I always thought 50 Foot Ant was like Martin Random but for Goons in Platoons: everyone knew he was a bullshitter but got a pass because the stories were so obviously fake. That is hilarious that he got asshurt for getting called out on them.
If it was a bit, 50FA was fully committed to living it and got bent out of shape if he wasn't believed.
Honestly the 50FA haters were almost as bad. The cycle was:
-Thread would exist.
-50FA would post something.
A) No one challenges or responds to 50FA:
-- 50FA posts more and more elaborate stories until he gets bored and abandons the thread to shit up another, or until B) happens
B) someone calls 50FA out on bullshit (often from other, unrelated threads):
--A bunch of posters yell at 50FA to shut up, advise everyone he is a threadshitter and known liar.
--Several other posters will agree with them that 50FA is a bad poster but that he hadn't started his schtick yet. References to Humper Monkey and Haunted German Army base made.
--Then a couple of 50FA defenders show up, complaining about people bulling a decorated army vet who survived SS ghosts. Or say his stdh.txt posts are entertaining regardless of truth. They will ignore how ridiculous his goonstory posts got during phase A).
--Then a bunch of posters who were quiet until now and don't really have any strong feelings about 50FA but hate that then he posts it turns into a 5-page rerail about 50FA, stdh.txt, and ethics in shitposting and tell both sides to shut up.
--this continues for 5 pages.
- Return to beginning.