THE DUMBEST BOY ALIVE. PRETTY GOOD, EPISODE SIX.
What it is
Jon Bois tells the story of a 2008 bodybuilding forum thread in which users spent a weekend arguing over how many days are in a week. It is episode six of his Pretty Good series for SB Nation.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Shared as the definitive retelling of one of the dumbest online arguments ever.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2021, last 2025
What HN commenters said
“Jon Bois did an amazing video about this one”
Jon Bois on the dumbest online argument
wolrah, 2025-04 · Strong recommendation · in “4chan Sharty Hack And Janitor Email Leak”
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Topics: jon bois, forum argument, internet culture, storytelling, pretty good
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