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hangingfire ([info]hangingfire) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2007-06-07 14:36:00


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Fish-inna-barrel wank of the day
The NY Times newsblog The Lede reports that Paris Hilton is out of jail and under house arrest. Predictably, the comments thread explodes. 690 comments and counting.

My favorite part about this is actually not the comments thread (which is full of all the self-righteous wankery you'd expect, on all sides). It's the Recent Posts sidebar and the comment counts therein:



I find it especially funny, and possibly even a touch ironic, in light of the sheer number of people in the Hilton comments thread ranting about how news is SERIOUS BUSINESS and complaining about the girl getting yet more airtime.


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[info]dante_the_mouse
2007-06-07 07:55 pm UTC (link)
Don't prisons have medical wards anymore? I've never heard of someone being let out for a "medical condition" before.

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[info]hangingfire
2007-06-07 07:58 pm UTC (link)
I myself was under the impression that you'd have to basically be dying, and possibly not even then.

But on an unrelated note, I just want to say how very much I adore your icon.

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[info]doomsday
2007-06-07 08:04 pm UTC (link)
Maybe they deemed her "terminally stupid."

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[info]dante_the_mouse
2007-06-07 10:44 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for the icon-love. I got the image from an old cover of "The Word" magazine.

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iwanttobeasleep
2007-06-07 10:57 pm UTC (link)
I'm pretty sure that's just a pity thing. Like, "You're about to die, and you aren't going to repeat your crime, so here you go."

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[info]snarkbunny
2007-06-08 07:38 am UTC (link)
There was recently a big stink in my state about a guy who was serving a lengthy term when he developed cancer, and the prison medical staff didn't catch it while it was still treatable. By the time he was able to see other medical staff, the cancer had advanced so far that it was terminal.

So unless Paris has suddenly contracted a potentially fatal illness - she's quite obviously getting special treatment.

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[info]thesilentsenshi
2007-06-08 04:46 pm UTC (link)
I myself was under the impression that you'd have to basically be dying, and possibly not even then, unless you were made of money.

There you go. All fixed. :)

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iwanttobeasleep
2007-06-07 11:09 pm UTC (link)
Maybe she was getting sick from being away from all her money.

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[info]dez_chan
2007-06-07 11:43 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, they do have med personnel at jails and prisons. They don't usually let you out of jail unless you're in like the terminal stages of some dire disease. "Might get a staph infection" should NOT get you out of jail, not unless they've emptied the goddamn rest of the jail. And even then, she's not in the general population; the odds of her getting it aren't so high.

[/my thoughts on yaoi stupid]

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[info]lottelita
2007-06-07 11:49 pm UTC (link)
Terminal blondeness?

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[info]wolfsamurai
2007-06-08 12:35 am UTC (link)
I would give a spare bodily organ if I could find a way to make stupidity terminal.

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[info]freezer
2007-06-08 03:21 am UTC (link)
I'd be willing to go as far as a lung.

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[info]herongale
2007-06-08 05:31 am UTC (link)
It seems to me quite possible that she might be on treatments that are very expensive for conditions undisclosed to us. Not knowing anything about what any of those conditions are, it's hard to know if this is a legitimate medical release versus brilliant lawyering sleight-of-hand, but ya know what? It's wonderful not to care. ♥

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[info]catremistrae
2007-06-08 07:26 am UTC (link)
I nothing to add other than icon love, and a Pet Shop Boys related icon of my own.

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[info]napalmnacey
2007-06-08 07:39 am UTC (link)
Here's mine:

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[info]catremistrae
2007-06-08 07:40 am UTC (link)
Damn, that's amazing. May I steal it?

I can't take my eyes off of you it.

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[info]napalmnacey
2007-06-08 07:55 am UTC (link)
Sure! :D I'm glad SOMEONE, FINALLY, likes it! I was wearing it in ONTD for the longest time and nobody said a thing.

I was like - Damn. It's PSB! How can you not spot the awesome?! This music video was a huge influence on the development of my 'fabulous'.

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[info]catremistrae
2007-06-08 07:58 am UTC (link)
Well, it is ONTD. The PSB might be a little bit too highbrow for them.

You have no idea how long I had been waiting to make screencaps of the What Have I Done to Deserve This? video. I got PopArt on DVD and ran to my computer, only to find out that my DVD-rom was broken. Woe. Something about the woman with the glasses just completely drew me in. Also, it confirmed my belief that showgirls are the perfect accessory for every social function.

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[info]napalmnacey
2007-06-08 08:00 am UTC (link)
Hmm. I wonder if that's on YouTube. :) I'd get cappies for you but I don't have that DVD. LOL!

Showgirls are a must.

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[info]catremistrae
2007-06-08 08:02 am UTC (link)
It is on YouTube, which is where I finally got the cap. I also recommend the Minimal video, if you haven't seen it yet.

Also Dusty Springfield, but alas, it is not to be. However, I think that Kylie Minogue can do in a pinch.

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[info]napalmnacey
2007-06-08 08:11 am UTC (link)
No Dusty?! OH NOES! She's great, but she's no Dusty. :D

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[info]dante_the_mouse
2007-06-08 01:20 pm UTC (link)
I want to make some icons using either the "Was it worth it?" or "Paninaro '95" videos. Or maybe something from the "Performance" tour DVD.

Have you ever seen "It Couldn't Happen Here"? I've never been able to find a copy, unfortunately.

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[info]hangingfire
2007-06-08 01:38 pm UTC (link)
I have, I have!

My husband has it on laserdisc. The best part? It's a Japanese import, and so while in English, is subtitled in Japanese. Which adds a certain je ne sais quoi to the whole thing, which is a big pile of WTF to begin with.

I've found clips from it on YouTube. I'll see if I can locate them.

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[info]hangingfire
2007-06-08 01:49 pm UTC (link)
And here you go. I see that whoever did the captures probably has the same Japanese laserdisc that my husband does.

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[info]heddychaa
2007-06-09 09:05 am UTC (link)
That's because you don't have your special glasses. When you put them on, "medical condition" magically becomes "lots of money". :)

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