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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2725 on: December 26, 2025, 04:15:54 PM »


I think I remember him saying he thought he was a DJ in college on a radio station.

Could have been bussing tables if they served food too.
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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2726 on: December 26, 2025, 04:19:19 PM »
His Reddit name starts with:
Prestigious-
inspiring respect and admiration; having high status.

That is a randomly generated name.  Reddit always generates usernames like that (if you opt to have a generated one).  I'm not saying he didn't cycle through until he got something he wanted, though.


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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2727 on: December 26, 2025, 04:27:12 PM »
No one sent me to do anything. Brian went dark recently after admitting to me something big happened in his life. The last thing he said to me was he congratulated me on getting my home gym going with some new equipment.

Now, sadly, he's literally vanished and it's for his benefit sure. And a loss for us.

Pretty cold move to ghost Mensa Mike like that though.

Yes, curious that he 'went dark' and literally vanished with Mike after this life changing event, but has been spamming reddit left right and center with dozens of frivolous stereotypically boastful posts over the last few days looking for a new audience in his endless thirst for attention seemingly unabated



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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2728 on: December 26, 2025, 04:35:11 PM »
Yes, curious that he 'went dark' and literally vanished with Mike after this life changing event, but has been spamming reddit left right and center with dozens of frivolous stereotypically boastful posts over the last few days looking for a new audience in his endless thirst for attention seemingly unabated

Maybe narcissists go on benders of sorts

Certainly looks like Brian has been on a massive bender, of late.

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2729 on: December 26, 2025, 04:42:00 PM »
Looks like he is deleting his reddit posts

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2730 on: December 26, 2025, 04:51:14 PM »
I wonder what the "big event" in his personal life is.  Divorce?  Mom is ill?  AIDS diagnosis? 

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2731 on: December 26, 2025, 04:51:18 PM »
'I am a race car driver.'

 What a lying sack of shit.

He's got something similar to what I suffer from, some kind of mania and
 I'm guessing the forums trigger him in some way. It's sad because he's normal away from forums so far as I can tell and judging by what I've seen his mania is something he's heavily addicted to. This is the dirty secret bi polar sufferers don't like to talk about, their mania is both crippling yet highly addictive. Anyone who has done coke meth etc imagine if your brain naturally got you the same high only needing you to find your trigger. So, getbig triggers Brian and he can't help himself. Moth to a flame.

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2732 on: December 26, 2025, 04:56:02 PM »

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2733 on: December 26, 2025, 05:06:12 PM »
He's got something similar to what I suffer from, some kind of mania and
 I'm guessing the forums trigger him in some way. It's sad because he's normal away from forums so far as I can tell and judging by what I've seen his mania is something he's heavily addicted to. This is the dirty secret bi polar sufferers don't like to talk about, their mania is both crippling yet highly addictive. Anyone who has done coke meth etc imagine if your brain naturally got you the same high only needing you to find your trigger. So, getbig triggers Brian and he can't help himself. Moth to a flame.

This is the first time I've read a post from you and not thought you were just a funny fella trying to troll the shit out of people.

I totally agree.  He has to have been high on his own brains supply to post that particular watch post.  He needs help to try to nip it in the bud before it happens (if that is possible)

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2734 on: December 26, 2025, 05:07:06 PM »
FYI, deleting your reddit account deletes all posts by yourself - the threads remain, though.  He likely did that.

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2735 on: December 26, 2025, 05:07:49 PM »
I wonder what the "big event" in his personal life is.  Divorce?  Mom is ill?  AIDS diagnosis?

If he called it that it may just be his usual hollow bragging.

Like getting accepted into some sketchy rip-off law school.

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2736 on: December 26, 2025, 05:27:49 PM »
This is the first time I've read a post from you and not thought you were just a funny fella trying to troll the shit out of people.

I totally agree.  He has to have been high on his own brains supply to post that particular watch post.  He needs help to try to nip it in the bud before it happens (if that is possible)

It's not possible. I think it's BPD not bi polar disorder. BPD is significantly harder to treat. At best mood stabilizers might might help but he will never stay on them for any meaningful amount of time

This is what it is. Love him and accept him or cast him away. The consensus seems resolute and I withdraw my defense of him. I wish him the best.

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2737 on: December 26, 2025, 05:33:05 PM »
FYI, deleting your reddit account deletes all posts by yourself - the threads remain, though.  He likely did that.

He won't last long on reddit. Terrible idea but not unexpected. He's addicted, somehow, to the Internet. Someone more insightful than I may be able to put the pieces together. But he's always going to seek his triggers. No matter what the cost.

