The "HOPA" who quit via white-board is aspiring actress Elyse Porterfield

As I was heading to bed last night I found that 'mediamemo at all things digital' was raising warning flags regarding the white-board girl link being passed around in "Meet the Prankster Brothers Behind “Jenny,” the Whiteboard-Using, Farmville-Exposing, HPOA Girl". They hadn't confirmed it was a total hoax just yet, but they were pretty much there showing the prankster history of the TheChive site, and asking the creators point-blank about "Jenny".

And Derober’s moment in the spotlight came back in December 2007, when it made up a story about Donald Trump leaving a $10,000 tip on a $82.27 bill. The story was convincing enough to fool Fox News and the New York Post (both of which are owned by News Corp., which also owns this site).
- So Jenny is a fake, too. Right, Leo Resig?
- No, Resig says over the phone. “Jenny’s very real.”

Either that was a total fib, or you were answering another question, Resig.

Now TechCrunch has confirmed that the HOPA girl quitting is a hoax. Kinda figures she was an actress pulling those fantastic faces, and using that creativity - rather than a broker-wannabe.

The brothers Resig came up with the idea for “Dry Erase Girl” about a month ago at the King’s Head Bar in Santa Monica, CA, and wrote down the details on paper napkins, including the etymology of HOPA (see below). Says John Resig, “We came up with a hoax that was completely relatable. It wasn’t spread by TechCrunch and Reddit. It was spread by Facebook and inter-office email. Everyone wants to quit their jobs like this.“

Well, everyone wants to be famous too, which Elyse now is, watch as people actually employ this quitting technique and fail in 4...3...2..