Amy Mickelson - MJ affair rumour started here.

[cbfalcon 824]

How did the Amy Mickeslon - MJ rumours start?

 

As best we can tell, the rumor begins with this 2006 post on a low-rent fantasy football message board.

 

 

 

And I agree, this place is low rent.

[TD Ryan2 314]

Apu Nahasapeemapetilon

[Me_2006 14]

That is fuucking amazing.

[RLLD 3,455]

Oh crap.....

 

Man, I am pretty glad I did not post in that thing.....

[TD Ryan2 314]

wooo-hooo!

 

thankfully I've already paid my membership dues and bought stock in fftoday... it's all goin' thru the roof now.... HOLLYWOOD BABY!

[KSB2424 3,083]

That linked is blocked for me at work. Anybody wanna quote it?

[SUXBNME 1,340]

Prepare to open the floodgates...

Tons of new arrivals due shortly

[TD Ryan2 314]

yeah, it's still the top Google item if you search Amy Mickelson

 

Linky here:

 

http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.p...howtopic=207020

[TD Ryan2 314]

That linked is blocked for me at work. Anybody wanna quote it?

 

One of the the hottest Google searches today* is for "Amy Mickelson Michael Jordan affair." The results lead to unsourced nonsense about Phil Mickelson's illegitimate love child and his wife banging a basketball star. How the heck did that happen?

 

The answer, as usual, is that nothing ever dies on the internet. As best we can tell, the rumor begins with this 2006 post on a low-rent fantasy football message board. It probably predates the post, actually, but this is the oldest mention of it we could find online and the first that comes up when you attempt the above search. The story goes like this:

 

Apu Nahasapeemapetilon Apr 10 2006, 09:31 AM

 

Apparently Rick Reilly has an article ready to go to print on the personal life of Amy and Phil Mickelson. Here's the story according to a buddy of mine that works for the PGA Tour. Reilly was waiting until after the Masters to publish it, so it'll be out soon.

 

#1) Mickelson doesn't play in golf tournaments in Ohio (ie The Memorial) because he has an illegitimate child with a black woman that lives there. He pays her hush money. Not sure about the legal reasons of entering the state and all. Not sure if the kid came pre-Amy or not.

 

#2) Apparently Phil walked in on Amy and Michael Jordan doing the nasty. It should be remembered that Amy was a Pheonix Suns cheerleader, and considered quite the money hunter. We all know MJ pretty much does whatever he wants, so his name being there doesn't suprise me. Maybe she did it to get back at him - dunno. I have no idea if this is pre marriage, pre kids, etc either.

 

Now I know you all will rip me since I'm certainly not giving my source and I can't find anything on the web about it yet. So do with the rumor whatever you want.

 

Ahh, yes. The soon to be published bombshell first revealed by the buddy of an anonymous insider to the lucky readers of an obscure, lightly trafficked message board! Always a reliable staple of internet gossip. As is the hint of sexual vengeance and the subtle racism underlying the claim. Note that the illegitimate child is black, as is the perpetrator of Phil's cuckolding. (Catching them in the act only adds to the humilation.) If you're going to make up a scandal, why not go all in?

 

Then there's the fine details that attempt to lend credence to the story, but are really just poorly played obfuscation. Mickelson does play in Ohio. All the time. (He's entered the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron every year since 1999.) Even if the rest of the story were true, this non-fact would be completely irrelevant. How would paying illegal hush money to the mother of your love child bar you from interstate travel? Also, Amy was indeed once a Phoenix Suns cheerleader, but what does that have to do with Michael Jordan? Was he the only philandering NBA player available? Why couldn't she sleep with Dan Majerle or Kevin Johnson? At least that would be somewhat plausible. But you had to get greedy and go with Jordan, didn't you?

 

And obviously, even if this were a locked-down, triple-verified, hole-in-one scoop, Rick Reilly wouldn't touch this with a ten-foot dental mirror. "Apu" is the most solid source anyone has on this to date and after three years of emailed gossip, not a shred of evidence or Baby Leftys have come forward to corroborate it.

 

So why the sudden resurgence and seeming legitimization by Google? Well, anyone looking to do a background story on Amy Mickelson yesterday might have done some random searching and stumbled upon this original link or maybe a couple of other sites that have re-purposed it. A few more sites re-purpose those "internet rumors" themselves—without actually linking to a place on the internet that might have it—and then sit back and ride the search juice. (Search optimization is the only reason these sites would mention Amy Mickelson in the first place. They know the Masters will make her a trending topic and are eager to take advantage.) Proper English is not required—Just get it out there. Oh, and make sure to get the words "photo" or "video" or "breast cancer" in the headline, too, as that really helps the SEO.

 

Since a few those sites are inexplicably aggregated by Google News (bollywoodlatest.info?) a simple search for her name might call them up. After seeing that, you search for "amy mickelson michael jordan affair" to find out if there's any proof, those same sites get even more juice, then the story of the rumor becomes a story (see: here), related search algorithms pile on, and the circle continues.

 

You know what story doesn't come up at the top of that search? This Steve Elling column from last year, where Amy herself dismisses the rumor as a ridiculous joke. [Via Brooks.] That's how hard it is to kill internet gossip. A three-year-old message board post outweighs a mainstream media denial and that allows a rumor to remain "news." That will continue as long as the internet continues to save everything.

