Hey guys! I started a thread in the Pajiba! facebook group for PajiBacon East. As the date draws closer we’ll be posting details for meet-ups and etc., but for now, go over and drop a note if you’re planning on attending! (facebook)
I heard about this awhile ago, but I guess Will Ferrell has finished filming his episode of the Gryllicious “Man vs. Wild,” set to air on June 5th — the first night of PajiBacon! I guess we’ll have to set our TiVOs for this one. Via YBNBY! (Variety)
Who wants to meet Mel Gibson’s whore? Of course you do. This celebrity divorce is going to be my favorite divorce of all celebrity divorces. I just know it. (Webster’s)
Eminem may have gotten plastic surgery, or at least heavily Photoshopped. Either way, one thing’s for certain: Eminem is still a huge turd. (Yeeeah!)
How did The Breakfast Club not spawn its own cereal? Honestly?? Talk about the missed opportunity of a lifetime. (ScreenJunkies)
Oh, my God. Ashton Kutcher is such a retard. I know you guys hate that word, but seriously, he is SUCH A RETARD. (AgentBedhead)
Here are 10 cliches of body-swap movies. Is it wrong that I always kind of tear up at the end of Big even though Elizabeth Perkins was technically banging a 13-year-old? What does that say about me? (Spout)
And here are the 10 most preposterous ways of bringing a character back to life. I cannot wait to see how they bring back Sydney for the new “Melrose Place.” Can. Not. Wait. OK, I promise I’ll stop talking about that now. (FilmSchoolRejects)
Once again, Gwyneth Paltrow shows us all how much better she is than us. Would wanting to set fire to Gwyneth Paltrow be an example of the “low road?” (Celebitchy)
Here’s a list of 25 albums which work best when listened to from start to finish. Anyone have anything to add? (AV Club)
So how did everyone spend Teabagging Day yesterday? We took it a little too literally here, and Shep is still recovering. Anyway, I’m late on this, but Anderson Cooper gives some sage advice on what not to do while teabagging. (DListed)
If you don’t even have it in you to hunt down actual tacos at midnight, you fail at midnight snacking. Taco Bell is actually open til 2am or later. (ImpulsiveBuy)
I have a love-hate relationship with Jezebel. I love their linkably-linkable pop culture articles, but I hate the catty bitches who run it and the whole stupid Gawker empire. So what do you guys think of this new chick site, started by Sasha from The Evil Beet? (ZeldaLily)
Sometimes you read comment threads on Pajiba that result in certain unnamed commenters getting lifelong commenting suspensions — but really, our flamewars could be so much worse. Much, much worse:
There are people that get lifelong commenting bans? How did I not know this? Who's been banned so far? I need to know, it sounds nasty and mean, and I love that stuff.
Also, Tacos At Midnight are infinitely better than Last Call Jalapeno Poppers.
I can't get FB at work. Will someone let me know where PajiBacon East is being held?
Posted by: superEdna at April 16, 2009 1:12 PM
About three times a year I succumb to the last night siren's song of Taco Bell and I always end up remembering why it's a bad idea AFTER I chow down on two beef supreme chalupas and a soft taco for less than $5. They're trying to tempt me back with their Enchilada dinner though, and it's evil.
Also, someone's going to make me wear a scarlet A for this, but Ashton Kutcher's Twitter feed is occasionally entertaining. THERE I SAID IT.
Responded on the facebook thread. See you weirdos in Philly.
Snath: The banned commenter's handle rhymes with Dookie.
Posted by: Pinky McLadybits at April 16, 2009 1:21 PM
I'd throw My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade on that list of albums best listed to from start to finish.
Posted by: Melody at April 16, 2009 1:21 PM
-Eminem looks like the Dramatic Groundhog, doesn't he? There's something massively wrong with his face. And why is he suddenly The Punisher? Blargh. He is so 1998.
