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Monday, April 14, 2008

1:35PM - So, what do you sing to the Dalai Lama?

An international children's chorus chose "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life."

um...

Okay?

3:44PM - Shock News: seemingly balanced report on RDR Books case?

Because it doesn't really warrant a full f_w post, but I thought y'all might be interested...

For those craving a little more information on how JKR vs RDR is being portrayed in the media, Australian newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald has a report online that contains (along with a pretty hilarious pic of Rowling) a seemingly f_w authored take on the whole shenanigans.

JK Rowling takes fan to court

So come on, 'fess up - which one of you works for the SMH?

Current mood: working

10:50PM - Fandom term?

I vaguely remember there being a fandom term for this, but I may be imagining it. If there's not, there needs to be.

What do you call a snarky "correction" that's actually very stupid? I'm thinking in the context of a sporking, but maybe the term is broader. An example containing two-fold stupidity would be a sporker making a snide comment about how kissing for hours is impossible because people have to breathe.

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