 

And in this case, the sheer improbability of the rumor makes it even more powerful. Three of the biggest names in sports, plus sex, drama and a breaking news hook. It definitely is too good to be true.

 

[*Ed. note: It was #15 on the "Hot Topics" page and rising as this post was being written, but it has since dropped off. (Or been scrubbed by Google?) It still comes up as a "related search" for anyone who Googles "Amy Mickelson."]

[RLLD 3,455]

I am not so certain that Mike will be pleased with this, or that positive results will come about from it...for us.....

[SUXBNME 1,340]

Batten down the hamsters

 

Also, It seems to me that we must start a new *rumour*

[RLLD 3,455]

Batten down the hamsters

 

Also, It seems to me that we must start a new *rumour*

 

[TD Ryan2 314]

I am not so certain that Mike will be pleased with this, or that positive results will come about from it...for us.....

 

 

Guaran-fockin-tee Tiger wears an FFToday.com hat in the next tourney!

[KSB2424 3,083]

This is absolutely outstanding.

 

Ahh, yes. The soon to be published bombshell first revealed by the buddy of an anonymous insider to the lucky readers of an obscure, lightly trafficked message board! Always a reliable staple of internet gossip

 

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[Vikings4ever 496]

Batten down the hamsters

 

Also, It seems to me that we must start a new *rumour*

Word is Elin Nordegren has been bending over for Charles Barkley.

[kutulu 1,551]

Word is Elin Nordegren has been bending over for Charles Barkley.

 

I just checked snopes...100% true as Apu.

[posty 2,296]

That linked is blocked for me at work. Anybody wanna quote it?

 

Now you know how much Newbie, RUFFIN, Frank M and the other tools don't like cut-and-pasting...

[KSB2424 3,083]

People who don't visit here and understand the dynamic will be absolutely mortified at what goes on.

[parrot 789]

LOW RENT!!!!????

 

I didn't know there was ANY rent.

[SUXBNME 1,340]

I am not so certain that Mike will be pleased with this, or that positive results will come about from it...for us.....

He already took Jihads away from us, and is only releasing approx 2 new emoticons every 4 years, what else can he do?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SUXBNME 1,340]

People who don't visit here and understand the dynamic will be absolutely mortified at what goes on.

Absolutely

[TD Ryan2 314]

People who don't visit here and understand the dynamic will be absolutely mortified at what goes on.

 

it took me a while... this place of really weird until you "get it"... weird enough that 14,000 posts later, I don't talk to or tell any "real" people about it.

FFtoday is a dark secret that only I and my work IT-police know about.

[DanXIII 8]

Ahh, yes. The soon to be published bombshell first revealed by the buddy of an anonymous insider to the lucky readers of an obscure, lightly trafficked message board! Always a reliable staple of internet gossip

 

Imagine how the performance of the bored will degrade once it is no longer "obscure" and "lightly traficked."

[KSB2424 3,083]

We may have to get a representative to speak on our behalf. I'm thinking Phillybear/Lackman. He best represents the group.

[edjr 5,568]

Mike will take any rent he can get

 

Latin Pimp 4 Life

[FeelingMN 273]

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[surferskin 30]

Wow, that's awesome. We're like famous and stuff.

[SUXBNME 1,340]

Wow, that's awesome. We're like famous and stuff.

Enjoy it while it lasts.

I forsee an insta-ban for anyone associated

[RLLD 3,455]

He already took Jihads away from us, and is only releasing approx 2 new emoticons every 4 years, what else can he do?

 

Sell to Joe Bryant......

[RLLD 3,455]

Enjoy it while it lasts.

I forsee an insta-ban for anyone associated

 

If any of those people can find out who the original poster was, bannation will be the least of that persons problems.

[surferskin 30]

Enjoy it while it lasts.

I forsee an insta-ban for anyone associated

Mike is gonna ban people for posting in that thread? What the fock are you talking about?

[RLLD 3,455]

Mike is gonna ban people for posting in that thread? What the fock are you talking about?

 

I was thinking anyone who might have contributed to the rumor itself.....perhaps....

[surferskin 30]

I was thinking anyone who might have contributed to the rumor itself.....perhaps....

That was would be completely stupid. Apu namtoeaperateat should get a tee-shirt for finally getting this place some traffic...even if it is 4 years later.

[edjr 5,568]

Oh crap.....

 

Man, I am pretty glad I did not post in that thing.....

 

 

those George Carlin posts about nippleson's kids are focking hilarious

[cbfalcon 824]

That thread already has about 17,000 views.

 

Seems high for a thread with only 36 replies.

[surferskin 30]

That thread already has about 17,000 views.

 

Seems high for a thread with only 36 replies.

Reminds me of my shirtless pic thread.

[Riddlen 1]

nah, just locks and delotereds

[DAVID RUFFIN 1]

Now you know how much Newbie, RUFFIN, Frank M and the other tools don't like cut-and-pasting...

 

 

 

It's not the cut and paste thingy, it's the fair and balanced thingy.

[NorthernVike 2,080]

That is focking gretta

[gocolts 300]

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