September 2008
15 posts
my favorite paragraph in a long time
“Last and slightly least, Treece bounced over the threshold in a red leather bustier that displayed top, side and bottom cleavage and a black nano mini that might have been a rubber band. The semi-ensemble, with the Choo boots, easily cost more than $1,000, though she clearly neither knew that nor cared. She was wide in ways boys and men don’t seem to mind, with overdone hair that...
In the wake of last week’s FReedy FRiday...
As hard as it is to imagine... →
…some people have even more time on their hands than I do.
Angry email of the week
“SUBJECT: Writer feedbacks: Larry Dobrow
FROM: XXX
E-MAIL: XXX
FEEDBACK: not only is your comments about the Rays unfounded and sorely unresearched, as I was writing this email, my Rays were beating your beloved Sox for a second straight game, and taking the series. The Trop is filled with Rays fans, and the Sox fans are going home in bunches. Do your research on the 1975 Sox to find out...
The 10 or 12 of you who have been bullied into...
Supportive, complimentary email of the week
“SUBJECT: Writer feedbacks: Larry Dobrow FROM: XXX E-MAIL: XXX FEEDBACK: Exactly write
I'm used to receiving very different email...
As part of what promises to be one of the most...
Angry emails of the week
I couldn’t pick just one.
“SUBJECT: Writer feedbacks: Larry Dobrow FROM: XXX E-MAIL: XXX FEEDBACK: You remain a huge idiot. The correct rankings are Rays, Angels, RED Sox, Cubs, WHITE Sox, Twins. How you can place a second place team from the NL in the top five isn’t just really really really really pig headedly stupid. It’s worse. Only McCain’s pick of Palin is...
Today’s FReedy FRiday selection features the...
Punny email of the week
There’s too much awesomeness this week - football, fantasy football, friends in town, a bachelor/Tupperware party for an alcoholically disinclined groom-to-be - to dwell on the grumpypants contingent. It’s all good, man. La la la la la la.
“SUBJECT: Writer feedbacks: Larry Dobrow FROM: XXX
E-MAIL: XXX FEEDBACK: You have forgotten one thing about the Red Sox, they already...
Riding the storm out
From the NYT Lede blog thingie on Gustav:
«Eric Ditmore spent $134.18 at Shell Complete Stop for items that included a bottle of vodka, two cases of beer, cigarettes and chewing tobacco. On Thursday, he was evacuated from an offshore platform at which he worked and has been staying here since in a motel.
Mr. Ditmore planned to spend the remainder of Monday drinking vodka and eating canned...