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Cougar Draven

I'm totally going to randomly break into people's houses and plant wrenches in their refrigerators.

**Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:08 am

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Fotzepolitic

A few weeks back I mentioned the Slender Man to my mum (I was asking about dernier of tights and being a good parent she was naturally a little weirded out). When I described it, we both sort of simultaneously arrived at the same point of reference:

(skip to 0:40:00, unless you want to watch something pretty awesome)

I couldn't find a Slender Man 0rigins thread, and this seemed like the most obvious place to mention it.

Anyhooze, it seems to have been a resonant image for a while.

**Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2012 10:50 am

Oscar Langley · Unfettered Joined: 14 Aug 2010 Posts: 322

A quote I liked from the original thread was "The closer you think you are to understanding the Slender Man, the more incorrect you really are."

**Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2012 5:11 pm

shurst · Boot Joined: 21 Sep 2012 Posts: 21 Location: Australia

Re: Why does the Slender Man like the woods?

**Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:14 am

JustJim · Unfettered Joined: 19 Jan 2011 Posts: 661

Part of what makes The Slender Man so perfectly frightening is just how out of place he is. He's unnatural. You see him in the background and it's scary because he shouldn't be there. But he is. The suit just adds another layer to it.

The way I see it, if The Slender Man could perfectly replicate a human, he would. He'd have a face. He'd talk. He'd blend in perfectly and carry out his goals that way. But he can't.

**Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:35 am

Lithp · I Have No Life Joined: 04 Mar 2012 Posts: 2058

**Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 12:16 pm

Fotzepolitic

**Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 12:26 pm

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Lithp · I Have No Life Joined: 04 Mar 2012 Posts: 2058

It checks out. Thank you.

**Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 1:18 pm

Fotzepolitic

Etymology = the most useful useless thing you can ever learn.

**Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 6:10 pm

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shurst · Boot Joined: 21 Sep 2012 Posts: 21 Location: Australia

Well, at least I learned a new word today.

**Posted:** Sat Sep 22, 2012 3:13 am

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I'm still not sure I fully understand everything, then again, I'm probably not supposed to.

The Slender Man, in some mythos, has been stalking mankind since the dawn of time-- was he always a guy in a 20th century business suit? Or, did his appearance change over the years? Like, did he wear something different in the 1300s, when he was known as "Der Ritter?" Did he suit up in Egyptian garb when they drew him on the pyramid walls?

**Posted:** Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:05 pm

Fotzepolitic

I suppose you could extrapolate from him wearing a suit now that he'd wear the equivalent of a suit then. Something authoritative and trustworthy. My money's on priests. Slendy'd look rad in this get up, imo.

**Posted:** Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:10 pm

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Lithp · I Have No Life Joined: 04 Mar 2012 Posts: 2058

Some stories said he changed with the times. One, I do not remember the name, went into a lengthy speculation about how he "takes the form of faceless authority."

So in the dark ages, he would have been a knight, was the example they gave.

The Der Ritter things usually describe him as "looking like a nobleman."

**Posted:** Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:10 pm