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[[Image:Pat is dead.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Pat is dead.jpg|thumb|right|Patrick Wilson pictured on a Make Believe promotional poster, with a small picture of Matt Sharp behind him, faintly visible. The image was doctored to increase contrast and brightness, making Sharp more visible.]] | ||
'''Pat Is Dead''' is the belief by a small group of [[Allthingsweezer]] boardies who jokingly believe that [[Patrick Wilson]] is, in fact, dead. It is a spoof of the legendary "Paul Is Dead" phenomenon of the late sixties/early seventies, in which a rumor quickly spread that Paul McCartney of [[The Beatles]] was deceased, and that this fact was being covered up. Supposedly, at the time, there was evidence that Paul was dead, due to clues in song lyrics and cover art, as well as other indicators. Of course, Paul McCartney is alive and well as of 2023, but "Paul Is Dead" was a major pop culture paradigm of the twentieth century. | '''Pat Is Dead''' is the belief by a small group of [[Allthingsweezer]] boardies who jokingly believe that [[Patrick Wilson]] is, in fact, dead. It is a spoof of the legendary "Paul Is Dead" phenomenon of the late sixties/early seventies, in which a rumor quickly spread that Paul McCartney of [[The Beatles]] was deceased, and that this fact was being covered up. Supposedly, at the time, there was evidence that Paul was dead, due to clues in song lyrics and cover art, as well as other indicators. Of course, Paul McCartney is alive and well as of 2023, but "Paul Is Dead" was a major pop culture paradigm of the twentieth century. | ||
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It was then noted that there was a lot of evidence to support the theory that Pat is dead. In ''[[Maladroit]]'s'' booklet, Pat is the only one who is transparent in the picture with the car. In the image of Pat on the ''[[Make Believe]]'' promo poster, he is wearing all black (the color of death) and sunglasses. Also, Headcheese zoomed into the picture to look at the poster behind Pat and noticed that it had a faint image of [[Matt Sharp]]'s face on it. | It was then noted that there was a lot of evidence to support the theory that Pat is dead. In ''[[Maladroit]]'s'' booklet, Pat is the only one who is transparent in the picture with the car. In the image of Pat on the ''[[Make Believe]]'' promo poster, he is wearing all black (the color of death) and sunglasses. Also, Headcheese zoomed into the picture to look at the poster behind Pat and noticed that it had a faint image of [[Matt Sharp]]'s face on it. | ||
==List of theory supporters== | ==List of theory supporters== | ||