-I love a lot of articles on Jezebel, particularly the stuff they write about crappy fashion magazines, but I absolute HATE most of their commenters. They're so preachy, self-righteous and whiny that they make Pajibans look positively saintly. Really, I can't stand their comments section. And must they whine about EVERYTHING?
And the whole 'no body snarking' thing cracks me up. Every time. So much better than everyone else, huh?
Aw, man. I'd managed to ignore this dumb Facebook shit for years and now I have at least acknowledge its dumb existence. Dammit.
superEdna PajiBacon East is June 6 at the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. Come one, come all. We're gonna behead the Rocky statue and dump it on Comcast CEO Brian Roberts'lawn.
Posted by: Tracer Bullet at April 16, 2009 1:25 PM
Oh! I've been a banned commenter for a while, but I get around it by posting from other IP addresses. Aparently I crash the server, a lot. Thanks to Seth for letting me back on this week. I promise to be good. I can't promise that my computer won't be bad, though.
Oh, and I've searched Facebook and I can't find the PajiBacon East info, either.
I've always wanted to penetrate Elizabeth Perkins, with my penis.
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at April 16, 2009 1:35 PM
RE: "And here are the 10 most preposterous ways of bringing a character back to life. "
They missed the obvious:
Kissing the woman to bring her back to life (see Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, etc. etc.)
Posted by: BWeaves at April 16, 2009 1:43 PM
TK, your list was better.
Posted by: Melody at April 16, 2009 1:47 PM
Stacey, the new Melrose is going to blow chunks. It will never top the awesome that was Dr. Kimberly Shaw, the wig ripping, muderous affair having, gloriously red headed bastion of crazy. As long as it is not as atrocious as the 90210 remake, there is some potential. It will also have to leave out Billy and Alison, simply because no one liked them. How the hell are they going to pull off Amanda Woodward?
I may have watched Melrose a lot when I was probably not supposed to be watching it.
Posted by: Melody at April 16, 2009 1:51 PM
Oh my god Paltrow is really working for that twat of the century crown, isn't she?
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at April 16, 2009 1:52 PM
BarbadoSlim: And after winning the title last century. God, I hate that woman. If everybody was wishing ill on me, I'd have to take a moment and wonder if (gasp!) I was somehow eliciting those feelings in others. Then again, I actually have moments of self-awareness.
Posted by: samantha t at April 16, 2009 1:58 PM
Albums to be heard from start to finish:
Pixies - "Surfer Rosa"
Gang of Four - "Entertainment!"
The Clash - "London Calling"
The Kinks - "Muswell Hillbillies"
Sonic Youth - "Daydream Nation"
Posted by: Mattfactor at April 16, 2009 2:07 PM
I want to see Gweneth Paltrow and Jennifer Lopez in a pouty face-off to the death. Then Chris Martin and Skeletor could have a musical suck-off. There can be only one!
Posted by: admin at April 16, 2009 2:09 PM
the flame war video is my new favorite. ever. this week. today. just now.
Posted by: gp at April 16, 2009 2:10 PM
I can't get to FB at work either (well, rather, I'm not allowed on FB at work. Getting told directly by the owner that I'm not allowed is pretty much set in stone, unfortunately), but I'll add myself when I get home this evening.
I was actually just thinking someone should do up an Event page for Bacon East, too. I was gonna suggest it to TK. Or do it myself. Anybody think that's a good idea? Yes? No? It would make it feel all official and stuff.
Also, I love that we're calling it Bacon East, too. Bacon! hee!
Well slap me and my evil tongue, but Gweneth Paltrow has the worst shoe collection I've ever seen. Just hideous.
And I think that's being rather generous.
Posted by: katy at April 16, 2009 2:27 PM
Yup, TK's list was defs better. Although I'd like to add Metric's Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? and Feist's The Reminder onto it. Love 'em.
Is Pookie banned for life??? Really? What did I miss?!
