.42 in the couch, so you’re on your way!)
– Kristy