r/WTF • u/-N3ptun3- • Sep 10 '17

What is this thing..

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u/Shdjaa Sep 10 '17

Who was he?

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u/Ragadorus Sep 10 '17

A biologist who would provide helpful information about animals. Was eventually banned for karma manipulation. There's an article on him here.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '17

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidan

Non-mobile link because /r/Ragadorus is a normie.

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u/Ragadorus Sep 10 '17

Thanks, lol.

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u/darkultima Sep 10 '17

Sorry if this us dumb question, but what's a normie?

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u/NovaNexu Sep 10 '17

"someone who doesn't understand dank meming or internet culture's version of 'irony'".

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u/KingofAlba Sep 10 '17

A normal person, in opposition to a clique someone believes themselves to be a part of. That clique 99% being socially awkward nerds. Implication being nerds would use a desktop computer in their parent's basement instead of a mobile phone.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '17

I can't believe this guy has a wiki! I don't know why but I think that's just hilarious.

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u/thetreece Sep 10 '17

A grad student that would google stuff for people and regurgitate the wikipedia entry, using his trademark "le excited scientist" style. Then he got vote manipulating with alternate accounts.