July 5th, 2005
Greenlighting: Do You Know What a Green Shirt with Upturned Collar Means?
This one is a bit out there for our traditional tech focus, but I include it here as more of a web commentary, and it’s a holiday weekend, so we can get a little nutty this week. I guess I just never cease to be amazed at number of truly bizzare online communities that organize and educate each other (for good and bad.)
Today’s case in point: Greenlighting.
Who knew that the simple act of wearing a green polo shirt with the collar up meant you were available for let’s just say, an anonymous encounter? This makes walking through the airport this coming Thursday a whole new world to investigate. I feel so innocent!
Anyway, if this appeals to you, or if you want to learn more, here’s a complete website devoted to the subtle art of Greenlighting.
Ah…the Internet….
Lockergnome's Tech News Watch says:
Greenlighting: Do You Know What a Green Shirt with Upturned Collar Means?
This one is a bit out there for our traditional tech focus, but I include it here as more of a web commentary, and it’s a holiday week, so we can get a little nutty. I guess Ih just never cease to be amazed at the number of truly bizzare online commun…
July 5th, 2005 at 2:25 pm
John Francis says:
This sounds suspiciously like ‘toothing’ where persons would broadcast bluetooth messages and then engage in sex with respondents. Later debunked as a hoax. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothing
July 5th, 2005 at 4:29 pm
Alice says:
I agree. Never liked Bluetooth and do not own a green polo!
July 5th, 2005 at 6:58 pm
tron says:
The word on the street is - that this ‘new thing’, greenlighting, is a hoax. I’m sure the mainstream media will pick up on it soon and it will become a fullblown ‘thing’ just as kids go back to school in August.
Just you wait and see…
July 6th, 2005 at 7:40 am
tron says:
Found the details of this hoax… originally posted on somethingawful.com
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3d/Green1.gif
July 6th, 2005 at 4:55 pm
Dan says:
Actually, this is SA’s first meta-hoax. The truth is that greenlighting is real, people are out there doing it, and the goons over at SA wanted to see if they could make people think that it was a hoax since it sounded so much like the “toothing” thing that DID turn out to be false. Pretty damn clever, if you ask me.
July 18th, 2005 at 7:12 pm
Dkiss says:
greenlighting is a simple way for sex addicts to play out theri addiction and identify each other for close up and anonymous sexual encounters to act out their addiction. how much fun is that?
August 1st, 2005 at 9:25 pm
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July 28th, 2006 at 3:45 am
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December 11th, 2006 at 5:32 pm
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December 11th, 2007 at 1:55 am