[personal profile] tamaranth
"Jane, 40, has been known to stay in bed most of the day — sometimes not even changing out of her pyjamas."

"[Jonathan Ross] spends hours online — as do the rest of his family"

"gadget-addict Jonathan has installed wireless music and internet connections in every room in the house" (er, what?)

"After 21 years together — Jane and Jonathan met when she was 16 — the pair still go to bed together."

Read more about how Jonathan Ross and his family are NOT NORMAL*: The Truth About a Very Peculiar Family

*I paraphrase. Actually they sound pretty normal to me, except with more money than most of my friends.

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 01:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] frandowdsofa.livejournal.com
Step AWAY from the comments box ...

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 01:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tamaranth.livejournal.com
I would've said something, but I don't think they let you leave comments if you're still in your pyjamas ...

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 01:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] frandowdsofa.livejournal.com
It started with the description of their neighbour as a "pensioner" ...

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 02:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bellinghman.livejournal.com
You have linked to the Daily Hate, without a warning sign.

Bad T!

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 02:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bellinghman.livejournal.com
(Well, only a very subtle one.)

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 02:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tamaranth.livejournal.com
well, it's in the title of the post ... but nobody reads that.

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 03:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bellinghman.livejournal.com
I expect a big, red flashing sign. Preferably with an audible alarm too, maybe like a level crossing.

I mean, it's the Mail!

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 03:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tamaranth.livejournal.com
... but the <blink> tag is obsolete!

How about this?
ImageImage (http://www.blinkingtextlive.com)

doctor ratings (http://www.docloop.com)

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 03:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bellinghman.livejournal.com
Much better!

Date: Sunday, January 23rd, 2011 01:23 pm (UTC)

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 05:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nils.livejournal.com
I believe there is a Firefox extension that will stop you inadvertently clicking on links to the Fail. Instead, it takes you to a web page with kittens... ;-)

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 02:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com
It is a bit weird that they communicate by Twitter. Surely a private IM system would be much better?

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 03:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tamaranth.livejournal.com
I've been known to text (and leave LJ comments for) somebody in the same house. Usually not the same room though, so that's okay.

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 03:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com
Yes, I've done it too. :) Even in my current house, which isn't very big.

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 07:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dharma-slut.livejournal.com
Do you know how to set one up? I could really use one at my house!

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 08:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com
Afraid not, sorry!

Date: Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 04:52 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] owlfish
I use Bonjour (an option built-in to iChat), which autodetects others online on my local network. If I forget to turn it off when I leave the house with my laptop, this sometimes means I see other people on library or university networks show up while I'm on those respective networks. It's also available for Windows.

http://developer.apple.com/networking/bonjour/faq.html

I'm sure there are probably dozens of non-Apple solutions to this same problem as well; this is just the one I happen to use.

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 03:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ramtops.livejournal.com
What a nasty, snide little article. They're not doing anything that P and I don't do, except we do it on a rather smaller budget ...

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 03:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tamaranth.livejournal.com
The tone is so damned suburban. What the hell's wrong with staying in bed to write? Or dyeing one's hair? Or having wireless? (No, Mailure*, it does not mean specifically installing a 'connection' in the toilet).

Every time I read a Daily Fail article (hey, it's Research) I worry more about my sister, who actually buys the rag, or used to. I can't imagine a constant mental diet of this tripe not having some effect on one's worldview.

* like 'failure'. And 'ordure'

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 05:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nils.livejournal.com
* like 'failure'. And 'ordure'

And 'manure'.

Though it is nice to learn that someone famous lives such a normal life.

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 05:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tamaranth.livejournal.com
NOT NORMAL! BIZARRE! IT SAYS SO!

Personally I am more than happy to be counted as 'peculiar' etc by the Fail. In fact if they thought I was normal I would have to do something wildly excessive (though in Fail terms that need not be too much of a challenge).

Date: Sunday, January 23rd, 2011 12:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] autopope.livejournal.com
It's a badge of honour to be hated by the Fail.

The Fail's editorial line reminds me a bit of the epic rant from The Wall ...

Date: Sunday, January 23rd, 2011 01:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com
Aye. Several people I know proudly wear their "Hated by the Daily Mail" t-shirts ...

Date: Sunday, January 23rd, 2011 01:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tamaranth.livejournal.com
I want one! where, where?

Date: Sunday, January 23rd, 2011 01:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com
I think they were a custom job, I'm afraid. But that would be poly bisexuals for you!

Date: Sunday, January 23rd, 2011 11:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tamaranth.livejournal.com
NOT AT ALL!
http://www.bathroomwall.co.uk/store/hated-by-the-daily-mail-tshirt-p-556.html

And they take Paypal ...

Date: Sunday, January 23rd, 2011 11:16 pm (UTC)

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 07:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dharma-slut.livejournal.com
The comments are lovely though!

Date: Sunday, January 23rd, 2011 01:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com
To summarise the article - "This is what happens when geeks get money. PS - they love each other and their family."

Lisa told me to stop reading, as it would be bad for me.

Date: Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 09:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] swisstone.livejournal.com
"The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Because some of them are actually quite sensible."

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