Posted by: Megan at April 16, 2009 2:51 PM
"Then Chris Martin and Skeletor could have a musical suck-off."
I actually think Skeletor has more to offer, talent-wise.
Posted by: samantha t at April 16, 2009 2:51 PM
Thirding the DBT love. And for "Quadrophenia," altho I haven't listened to it for years. I could use a refresher course in "Zen Arcade" as well, but the songs I recall blister the skin.
Posted by: , (the commenter formerly known as bucdaddy) at April 16, 2009 2:58 PM
Re bringing characters back to life: the old "it was just a dream" from "Dallas." The concept is really no big deal, though. Soap operas have been resurrecting characters for years.
That flame war video made me laugh. Very loudly. It kinda brought back the memory of a flame war in a youtube video. I seriously considered copying the whole thing and posting it on my blog.
I give you brow276 vs. heroogunkenobi. It's glorious.
If Pookie was truly banned because of the O&R comment thread, he should not be the only one. Otherwise, I think it stinks.
Posted by: Lauren at April 16, 2009 4:44 PM
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Who? Me? George? Who and WHY?
Pooks shennanigans aside (my disagreement for such a drastic action notwithstanding) I don't see why anybody else should be fucking banned. Why 'cause they/we don't agree with your point of view.
Jesus fucking Christ.
Whathefuckever man.
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at April 16, 2009 5:09 PM
No, I take that back. I don't want anyone to get banned, despite how I feel about their *pigheaded* comments. I already go to one site stifled under modernazis, I don't want Pajiba to start with that nonsense too.
It's too bad that Pookie got banned. Especially since Observe and Report is just a really well done anti-hero movie. Not especially dramatic or funny. You could skip it, certainly.
Infamously retarded, that thread. Can't we just banish it from the archives? Sell hard copies of it in a plum-rubbery anarchist bookstore on Haight St. Have a secret handshake you give to bob up from under the counter?
Things got way out of hand last week, and it is just the internet.
Posted by: Jackseppelin at April 16, 2009 5:58 PM
Is Eminem trying out for a part as a Romulan?
Posted by: Odnon at April 16, 2009 6:00 PM
you can get banned from commenting on Pajiba? are there commenting rules that i don't know about? what exactly do you have to say to get banned? i will admit that i usually enjoyed Pooks' brand of crazy--not always, but usually--but i really do want to know how you get banned.
Posted by: pq at April 16, 2009 6:00 PM
I've always wanted to penetrate Elizabeth Perkins, with my penis.
Hear, hear! Well said, well spoken.
Posted by: socalledonlycousins at April 16, 2009 6:00 PM
WHAT! Rowles, I need two of those bibs! Tell me you have the bibs!
Posted by: admin at April 16, 2009 7:04 PM
You can get banned from Pajiba? That really sucks. I'm glad I didn't even read the Observe & Report thread for fear of encountering spoilers.
Jeremy Feist: I saw Metric (Holy Fuck opened) at the Mod Club two days ago.
INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think I might have had too much fun. Front row, standing between Emily and Jimmy. They sounded SOOO GOOD, and it was just a little venue, so everybody knew all of the songs and just danced and sang.
People were so jealous of my sister. During the last number, Emily Haines out of nowhere just started singing to her, and gave her a handshake from the stage. Then some drunk kids started to hug my sister so they could pick up the Haines aura. Which is creepy, but no one else got a serenade, so I say it's fair.
Saw Hawksley Workman in concert a few months ago-also phenomenal live. Makes me wish the performance were somewhere other than Massey Hall. They won't you rock out there. I remember this one kid got out of his seat and started dancing. He wasn't in anyone's way, and he wasn't causing a fire hazard or anything, and they made him sit down. Come on! But this was also the place where they wouldn't let a woman take a non-flash photo of her husband--the bassist.
But if you ever get the opportunity to see them live, DO IT. It was so much fun, I think I could taste colour by the end.
