What would later be be known as OAIB (Osama American in Bondage) began as a 420 thread about the misadventures of a stoner named Osama (no relation to OBL or Osama Bin Laden). Later published as collection and nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, Osama American in Bondage was not one of the Finalists, nevertheless, OAIB maintained a large readership receiving many noteworthy literary accolades along the way.