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    Image of oudemia oudemia
    12:06 AM

    In reply to David Carr's Requiem For a Media Scene: "Goodbye to Some of That"
    Well, ok, fine, he is definitely referencing Didion, but she was hearkening back to Robert Graves' WWI memoir, to which (mad) props mustneeds be given.
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    Image of MattGaymon MattGaymon
    11/29/09

    In reply to David Carr's Requiem For a Media Scene: "Goodbye to Some of That"
    That line made me think of Unico in the Island of Magic:

    [www.youtube.com]
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    Image of krismry krismry
    11/29/09

    In reply to David Carr's Requiem For a Media Scene: "Goodbye to Some of That"
    But that ending! Makes the world sound as if thirty is the new sixty.
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/29/09

    In reply to David Carr's Requiem For a Media Scene: "Goodbye to Some of That"
    I think the town cars and 4-star hotels are gone for some time. I think the model for the serious stuff developed by talkingpointsmemo.com and for the fun stuff by the Gawker empire are vast improvements and bode well for the future

    50 years ago, the trade had highborn WASP men speaking as the voice of god, and lowborn WASP men twiddling away on the other stuff

    There's less of both now, and that's not a bad thing
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    Image of jburnaway jburnaway
    11/26/09

    In reply to The Gawker Sarah Palin Slam Book: Bid on This Literary Treasure for Charity
    Foster, your mock/serious excitement almost makes me want to bid... unfortunately, I am only about 8 drinks into the night..... give me 4 more beers and I will SO win this thing
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/27/09

    @jburnaway: Not at all mock! I am totes serious. You need to get more drunk and bid the fuck out of this thing. #TAXDEDUCTIBLE.
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    Image of jburnaway jburnaway
    11/27/09

    @Foster Kamer: #TAXDEDUCTIBLE =best hashtag EVER... and i just sobered up enough to realize sloane crosley signed it... ugh... cruel world!
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    Image of srhoades srhoades
    11/26/09

    In reply to British Sunday Times Writer Who Thinks New York City Pretty Much Sucks: A Formal Response
    Is this angry, disjointed rant, so short on wit and humour but long on adolescent insecurity and defensiveness, really representative of the allegedly coolest city on the planet? What a shame.

    Myself, I can't quite imagine being proud of living on a grid, and can't really see why Londoners should feel inadequate about the civic planning skills of the Romans.

    And, yes we're very proud of you winning the World Series again this year. Well done, Yankees. Which other countries were invited to play, again?

    I'm rather fond of both cities, actually, but must say I prefer the subtler humour of the Brits. Saying that things suck over and over again tends to get a bit tedious.

    Oh, by the way, I'm from Cape Town. You should visit some time. Fine place.
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    Image of allyzay allyzay
    12:28 AM

    @srhoades: I once got into a lengthy argument with a bunch of Brits about whether or not cleats were, in fact, called "baseball boots." You guys do not want to be invited to play against the Yankees, stop fronting.
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    Image of Jamie Peck Jamie Peck
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Gawker Sarah Palin Slam Book: Bid on This Literary Treasure for Charity
    Sorry to bust yr ballz again Foster, but I didn't write that ish about wolves. Anyone who knows me will tell you that my writing isn't half as legible as that.
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/25/09

    @Hunter_Suicide: Surprises! Well then. You signed, didn't you? Mysteries!
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    Image of Jamie Peck Jamie Peck
    11/25/09

    @Foster Kamer: no, didn't think I was fancy enough. Note the wistful look on my face as I watch Bercovici go to town.
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    Image of misslinda misslinda
    11/24/09

    In reply to The Gawker Sarah Palin Slam Book: Bid on This Literary Treasure for Charity
    Yikes! Bidding is over a thousand bucks and nine days to go! You're over the limit for what I can get away with without my husband saying "what the hell did you buy???? You're NEVER even gonna to wear those shoes! I bet you can't even walk in them. Walk. Yes, now, WALK! You look like a moron and you're gonna kill yourself in those, enjoy the five hundred dollar blisters, idiot. And change your emergency contact info for when they cart you off to the emergency room in the wahmbulance, cause if it's a shoe-related injury, I ain't comin to get you."
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    11/24/09

    @misslinda: It is back down to $700ish.... what happened?