Posted by: Jo 'Mama' Besser at April 16, 2009 8:37 PM
Not to speak for the staff, but I believe it was a cumulative effect, an aggregation, a snowball, not a red rule offense.
and they made him sit down
I had that experience at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington. That buzzkill hall gets the bozack!
Probably not fair to judge from one visit, but I was not a fan of the zeldalily site, and I have the same love-hate relationship with jezebel that you mention here.
Posted by: s at April 16, 2009 9:07 PM
I agree with Treena. When I saw the list I thought: 'obviously St. Pepper'. BUT NO! It wasn't on the list! What the hell?
Posted by: Vi at April 16, 2009 9:50 PM
Pookerton got banned? Well that explains the modding of my comment last night. Nertz.
I'm bummed to the nth degree that I can't go to PajiBacon East. I have a wedding to go to that weekend. *sigh*
Zelda Lilly looks decent.
Posted by: Kayanne at April 16, 2009 10:09 PM
omg i'm freaking out! am i gonna get banned from pajiba? i play-raped the zac efron thread. is that bad?
Posted by: gp at April 16, 2009 10:33 PM
It was a cumulative thing. Bound to happen eventually.
yeah, yeah, figgy, you were there. you can tell 'em. it was an *accident*. we were, uh, just playing around, and i didn't realize the thread had fallen asleep, you'll tell them for me, won't you? we have to stick together, nobody can prove anything as long as we remain calm and make sure we got each other's back, then they'll have to believe us,
SHE DID IT!!! FIGGY DID IT!!! BAN HER!!!
*backs away slowly*
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2009 12:48 AM
You don't like the catty bitches at Jezebel, huh. As apposed to the warm and gracious things you write, Stacey? Pot, Kettle, Black.
Posted by: Jeff at April 17, 2009 12:55 AM
RIP ookie-poo.
Posted by: , (the commenter formerly known as bucdaddy) at April 17, 2009 1:11 AM
I like ZeldaLily. Occasionally I need a bit of serious with my Jessica Simpson and Blohan posts, this fits the bill.
Wait - now there's banning? I'm not sure how to feel about that.
I thought Pookie was our tame troll. Ok, it growls and scratches occasionally, but sometimes it likes belly rubs, too....
Posted by: Tarn at April 17, 2009 7:00 AM
I got flagged, too. I must say, I don't like the feeling. Even automated rejection makes my lip go pouty.
I can't find any ban announcement on Facebook.
But that's one of the many reasons I don't like Facebook - it's not user-friendly and I can't find shit on it.
Also, it has shown me that many of my friends and relatives are idiots who think endless poking (not the good kind), virtual plants, gifts, and other applications are 'fun'. They are not, they are annoying.
Posted by: Tarn at April 17, 2009 7:25 AM
after sleeping on it (or trying to), i must do the right thing.
i raped the thread. by myself.
i couldn't help myself, it was so... perfectly innocent. lying there so sweetly. dried vomit on its smooth cheek.
i took my comment box, unzipped it, and stuck my penetrating "wit" right in.
at first, i was afraid the thread would wake and scream out, but when it didn't... i couldn't stop.
then figgy came in, slightly tipsy, looking for the restroom or the friend she came with, she saw us there. i panicked. i tried to get her to join in, but SHE WOULDN'T.
if anything, figgy tried to HELP the efron thread.
i apologize to everyone my actions hurt. figgy, dustin, jo 'mama' besser, ,daddy, but mostly the zac thread itself.
i don't know how i'll ever be able to reverse the pain i've caused, but i hope this confession starts the healing process.
*hangs head in shame*
Posted by: gp at April 17, 2009 9:51 AM
Ha ha ... there's no nudging right now, Admin. There are currently no shirts on sale, as we hopefully prep for the next design(s).
The Ashton Kutcher situation is further proof that there should be a mass genocide for everyone involved in fucking Twitter.