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    Image of EBone EBone
    01:53 PM

    In reply to Michael Bay's Victoria's Secret Ad, as Subtle as a Raging Teenage Boner
    Admit it: Michael Bay is the Chuck Norris of panty-commercial directors.
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    01:46 PM

    In reply to Tiger Woods' Mother-in-Law Taken to Hospital from His House
    See, Elin hit Tiger so hard, her mom felt it.
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    01:29 PM

    In reply to Gossip Girl: Bonfire of the Banalities
    Ok, I don't watch this show. I do occasionally catch 10 minutes of it when my girlfriend watches. Then I can't take it anymore and leave the room. So I don't know much, here.

    That said, it seems to me that your rating system favors the most obnoxious and annoying characters on the show. I mean, that Chuck guy? Really? I want to choke him with a wooden spoon after watching him on screen for 3 minutes. And Blair? She's nearly as bad.

    So, what's your strategy here?
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    Image of NoelleBlue NoelleBlue
    01:31 PM

    @lostarchitect: But isn't that also true of the show's fans, in terms of favorites? Chuckles and Blair are the ones I always hear about!
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    Image of HollyQE2 HollyQE2
    01:44 PM

    @lostarchitect: I have to disagree. While Chuck's intermittent newfound conscience is disheartening, I would still watch The Chuck and Blair show 100 times over versus any scene involving the blank/moping faces and insipid storylines of Serena, Rufus, or Vanessa.

    I know Nate should be in that category, but he's just too pretty. And once in a while he gives those cute little looks to Dan that get my hopes up.

    P.S. Bryan, the "Serena Bonus" addition is amazing.
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    01:51 PM

    @HollyQE2: I guess the thing is that I don't know the story line, so I'm only reacting to the characters themselves, sans story. And fuck, Chuck is ridiculous and annoying. Ugh, and those faces he makes... Not that Serena's not annoying, I just find her less so.
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    Image of Brian Moylan Brian Moylan
    01:55 PM

    @lostarchitect: You find her less annoying because you are hypnotized by her boobs. It's a rookie mistake. It even happens to me once in awhile.
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    Image of NoelleBlue NoelleBlue
    01:26 PM

    In reply to Gossip Girl: Bonfire of the Banalities
    I stopped watching this show after season 1, more or less because I got lazy.

    And this recap makes that more than okay.

    Serena: has an Archie Comics character quality to her - aside from some very vague traits (cleavage, rich), they just tack on whatever lines/personality bits are convenient for the storyline. Glorious! (When viewed from afar)
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    01:16 PM

    In reply to Gossip Girl: Bonfire of the Banalities
    I'd like to award last night's episode with the title of "Most Unrealistic GG Episode ever," something which has hitherto been seemingly impossible to achieve. Why? you ask. Let me count the ways.

    1) Serena knows who Barney Frank is? Sure.
    2) WTF was with everyone asking about "Nassau County"? Say it with me: "Long Island."
    3) Yes, Vanessa, you must come to the hospital at once! Even though you and Serena have never been anything close to resembling friends! And no one even likes you!
    4) And why do you insist on believing that Paul Hoffman (is that his name?) is straight? HE ISN'T.
    5) Really, Trip? You left a girl behind who was obviously going to wake up shortly and be able to tell all, even though your accident was a result of avoiding animals and not alcohol? Either "asshole" is your default mode or you are the most poorly written character ever.
    6) THAT was how Jenny and Eric ended their feud? Two seconds of "I don't want to play Frenemies anymore"? Screw that.
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    Image of ndhapple ndhapple
    01:24 PM

    @DahlELama: This is why GossipGirl is no longer on my TiVo.

    That and 'Skins' (seasons 1 and 2) showed me that someone could do a properly written and completely fun teen drama that didn't make me want to take my eyes out.
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    Image of flaxen_vixen flaxen_vixen
    01:29 PM

    @DahlELama: And wolves? On Long Island? Seriously?
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    01:31 PM

    @flaxen_vixen: YES. Also, the conversation between Rufus and the co-op chick. Also, pretending that Rufus would've gone to hit up the co-op chick instead of lingering in the apartment to make Lily talk about the letter. UGH, so much crappiness!
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    01:41 PM

    @ndhapple: skins seasons 1 & 2 is excellent, season 3 not so much.
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    Image of pony_express pony_express
    01:46 PM

    @DahlELama: And who, who in their RIGHT MIND would choose milksoppy, ineffectual, asexual Trip over Nate?? Even with all the mascara and blush Chase Crawford is wearing on the show, he still emits more testosterone than that other character ever could-- even if you sprayed him down with pheromones and made him wear plaid flannel. Trip gives me the skeeves...
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    01:49 PM

    @pony_express: Right?? I am loving Nate lately; it's like Chace Crawford took an acting workshop on the Internet. Trip looks like someone who should be on So You Think You Can Dance.
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    Image of OnBackground OnBackground
    12:37 PM

    In reply to The Laziest Journalists on Twitter
    Looking through the microfiche to find the "Laziest Journalists on Profnet" listicle from 1999 . . . .
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    Edited by OnBackground at 12/08/09 12:38 PM OnBackground was starred OnBackground was unstarred
    Image of Rozelle’s Bagman Rozelle’s Bagman
    12:36 PM

    In reply to In Defense of Throwing Tomatoes at Sarah Palin
    You all are American unsophisticates: food throwing (esp. eggs) has a special place in European electioneering.

