tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post8070497499747202629..comments2023-09-10T22:07:16.734+12:00Comments on IDLE VICE: TabloidsMrs Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864664806865081684noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-43498508451717385812007-07-19T17:55:00.000+12:002007-07-19T17:55:00.000+12:00you're kiddingyou're kiddingpeterquixotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873112816453062068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-50267240764371419132007-07-12T19:47:00.000+12:002007-07-12T19:47:00.000+12:00She looks just like her mum... and she only looks ...She looks just like her mum... and she only looks fabulous because someone's been feeding her up. <BR/><BR/>I say if you're going to steal a TV might as well make it a decent one. Good on her. No point doing things in half measures<BR/><BR/>Next she'll be on the speaking circuit talking about how she turned her life around. Book deal, fame, fortune, yada yada<BR/><BR/>P.S. Headlines are meant to be misleading...Miss Prozachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178623684676542124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-2582960533366321042007-07-11T17:38:00.000+12:002007-07-11T17:38:00.000+12:00By the way, David, just because other people do so...By the way, David, just because other people do something, that doesn't mean it is a sensible or proper thing to do. Crocs, for example.Mrs Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864664806865081684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-79866934841551163582007-07-11T15:10:00.000+12:002007-07-11T15:10:00.000+12:00Poohs. Amusement thwarted. I have been informed th...Poohs. Amusement thwarted. I have been informed that an MA does not necessarily require a thesis.Mrs Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864664806865081684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-57133597306578607672007-07-11T14:36:00.000+12:002007-07-11T14:36:00.000+12:00The logical answer Mrs Smith is that Rachel is act...The logical answer Mrs Smith is that Rachel is actually older than she claims and she pre-dates the roll of honour starting in 1990.Cactus Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136331420768264938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-48859520863368126292007-07-11T10:04:00.000+12:002007-07-11T10:04:00.000+12:00Mrs Smith: I hate to appeal to the dubious authori...Mrs Smith: I hate to appeal to the dubious authority of Wikipedia, but it says it better than I:<BR/><BR/>'Conjunctions are also often excluded from headlines. In the United States, for example, the word "and" rarely appears in headlines, and is usually replaced by a comma, as in "Bush, Cheney discuss election".'<BR/><BR/> -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlinese<BR/><BR/>But, like you say, it's an ambiguous headline.Delta Bannermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630566294701380554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-50439254219657776152007-07-11T08:39:00.000+12:002007-07-11T08:39:00.000+12:00Mrs Smith et al: you are wrong.NO-ONE looks good i...Mrs Smith et al: you are <I>wrong</I>.<BR/><B>NO-ONE</B> looks good in crocs.Seamonkey Madnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694274891966130524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-42037236573142433802007-07-11T07:39:00.000+12:002007-07-11T07:39:00.000+12:00Maybe it's just me - I thought the heading was slo...Maybe it's just me - I thought the heading was sloppy and ambiguous (Is there also a younger socialite due for a court appearance?) I don't see how a comma works at all here. The heading needs an 'and.'<BR/><BR/>Agreed - Ms Elder could wear a barrel and Crocs and still look good.Mrs Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864664806865081684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-22387452801954591462007-07-11T00:38:00.000+12:002007-07-11T00:38:00.000+12:00Maybe I should take my ass public. I need a massi...Maybe I should take my ass public. I need a massive increase in business right now.<BR/><BR/>Who's interested in buying a piece of me?Deadmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08449318388713585299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-82853724736398585072007-07-11T00:25:00.000+12:002007-07-11T00:25:00.000+12:00Also, I'm not sure about those Burger Fuel shares....Also, I'm not sure about those Burger Fuel shares. They put out a press release last week saying that sales had massively increased since the share offer advertising started. This makes me wonder how much business they missed out on previously from not advertising and if they'll continue missing out by not doing other things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-30695675303444309472007-07-11T00:21:00.000+12:002007-07-11T00:21:00.000+12:00Millie Elder-Holmes may not be a socialite at the ...Millie Elder-Holmes may not be a socialite at the moment, but she could easily use this incident to launch herself as something resembling one.<BR/><BR/>Anyone who looks that effortlessly fabulous standing in the dock deserves at least some adulation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-62506189859971203552007-07-10T23:11:00.000+12:002007-07-10T23:11:00.000+12:00$18,500 for a TV? Is there anything on TV worth t...$18,500 for a TV? Is there anything on TV worth that kind of investment?Deadmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08449318388713585299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-9982980897839561252007-07-10T22:23:00.000+12:002007-07-10T22:23:00.000+12:00She makes me want to smoke P.She makes me want to smoke P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-44916892579051763332007-07-10T22:17:00.000+12:002007-07-10T22:17:00.000+12:00If you read the rest of the article, you'll find t...If you read the rest of <A HREF="http://www.stuff.co.nz/4122239a11.html" REL="nofollow">the article</A>, you'll find this at the bottom:<BR/><BR/>"Another well-known Auckland socialite who appeared in court yesterday cannot be identified."<BR/><BR/>So the headline really means "Elder *and an* Auckland socialite in court on drug charges".<BR/><BR/>Besides, if I were looking at describing Millie as a socialite, I'd put a comma after "socialite". But maybe that's just me.<BR/><BR/>Captcha: "shfia" n. Islamist law for people who couldn't care less. "Under shfia law you should be stoned to death but, uh, *meh*."Delta Bannermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630566294701380554noreply@blogger.com