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50,000 Monkeys at 50,000 Typewriters Can't Be Wrong

“Don’t trust anyone you meet online. You could regret it.”

Posted on 25 September, 2009 By Wil

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(from Cory Doctorow by way of John Rogers on Twitter)

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  1. Refflection says:
    25 September, 2009 at 8:42 am

    hahahaha

  2. Håkon Barney Skappel says:
    25 September, 2009 at 8:51 am

    I can’t help but notice the fact that the description of the boy fits neatly on Wil 😉

  3. Matt Buresh says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:09 am

    Awesome, that just made my day.

  4. Master0fPuppets says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:10 am

    It’s a trap!
    (yeah, I had to.)

  5. gustavsnapr says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:16 am

    Yeah, except Cthulhu doesn’t need to bait people with internet chat… Oh, never mind. Funny.

  6. Rainne says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:17 am

    My toddler son has a Cthulu plushie…is that wrong? We also want to get him an Alien face-hugger plushie.

  7. Tony Buser says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:17 am

    I met my wife in a chat room. I am not Cthulhu… OR AM I? *queue evil music*

  8. Glass of Win says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:19 am

    LMAO! I had no idea where that was going and I was getting very concerned for the girl – as I should be! Those Cthulhu are dangerous! Does this mean you’ll be bringing Munchkin Cthulhu to the set of Big Bang Theory?

  9. Tony Buser says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:22 am

    Also: my wife has in fact lost her sanity

  10. Wil says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:23 am

    Dude, I just gigglesnorted. +1 for you.

  11. eternal says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:30 am

    Awww Cthulhu isn’t all bad,
    rub his head and he just purrs
    like a kitten.

  12. Andrea Prete says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:32 am

    I met you once on an airplane about 20 years ago going from Heathrow to LAX. I knew you looked familiar but I didn’t know who you were. I guess I was staring because you took off your headphones and said “hello”. I ran away. I won’t make the same mistake next time. I’ll say “hello” back, and then run away.
    I am not a Cthulhu and I never ever saw you ever again in person.

  13. Nathan Schneider says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:33 am

    Here: http://dreamlandtoyworks.com/images/dke/my_little_cthulhu_victims.jpg

  14. Wren Workman says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:35 am

    I met my wife online, but I’ll be honest, before we met in person I did my best to find a mutual friend who knew her to confirm that she “isnt the kind of person whos gonna make a “man suit” out of me like a twisted inverted buffalo bill scenario” turns out she had asked the same woman beforehand if im “the kind of guy who keeps young women on ice in the freezer to have my way with later”.
    Thats how I knew we were meant for each other. Also, yes that is actually how we met and what we asked.

  15. Rocky says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:35 am

    This just made the desktop!

  16. fmphoenixhawk.livejournal.com says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:37 am

    Okay, that’s just too funny. I have a few friends who are probably laughing themselves silly at this.

  17. darth muffing says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:39 am

    I met my fiance playing a fantasy MMORPG. Is that just as bad?

  18. Terry says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:43 am

    Firstly,
    Hey Alisa,
    I’d love to talk about this with you in more detail as I’d really like to get a few tips from you in this area.
    Secondly,
    Regarding this post “never trust anyone on the internet…”
    Well, considering this is coming from a guy on the internet . . . haha.
    Thanks for the giggle. Very funny.
    .

  19. Stephanie Haddock says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:46 am

    Cthulhu always kicks our ass in Arkham Horror.

  20. Stephen Toulouse says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:49 am

    Reminds of the old “Campus Crusade for Cthulhu” posters.
    “*it* found *me*”
    http://www.geocities.com/metropolexx/
    S.

  21. Chris Radcliff says:
    25 September, 2009 at 9:56 am

    Has anyone noticed the similarity between Admiral Ackbar and Cthulu? Coincidence? I think not!

  22. megan says:
    25 September, 2009 at 10:18 am

    the more you know…

  23. JCB1978 says:
    25 September, 2009 at 10:24 am

    Haha! Love it!!

  24. GumbyTTL says:
    25 September, 2009 at 10:24 am

    This strikes me as a PSA you would see on the back of a “Rudy – The Undead Hound” comic for young adults.

  25. GumbyTTL says:
    25 September, 2009 at 10:26 am

    This strikes me as the kind of PSA you would see on the back cover of a “Rudy the Undead Hound” comic.

