<![CDATA[Gawker: enough already]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: enough already]]> http://gawker.com/tag/enough already http://gawker.com/tag/enough already <![CDATA[ Please Stop Talking About Puppies ]]> chloe.jpegOne of the things I never figured out about the internet is why certain sites have commenters, who those commenters are, and what compels them to do what they do. It's one thing to spend your time commenting on a site that has witty, engaging repartee, like this one. But some other places are inexplicable. Like one that came to my attention today: DailyPuppy.com. It exists to post puppy pictures. Okay, fine, I have nothing negative to say about that, dog Nazis. But do said puppy pictures require 90 comments just today, which all sound like this actual example: "Oh baby you are such a cutie-pie. A zillion biscuits and cuddles poppet and have a wonderful life. xxxxxxxxxxx." GOD. It really challenges your ability to even continue liking puppies. Below are some more of the deep thoughts on Chloe the Labrador Retriever, today's puppy (pictured). This dog can't read, you fools!

You are so cute! You remind me of my Duke and Sunshine when they were young. Hugs and slurrpy kisses to you.

You are so so so so cute Chole. Your my number 1 dog!!!!!!!!

She is absolutely beautiful, lots & lots of belly rubs for Chloe, please.

What a pretty little girl you are Chole, and educated too...MOJO's Dad

You can tell from every photo how alert and intelligent she is! Many ahppy years to come, Ihae a 12 year old black lab :)

I love squishy little labs with their loose puppy skin!! I hope you have many many years of love and play ahead of you.

You can just see the love and devotion in her eyes. I wish you many happy years with her. Tons of cookies and belly rubs to you pretty girl

Awww...look at the puppy lips!! I just wanna kiss her and squeeze her! Have fun.

Oh my, Chloe sure captured my heart. She is just BEAUTIFUL!!!! One of the prettiest Labs I've ever seen.. :) Chloe I'm giving you 11 trillion biscuits :)


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"I'M SCARED OF YOU PEOPLE," says Chloe.

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Thu, 01 May 2008 13:13:53 EDT Hamilton Nolan http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=386198&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Media Loses Their Minds; Colbert's Cult Out Of Control ]]>
Okay, so we love ourselves some Stephen Colbert, we're only human. However! There's something seriously amiss when NBC' s major Sunday news show get is the Comedy Central performer, who is "running" for President in character. "Meet the Press" anchor Tim Russert devoted nearly half of his broadcast this weekend to a fake back-and-forth with a fake candidate.

NBC isn't the only one buying into the Colbert Craze; The New York Times lent Maureen Dowd's spot last week to Colbert, and the Atlantic's Josh Green spent 1,772 words (we know—so close!) trying to impress Colbert's "people" in South Carolina (three P.A.s and an exiled intern living it up on the College of Charleston's palm-trimmed quad, come on people) into yet more stunt-topping by hiring him as his campaign manager.

Now, we don't want to sound all imperious and shit, and we get the idea, add a little levity to the race, distract the cranky reporters, take everyone down a peg or two. It's good clean fun. But there's a $46 billion war on, we hear. And! Wildfires! Drought! Our mayor is under attack! Britney has once again taken two children hostage! Chuck Norris is voting!

So we're glad that Colbert did a brief out-of-character web extra with Russert, in which he chatted about his show and his upbringing, because we know some people who actually think he's for serious! They're total dumbasses, but still! We hope he's not still making the Sunday morning rounds come primary time. We like our candidates boring, bland, solemn—and, you know, a smidge electable, because they'll be the ones in charge of killing foreigners and stuff.

Exclusive! Stephen Colbert [Meet the Press]

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Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:10:48 EDT Maggie http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=313707&view=rss&microfeed=true