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2738 on: December 26, 2025, 06:02:40 PM »
He's got something similar to what I suffer from, some kind of mania and
 I'm guessing the forums trigger him in some way. It's sad because he's normal away from forums so far as I can tell and judging by what I've seen his mania is something he's heavily addicted to. This is the dirty secret bi polar sufferers don't like to talk about, their mania is both crippling yet highly addictive. Anyone who has done coke meth etc imagine if your brain naturally got you the same high only needing you to find your trigger. So, getbig triggers Brian and he can't help himself. Moth to a flame.

Mike you’re trolling at an elite level so I feel dumb asking this but where have you dealt with him away from the boards?  Where are his good friends he’s normal with?

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2739 on: December 26, 2025, 06:38:59 PM »
Even Bhanky making an outstanding squat is not enough to satisfy Getbig.
Poor Bhanky.

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2740 on: December 26, 2025, 06:56:11 PM »
I've been watching for a while as I know he will eventually reveal more info about school placements, but I'm so bored of his endless streams of bullshit that I can't be bothered paying attention. He's all over Reddit giving it the big one about his watch collection, being a massive bodybuilder and race-car driver, etc. He's so desperate for validation it's insane.

He's applying to shit-tier online law schools, too.













Love how he's worn a Seiko for years but now he's claiming on Reddit that you couldn't pay him to wear one!

















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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2741 on: December 26, 2025, 07:00:45 PM »
The thread

https: https://www.reddit.com/r/watchCollector/s/czEDvX9psk

You can tell it’s Brian right away - as sooon as someone says something against him.

The toe nail claws come out

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2742 on: December 26, 2025, 07:19:43 PM »
The thread

https: https://www.reddit.com/r/watchCollector/s/czEDvX9psk

You can tell it’s Brian right away - as sooon as someone says something against him.

The toe nail claws come out

The spreadsheet is great, its immediately apparent how he broke Excel with his advanced skills



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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2743 on: December 26, 2025, 07:38:02 PM »
“I would consider these nice. I purchased my first Rolex in 2001”

He was 23 most of 2001 and he could afford a Rolex, hmm..

He conveniently doesn’t say how old he was or how he bought it.

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2744 on: December 26, 2025, 07:53:28 PM »
Yes, curious that he 'went dark' and literally vanished with Mike after this life changing event, but has been spamming reddit left right and center with dozens of frivolous stereotypically boastful posts over the last few days looking for a new audience in his endless thirst for attention seemingly unabated

Was his being kicked off Facebook the life changing event?

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2745 on: December 26, 2025, 08:37:53 PM »
Was his being kicked off Facebook the life changing event?

Whatever it was, it looks to have represented a ready excuse to break off from well-meaning Mike and the effort to play the good guy, and move onto new internet fields where he can resume his usual main character syndrome behavior and resulting squabbles where he feels more at home


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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2746 on: December 26, 2025, 09:48:13 PM »
Mike you’re trolling at an elite level so I feel dumb asking this but where have you dealt with him away from the boards?  Where are his good friends he’s normal with?

I have no clue I only chatted with him to help the last two weeks of prep for his show, after that he went snowboarding and generally seemed pretty....boring. The bhanks we get is nothing like Brian, he's not manic except online or so it seems. I was mostly gone during the last few years so his entire personal life and history here I am not familiar and honestly I'm not going to spend my valuable free time reading. I don't think he's much different than anyone else but I can see his insecurities would drive him to be receptive as he very much wants acceptance/praise. I was very much like that for years and probably knowing that I overcame I looked at him and was optimistic I could help him as well but after several very one sided conversations I realized Brian is all about Brian. Nothing wrong with that, it's probably a rational way to live, but not someone I would take seriously as a potential friend. Not sure this answers your question. I was a Facebook friend but if you're wondering if I spent any time looking into his personal life I never did. No interest there. I bodybuild, that's our only commonality. His taste in watches sucks. Nice car, nice house, alright as a dad and he works out. The rest is noise to me.

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2747 on: December 26, 2025, 11:08:12 PM »
Reddit punishes accounts with downvotes.

I see he has a few minus posts already  ;D

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2748 on: December 26, 2025, 11:14:35 PM »
Fan of horology whoreology indeed.

Also - https://www.reddit.com/r/hallofwatchspecialist/comments/1pv07ck/103k_spent_mid_grades_or_cool/ . Getbig firmly entrenched in his mind. They known he's  poseur.

''A lot of people said it was the best collection they have ever seen''

Meanwhile most are telling him is collection is mostly garbage.

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Re: Bhank: Latest news and misadventures
« Reply #2749 on: December 27, 2025, 12:00:39 AM »
It's not possible. I think it's BPD not bi polar disorder. BPD is significantly harder to treat. At best mood stabilizers might might help but he will never stay on them for any meaningful amount of time

This is what it is. Love him and accept him or cast him away. The consensus seems resolute and I withdraw my defense of him. I wish him the best.

Fuck off with your bullshit posts