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    Image of adiam7 adiam7
    11/11/09

    In reply to Welcome to Our Newest Obsession: Jersey Shore
    I am so excited about this. They teased my once before the people at MTV I was promised a show about the Staten Islands folks after that riveting True Life. It never happened. This shit better go down #mtv
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    11/12/09

    @adiam7: Amen. And that SI True Life was indeed riveting. #mtv
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    11/12/09

    @nightlawyer: Strong Island!!! I think I love you for that #mtv
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    Image of RollsRoyceRevenge RollsRoyceRevenge
    11/11/09

    In reply to Welcome to Our Newest Obsession: Jersey Shore
    Oddly enough, I fail to see how these people are more offensive than those one meets when venturing to the Hamptons. #mtv
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    Image of adiam7 adiam7
    11/11/09

    @RollsRoyceRevenge: They are not #mtv
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    11/11/09

    In reply to Welcome to Our Newest Obsession: Jersey Shore
    FWIW, Brooklyn was like this back in the 1980s. Then they all moved away. But I have memories. Like in Bensonhurst in the 1980s.

    One thing a friend of mine liked to do was to drive down to 86th Street on a weekend night and drive around blasting Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, The Cure, The Police, etc... And man, did we get called "faggot" a lot... A few cans and pieces of garbage tossed at the car.

    Ahhh, youth in Brooklyn in the 1980s!
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    Image of Btwbfdimho Btwbfdimho
    11/11/09

    In reply to The Huffington Post Unveils Its New Local Strategy: Unpaid Bloggers
    Wow, where did you get that pic of Nidal Hasan? #huffingtonpost
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/11/09

    In reply to The Huffington Post Unveils Its New Local Strategy: Unpaid Bloggers
    HuffPo will never work until it stops censoring comments so much; the sameness makes it as boring as the comments on, oh, CuteOverload, for example. It's become more about boobs and provocative titles and giving hacks of every kind a chance to "post" their inane comments or flog their latest book/product/agenda. #huffingtonpost
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    Image of Nigerian Business Executive Nigerian Business Executive
    11/11/09

    @Novaload: I am proud to have been banned from HuffPo for calling Alec Baldwin a douche! #huffingtonpost
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/11/09

    @Nigerian Business Executive: OMG, I went after him, Jamie Lee Curtis, Maria Shriver, and the feel-good fake doctors of everything promoting their books and tapes. I didn't get banned, they just refused to approve the comments, so it became a challenge to me to find the key flag words. Apparent "fatuous pinheaded fame whore hack" is a no-no, but that's just my working hypothesis. #huffingtonpost
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    Image of Maryscary Maryscary
    11/11/09

    @Novaload: There are comments on Cute Overload?
    Edit: Yes, and there's currently a raging controversy about whether human babies should be allowed!
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    Novaload promoted this comment Edited by Maryscary at 11/11/09 9:27 PM Maryscary was starred Maryscary was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/12/09

    @Maryscary: OMG yes. But it's a cult, wherein you are only allowed to say "OMG!" and "Oh, my head will asplode from teh qute!" and they exchange sunshine tofu recipes and give each other imaginary cookies-- and if you say anything that strikes anyone negatively you are a terrible, terrible person. It's notorious for requiring that the rear end be kissed of the Megan and her henchman, Theo. I know this because of painful experience with a cousin. They also had a huge argument over whether people's faces should ever be included. #huffingtonpost
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    Image of triplethreat triplethreat
    11/12/09

    @Novaload: Except for when people go crazy saying "That toy has a sequin on it that COULD HAVE KILLED THAT CAT. Turn the owner in!" #huffingtonpost
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/12/09

    @triplethreat: Yes, yes! Those are called 'nuffers' there--If I recall right. "That's enough with the poor kitties who are posed precariously on a piano! That's enough of wet kitties" yadda yadda yadda. I know it's evil, but I sometimes wish 4chan would go after them.
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    11/12/09

    @Novaload: Nuffers! Everything is cute! #huffingtonpost
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    Image of Magister Magister
    11/11/09

    In reply to The Huffington Post Unveils Its New Local Strategy: Unpaid Bloggers
    So, if any of us had bothered to answer the ad and if we made the cut, we could be getting a Huffington Post?
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    11/11/09

    In reply to The Huffington Post Unveils Its New Local Strategy: Unpaid Bloggers
    I have a friend since high school whose late mother was a best-selling writer and whose father was his wife's business manager. Years ago, while still a whelp, I placed an article in a highly local newspaper, an article I wasn't paid for but that gave me experience and a small platform. When I proudly told my friend's parents about this, her father gravely said, "You're a writer when you get paid for it." #huffingtonpost
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    Image of TheSometimesWhy TheSometimesWhy
    11/11/09

    @TheBusinessGuy: As a Greek-American writer, I offer my very distant relative Homer to refute your statement, TBG. Then again, you are TheBusinessGuy--what else are you going to posit?

