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[[File:greaterdickwad 6440.jpg|frame|Close, but no Fuckwad.<ref>It works better if you put the stress on the last syllable, try it.</ref>]]
The [[Fun with Acronyms|'''G'''reater '''I'''nternet '''F'''uckwad '''T'''heory]]. First [[Trope Namer|given a name]] by the boys at ''[[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'', it is a theory that seeks to illuminate why so many people seem to degenerate into antisocial, [[Cluster F-Bomb|pottymouthed]], [[Bias Steamroller|bigoted]] [[Jerkass]]es online, when they might only be mildly unpleasant or even polite and affable in-person.
The equation, illustrated [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19 here], is this:
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