Creepypasta, WOTY suggestion (Was Re: Antedating of "creepypasta")

[Bonnie Taylor-Blake]

OK, not saying this is my favorite so far, but -- five months into
2014 -- I think "creepypasta" should be added to a list of possible
WOTY candidates.  (See Hugo's helpful research and links, below.)

I bring this up in part because of my interest in contemporary
legends, but also because of a recent, shocking (and much-publicized)
stabbing in Wisconsin, allegedly prompted by belief in "Slenderman," a
"creepypasta."

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Creepypasta

http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Creepypasta_Wiki

-- Bonnie


On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Hugo <hugovk at gmail.com> wrote:

> "creepypasta" (ATNW: 6 July 2007)
>
> ("Among the New Words" devoted to Internet memes (American Speech, Vol. 86, No. 4, Winter 2011, pp. 454-479)
> http://www.academia.edu/1231435/_Among_the_New_Words_American_Speech_Vol._86_No._4_Winter_2011_pp._454-479_ )
>
> --
>
> 16 December 2006, Gaia Online:
>
> [Begin of thread title]
> Copypasta stories. (Creepypasta, paste your stories!)
> [End]
>
> http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=7004675&page=1
>
> 10 pages' worth were pasted, the last in September 2008.

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