Sideboard Bob
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The guy behind it has self-published entire books written by AI, he’s so dodgy.
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emmer_moans
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I was cackling at the Oompa Meth-lab meme but now I feel bad knowing the actress hired feels bad. I hope she gets a good job after this to make up for the embarrassment. The guy who ran the event should be prosecuted. But I suppose nothing can really stop any person renting a space and putting on an 'event'. I'm sure I heard somewhere there wasn't even any chocolate?!
InkHeart
Chatty Member
"Sweet teats" no less!This poster cracks me up, Catgacating, cartchy tuns, exarserdray lollipops
Tells you everything you need to know about the guy...fud!!
That acting when Wonka says "What's that? It's the Unknown!" is some of the worst acting I've ever seen.
chapterthree
Well-known member
I can’t stop crying at the “unknown” character 
greenvelvet
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Yes, the kids literally just got a single jelly bean and a quarter of a plastic cup of Tesco own brand lemonade each
instainsta2021
Well-known member
I seen on tiktok the miserable Oompa Loompa is charging for personal video messages from her in costume. Hope she makes a fortune from it x
LittleMy
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Timothée Chalatan
Sideboard Bob
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This whole thing is insane and needs it’s own thread.
Did anyone here go?
I really hope everyone who attended gets a refund.
The whole thing was made from AI, like the “script” and images for backdrops.
The guy behind it is of course a dodgy grifter.
www.vox.com
This is from the guy who was hired to play Wonka, he seems like a decent guy.
(I couldn’t see one, sorry if there’s already a thread for this)
Did anyone here go?
I really hope everyone who attended gets a refund.
The whole thing was made from AI, like the “script” and images for backdrops.
The guy behind it is of course a dodgy grifter.
The less-than-magical Willy Wonka event, briefly explained
The viral fiasco in Scotland that made kids cry — and prompted calls to police.
This is from the guy who was hired to play Wonka, he seems like a decent guy.
(I couldn’t see one, sorry if there’s already a thread for this)
Meg78
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I want to know if Billy Coull (the guy who used AI to create the whole thing) at any point read the scripts he handed out? How did he ever think he’d get away with it? Apparently he had a huge wedding in Turkey planned with the proceeds but has cancelled it now, I desperately wanted to know if he’d write his vows with AI 
Hollaaa
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What makes it compelling for me is:
AI is involved, which is new
AI is involved, with poor results, which makes creatives happy because it supports the argument that it's not going to replace good old fashioned talent
Creatives make good memes/funny comments and are very online
The whole thing was a like a task from the apprentice, not a genuine business
The guy was over-confident and under-prepared
He rightly had his arse handed to him for being a cocky little prick and ripping people off, but also people felt sorry for him because he obviously got in over his head and hadn't really thought it through
The photos were very memeable
It's Glasgow, you never quite know if someone will laugh or punch you, so it could have all really kicked off and there's a sense of relief no-one went Smeato on the staff or the organiser
People are kind of glad they weren't there but also have a bit of fomo because it's the talk of the steamie and a bit of a you had to be there moment.
Also it was hyped on the Help what am I going to do today Facebook page which is a parenting subculture of its own. The drama/bants/outrage pipeline in there is fun when it gets going.
There's also something a bit specific to Glaswegian culture about this, people turning up for weird stuff just to be a part of it. Like the Gorbals Vampire, if you want to look it up.
The story really took hold locally, then spread through the internet.
People were ripped off, and travelled for it and it was expensive and there's a bit of snobbery and victim-blaming that comes into play here, the posters were riddled with spelling mistakes and that's often cited as something to look out for in scam emails. It was always going to be crap or a scam, unfortunately, because the quality just wasn't there, and hopefully it's reminded people of what to look out for and how to do a chargeback.
AI is involved, which is new
AI is involved, with poor results, which makes creatives happy because it supports the argument that it's not going to replace good old fashioned talent
Creatives make good memes/funny comments and are very online
The whole thing was a like a task from the apprentice, not a genuine business
The guy was over-confident and under-prepared
He rightly had his arse handed to him for being a cocky little prick and ripping people off, but also people felt sorry for him because he obviously got in over his head and hadn't really thought it through
The photos were very memeable
It's Glasgow, you never quite know if someone will laugh or punch you, so it could have all really kicked off and there's a sense of relief no-one went Smeato on the staff or the organiser
People are kind of glad they weren't there but also have a bit of fomo because it's the talk of the steamie and a bit of a you had to be there moment.
Also it was hyped on the Help what am I going to do today Facebook page which is a parenting subculture of its own. The drama/bants/outrage pipeline in there is fun when it gets going.
There's also something a bit specific to Glaswegian culture about this, people turning up for weird stuff just to be a part of it. Like the Gorbals Vampire, if you want to look it up.
The story really took hold locally, then spread through the internet.
People were ripped off, and travelled for it and it was expensive and there's a bit of snobbery and victim-blaming that comes into play here, the posters were riddled with spelling mistakes and that's often cited as something to look out for in scam emails. It was always going to be crap or a scam, unfortunately, because the quality just wasn't there, and hopefully it's reminded people of what to look out for and how to do a chargeback.
bettyswallocks
Member
So Willy Wonky and the Oompa Loompa are on the train to London to do Breakfast show tv.
However someone has just outed that Willy Wonky was a drama teacher and she got flung out of the school for dating him at age 16. He was 23. Creepy behaviour.
However someone has just outed that Willy Wonky was a drama teacher and she got flung out of the school for dating him at age 16. He was 23. Creepy behaviour.
LittleMy
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They’ve been unmaskedI can’t stop crying at the “unknown” character
does that mean they’re now The Known? 
Miggsy
Well-known member
It’s reminded me of Elfingrove, I knew that would be shite as well and it was
Sideboard Bob
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I’ve had friends in America ask if I’ve heard about it!
I don’t think it’s the AI aspect that’s made it go viral, I think it’s just that the images like the miserable looking Oompa Loompa and the sheer “wtf?” of The Unknown have such perfect meme potential.
DukeOfKent
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Between this guy and Billy McFarland, the Fyre Festival con artist, maybe society will finally decide that we shouldn't take grown-ass men who choose to go by "Billy" seriously.I want to know if Billy Coull (the guy who used AI to create the whole thing) at any point read the scripts he handed out? How did he ever think he’d get away with it? Apparently he had a huge wedding in Turkey planned with the proceeds but has cancelled it now, I desperately wanted to know if he’d write his vows with AI
greenvelvet
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It is so funny. I wonder if the guy himself found it funny too.
AI defo enables people to sound a lot more “legit” through adherence to standard English, business-appropriate language, and a broad vocabulary. the AI couldn’t cover up all of his wank but it did a decent enough job. It does tend towards a certain “voice” which is identifiable I guess. I think it’ll be a huge problem with phishing emails in future as they’ll sound much more convincing.
The AI-generated images and absence of real ones were for sure a red flag, although having said that on the Willy wonka post on the website (house of illuminati) there was what looked like a real photo of someone making a large, colourful carving of a mushroom. Who knows where he got that from
Bobby Chariot
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Oompa Loompa lady
news.stv.tv
Oompa Loompa what did we do, Wonka Glasgow was a nightmare come true
Kirsty Paterson and Jenny Fogarty describe the behind-the-scenes chaos at an 'immersive' Willy Wonka-themed event in Glasgow.