    [www.rferl.org]

    So don't dignify the idiot by throwing food at her.
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    Image of plasticene plasticene
    12:02 PM

    In reply to Tiger Woods' Mother-in-Law Taken to Hospital from His House
    Not to go off topic, but this is asked in the so-serious NYT: Is it funny that a skinny blonde who looks as if she couldn't lift a fly possibly beat up a well-built and, allegedly, well-endowed athlete? The answer is yes. It is. I'm truly sorry about grandma.
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    Image of PrincessKashmir PrincessKashmir
    11:56 AM

    In reply to The Laziest Journalists on Twitter
    Ryan, come on. "Journalist" is not a synonym for "columnist"; you must be aware of this.

    Julia Allison (btw, Baugher is her last name, not Allison) writes opinion pieces, not articles involving research or interviews with actual human beings. Just because she has been paid to write a series of words in a weekly newsmagazine does not mean she is a journalist. If that's the case, then Anna Quindlen should stop yammering on about her family and start reporting on the goings on in Afghanistan.

    Calling her and those like her journalists -- which Gawker does a hell of a lot for no real reason -- is demeaning to people who have actually earned degrees in journalism and have pursued careers in this field.

    One more thing: If journalism is now being defined as copying and pasting from Wikipedia, someone had better order a few million press hats for anyone with a Tumblr account.
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    Image of cassandra cassandra
    12:21 PM

    @PrincessKashmir: "earned degrees in journalism," LOL.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11:54 AM

    In reply to In Defense of Throwing Tomatoes at Sarah Palin
    Well, sure. So long as you have the same fun and games spirit when the veggies and eggs start flying in Obama's direction.
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    Image of fuckingoldman fuckingoldman
    12:20 PM

    @Novaload: Palin is too easy, she really is a fool. I wonder how commenters would react if Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer, Charles Rangel or Barney Frank got pelted. Maybe everybody who disagrees with a politician should just start throwing food at them? I'm down with that.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12:22 PM

    @fuckingoldman: I'm first in line for Pelosi.
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    Image of fuckingoldman fuckingoldman
    12:35 PM

    @Novaload: Oky, you can have Pelosi, but can I have Rangel?
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    Edited by fuckingoldman at 12/08/09 12:35 PM fuckingoldman was starred fuckingoldman was unstarred
    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    12:53 PM

    @Novaload: Bring on the veggies and eggs. It's the bullets that concern me.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    02:01 PM

    @Lysergic Asset: Water balloons, anyone?
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    Image of Tremonius Tremonius
    11:53 AM

    In reply to The Laziest Journalists on Twitter
    The granddaddy of all aggregators is the inimitable, much-imitated Herb Caen of the old Chronicle Way Back When. He called it three-dot journalism, and it was simply a string of items phoned into his office each day and it was the premiere column in all North America probably so everybody wanted to appear there. He had his stable of regular contributors, but he'd take amateurs if they were good. He was a one-man clipping service, and he lived the dream of Willie Loman, whose idea of the perfect saleman was one who opened his suitcase in his hotel room in any town and the buyers came in droves.
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    Image of Ryan Tate Ryan Tate
    12:02 PM

    @Tremonius: Great point. Walter Winchell worked in a similar fashion. Actually, may have taken it further: Publicists would actually write whole items, some of which were good enough to run unedited. He had a longtime editorial assistant ( name escapes me at moment), employed by him not his papers, that would do any further rewrite and do items of his own.

    Not to say Winchell didn't do his own items but many were delivered to him whole, not just the facts but the actual words.

    Caen, from what I gather, took info and tips from outside and wrote them up himself, right? Or did they come in whole?

    Anyway, just goes to show, lazy does not always mean inferior. To the contrary.
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    Image of mimigoliath mimigoliath
    11:48 AM

    In reply to Tiger Woods' Mother-in-Law Taken to Hospital from His House
    So, not a great time to be Tiger Woods.
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    Image of Mike Jahn Mike Jahn
    12:06 PM

    @mimigoliath: I'll take it over me.
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    Image of Mike Jahn Mike Jahn
    12:08 PM

    @Mike Jahn: but I reserve the right to find my own bimbos and Vegas won't be the place I'll look. Maybe I'll troll Jimmy Buffet concerts.
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    Image of Maloon-Rouge Maloon-Rouge
    01:34 PM

    @mimigoliath: This scandal let's us know there were actually several versions of Tiger.
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    Image of drunkexpatwriter drunkexpatwriter
    11:09 AM

    In reply to The New York Times Buyout List (Updated)
    I'm surprised Bono didn't take the buyout.
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    Image of belltolls belltolls
    11:01 AM

    In reply to Tiger Woods' Mother-in-Law Taken to Hospital from His House
    MSNBC reports 'tis the mother-in-law. She is still in the hospital. Not life threatening.
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    Image of Niko Bellic Niko Bellic
    10:36 AM

    In reply to Michael Bay's Victoria's Secret Ad, as Subtle as a Raging Teenage Boner
    You don't get it. It's intentional parody! He used all those hot women in lingerie, and still managed to avoid making a single scene that's actually sexy. Fucking genius!
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    Edited by Niko Bellic at 12/08/09 10:36 AM Niko Bellic was starred Niko Bellic was unstarred
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