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| Football-mad schoolboy who fooled the Twitterati |
| 2014-01-26 |
| [FT] He gained 20,000 Twitter followers, exchanged messages with professional footballers and occasionally seemed a step ahead on big moves in English football. But Samuel Rhodes was not the debonair blond journalist shown in his Twitter avatar. He was the alter ego of Sam Gardiner, a 16-year-old schoolboy from North London. The rise and fall of Gardiner, who this month saw his Twitter account suspended, is the latest example of impersonation on social media networks... I confess. I guess the jig's up. I'm really a twelve-year-old girl. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Dang it, I always think people are Platypus. I'm never right. |
| Posted by: Charles 2014-01-26 17:59 |
| #4 It's supposed to be a surprise. |
| Posted by: Fred 2014-01-26 13:33 |
| #3 12? Have you told your grandchildren? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-01-26 13:22 |
| #2 Just think - as a twelve-year-old girl, Fred would be eligible for a slew of STEM scholarships in a few years. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-01-26 13:18 |
| #1 I confess. I guess the jig's up. I'm really a twelve-year-old girl. Have you informed Gloria? Ima thinkrn she'll be surprised |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-01-26 11:17 |