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Nip Shrugs
The always excellent James Wolcott takes a look at some PJs and returns unimpressed:
In a scene sadly reminiscent of those titty-flashing Girls Gone Wild videos without which no bachelor’s personal library is complete, a female blogger fondles her breast while rubbing up against “globally influential” content provider Glenn Reynolds in the orgy room of the OSM launch party. She’s wasting her rubbing energy, I fear. He’s hardly that influential.
This prompts the usual production of manufactured outrage from said fondler/rubber:
You must stand corrected. Please look at the picture, I am giving a thumbs up sign. There is no touching, no rubbing……no sexual activity (or innuendo) of any kind.
Indeed, Wolcott had failed to study the picture in depth (who’s going to blame him for that?) — and as such, had not noticed that Atlas was giving the old interpretive dance rendition of “thumbs up” which states that you must hold your jacket just so while pointing your thumb at the person facing you. Excessive enthusiasm, the kind not typically displayed when in the presence of Glenn Reynolds, is also required. Rounding up the ensemble, of course, is the kind of close physical proximity not usually seen outside of an Ace & Gary crime fighting spree. That kind of non-sexual, thumbs up giving sign. Got it. Yet hell has no wrath like an Atlas Shrugged:
Quotations marks around “globally influential” when referencing Glenn Reynolds?
Your animus towards the blogs is misplaced and yet it understandable you might wish to disparage, demean the very thing that renders you irrelevant, .
Glenn Reynolds is globally influential, and blogs will make James Wolcott irrelevant. Step away from the keyboard and no one gets hurt. Seeing as how blogs will make Wolcott irrelevant, and Wolcott too has a blog, does this mean that he is actively working towards its irrelevance, along with the rest of the blogosphere. Is the blogosphere a self-destructing power?
It is a Gutenberg moment. And Reynolds is changing the world, albeit one word at a time.
Yes, there’s nothing more innovative than a bunch of Cheetos Enthusiasts? getting together to set a world record for biggest circle jerk ever. “Disturbing if true.”
melior in France said,
November 17, 2005 at 21:00
Heh, I went back to look a second time after reading her “thumbs up” claim, and Ms. Fountainhead has now cropped the photo.
That convinced me.
Cameron said,
November 17, 2005 at 21:07
DAY-UM! I gotta rent me one of them films! Hot neocon babe + doughy pantload = XXX-rated hysteria!
Thorlac said,
November 17, 2005 at 21:13
While there is no evidence of her fellating Glenn physically (sorry for the image), she manages quite well to do so verbally. With a bit more effort, she can become a world-class suck up.
amblongus/ortho_bob said,
November 17, 2005 at 21:38
I think she meant a Steve Guttenberg moment.
Brad R. said,
November 17, 2005 at 21:39
It is a Gutenberg moment. And Reynolds is changing the world, albeit one word at a time.
The revolution will be “heh”-ed.
almostinfamous said,
November 17, 2005 at 21:39
Cameron and Thorlac, i will hunt you down and slap you silly for planting those images in my head.
YOU MUST PAY!!!
s.z. said,
November 17, 2005 at 22:14
As Kissinger said, “Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac,” and since Glenn has the awesome power of cut n’ paste (plus that heroic heh-ing ability), I can see why he’s attract his share of horny groupies. (Of course, I don’t mean “horny” in any kind of sexual or innuendo sense – I was just referring to how all the girls want to rub up against his big, ol’ indeedy.)
P.S. Please let Brad know that Pastor Swank is currently spamming the comments at my blog, claiming that both he and his gang-banger son actually exist, wishing us all a MERRY CHRISTMAS, urging us to check out the dozens of wingnut sites he writes for, etc. I think this proves that the Swankster likes me best. Brad should be so jealous!
tigrismus said,
November 17, 2005 at 22:15
Yeah, nothing says new media and breaking free of the past like a Gutenberg reference.
Zoraster said,
November 17, 2005 at 22:16
Oh god it’s so wonderful when wingnuts get hysterical over the teensiest little jab.
It’s even better when they reveal their SMBD fantasies when trying to slap back.
And they say liberals have no sense of humor, sheesh!
Brad R. said,
November 17, 2005 at 22:20
SZ- LINK!!! LINK!!!! I want some Swank luv too!!!!!
tigrismus said,
November 17, 2005 at 22:22
Bah, lazy boy, you know how to get there and join the party.
Brando said,
November 17, 2005 at 22:31
“It is a Gutenberg moment. And Reynolds is changing the world, albeit one word at a time.”
And that word is “indeed.”
Brad R. said,
November 17, 2005 at 22:39
And that word is “indeed.”
Really? I thought it was “heh.”
jade said,
November 17, 2005 at 22:55
It can be either. That’s the beauty of glibertarianism — you can have ‘heh’ or ‘indeed’!
…Or is it hyphenated now?
wombat said,
November 17, 2005 at 22:56
heh.
Bistroist said,
November 17, 2005 at 23:01
in-heed? Talk about disturbing images…
jengould said,
November 17, 2005 at 23:27
Well, at least she has the good sense to be ashamed that someone caught her engaged in quasi-sexual activity with Glenn Reynolds.
jayinbmore said,
November 18, 2005 at 0:30
Quotations marks around “globally influential” when referencing Glenn Reynolds? Your animus towards the blogs is misplaced and yet it understandable you might wish to disparage, demean the very thing that renders you irrelevant, .
It’s bad enough Ms. Shrugged has to be such an uninspired Randroid that she uses Rand’s worst novel as a handle when “aynrand1554″ is probably still available. She has to take it one step further and adopt Rand’s prose style.
Jeff G said,
November 18, 2005 at 1:54
Zoraster –
I wrote the Wolcott piece before he commented on OSM. I went back and changed the internal link in my post once he did (I had it linked originally to something about the Warmongers’ last wheeze or some such).
I wasn’t slapping back at Wolcott. More like having fun picturing him in leg warmers.
Not sure that makes me gay, but I suppose it’s possible.
freq flag said,
November 18, 2005 at 7:05
Hate to Nit Pick, S.Z., but
“biggest circle jerk ever” should be “Biggest. Circle jerk. Evah.”
Please make a note of it.
Bone-us points for Cheetos Enthusiasts? though. Heh.
John E Thelin said,
November 18, 2005 at 7:40
I’d say that AtlasShrugged does one thing really well; she manages to make Ayn Rand look like an excellent prose stylist by comparison.
No mean feat, really.
moonbiter said,
November 18, 2005 at 8:49
She wants him.
Zoraster said,
November 18, 2005 at 17:11
Hi Jeff,
I dont’ think BDSM has anything to do with gayness, but if the ‘G’ in your name stands for Gannon, well than I think the gay prostitution speaks more to the point ;).
Anyhow, I was just noting the frequent use of fantasy violence (passed off as humor) that seems to be prevalent among the right.
GuinnessGuy said,
November 20, 2005 at 22:55
Observation seconded, Mr. Thelin. A tip for Atlas: Using big words and circular logic may make you a good Randgroupee, but it doesn’t make you intelligent, or sane for that matter(at least Rand had the first one going for her).