Internet Explorer And Julie Klausner Talk About Mr. Eggs And Pick Up Artists

A famous pick up artist loses his fans because of Dr. Oz, and a bodybuilding message board troll owns all of us.

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Katie Notopoulos
by Katie Notopoulos

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iexplorer
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This week's episode of Internet Explorer deals with a man who loves eggs and turns out to be just a troll, and an infamous internet pick up artist who appeared on Dr. Oz. Join us!

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Our guest this week is Julie Klausner, author, host of How Was Your Week podcast, and star of the upcoming series Difficult People on Hulu.

On this episode, we talk about a recent kerfluffle in the world of pick up artists.

A pick up artist teacher and blogger recently appeared on the Dr. Oz show. Dr. Oz raked him over the coals about his pro-fatshaming Twitter campaign. His former fans in on Reddit were shocked to see him look so awkward on the TV appearance, and suggested he's actually "a beta".

We're joined on the phone by Drew Fairweather (aka Drew Toothpaste), who had masquraded as a character named Mr Eggs on bodybuilding forums for years.

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Drew did Mr. Eggs for years until he was finally banned from the forums. This December, Drew admitted on his Twitter that he had been Mr. Eggs the whole time. He had truly been working the long con – years of writing lengthy posts and creating a specific voice and backstory for a man who eats slightly too many eggs.

Drew joins us to tell us about why and how he came up with the inspiration for a man who eats 2 dozen eggs a day.

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