Tales-from-the-Goondocks entered the American lexicon in the early 21st century. It has become synonymous with "I don't know what I'm talking about." Background Tales-from-the-Goondocks was the username of an IMDb message board member who would contribute ridiculous responses to intelligent posts, hoping to sway public opinion. In 2011, visitors to the site began noticing that this individual rarely, if ever, knew what he was talking about. Thus, users would simply type 'Tales-from-the-Goondocks' whenever they spotted a questionable entry on the site, alerting other users to cautiously tread on the message board thread in question.
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