Xander ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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Well, someone existed. ETA: Or continues to exist. Someone was posting as Gus, in other words. But the facts of Gus's life, as given by him, aren't verifiable -- notably the PhD stuff and the professor at a university stuff.
My husband is quite real, but Google him and you get nothing. He's just never worked in jobs, or participated in online forums, where he would be found.
It is a small possibility that he was quite real but wished to continue to remain anonymous and "Guy Straley" is also a pseudonym.
I keep hoping this is the case.
Me too.
The whole situation just makes me sad.
So no one ever talked to Gus on the phone or met him then?
What was that weird 4th of July thing where people were invited to his place but he disappeared?
I'm going to get all pedantic and note that it'd be pseuicide. Because, come on, it totally sounds better anyway.
I don't like that coinage because there's no verbal distinction. Dammit!
So no one ever talked to Gus on the phone or met him then?
No.
What was that weird 4th of July thing where people were invited to his place but he disappeared?
That's when a lot of red flags went up.
Children of: Penlind, a.k.a. no-really-my-husband's-real-name-is-Riley-Finn.
Yes! I knew I was forgetting something vital about the husband who was too good to be true.
I also remember the thing that impressed me with the Penlind situation was how impressive it was back then to watch people fan out and break the story down. It's a lot harder to create a feasible fake story than one would think, I remember realizing. Because even though you may think you're safely in a one-note town, claiming to be part of some obscure field? In an Internet forum there's always someone who knows someone who can call you on your crap.
So no one ever talked to Gus on the phone or met him then?
Nope.
What was that weird 4th of July thing where people were invited to his place but he disappeared?
Heh - I mentioned that upthread. He was in Switzerland and forgot about it. That's when he adopted the "sheepish weremonkey" tagline.
He was supposedly in Korea during that time. He apologized for forgetting when he "came back." Damn well ought to have since I bowed out of the annual family pilgrimage to Door County for it.
Allyson, the discussion starts here: Topic!Cindy "Bureaucracy 3: Oh, so now you want to be part of the SOLUTION?" Jan 1, 2007 5:35:16 pm PST if you have time to go back.
What was that weird 4th of July thing where people were invited to his place but he disappeared?
Speaking just to this one issue, that never really pinged me as weird because it just seemed more like one of those things htat happen all the time where you toss an idea around but it just never goes anywhere. There was no Flanvention or whatever going on there.
Damn well ought to have since I bowed out of the annual family pilgrimage to Door County for it.
Or, perhaps I wasn't paying very much attention. Nevermind.
He was supposedly in Korea during that time. He apologized for forgetting when he "came back."
Oh, Korea. OK. That rings a bell.