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To: dp0622
Why the hell would someone post something fake and say it was real?

Same way it happened the first time the link to this video was posted on F.R.

Website owners (not F.R.) sell advertising space to make money. That space is often made up of links to video of cats, or THE 25 CRAZIEST (any noun here will do), or videos just like the one this thread is about. People click on the link, go the the link, watch the video, then.... put it on FR because it's 'cool'. The website owners (their advertisers actually) change up this 'links' to keep people's interest. Eventually, they recycle those links. So, it's because this video is now in 'popular' use as LINK-CLICK BAIT.

35 posted on 10/24/2015 2:54:18 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2

Some parts of capitalism are really annoying. But the alternative is worse :)

thanks for sharing that.

i’ve been sucked into the 25 most a bunch of times, usually about women :)


38 posted on 10/24/2015 3:09:10 PM PDT by dp0622
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