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I'm glad this story didn't break while I was still dating...

Posted by Stephen, on a Quest for Six! (aka Sceire) Jan 23 '13, 12:31

1,000 calls to and from Kekua, between May and September...that's raising the bar pretty damn high.

And a receipt for the flowers Te'o sent to the "funeral" of Kekua was obtained by the New York Daily News.

I'm sure Deadspin will be issuing an apology any minute now... (www.sbnation.com)

Responses:

I still question why the flower place wouldn't have contacted him to let him know there was no such funeral to deliver to. -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 23, 13:01 7
- he never thought about this, so he wasn't able to build it into his web of lies. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 23, 13:09
- Turns out he was duped by the hoaxers *and* by 1-800-FLOWERS. -- nm - mara Jan 23, 13:08 1
  - L3 -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 13:13
- they didn't want to embarrass him (hurt feelings hurt) - charlie Jan 23, 13:06 3
  - Again, I laugh at you making these jokes considering the part he played in putting an exclamation mark on USC's embarrassment of a season. -- nm - Stephen, on a Quest for Six! Jan 23, 13:10
  - the credit card was valid. They likely got brought back to the shop and resold. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 23, 13:08 1
    - Without telling him? That's extremely shitty customer service. - Kim Pine Jan 23, 13:11
Is this like how Mattel should be apologizing to China? -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 12:51
First off, 1000 calls is insanely excessive. People his age rarely call, I can only imagine the text number. He better have an unlimited plan. -- nm - MDH Jan 23, 12:43 6
- he just had to talk to her (but never see her) -- nm - charlie Jan 23, 12:44 5
  - Once again, me in high school with regards to the female anatomy. -- nm - MDH Jan 23, 12:45 4
    - seriously, gay flags are all over the place on this one. - Don Homer Jan 23, 12:46 3
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        Surely you know that is a Seinfeld quote - con_carne Jan 23, 12:50
      - This has to be Manti T'eo's theme song -- (link) - MDH Jan 23, 12:47 [youtube]
Yeah, that would've ruined your plans! - con_carne Jan 23, 12:40
Why would Deadspin apologize? His story is still riddled with question marks. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 23, 12:35 4
- they had such a connection after their 1000 phone calls that doing anything more than sending flowers to her funeral would have been an empty gesture -- nm - charlie Jan 23, 12:40 3
  - Well, weren't most of those phone calls where he was just listening to her breath cause she wsa in a coma? -- nm - amoxy Jan 23, 12:43 1
    - "e'o was told Kekua awoke from the coma in mid-May. From that point, the relationship became more serious and they spoke on the phone every day." -- (link) - mara Jan 23, 12:52
  - heh -- nm - Don Homer Jan 23, 12:42
Manti Te'o admits to Katie Couric that he did lie about his "girlfriend" after learning it was a hoax in December -- (link) - charlie Jan 23, 12:35 1
- I wouldn't blame him for it. The shame and embarrassment must have been overwhelming. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 23, 12:36
You do know he has admitted he lied. So what are we to believe -- nm - amoxy Jan 23, 12:35
From what I am reading, he didn't produce the actual records but a spreadsheet of all the calls -- nm - amoxy Jan 23, 12:34
what should they be apologizing for? -- nm - Don Homer Jan 23, 12:33
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- The anonymous 80% quote. - Stephen, on a Quest for Six! Jan 23, 12:39 9
  - Clearly the 10 reasons to hate Notre Dame article is under-researched. They could definitely come up with more than that. - pmb Jan 23, 12:48 1
    - heh -- nm - Don Homer Jan 23, 12:48
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    - That's not correct. It's from an unnamed friend of Roniah, not someone who knew Te'o. -- nm - Stephen, on a Quest for Six! Jan 23, 12:50 3
      - Also, retread the article, they stated "the calls did not happen." "He did not send flowers." - Stephen, on a Quest for Six! Jan 23, 12:53 2
        
        They're not saying he didn't call a person. They're saying a person never existed - in context with the rest of that paragraph... - Kim Pine Jan 23, 12:55
        
        Reread. SFAC -- nm - Stephen, on a Quest for Six! Jan 23, 12:53
  - Just to make sure, you believe him 100%. And you have no problem with his story? -- nm - amoxy Jan 23, 12:42 1
    - I'm at 99.9%, which is as high as I can go for a situation I wasn't personally involved in. - Stephen, on a Quest for Six! Jan 23, 12:57
- him doing it a few says after the reveal I get. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 23, 12:35
- (assuming he is telling the truth now) -- nm - Don Homer Jan 23, 12:34
Now we're just humiliating the guy. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 23, 12:33 1
- "Now?" -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 23, 12:33

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