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by scarletham 3877 days ago
> slightly stylized

Or "completely made up"

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I'd say almost everything they post has at least a kernel of truth. Likely, some commodities broker did get a delivery of coal once, whether it was on this scale or not is really the question.
The giveaway would be the WTFSE, only that actually seems to be a real exchange.
The stories on that site almost always use placeholders. For example, the most recent post features an email from wtfinc.com.