    Your post brings up an interesting debate. Next time you're in L.A., first rounds on me... #huffingtonpost
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    11/11/09

    @TheSometimesWhy: I didn't say I agreed with it. But I will take the round, and thanks. #huffingtonpost
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    Image of TheSometimesWhy TheSometimesWhy
    11/11/09

    @TheBusinessGuy: You didn't. As someone whose income is falling more steadily than a pair of cosmetically enhanced breasts, the whole "when is a writer a writer" debate takes on renewed meaning. It is a touchy subject, as my Mother would say.

    Anyway, you're welcome. Keep up the great posts... #huffingtonpost
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    11/11/09

    @TheSometimesWhy: Hey, some of my best friends, etc., etc., etc. Thanks for the kind words, which I return in kind. And good luck! #huffingtonpost
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/11/09

    @TheBusinessGuy: You're a writer when you don't need other people to tell you if you're a writer or not. #huffingtonpost
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    11/11/09

    @raincoaster: I like that. But what about all of those people who think they can write poetry? #huffingtonpost
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    Image of Spy from the Land of Rainpeople Spy from the Land of Rainpeople
    11/12/09

    @TheBusinessGuy: when you get paid for it. Interesting hypothesis.

    The other one that I've heard is that you cannot tell during your own life whether you are a writer or a copywriter. Only your thombstone will tell the truth on that question. #huffingtonpost
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    raincoaster promoted this comment Spy from the Land of Rainpeople was starred Spy from the Land of Rainpeople was unstarred
    Image of Spy from the Land of Rainpeople Spy from the Land of Rainpeople
    11/12/09

    @raincoaster: Please retract your statement above. You've clearly forgotten about graphomaniacs.

    This isn't a jab about your writing in general, just about the single above sentence. It is just wrong. #huffingtonpost
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    raincoaster promoted this comment Spy from the Land of Rainpeople was starred Spy from the Land of Rainpeople was unstarred
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    11/12/09

    @TheBusinessGuy: Nobody said they were GOOD writers. #huffingtonpost
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    11/12/09

    @Spy from the Land of Rainpeople: Nope, I just expanded on it. You can be a writer without being a talented writer, same as you can be a dreadful actor, an appallingly bad painter, a really clumsy dancer. #huffingtonpost
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    11/12/09

    @raincoaster: After all, we need those kinds of people in the industry to make US look good. #huffingtonpost
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    Image of atlasspanked atlasspanked
    11/12/09

    @raincoaster: "You haven't seen enough to be a writer." --Wolf Larsen, The Sea Wolf, by Jack London #huffingtonpost
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    raincoaster promoted this comment atlasspanked was starred atlasspanked was unstarred
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    11/12/09

    @atlasspanked: That'll school that uppity Emily Dickinson. #huffingtonpost
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    Image of heywhat heywhat
    11/11/09

    In reply to Welcome to Our Newest Obsession: Jersey Shore
    I assume that Mike from Top Chef and Kenny from those Real World/Road Rules Challenges are also signed on to appear. #mtv
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    Image of Conchie Birdie Conchie Birdie
    11/11/09

    In reply to Welcome to Our Newest Obsession: Jersey Shore
    Your recaps will be like buttah, Brian. I look forward to them with great anticipation. #mtv
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    Image of LatestBy LatestBy
    11/11/09

    In reply to Welcome to Our Newest Obsession: Jersey Shore
    Ode to a Guido:

    With hair looking all gelled up and spiky
    Your name is probably Joey or Mikey

    Or Cousin Paulie or Anthony
    (Though you pronounce it Ant + Knee.)

    Everyone else calls you a guido,
    but you think you're all pretty neat-o.

    Your tan's slathered on, your T is too tiny
    and for some strange reason your jeans are all shiny.

    And by the way, nobody believes the jacket's Armani
    It's made in a sweatshop by an Azerbaijani.

    You keep protein powder over your fridges
    and come Friday, cross Manhattan's tunnels and bridges

    to hit the clubs and Gallagher's 2000
    before returning to your house and

    ordering up some eggplant parm
    you're a simple guy, you mean no harm.

    Catcalling to every girl within earshot
    telling her what she needs is what you've got

    She's getting away! There's no time to be subtle!
    Better yet, you're on to the next before you hear her rebuttal.

