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17. I learned a new word today thanks to the replies of this post.

Reply to generalbetrayus (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 03:06 PM

Feb 22

"Glurge"

Refers to sickeningly sweet, overly sentimental, and often fabricated stories designed to be inspirational, typically spread via email or social media. These narratives often feature a heavy-handed moral lesson ...

Why weren't the police called? I'm sure they know where the Walmart is.

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I saw this post on Facebook today from a person I have friended because he is a friend of good friends of mine. [View all] generalbetrayus Feb 22 OP

Thank you for sharing. But I have a question. Where in the hell were niyad Feb 22 #1

This is glurge. It never happened. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 22 #2

It's an awfully long and complicated story for glurge. I think someone simply looking for attention would have spent generalbetrayus Feb 22 #4

What's complicated about it? It's just long and overwrought, which are key components of glurge. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 22 #5

Maybe glurge cate94 Feb 22 #23

Good chance it was originally written using AI. highplainsdem Feb 22 #24

(I'm guessing you haven't seen YouTube...) lastlib Feb 22 #25

Give AI a prompt quakerboy Feb 22 #38

Agree - A new generation has discovered glurge. jmbar2 Feb 22 #7

AI makes it very easy to generate text stories like this, or video versions. YouTube is littered with highplainsdem Feb 22 #26

Maybe, but I like the sentiment, so I hope it's true. Joinfortmill Feb 22 #12

The sentiment is that most people are psychopathic monsters without concern for a man on a highplainsdem Feb 22 #22

Jeezus, that isn't what I meant and I think you know that. Why attack me, for God's sake? Joinfortmill Feb 22 #28

Sorry. I'm not attacking you, but I want you to understand when you're being manipulated by a highplainsdem Feb 22 #31

I'm a grown woman. I understand quite well. Joinfortmill Feb 22 #36

Then you should enjoy this as well: True Dough Feb 22 #45

glurge? yankee87 Feb 22 #19

Love it malaise Feb 22 #3

Both of them are blessed for doing what he did. oasis Feb 22 #6

Not confirming or denying the story, but we can't deny we have a homeless problem in this country. surfered Feb 22 #8

i'm a woman moonbeam23 Feb 22 #9

Elections matter gulliver Feb 22 #10

I don't believe it, with the main reason being that no one in their right mind who wanted to help that man highplainsdem Feb 22 #11

Quite possibly, but I'll take his version. Joinfortmill Feb 22 #13

You'll take a version describing a ridiculously irresponsible self-styled Good Samaritan leaving highplainsdem Feb 22 #16

Oh, for heaven's sake, stop. I liked that someone did help. Back off, please. Joinfortmill Feb 22 #32

I agree FoxNewsSucks Feb 22 #20

If I was the man with seat loads of groceries KS Toronado Feb 22 #46

There but for fortune go you or I PatSeg Feb 22 #14

"Hard to believe ..." Intractable Feb 22 #18

What is even sadder is PatSeg Feb 22 #29

There's always 911 joho260 Feb 22 #15

I learned a new word today thanks to the replies of this post. Intractable Feb 22 #17

I'd never heard that word either. FoxNewsSucks Feb 22 #21

Same leftstreet Feb 22 #33

I'm always learning stuff on DU ! Thanks! FailureToCommunicate Feb 22 #34

Should be required reading by everyone. JMCKUSICK Feb 22 #27

I'm very empathetic to disabled people, HOWEVER, if that man was the Gov. of Texas, whose FailureToCommunicate Feb 22 #30

I seriously don't believe it. tavernier Feb 22 #35

Agreeing With Others Here ProfessorGAC Feb 22 #37

Wonderful Roy Rolling Feb 22 #39

That's the red flag for me. Ms. Toad Feb 22 #43

Love that stories like this have a term "glurge". llmart Feb 22 #40

A slight correction: Brad Shelby is the curator of the Four States Museum niyad Feb 22 #41

His political posts are on his personal Facebook page. generalbetrayus Feb 22 #42

And I am not on facebook. niyad Feb 22 #44