Monday, February 2, 2009
Flotsam & Jetsam
12:28PM Jess McGuire | These days I find it quite hard to work out whether certain things I read on the internet are pisstakes or not. For instance, it took me longer than I care to share to conclude that Shane Skillz is most definitely taking the mickey, and I am still completely unsure as to whether Georgina Hobbs-Meyer, writing a piece in The Guardian about her husband’s cyber cheating on Facebook, has a wicked sense of humour, or whether she is simply incredibly tedious. I mean, really – WTF? My bullshit-dar used to be incredibly powerful. But the internet has made things confusing for me.
In the case of Georgina Hobbs-Meyer, please help me decide. IS THIS SATIRE?
My mother emailed me last week to tell me she had joined Facebook. We don’t chat on the phone; we email. Soon I expect she will want to poke me, write on my wall and, worse still, tag me in photographs of my wedding last May. Well, not if I can help it, mama. I love you too much to expose you to my online self.
You see, she doesn’t yet know that I, her 24-year-old daughter, am about to divorce. She can’t see my Facebook status, so why would she?
But of course. Of course you’d update your Facebook status to reflect your current marital woes before you’d confide in your parents. Do go on, Georgina.
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From The ‘Is This Satire?’ Files | Facebook Leads To Divorce, Excruciatingly Rubbish Articles In The Guardian
12:28PM Jess McGuire | These days I find it quite hard to work out whether certain things I read on the internet are pisstakes or not. For instance, it took me longer than I care to share to conclude that Shane Skillz is most definitely taking the mickey, and I am still completely unsure as to whether Georgina Hobbs-Meyer, writing a piece in The Guardian about her husband’s cyber cheating on Facebook, has a wicked sense of humour, or whether she is simply incredibly tedious. I mean, really – WTF? My bullshit-dar used to be incredibly powerful. But the internet has made things confusing for me.
In the case of Georgina Hobbs-Meyer, please help me decide. IS THIS SATIRE?
My mother emailed me last week to tell me she had joined Facebook. We don’t chat on the phone; we email. Soon I expect she will want to poke me, write on my wall and, worse still, tag me in photographs of my wedding last May. Well, not if I can help it, mama. I love you too much to expose you to my online self.
You see, she doesn’t yet know that I, her 24-year-old daughter, am about to divorce. She can’t see my Facebook status, so why would she?
But of course. Of course you’d update your Facebook status to reflect your current marital woes before you’d confide in your parents. Do go on, Georgina.
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People
10:48AM Jess McGuire | For as long as fame has existed in this world, there’s been documented cases of well-known folks turning to drugs in order to cope with the limelight. And who is that on the left huffing a bong in an effort to chillax? Why, it’s Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps!
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps admitted overnight that he had engaged in “regrettable” behaviour and “demonstrated bad judgment” after a photo was published that appeared to show him smoking cannabis.
A British newspaper, the News of the World, published the photo allegedly showing the multiple Olympic gold medal-winner inhaling from a glass pipe which is generally used to smoke the drug.
What an exciting week for swimming. One minute, champion athletes are being accused of smoking pole, the next? Pot! Where will it end, huh?
As someone who expects anyone in the public eye to behave in a completely respectable manner 100% of the time, even though I would personally struggle to keep up saintly behaviour for more than a couple of days, I appreciate Michael’s grovelling apology to the world. More »
Celebrities Huffing Bongs! (Part One In An Ongoing Series)
10:48AM Jess McGuire | For as long as fame has existed in this world, there’s been documented cases of well-known folks turning to drugs in order to cope with the limelight. And who is that on the left huffing a bong in an effort to chillax? Why, it’s Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps!
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps admitted overnight that he had engaged in “regrettable” behaviour and “demonstrated bad judgment” after a photo was published that appeared to show him smoking cannabis.
A British newspaper, the News of the World, published the photo allegedly showing the multiple Olympic gold medal-winner inhaling from a glass pipe which is generally used to smoke the drug.
What an exciting week for swimming. One minute, champion athletes are being accused of smoking pole, the next? Pot! Where will it end, huh?
As someone who expects anyone in the public eye to behave in a completely respectable manner 100% of the time, even though I would personally struggle to keep up saintly behaviour for more than a couple of days, I appreciate Michael’s grovelling apology to the world. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
9:39AM Jess McGuire | Our cub reporter The Book Grocer has found what could be the perfect follow up to the infamous Gumby Banging Horses hit video of yesteryear… if you’re into that kind of thing.
Here’s a rude sweary version of Charlie Brown for you.
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YouTube Clip Of The Day
9:39AM Jess McGuire | Our cub reporter The Book Grocer has found what could be the perfect follow up to the infamous Gumby Banging Horses hit video of yesteryear… if you’re into that kind of thing.
Here’s a rude sweary version of Charlie Brown for you.
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People
8:43AM Jess McGuire | Break ups are hard enough at the best of times. Not only must you deal with shattered dreams and busted up hopes for the future, but there are shared appliances! Sometimes kids! But worse than arguing over who gets the microwave and/or your two year old child? Pet-ernity disputes!
Jennifer Love Hewitt recently split from her fiance, Scottish actor Ross McCall, and now their dog Mona has led to a heart wrenching tug of love.
Despite an amicable split from fiance Ross McCall earlier this month, neither party can bear to be separated from their boxer Mona. Jennifer is even believed to be resorting to dirty tricks to win the pooch’s loyalties.
Dirty tricks? Goodness, what has she done?
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Jennifer Love Hewitt Resorts To Desperate Measures To Keep Her Dog
8:43AM Jess McGuire | Break ups are hard enough at the best of times. Not only must you deal with shattered dreams and busted up hopes for the future, but there are shared appliances! Sometimes kids! But worse than arguing over who gets the microwave and/or your two year old child? Pet-ernity disputes!
Jennifer Love Hewitt recently split from her fiance, Scottish actor Ross McCall, and now their dog Mona has led to a heart wrenching tug of love.
Despite an amicable split from fiance Ross McCall earlier this month, neither party can bear to be separated from their boxer Mona. Jennifer is even believed to be resorting to dirty tricks to win the pooch’s loyalties.
Dirty tricks? Goodness, what has she done?
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