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Submitted by Norm on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 9:52am.
Blog about whatever you like! Have a problem? Spill. Have an issue? Please tell. Got a statement? Let it all hang out! Have fun :)
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I've run out of smart-ass
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 10:08am.It's a fair call, but Society's to blame. ~ Right! We'll be charging them too!
What's a communist?
Submitted by Norm on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 10:08am.They used to be bad-guy
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 11:10am.It's a fair call, but Society's to blame. ~ Right! We'll be charging them too!
OK...
Submitted by JstPlnOnry on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 11:12am.now you're just picking on me & I'm going to be forced to laugh! No fair!
JstPlnOnry
"Do not mistake for conspiracy and intrigue what can best be explained by stupidity and incompetence." - Unknown
It's from many, many years
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 11:12am.It's a fair call, but Society's to blame. ~ Right! We'll be charging them too!
The new bad guy
Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 2:55pm.Is, of course, Middle Eastern, of sorts.
The wrestling bad guys are either pompous arrogant asses (I can use that term on Olyblog, I think) or they speak broken English (thus furriners).
Vince McMahan has figured out the lowest common denominator in life.
"There is only one race, the human race" - The Neville Brothers
I covered that extensively
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 3:13pm.That is until I saw a 40 minute match on dvd where Brian Danielson (of Aberdeen, Washington) made Low Ki submit in the main event of Ring of Honor's second show back in 2002. It was one of the greatest technical matches I'd ever seen. (for the uninitiated technical doesn't mean real (although I have a different argument for another day about why it's not "fake") but rather focusing more on holds and psychology instead of acrobatics and weapons.)
The WWE had to get rid of their Arabian character Mohammed Hassan because UPN forbade them to have him on their network after he stranged the Undertaker with piano wire and then held his head up to the camera Nick Berg style.
It's a fair call, but Society's to blame. ~ Right! We'll be charging them too!
I'm a little scared that you
Submitted by Norm on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 7:53pm.You think that's scary? Next
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Thu, 08/30/2007 - 6:07am.It's a fair call, but Society's to blame. ~ Right! We'll be charging them too!
The article about the Co-op
Submitted by Ehver Green on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 10:14am.The article about the Co-op in The Olympia is very informative (I didn't know anything about the co-op). Maybe, just maybe, some of The Olympian's vocal critics will give credit where credit is due.
Food Co-op Turning 30
The Olympian's Vocal Critic Responds
Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 12:35pm.I browsed the article about the Co-op. (yes, I do have to work sometimes, thus I can't always read the newspapers and blog).
It appeared to be an informative article. As I've always said, "The Olympian is better than most and worse than some."
You'll note, I've never called The Olympian "The Zero". I think they deserve better.
"There is only one race, the human race" - The Neville Brothers
Larry..
Submitted by paisleyboxers on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 3:23pm.Matt is a much better reporter than Diane Huber and the "Others".
He's had some awkward starts.. but he at least tries.. and puts up with complaints as well as works to get errors corrected.
So what you should really be saying is .. "Thanks Matt for writing an nicely researched article that wasn't complete crap. You're well on your way to working at a real paper one day."
But the rest of the time.. the Olympian IS still, very much, the Daily Zero. No one just "made up" that reputation. The Olympian has worked very hard to earn --and-- keep it.
Larry, I don't know what you do there.. and it is nice to see camaraderie.. but lets not mistake Matt's very nice article and really great progress for overall stellar performance from the Olympian as a whole.
Blogging community: WOW players, goths, bedwetters, and journalism dropouts.
Whoooooooooooooooaaaaaaaa.....
Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 3:34pm."what I do there"???????????
Let's make sure we are together on this conversation. I'm not employed by The Olympian (I'm laughing as I post this), if that was what your question/statement was.
I just spent from 1970 to about 1994 directly involved in media and then still dabble, from time to time. When I critique The Olympian, or any other media, it's just coming from me and my experience.
I have seen some very good work come from The Olympian and other work that I think is some of the worst journalism I've seen. I didn't congratulate the writer because I really haven't digested the story and I think their job IS to write good material. When I was in media, I was held accountable for my work and didn't get a whole lotta "attaboys" for what I did. I should probably be a better cheerleader, but I guess I just missed that part.
I try to avoid cute names as I think that it serves no purpose. If The Olympian is losing readership because of lack of quality, no amount of namecalling is going to change a thing.
Beyond all of that, I learned from a smart man that when you are in the newspaper business and you wake up in the morning, you KNOW that close to 50% of your readers will be pissed off at you for something. I heard the same thing in the past year from another smart man.
"There is only one race, the human race" - The Neville Brothers
Maybe George Bush should get
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 3:37pm.It's a fair call, but Society's to blame. ~ Right! We'll be charging them too!
I like..
Submitted by paisleyboxers on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 3:38pm.I'll buy you a drink at the Mark.
Blogging community: WOW players, goths, bedwetters, and journalism dropouts.
The Mark...where I asked
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 3:44pm.The Mark...where I witnessed someone being refused a second lime for their drink because it was "organic".
At least their alcohol isn't organic, they're not afraid to be generous with their three dollar well drinks. I'll give them that.
It's a fair call, but Society's to blame. ~ Right! We'll be charging them too!
I was actually commenting that to Larry...
Submitted by paisleyboxers on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 3:55pm.It also looks like we are all huge nerds here.. because were jumping at the chance, to hit the reply button on stuff.
It ALSO turns out that I would have been correct in assuming that the Mark would not be a place someone should spend their own money on YOU, making certain that anyone requesting you as a date should keep it to the Reef and McCoys.
My personal philosophy is not to complain when getting free drinks.
But then of course... I never asked you.
Blogging community: WOW players, goths, bedwetters, and journalism dropouts.
Well, I knew you were
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 4:00pm.The Mark's salmon ravioli is excellent, but don't waste money on their overcharged piddly appetizers.
It's a fair call, but Society's to blame. ~ Right! We'll be charging them too!
Exactly!
Submitted by Guglielmo on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 4:05pm.I'm not a fufu drinker, but
Submitted by Ehver Green on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 4:08pm.I had a really wonderful
Submitted by jlw on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 10:45pm.Pffttt, give me the reef or
Submitted by Norm on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 7:56pm.A friend and I paid a
Submitted by OperaGirl on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 3:56pm.That's what I was referring
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 4:01pm.That was a two dollar appetizer if even that.
It's a fair call, but Society's to blame. ~ Right! We'll be charging them too!
I'd drink with both of you....
Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 4:00pm.I drank with worse during my real drinking days and so did the people that drank with me.
"There is only one race, the human race" - The Neville Brothers
If you feel like going
Submitted by Glasses on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 4:15pm.They make a nice
Submitted by Guglielmo on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 4:26pm.You drink the mojito
Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Thu, 08/30/2007 - 6:37am.I'll tolerate your trendiness. Don't let anyone tell you different, though, if you work at it, you could be a trend setter. I see potential there. (insert laugh track)
"There is only one race, the human race" - The Neville Brothers