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Ben Schumin
—Ben Schumin, asking for it |
Ben Schumin is the dorky little brother of the Internet -- he was one of the first idiots to spam his every dumb thought all over the Internet. He has now grown up to be a fat, bald loser who got fired from Wal-Mart before finding a job at a non-profit, packin' boxes and suckin' dick. This qualifies him for an admin position at TOW, which, sure enough, he is.
How It All Began
Ben Schumin started out life as a normal child, although there were early indications of later insanity:
- A family dog whose obesity foreshadowed his own later struggles with weight
- His early urges to become a furry
- Attendance at a so-called "fatness camp"
All that aside, though, Ben started out life no worse than most of us. Sure, he was a dorky kid, but we all start out as dorks. The problem is that this was absolutely the high point of his life. After he got his brains buggered out by Santa (see photo at right), it all went to hell, and he was doomed to a life of total idiocy.
Behold his descent.
At the dawn of the Intertubes, Schumin was one of about a million teenagers who managed to master Microsoft FrontPage and put up a shitty AOHell webpage dedicated to themselves.
Most of those teens updated a few times, put up MIDIs of "Iron Man" and backgrounds of half-naked chicks, and got bored, having exhausted the potential of the Internet at that time. But Ben was not most teens. Instead of getting laid or high, he proceeded to invent Twitter ten years before it was even created.
How did he do this? By posting his every fucking thought and dream. But that wasn't the worst part. Ben managed to be boring even by the standards of Twitter accounts.
Think of the dumbest celebrity ever to have a Twitter account. Now imagine them being forced to drink a quart of vodka and then hit in the head with a bag of rice. That is the level of stupidity Ben brought to bear, day in and day out.
Some highlights:
- "Love For All The Wrong Reasons", a quality love poem dedicated to his first (and, to this day, only) girlfriend. Grieve with him:
—Ben took that pretty well, huh? |
- "The Dead Man's Headset", a paean to his headset at his meaningless telemarketing job. To be sung to the tune of "Gilligan's Island". Check it out now:
—Ben, putting the "soul" in "asshole" |
- A motherfucking photo essay on his goddamn trip to Wal-Mart. I shit you not. The reader is spared nothing -- every aspect of the trip, from his ugly sister to each purchase (actual or merely contemplated) to testing out the blood pressure machine...everything.
The rest of his website was full of this kind of crap. He didn't even go emo, cut himself, listen to shitty music, or any of those Dawson's Creek staples.
The Pawn Shop Years
Ben managed to wangle his way into a shitty wannabe university. Even though it was a total party school, Schumin still couldn't get laid. Yes, this is the same "university" that taught Chris-chan how to speak. Good fucking work, assholes.
College provided Ben with unparalleled opportunities to gain three hundred pounds and cream all over the girls. In fact, an entire section of his current website is dedicated to his time at the university.
After staying there for five fucking years, he allegedly graduated with a "degree" in public administration. But it was on the Web that he was to achieve his true potential.
The Colossus Expands
The Internet may have been young when Ben began his self-centered blather, but there was no way a lolcow like this could go unmilked for long.
Spinnwebe was the first to board the rich, gooey gravy train in September of 2000, with a whole week of articles dedicated to this wonder of the postmodern age, including calling him in his dorm room.
—Spinn, coming to grips with the fact of Ben Schumin |
Portal of Evil was quick to feel the Schumomentum, dedicated a whole subforum to The Thalidomide Wonder with activity as recent as 2008. Best of all, Schumin himself joined in, although he was inclined to give out hypocritical advice from time to time.
The avalanche of praise began: a listing in "Ed's Entertaining Links", redneck towns putting up his YouTube vids, an award for his page on ocean liners, and other recognitions of his greatness.
The Fall
But there is no giant so great that there is not an army of midgets kicking at his heels. Schumin, too, had to suffer fools, and in time they laid him low. (No, he still didn't get laid.)
To some extent, his own marketing was at fault. He made the usual attempts to extend his fifteen minutes of celebrity: attempts to propagate catch phrases, a shocking expose of his dorm room, cheesy merchandising, even the invention of a fictional nation -- a tactic that clever hoaxsters would later use on Wikipedia.
But even the most avant garde measures could not prevent the inevitable indifference that came when people found that Schumin's real interests were above their heads, and eventually they moved on to other, greener pastures.
The Great Engine Of His Mind
What makes Ben tick?
Bus Stops
His webpage on bus stops is one of a kind. After all, bus riders can't afford digital cameras.
Fire Alarms
Schumin is the one-stop authority on fire alarms. Not, mind you, in order to do awesome shit, but just the alarms themselves. He is probably the world's foremost expert on fire alarms. He can't design them or anything like that, but he can identify the brand and characteristics of a fire alarm at a glance. This got him about as much ass as you'd expect.
The Price Is Right
Complete with an actual re-enactment, as high school students try to guess the price of groceries. And a complete transcript.
Hollywood Squares
He had people re-enact this one as well. And another complete transcript.
Some Fucking Canadian Children's Program
You only wish I was making this shit up.
Anarchy
Yes, Benny is a black bloc anarchist. No, he doesn't do anything good with his knowledge of fire alarms and bus stations, although "Schumin" sounds kind of Jewish...well, you know what to do.
He also thinks he's part of Anonymous, and occasionally takes part in Project Chanology events. They use him as bait for homos and cannibals.
ALERT: Anonymous has informed us that Ben is a sleeper agent for Scientology. He is to be given a blanket party at the very next anti-Scientology raid.
Himself
Above all else, Ben loves himself. His discussion forum dedicated to his favorite person ever, his continued coverage of his shopping trips at Wal-Mart, his archive of his personal quotes -- all aspects of Schumin fascinate Schumin.
His Scary-Ass Fan Community
If Ben worries you, get a load of his fans.
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If you get something like this in your email, run like a motherfucker.
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Or this.
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Or this.
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Really, anything called "fan art" is probably a good reason to call the police.
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Only the freshest memes for Ben!
Where Is He Now?
These days, Ben spends his time as an admin at TOW, which tells you just how dumb Wikipedos are. Other than that, he works at something called Food and Water Watch, which means that he hangs around the food court at local malls and steals leftovers. He is damn near at the bottom of the totem pole there (scroll WAY down), and his job description means he is basically the office bitch, unworthy of even an email address.
The lesson is simple: Never get fired from Wal-Mart, and never reveal the shallows of your soul on the goddamn Internet. You will never live it down.
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