Watching the FBers wander in to comment on Deadspin, only to be crushed, reminds me of a nature show where the baby sea turtles hatch from their eggs in the sand and then make a mad clumsy scramble to the ocean. The established Deadspin commenters are the birds who recognize the opportunity for an easy meal and mercilessly snuff out the weak. It is brutal, a little sad, and incredibly entertaining.
If you are a FBer and want to succeed then consider whether other people will enjoy what you are writing BEFORE you post it. If you are posting solely to amuse yourself then you won't be here long. If you suck then people will name their bowel movements after you. This afternoon I made a Kyle Culloo.
If you don't have something funny or interesting to say, just be like the vast majority of readers and don't say anything. I think I made 4 comments today because everything else would've been lousy. And sometimes it is lousy, Herm Edwards coaching ability-lousy, because sometimes I fail miserably and don't give enough consideration to whether my comment sucks (especially when I'm drunk). I am learning. But for you guys you aren't going to get many if any mulligans.
@Le Kangourou de Kataroo: Facebooker. People can now comment via their facebook accounts, without getting approved. Many established commenters are not happy about it.
@DougOLis: That was my default assumption, but I'm confused as to why Facebookers are commenting on Deadspin? Wouldn't they just be new kids who haven't established themselves yet?
@Monchhichi Rodriguez: WHOA! Did that happen with the new Gawker updates? Wow. For once I'm glad I have a job that doesn't allow me to DSPN or Jez during the day, (doesn't hurt that I spend most of my day hanging out on Twitter and reading recent events and social networking as part of work, but still...)
@DougOLis: Oh, the me being busy at work thing meant that I WASN"T able to be annoyed here. I didn't even think of me being able to comment that way (which I totally could, b/c we have FB pages for all our brands).
@Monchhichi Rodriguez: Still though, that seems like more of a headache than it should be worth.
Denton: FAIL. Maybe you should spend more time looking for advertising so you don't have to keep firing editors instead of creating lame updates that everyone hates.
Maybe I have naked pictures of C'lay? Perhaps I bribed Denton? Or maybe I took the easy way out and said something particularly interesting or funny? No, it's probably just luck and/or a Gawker IT malfunction.
Regardless, Deadspin will have to take my star from my cold, dead hands.
Jeff would look better above if he were in Wranglers.
Speaking of Wranglers, how about Brett Favre? I bet every time Aaron Rogers goes back to pass he thinks about Brett. I mean, how could you not, the guys like a kid out there!
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If you are a FBer and want to succeed then consider whether other people will enjoy what you are writing BEFORE you post it. If you are posting solely to amuse yourself then you won't be here long. If you suck then people will name their bowel movements after you. This afternoon I made a Kyle Culloo.
If you don't have something funny or interesting to say, just be like the vast majority of readers and don't say anything. I think I made 4 comments today because everything else would've been lousy. And sometimes it is lousy, Herm Edwards coaching ability-lousy, because sometimes I fail miserably and don't give enough consideration to whether my comment sucks (especially when I'm drunk). I am learning. But for you guys you aren't going to get many if any mulligans.
Good night and good luck.
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That would annoy the shit out of me.
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@DougOLis: It actually wasn't too bad today because the people who came on and goofed off were quickly banned.
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@Monchhichi Rodriguez: Still though, that seems like more of a headache than it should be worth.
Denton: FAIL. Maybe you should spend more time looking for advertising so you don't have to keep firing editors instead of creating lame updates that everyone hates.
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Maybe I have naked pictures of C'lay? Perhaps I bribed Denton? Or maybe I took the easy way out and said something particularly interesting or funny? No, it's probably just luck and/or a Gawker IT malfunction.
Regardless, Deadspin will have to take my star from my cold, dead hands.
You must be my Lucky Star
'Cause you shine on me wherever you are
I just think of you and I start to glow
And I need your light
And baby you know
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Night all.
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Smart play, team wise, would've been to go down on the 20. Tampa has no timeouts. 3 kneel downs after the 2 minute warning would run out the clock.
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Speaking of Wranglers, how about Brett Favre? I bet every time Aaron Rogers goes back to pass he thinks about Brett. I mean, how could you not, the guys like a kid out there!
Sorry....slipped into TK for a moment.
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So you appear to be Trey Wingo's funnier brother?
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Ronde is so embarrassed by the fact he just took a shit in the middle of the field, so I'm making the announcement for him.
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