Rich Holt is an alt.

[Woosh]

How did I come to this conclusion, you may ask?

Well, it's simple. The Holt Theory: He calls himself Rich Holt (which I've always assumed is a play on Steve Holt, because of the "Rich Holt!/Steve Holt!" thing people do). He claims to be 14 years old. Arrested Development made it's initial run from 2003-2006, although I guess it's still airing in syndication now. This means he would have been, what, 9 when Steve Holt made his character debut on the program. "But, Woosh", you say, "he could have seen the show after the fact!" Yes, that's true, but I don't think if Rich Holt was a real 14 year old, as he presents himself here, that he would have the intellectual capacity to appreciate Arrested Development. I'm not saying it requires a genius to pick up on the jokes or anything, I'm just saying he's (the Rich Holt nym, not the poster behind it) not that smart.

I feel really bad about Rich Holt being an alt, because he actually got me to insult him once, and now I feel like I got played, because I took his bait. He was being an idiot on purpose. Why post it here, in the dub? Hardly anyone posts here, much less Rich Holt, right? Well, "Rich Holt" might not be the type, but the person behind him could be.

So, congratulations "Rich", you got me! If the person behind it would please PM me or perhaps reveal themselves in this thread that's really nice. Hopefully, it's not somebody I respect, because I think it's a poorly executed alt and p. unfunny, unless the intent is simply to be annoying, in which case, I guess it is p. funny.

tl;dr: I never hated one true Rich Holt, but the Rich Holt who was portrayed by a person I hated.

P.S.: If you disagree with me, feel free to post a rebuttal. The manner in which I came to this conclusion may be off, but I'm 99% confident that I've discovered sludge truth.

Knuckman, I'm looking at you.

[knuckles.is.contractual]

RICH HOLT!

That's the first time I've done that. I think. I sort of hate it when people go "RICH FUCKIN HOLT" cuz that wasn't the thing. That I remember.

[deathcurse]

RICH HOLT!

That's the first time I've done that. I think. I sort of hate it when people go "RICH FUCKIN HOLT" cuz that wasn't the thing. That I remember.

I started the "RICH HOLT!" thing, for better or worse, and you're right, it was never "RICH FUCKIN HOLT," as it was always meant to be a nod to AD.

[saracapri]

RICH FUCKING HOLT! is not an alt and I'm not giving up RICH FUCKING HOLT! posting because it amuses me. Perhaps someone is GELUS because they want to be KNUCKLES IS FUCKING CONTRACTUAL! Sorry, man, it just doesn't roll off the keyboard as nice.

[knuckles.is.contractual]

I have like 20 nicknames sludge people call me. I have trouble recognizing that they're talking to me as it is. I don't need more! Though I'm gonna go ahead and guess I wouldn't have much trouble recognizing that one. Anyways, I hate swearing so I would hate it if people called me that.

[Calexxia]

I have like 20 nicknames sludge people call me. I have trouble recognizing that they're talking to me as it is. I don't need more! Though I'm gonna go ahead and guess I wouldn't have much trouble recognizing that one. Anyways, I hate swearing so I would hate it if people called me that.

So you'd REALLY hate bein' called fuckles.is.contractual, eh?

[knuckles.is.contractual]

D=

[Bridget]

Having never seen A.D. until last month, I had no idea what the RICH HOLT! thing was about. It's lucky I didn't wait my usual 15 years to check out the show or I'd be in the dark a little longer.

[MurrayFiend]

Man, I laughed so hard at DC's first "Rich Holt!"

[MurrayFiend]

There's probably some truth to that.

[Bridget]

Having never seen A.D. until last month, I had no idea what the RICH HOLT! thing was about. It's lucky I didn't wait my usual 15 years to check out the show or I'd be in the dark a little longer.

I know, I am dying for you to finally get to watching Dallas so we can talk about who shot JR.

Yay! Give me a few years.

[J. D.]

I think if he is an alt, he's still British, because he knows his shit about the education system and the like. I'm not so sure, I just think he could be almost obliviously dense - i.e. a typical 15 year old.

[Woosh]

he could be almost obliviously dense - i.e. a typical 15 year old.

That's where we will have to disagree, because, while a typical 15 year old may be "dense", he/she would most likely not be posting at Metal Sludge--in the year 2010!

[EvilRockPosh]

Man, I laughed so hard at DC's first "Rich Holt!"

I did too and I'm still laughing because I'm pretty sure Rich has no fucking idea why people keep shouting his name at him. If he ever reads this thread, it'll probably be the first time he's ever heard of AD.