“A Taiwan man who used a different identity through the Internet to double-date his girlfriend, has committed suicide after the girl fell for his email-based alter ego, a Taiwan newspaper reported on Wednesday.” —Woman Dumps Man for Online Alter Ego (IOL)
Sounds like an urban legend, but then again so does “Escape” (better known as “The Pina Colada Song”).
Whoops, I may have just revealed far too much about my musical tastes.
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