The Thrill Of Manipulating Wikipedia, The Agony Of Seeing It Quickly Erased

Here's when you know the Wikipedia is firing on all cylinders. Brother Michael Wikipediaed Philadelphia Phillies leftfielder Raul Ibanez after his water-monstrous walk-off home run in the bottom of the tenth inning on Friday and found these Wikipedia embellishments:

Raul Ibanez Wikipedia Entry, 7/9/2011

Raul Ibanez Wikipedia Entry, 7/9/2011

Of course the "Philadelphia Phuckin' Phillies" line is nearly self-explanatory — Philadelphians are phond of replacing "Fs" with the more phonetic "Ph" and the F-bomb can probably be traced to Chase Utley's post-World Series win rally speech at Citizens Bank Park back on Halloween 2008:

There's nothing like cursing on live television, but seriously, don't shoot the messenger — that was the greatest sports speech ever.

As for the water monster, I can't explain it so easily. Just embrace the fact that a very lovable 39-year-old outfielder is still ripping shit up.

Posted: July 10th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: FW: Link, The Thrill Of Victory And The Agony Of Defeat! | Tags: ,

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