Not only is the Big Boss Man out of reach on a plane, he's surely got a male flight attendant shoving that infamous billy club halfway up his own ass. #barackobama
If you're a liberal and don't find this funny, it is because you don't like being made fun of.
If you're a connie and don't find this funny, it is because you probably think this way in truf.
Honest question: I realize this crap doesn't play that well around here (Pareene apparently does not), seeing as how it's a sports site and all. But is ridiculous shit like this really welcomed over at Gawker?
I can't picture a venue where craptastic satire like this is applauded.
@BruschisBrewsky: I guess I'm easy to please, but I like Pareene, Moe, FJM, Choire, etc. You may not find the above funny, but it is well written. If Deadspin was all Drew (for example and I love Drew) I would find it boring. It doesn't have to please everyone, but I like that AJ takes chances on the weekend.
@MarkKelsosMigraine: I liked most of FJM and I thought Choire was awesome, but they talked to the readers (READERS not commenters). Today's posts (and the last weekend they did this) its obvious they are talking to each other and in some kind of private competition, written out loud to us. The last Pareene/Moe (or Pareene/someone else I can't remember) weekend literally contained a post with a conversation between them.
I like the idea of bringing in random people (and I make no claims to pretending DS owes me anything, I just go with it, like you said) but the attitude from these guys, from the get-go, is one of hostility, perpetuating a cycle since they know some commenters are going to hate on THEM (we do it to everyone at some point). And I haven't found any of it to be funny. Even Buzz's hatred of us was, at least, funny, in parts.
@MarkKelsosMigraine: Fair enough, but it just seems to me that AJ is going for weekend page clicks by bringing in writers he knows are going to be a total disaster.
It's like a highway accident, nobody wants to see it, but I'll be damned if it doesn't back up traffic on both sides from rubberneckers.
And if, perchance, the judges reward your dive with a perfect score? You'll be strongly encouraged to "share" some of those points with your neighbors.
I get that you don't like Obama and all but it's an enormous stretch, even for a neo-con, to try and associate him with Gary Bettman's NHL.
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Your place for complaints on the new comment system (seriously, let's keep them out of the story comments) #barackobama
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Of course he assign Rahm Emmanual (Comment_Ninja) and Biden (Failbot) to de-star a bunch of Republican's and then retreat to Air Force One.
Typical Cut and Run Liberal. #barackobama
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If you're a liberal and don't find this funny, it is because you don't like being made fun of.
If you're a connie and don't find this funny, it is because you probably think this way in truf.
I voted for Donald Duck.
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And read the comments.
And laughed long. And hard.
Mmmm...long and hard.
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I can't picture a venue where craptastic satire like this is applauded.
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I like the idea of bringing in random people (and I make no claims to pretending DS owes me anything, I just go with it, like you said) but the attitude from these guys, from the get-go, is one of hostility, perpetuating a cycle since they know some commenters are going to hate on THEM (we do it to everyone at some point). And I haven't found any of it to be funny. Even Buzz's hatred of us was, at least, funny, in parts.
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It's like a highway accident, nobody wants to see it, but I'll be damned if it doesn't back up traffic on both sides from rubberneckers.
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I get that you don't like Obama and all but it's an enormous stretch, even for a neo-con, to try and associate him with Gary Bettman's NHL.
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/almost guarantees it will be worse
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"Jane, you ignorant slut."
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/...nevermind.
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