Community Corner

North Fork 'Idiot Spotter' Takes Off

A Facebook page is following in the footsteps of East Hampton neighbors to chronicle the social gaffes seen this summer.

A new Facebook page documenting the social gaffes and public faux pas of the throngs — sometimes caught wearing only skimpy thongs — of visitors swarming the East End has garnered over 1000 "likes" overnight.

North Fork Idiot Spotter, the most recent addition to the bevy of social media sites created to publicly shame or bash the misdeeds of summer visitors to the area's sandy beaches and bucolic farmlands hit Facebook on Sunday — with 1181 "likes" in 24 hours.

The creator of the page, who wishes to remain anonymous, lives in Mattituck and was at Wendy's in Riverhead when the guy who is the site's profile picture was spotted. 

"I wanted to start the page and have fun with my fellow North Forkers," the page creator said.

North Fork Idiot spotters will feature not just poor drivers, but also, "anything funny that people see on the North Fork," with additional posts about fundraisers.

The goal is to make the page unique and not just copy the East Hampton pages.

The page follows days after of a Facebook page created by Springs native James Cuomo, who rolledout D--che Spotter, which was embraced this season by the South Fork public.

That group, which started at the end of last summer, took an entire off-season to catch on. Then, Memorial Day 2013 hit, and local Facebook users, tired of bad drivers and the way hipsters dress, among other aggravations that comes with summer in the Hamptons, took to the page in force to share their grievances — with photos so fellow readers get a complete picture. 

Next came a Facebook page that popped up soon after the publicity over Cuomo's story broke — "East Hampton Idiot Spotter." 

North Fork Idiot Spotter so far has featured photos of a scantily clad Tanger shopper, as well as some driving foibles. 

What kind of behavior have you seen this summer that would call for a mention on the new North Fork Idiots Facebook page? Share your thoughts with Patch.

With reporting by Taylor Vecsey.


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