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The Word About '90 Day Jane'

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Someone posting as 90 Day Jane is doing one of those Internet countdowns to suicide. Saying she's going to kill herself at the end of 90 days, Jane's now due to file a post for day 83. Yesterday she reported that a coworker had asked her out for Valentine's Day, and added:

I just hope he's not looking for anything long-term.

Real or hoax, this spectacle strikes me as pitiful. For starters, Jane's photo looks like a Goth glamor shot. Then we get to the hundreds of comments, some of them showing the worst -- really, the worst -- in human beings. Or maybe just in guys. I dunno.

Seriously, I'm a "Yuck" on this. You?

Laura Conaway

7:51 AM ET | 02-12-2008 | permalink

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I believe this to be another version of lonely_girl_15 from youtube, and a more complex retelling of Countdown To Oblivion blog on Live Journal.

The comments she receives are often off the deep-end and totally uncalled for. Calling her fake and hoax is justifiable criticism, but the name calling and Britney Spears comparisons are just uncalled for.

On the other hand, if she is discovered to be a very bad joke, then I don't really feel sorry for her, but let's wait out the 90 days before people start dumping the insults on her.

Sent by Randall May | 9:34 PM ET | 02-12-2008

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