    You're oblivious to the city's despise
    and second person plural is always "Youse guys".

    Wow oh wow, your friend has on a nifty striped shirt
    and if someone spills beer on it, they're gonna get hurt.

    Hey look at that! A fancy gold chain!
    Does the 7-pound cross cause you neck strain?

    Does it remind you of Jesus' cross?
    Was it a gift from a Mafia boss?

    Come summer you'll be at the Jersey Shore
    causing a ruckus with girls dressed as whor...nevermind.

    But you just want to meet a nice gal
    to make her your wife. You'll find her! You shall!

    She'll have bangs so high and nails like talons
    and she'll spend half your paycheck at the local salons.

    She’ll send four kids down her birth canal
    Before leaving you for your cousin Sal.

    But tonight is for partying, hell yeah muthafuckas
    and inspiring jealousy in the rest of us suckas. #mtv
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    Image of cassandra cassandra
    11/11/09

    @LatestBy: That is incredible, just for rhyming "Armani" and "Azerbaijani." #mtv
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    Image of N.Bells N.Bells
    11/11/09

    In reply to Welcome to Our Newest Obsession: Jersey Shore
    they should call this "North Jersey Shore" b/c seriously south of AC these people can not be found and give the our little shore towns a bad name... #mtv
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    Image of Richard Petty Bourgeoisie Richard Petty Bourgeoisie
    11/11/09

    @N.Bells: You're comment is like an ocean breeze on a Stone Harbor beach. #mtv
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    Image of N.Bells N.Bells
    11/11/09

    @Richard Petty Bourgeoisie: I heart Stone Harbor, I vacationed there and Avalon my whole life! Seriously, I know there has been a lot of jokes at Wildwood's expense on here but their people look down right civilized compared to what’s going on with this show....I’ll take drunk Irish over obnoxious Italian any day- at least their looks natural #mtv
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    Image of James Frey James Frey
    11/11/09

    In reply to Welcome to Our Newest Obsession: Jersey Shore
    If you ever need a job, Iplaudius, get in touch. #mtv
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    Image of Richard Petty Bourgeoisie Richard Petty Bourgeoisie
    11/11/09

    @James Frey: You'll let him sub-contract your internship? #mtv
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    Image of skahammer skahammer
    11/11/09

    @Richard Petty Bourgeoisie: You may be the reigning monarch of stock-car racing, but that's still a low blow. #mtv
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    Image of yourfriendandneighbor yourfriendandneighbor
    11/11/09

    In reply to Welcome to Our Newest Obsession: Jersey Shore
    I can't believe they actually used the word guido in the promo. Italian-Americans are the last okay ethnic group to openly mock. Case in point: The Sopranos. #mtv
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    Image of Jim Topoleski Jim Topoleski
    11/11/09

    @yourfriendandneighbor: um no as a Pole we are not only openly mocked, we get late night jokes told about us all the time.

    But if you read down you will see there is a big discussion going on about guido, and general consensus is, its a descriptive term of one group of people (who might not even be italian, there are plenty of non-italian guidos out there), not a slur against a entire race. #mtv
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    Image of resipsaloquacious resipsaloquacious
    11/11/09

    @yourfriendandneighbor:

    Quit your bitching, guido. #mtv
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    Image of Brian Moylan Brian Moylan
    11/11/09

    @yourfriendandneighbor: You can still call gay people all sorts of names in public and nothing bad happens--even though we're not an ethnic group. #mtv
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    Image of D2theMatthews D2theMatthews
    11/11/09

    @Brian Moylan: I need to apologize to my Spanish friends. #mtv
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    Image of skahammer skahammer
    11/11/09

    @yourfriendandneighbor: Relax, there will be plenty of others before you know it. #mtv
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    Image of yourfriendandneighbor yourfriendandneighbor
    11/12/09

    @Jim Topoleski: that sounds like the argument for using the word "gay" as corny or using the word "pussy" for whimp. #mtv
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    11/12/09

    @Brian Moylan: Yes and that makes it all justifiable. #mtv
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    11/12/09

    @Jim Topoleski: Yes, because there are so many Polish gangster movies. #mtv
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    Image of crookedE crookedE
    11/11/09

    In reply to Welcome to Our Newest Obsession: Jersey Shore
    No offense to any of our fabulous Gawker writers, but I cannot WAIT to read Richard's recaps of this. #mtv
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    Image of katekate is squared katekate is squared
    11/11/09

    In reply to Welcome to Our Newest Obsession: Jersey Shore
    Oh my god. Thank you for highlighting what is sure to be the TV event of the holiday season, Brian. #mtv
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