  26. Franc Riopel says:
    25 September, 2009 at 10:35 am

    Wow, that is just funny! lol

  27. Amy O says:
    25 September, 2009 at 10:37 am

    That’s the most awesome thing I’ve seen so far today! THANK YOU! ^_^

  28. Dion Niyte says:
    25 September, 2009 at 10:47 am

    Perhaps Cthulhu realized that people weren’t bothering to sleep anymore. Some people just can’t sleep, and others stay up all night trying to beat just one more level of Dead Space, because at night, they can see the screen better without all the damn sunlight glare that filters in no matter how many shades you use.
    So, Cthulhu disguised himself as a somewhat famous actor who made his debut on a TV show about boldly flying to distant galaxies, pissing off the inhabitants, then quantum leaping their asses back home so their bald leader would not get his brain polished by a giant Slor. Only a select handful remembered this actor because he also appeared on a movie about a ball of swirly colors that fell from the sky and made the water supply resemble the T-Virus, which caused his momma to get locked in the attic because she started looking like a head of broccoli. But those who did remember were prime targets for Cthulhu’s mad woo’ing skills. He even growled out some nonsense that Gene Roddenberry thought would make an awesome name for a character. Wssssssssssssssssssssllllleeeekkkkrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*farts a couple times to clear the stutter*rrrrrrrrrrrrsssssssssrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
    In episode 97 of season 46.2 you catch a brief glimpse of Mr Wheaton slipping out of character. His eyes flash for a second and if you have the zoom feature on your DVD player, you will notice about 5645697894789768 devoured souls reflected in his cornea. The effect only lasts for a moment, but Cthulhu/Wheaton stands there motionless, savoring the flavor of the toasty damned.

  29. Ashish Chand says:
    25 September, 2009 at 11:01 am

    Cthulhu just did a double take from behind his computer and shouted “Wiiiiiiiiiilll!” to the sky in anger.

  30. Zoe Mills says:
    25 September, 2009 at 11:04 am

    that was fricking hilarious. mind if i steal it for my facebook and twitter page? 🙂

  31. jkaymartin says:
    25 September, 2009 at 11:13 am

    Dude – when I read the blog post title, I all thought you were going to get a restraining order on me. I’m still worried. . .

  32. Voyeurangel says:
    25 September, 2009 at 11:17 am

    HAHA Mine too!! At work no less ;).

  33. Rocky says:
    25 September, 2009 at 11:19 am

    lol Yeah, mine is at work as well. I work in a very relaxed and Cthulu friendly environment.

  34. Voyeurangel says:
    25 September, 2009 at 11:21 am

    I don’t but they can’t say anything about it because it isn’t really offensive either 😀

  35. CrusherLuvr4Ever says:
    25 September, 2009 at 12:00 pm

    Speaking of H.P. Lovecraft! That’s just hilarious.. wow so glad you posted that. Hmm.. I wonder how many Cthulhu’s are on here.. *evil music comes in.* Muahahahahahahah.

  36. Dion Niyte says:
    25 September, 2009 at 12:13 pm

    *waves tentacles @ CrusherLuvr4Ever*

  37. Scott McNicol says:
    25 September, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    I hear Cthulhu drives a windowless white van, too. be careful.

  38. Tristan Mathers says:
    25 September, 2009 at 12:56 pm

    Awesome. I would let him steal my sanity over a nice dinner and some scented candles any day.

  39. Jodene Rudolf says:
    25 September, 2009 at 1:05 pm

    Anjelica my dear, this one is for you!!!!

  40. I. Khider says:
    25 September, 2009 at 1:42 pm

    Yog Sothoth is my boy, we cruise Sarnath pumping tunes by Erich Zann–get laid in the Witch House then wasted at Innsmouth and then crash beyond the walls of sleep. You know how we roll, in strange aeons even death must die!

  41. Russell says:
    25 September, 2009 at 1:53 pm

    Well, I met my wife on wbs (anyone remember that one?). 10 years later, he is pretty close to insane now. Guess I am one of the Great Old Ones, too.
    Nah … I blame the kiddos for that 😉

  42. Jules says:
    25 September, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    HA! I snorted

  43. snonsumr.livejournal.com says:
    25 September, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    Allow me to reference my list of Fark clichés.
    You, sir, along with Cory Doctorow and John Rogers, have won 1 (one) internet. You may pick it up on the way out.
    /has met more creepy weirdos offline than in the AOL chatrooms of the late ’90s & IRC combined.

  44. wabbit89 (was jedivet) says:
    25 September, 2009 at 3:47 pm

    LMAO.

  45. Lisa Linderman says:
    25 September, 2009 at 3:48 pm

    That’s freakin’ awesome. I’d share with my friends, but only a small fraction of them would get it. And those have probably already been here anyway. 😉

  46. wabbit89 (was jedivet) says:
    25 September, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    Came to me via a dear friend (@lpff), and she nagged it from @neilhimself. Nice to see these things get where they’re needed. Happy sigh…

  47. Bam says:
    25 September, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    My husband and I met online… in a game chatroom, actually. Both of us are out of our minds so I’m positive neither of us are incarnations of Cthulu… this parasite growing in my abdomen is a whole other story. We’re pretty positive it is a hybrid of Stewie and Cthulu, which we have lovingly named “Stewthulu”.
    http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e139/babarnett/stewie11.gif

  48. ang says:
    25 September, 2009 at 3:57 pm

    LMAO!! – Good one!

  49. Wyatt Salazar says:
    25 September, 2009 at 6:30 pm

    Huh, and I thought I just had to be afraid of whiny fanboys cramping my style…one of them could cramp my whole reality!

  50. Simon Tam says:
    25 September, 2009 at 10:58 pm

    Are you the same author “Whateley” that penned “I Cthulhu” or What’s A Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing In A Sunken City Like This (Latitude 47° 9′ S, Longitude 126° 43′ W)?
    By the way, Chris Hansen ran across a Cthulhu predator on NBC Dateline not too long ago.

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