Well, I get a fair few from people who want me to check out their websites for All Best Ambien Viagra Love Pillz. But I certainly don't get any like this one. From ElleGirl, of all places, via Gawker. Apparently, while the envelope is on the letterhead of a hospital (let me guess what kind of wards they have…) the return address is an Alaskan homeless shelter called the Glory Hole.
Of course it is. Isn't this where Don Simpson came from?
image heartlessly stolen from Guido
A story has come out that could mean a big change for Boris Johnson, Tory MP for Henley and Shadow Minister for Higher Jinks. In fact, the truth is incredibly dirty. If this gets out, it could be the end of his career. But he'll do all right; from all reports, the man really knows how to use his head. Using the skills taught me by the inimitable (perhaps) Mirror, I have pieced together parts of a stunning whole. Below are actual quotes from Johnson himself, a pseudonymous poster on his blog, and some excerpts from an article on the whole sorry affair in the Telegraph.
— —– was chanting "We want Boris" as he limbered up, waving his arms like a slightly rusty blond helicopter. The cheers grew and the cry of "Boris, Boris" became irresistible.
"I haven't p—-d since I was 18."
On he bounced, to raucous celebration.
The sight of the mop-haired MP for Henley's head powering into ——————'s groin brought a roar…
After…Boris, lager in hand, said: "I was going for the ball with my head, which I understand is a legitimate move."
"I felt an enormous sense of achievement every time I actually touched the ball."
He insists that his m———s are in good working order but his chances of getting the call from Carole Caplin are slim.
"That was a lot of fun," said Boris. "I rather fancy doing it all over again. Do you think they will let me?"
Online sources tell raincoaster chances are good. One remark from a grateful fan:
your tackle last night made my life…Thanks Boris!!
This was followed quickly by fears of tabloid coverage:
Oh lord, I'm inadvertently giving the News of the World about all they need for a Bozza cover story.
I'll be more careful when analysing Johnson's tackle in future.
So perhaps his career as MP for Henley and Shadow Minister for Higher Jinks is over, but could this be the start of a new one? Say, Minister of State for Health Services?
Read on for a lovely shot of Johnson's tackle. Continue reading
Courtesy of Defamer. Yes, the pic is a link.
One is slightly fucking annoyed, one is. It's one thing to be ripped off and quoted inflammatorily out of context by the Mirror, but it's quite another to have a blog comment I left on the Guardian used as a springboard to a blog post made for pay and without attribution, most particularly when said blog post is already several days out of date.
That's the thing that bugs me about the Guardian blogs; they're not blogs, they're dumping grounds for stuff several days old, not worth putting on paper, or otherwise afterthought. It's all filler, just something to click on while you're waiting for that damn marketing report to load in the background.
That's not what a blog is meant to be. Ruskin woulda been a great blogger. "Have nothing in your blog that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful," makes perfect sense, doesn't it? I happen to think Giant Squid are beautiful. Not everyone agrees with me, but this ain't a forum. It's a blog.
It has a perspective, it has a voice, and most of all it has a certain currency.
This does not. By the time it was posted, one of the eggs mentioned had been missing for several days. The other is no longer expected to hatch. And yet the post happily burbles on about anticipation and the pair of eggs and how really fantastic it's going to be in a few days when they hatch, lalalalalalalalalalalalala. How did they get this story in the first place?
Funny you should ask.
Let's be fair; it could have happened one of two ways. Either:
A) the writers of the news blog do not actually read the news blog, and came to the story via old-fashioned wire services in which case the editor needs a good spanking
or
B) they got it from my posts in this thread and this thread, much earlier in the news blog and just googled for some background. In which case the editor needs a good flaming.
I don't demand cash. I don't expect flowers. But not so much as a LINK????
and for some reason I am unable to get to the sign in page today. Could there be more conclusive proof that there is no liberal media conspiracy?
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