tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18832234.post4816027311246269006..comments2023-11-12T05:16:54.244-05:00Comments on The Royal Heffernans: Manti's GF: Hoax or Con?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18832234.post-16391981860589155602013-01-17T15:06:56.366-05:002013-01-17T15:06:56.366-05:00The real question is this: what does Ian do with h...The real question is this: what does Ian do with his Manti t-shirt?Colin and Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691891702157306434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18832234.post-53308265643290821902013-01-17T13:47:02.897-05:002013-01-17T13:47:02.897-05:00I think Kevin's theory is 100% dead on. I thou...I think Kevin's theory is 100% dead on. I thought the exact same thing myself. In fact, when she "died", I was surprised to hear her referred to as his girlfriend. He had never said that before, and I think the media was confused about the relationship. I'm not sure if he was the 1st to refer to her as his girlfriend, but I never heard that until after.<br /><br />It's classic Occam's Razor. What is more likely?<br /><br />A) Manti, one of the most kind, generous people around got duped by a fake online relationship.<br /><br />B) Manti created an elaborate hoax, lying to his parents, friends, team and the media in order to garner sympathy - above and beyond the sympathy he already received for the death of his grandmother.<br /><br />Sympathy for what reason? I have no idea. B) just doesn't make any sense. <br /><br />Wheras A) is actually a pretty common problem with the ubiquitous nature of the internet, and the ease in which celebrities can be contacted.<br /><br />My take is that he somehow met a girl online. He tried to meet her a few times and she never showed (he admitted this). He smelled something fishy and backed off. Then she suddenly has a tragic turn and dies. The story spirals, and he is confused. However, he is already fragile because his grandmother had just died. Even though something isn't right, he just allows his emotion to take over.<br /><br />I'm not sure when he 1st knew something was up, but I am 100% sure his 1st thought was, "Oh shit, I am a total idiot." He was totally embarrassed, and didn't want word of his online relationship to get out, and even more so the fact he was duped.<br /><br />I just want this sad story to go away. I feel really bad for the guy. Reason #1356 that I am not on Facebook and I don't Tweet. <br /><br />In 10 years, America will be 99% socially retarded!Teddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196853341084156214noreply@blogger.com