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[Viral?] That Girl Emily
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addlepated
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[Viral?] That Girl Emily

http://thatgirlemily.blogspot.com/

Man cheats on woman with her best friend. Woman exacts revenge by hiring billboards all over the country.

The writing and story are a little pat - I think this is viral (and apparently some people think it might be for Washington Mutual). Interesting advertising, though.
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OmegaX
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Turns out it's viral, I think the one I heard that from said it was for some show on CourtTV.

EDIT: At least I think that's the one....

EDIT 2: That's definitely the one. I'll link you to where I read it (it's a roleplay community on LiveJournal, but the post is out-of-character. Please, if there's anyone here spammily-inclined (not an accusation, just a precaution), don't take it there).

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rowan
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It seems that everyone in LA is talking about it (since that's where most of the billboards appear to be): ABC News Link
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valkyrie_lisa
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I have seen scuttlebutt that this was about a show on CourtTV, did some searching for that, and found that it was thought it could be for an episode of Parco P.I. After reading the episode synopsis, though, I don't think so. (Sorry, I don't have a link for it.)

It seems a little more likely that it's a work in progress by author Thomas Pynchon (see http://www.slate.com/id/2146152/fr/rss/ and http://gawker.com/news/amazon/thomas-pynchon-viral-mastermind-188695.php). I'm easily entertained, so I don't mind viral marketing, whatever this may actually turn out to be.

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krystyn
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My mom just forwarded me a snapshot of a billboard in the Chicago Loop. So it looks like the marketing is branching out to more cities, now.
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i know they were in new york when it started up.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:40 pm
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rowan
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So Emily has finally promoted something on her blog, other than taking out revenge on your cheating spouse (which I'm surprised hasn't landed her in jail yet).

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
"Also, if you think someone is cheating on you, I definitely recommend the private investigator my brother used, Vinny Parco from Intercontinental Investigations. He's a real straight shooter – he showed me what I needed to know but he did it with real sensitivity and compassion. I think he has a show on Court TV."

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addlepated
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Ah hah! That's what a lot of guessing had been.
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DeformedUncleLouie
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Haha! I'm gonna be on that show on the 19th.
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Did you cheat on your wife? Is your name Steven? Very Happy
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DeformedUncleLouie
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No, I'm in a Casino reandactment, look for me!
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