    My husband would say something similar about shoes.....
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    Image of misslinda misslinda
    11/24/09

    @momof3wildkids: Oh really...hmm...another couple of days and it'll be down into my price range! And if I got another copy of her book (bargain bin, natch), I could strap them to my feet and wear them as shoes (just anticipating the "what the hell are you going to do with that? You're not even going to read it, and if you are, it's just going to make you angry. At least you can wear a pair of expensive shoes. Idiot." rant).
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    11/24/09

    In reply to The Gawker Sarah Palin Slam Book: Bid on This Literary Treasure for Charity
    You are charging $4 for shipping? Really? Couldn't Denton spring for the four bucks?
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/24/09

    @momof3wildkids: I just filled it in because the page wasn't saving. WHATEVER. I'll pay the $4.
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    11/24/09

    @Foster Kamer: Just giving you shit Foster. Great idea! Save the Children does wonderful work.

    Still no 'full-frontal' head shot of you? I'd throw in some change for that.
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    Image of Jim Topoleski Jim Topoleski
    11/24/09

    In reply to The Gawker Sarah Palin Slam Book: Bid on This Literary Treasure for Charity
    wow I remember my ex girlfriend LOVING to write so called "slam books"

    She had hundreds of them in high school she passed along to friends, I even found some of them long after we broke up.

    I never knew she stole the idea from someone else. For some reason I always assumed she was deranged enough to have thought of it herself.
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    Image of The Real JR The Real JR
    11/24/09

    In reply to The Gawker Sarah Palin Slam Book: Bid on This Literary Treasure for Charity
    Item specifics - Fiction & Literature Books
    Format: Hardcover
    Publication Year: 2009
    Topic: --
    Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Signed Language: English
    Condition: Brand New
    Subject: Folklore, Mythology

    LOLOLOL
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    Image of MattyMcboy MattyMcboy
    11/24/09

    In reply to The Gawker Sarah Palin Slam Book: Bid on This Literary Treasure for Charity
    All right, Foster, I've already bid (wolfsowner) and have convinced the other Mr Mcboy that we don't need to donate to the food bank this year if I win, and as an added bonus, seeing as she's coming relatively close to me in the spring, I'll take a day off and go get it signed by her.
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/24/09

    @MattyMcboy: YAY. Awesome. That would be incredible. There Will Be Weekend Material.
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    Image of MattyMcboy MattyMcboy
    11/24/09

    @Foster Kamer: I had to retract my bid. God damn economy and clients that don't pay on time. But I will make a donation to the charity and email you a scan of the check. I am so sorry, Gawker. I hang my head in shame.
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    11/24/09

    In reply to The Gawker Sarah Palin Slam Book: Bid on This Literary Treasure for Charity
    Smails will bit $120 if there're tits involved. Anyone?
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/24/09

    @BookishLookish: I'll show tits. WE HAVE $120 DO WE HEAR $2,000?
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    11/24/09

    @Foster Kamer: Are yours really worth two large, kid? Well, hellooooo....
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/24/09

    @BookishLookish: Not at all. The book, however: YES.
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    11/24/09

    @Foster Kamer: *sniff* You did not ask me about mine, Foster. Their wait in gold, my dear. Why, the cleavage alone is worth a fortune.
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    Image of The Real JR The Real JR
    11/24/09

    In reply to The Gawker Sarah Palin Slam Book: Bid on This Literary Treasure for Charity
    Dude, I was in the lead then got outbid within 3 minutes.

    Oh, it's a mutha-fuckin-BID-OFF!
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    Image of Alaska Miller Alaska Miller
    11/24/09

    In reply to The Gawker Sarah Palin Slam Book: Bid on This Literary Treasure for Charity
    This is a farce.

    The best Sarah Palin book in the world is to buy Going Rouge, replace the dust jacket with Going Rogue and convincing her to sign it. Then you return Going Rogue and put Going Rouge on eBay.
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    Image of nirreskeya nirreskeya
    11/25/09

    @Alaska Miller: I thought about this when it was mentioned a couple days ago, but when I checked it out it seems that Going Rouge is paperback only.
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