When editors are fired and the Internet sees, a Spanish *facepalm* and other news

[misscam]

Let us not talk of yesterday, of which the least sucky part was getting accosted by mormons looking to convert me ten seconds after I left work. That should tell you enough. (Also, WHY are mormons trying to convert Norwegians? We make for very unfertile ground.)

Someone did leave a link to this yesterday though - a gossip-sort item on the editor of Soap Opera Weekly in the US getting fired and bam!, comments explode. There's an insane amount of dog-piling and horror stories about the fired woman, conspiracy theories, trolling, stealing of user names, words that makes Cam twitch (ten points for each you spot!), who in soaps are sleeping with who, who are gay and just wow. I don't really watch soaps apart from the odd glance, which made reading some of it like watching French surrealism - you're sure there is a point in there somewhere, but all you can see actually is a pipe. Wasn't it kammgirl who used to talk about how vicious soap fandoms were whenever Doctor Who fandom had a tiff? Yeah, judging by this kind of stuff, she might have a point.

... Then again, thinking at some of the wank Doctor Who fandom has had, maybe not.

Meanwhile, the Spanish basketball team manages a bit of *facepalm*: posing for a picture in a “squinty-eyed” pose, using their fingers to pull back their eyes. Many were not amused.

I do kinda love this bit, though:
The Chinese, who lost to the Spaniards Tuesday night, aren’t offended. In fact, they announced that in sympathy with their brother Spaniards, they were all going to eat a huge lunch and spend the afternoon sleeping.

See, that was a lot funnier.

Still no BSG trailer. FAIL.

*wanders off to write*

In other links of interest:
- The Georgia - Russia conflict spreads to Internet hacking. War nowadays isn't just bombs, eh?
- A BBC feature on romance novels and their fascination with foreign settings and alpha males.
- Probe sends back pictures of a Saturn moon.
- Birmingham City Council admits sending out leaflets which showed its US namesake's skyline instead. (Someone in their office just Googled for an image, I'm guessing.)
- Man pays for car with 8,000 dollars in coins.

Comments

[longtimegone]

- Birmingham City Council admits sending out leaflets which showed its US namesake's skyline instead. (Someone in their office just Googled for an image, I'm guessing.)

*giggles* I think I might be able to see my office building in that picture! ;)

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Congrats, so did a large amount of people in Birmingham, UK too, apparently ;)

[platypus]

Are we expecting a BSG trailer anytime soon? If they're not running the rest until January (at best) I wouldn't expect to hear about it for a while.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

They showed one at a con recently, and it was said it would shown on SciFi as well.

[skywardprodigal.livejournal.com]

Hey.

*hugs*

Sorry about your lousy day.

Thank you for the links.

[bex245.livejournal.com]

In fact, they announced that in sympathy with their brother Spaniards, they were all going to eat a huge lunch and spend the afternoon sleeping.

HAHAHA. What a comeback. lol.

Where is this BSG trailer?! Why is it hiding from us all?! *cries*

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I'll live - was just one of those days where a lot of little things were shite and each on their own is not really a big deal it just added up, you know? Blah. But I have full faith the weekend will be much better.

But the sympathy is appreciated :)

That soap opera link is a scary brain-eating thing of close to 2,000 comments, so beware if clicking.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I liked that one - that's the sort of mocking Europeans do of each other all the time and especially around Eurosong. Good times.

Because the world is mean. There is no other explanation I will accept.

[sarie-gamgee.livejournal.com]

Meanwhile, the Spanish basketball team manages a bit of *facepalm*: posing for a picture in a “squinty-eyed” pose, using their fingers to pull back their eyes. Many were not amused.

And strangely enough, no Spaniards ever got to know this (I've searched and it's not in the media. Moar fail, and for shame) :/

[crackpig.livejournal.com]

Birmingham City Council employee a relative of mine in a management position. I shall be sure to point and laugh.

[uangel05.livejournal.com]

Hey! The paying for the car with coins thing happened in my hometown! Apparently paper money can be burned. >< Oh Cincinnati...

[siraj.livejournal.com]

The 'paying for a car/truck in coins' thing has happened before. One of my uncles knew a guy that did that with 8 30-gallon trash cans back in... I think he said 1992... and it was all in pennies. All of it. Not one silver coin in all that metal.