St. John writes for the page, gets unwanted response from the screen.

Muise... · 13-09-2013 1:15pm #1

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/media/if-you-re-reading-this-online-stop-1.1525539?page=1

Ah poor John. He writes for the page, you know, not people. And then people go and write back. Was it for this he didn't pay his parking fine? :mad:

humanji · 13-09-2013 1:29pm

I wouldn't call what he does for the page "writing", either.

AnonoBoy · 13-09-2013 1:35pm

Someday we're going to find out that all along John's been a character played by a genius comedian.....

..... right?

For Forks Sake · 13-09-2013 1:38pm

humanji wrote: »

I wouldn't call what he does for the page "writing", either.

Is there any danger they could throw him back in prison, for an indefinite period of time, preferable in solitary confinement?

Has that man ever had a thought that he didn't see fit to foist upon the public?

Muise... · 13-09-2013 1:38pm

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Someday we're going to find out that all along John's been a character played by a genius comedian.....

..... right?

..... maybe. Exhibit A: trolling the Eurovision

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDNhs9ICYYY

Aglomerado · 13-09-2013 1:40pm

Ah c'mon. Anyone who can get the word "archipelagic" into a Eurovision song is worthy of note....

...as a pretentious git.

Knasher · 13-09-2013 1:41pm

The difference between writing an article online vs in print, is if you say something incorrect or controversial in print, it will take a long while before you are called out on it, it is pretty easy to dismiss, because you need to be succinct if you want to get your response published, and it occurs in relative privacy, because even if a paper publishes it, chances are nobody will really care.

Online if you write something bad you will be called out on it directly. A lot of people will read it almost immediately, while the article is fresh in their mind.

From what I've read from John Waters, I'm not surprised he doesn't like it.

I am pie · 13-09-2013 1:43pm

Unfortunately I didn't take the advice given in the title.

Muise... · 13-09-2013 1:43pm

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Has that man ever had a thought that he didn't see fit to foist upon the public?

apparently he had a prostate exam but he won't write about it because,

well,

that vitriolic mob comment would just write itself.

vitani · 13-09-2013 1:44pm

Reading through it going, 'hmm... interesting point... I guess... that's one way of looking at it...' then BAM!

John Waters wrote:

Last week, I had a prostate check-up

Horrible mental image will not leave my head.

Well played, Mr. Waters. Well played.

Aglomerado · 13-09-2013 1:45pm

vitani wrote: »

Reading through it going, 'hmm... interesting point... I guess... that's one way of looking at it...' then BAM!

Horrible mental image will not leave my head.

Well played, Mr. Waters. Well played.

Mmm Hairy journalist arse.... blecch....

OneArt · 13-09-2013 1:46pm

Someone who doesn't know how to Internet...

Skylinehead · 13-09-2013 1:46pm

If you’re reading this online – stop
This column is not for the vitriolic online mob

How about no.

Nodin · 13-09-2013 1:48pm

Poor John likes to trot out misogyny, and such classics as 'foster parents are in for the money' yet can't take the heat...poor john.

Oddly he writes most eloquently when he's whinging. Normally its a nightmare of over thesaurused cack but that piece is fairly clear.

Robbo · 13-09-2013 1:48pm

"I'm not writing for a vitriolic online mob....so here's some prime linkbait being thrown out to entice them here for advertising impressions."

tin79 · 13-09-2013 1:49pm

Muise... wrote: »

..... maybe. Exhibit A: trolling the Eurovision

Christ that singer sounds pissed, cant understand a word she is singing. Sounds like she has balls in her mouth.

Nodin · 13-09-2013 1:50pm

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Is there any danger they could throw him back in prison, for an indefinite period of time, preferable in solitary confinement?

Has that man ever had a thought that he didn't see fit to foist upon the public?

He actually wrote about that 90 minutes, in exactly the style a satirist would have him write it. I honestly didn't think he would, because that would be farcical.........

Aglomerado · 13-09-2013 1:50pm

tin79 wrote: »

Christ that singer sounds pissed, cant understand a word she is singing. Sounds like she has balls in her mouth.

Those are the b0ll0cks she is singing!

MonkeyTennis · 13-09-2013 1:51pm

If theres anyone in Ireland that shouldnt need a prostate exam .. its him.

Nodin · 13-09-2013 1:51pm

Muise... wrote: »

apparently he had a prostate exam but he won't write about it because,

well,

that vitriolic mob comment would just write itself.

'I suppose it didn't take long, with the sun illuminating everything for them'

'Did they take your head out of there first John?'

Etc.

pharmaton · 13-09-2013 1:53pm

I have a theory that most writers don’t write for people at all, but for something inanimate, lethargic and apolitical: the page.

I had a response but I couldn't be bothered writing it because he just makes me ughgh

Nodin · 13-09-2013 1:57pm

pharmaton wrote: »

I had a response but I couldn't be bothered writing it because he just makes me ughgh

....that's the objectivist apathy that speaks of the hole at the centre of the modern materialist zeitgeist.

Muise... · 13-09-2013 1:59pm

Nodin wrote: »

....that's the objectivist apathy that speaks of the hole at the centre of the modern materialist zeitgeist.

Begob, you're good at the prostate jokes.

mikom · 13-09-2013 1:59pm

Muise... wrote: »

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/media/if-you-re-reading-this-online-stop-1.1525539?page=1

Ah poor John. He writes for the page, you know, not people. And then people go and write back. Was it for this he didn't pay his parking fine? :mad:

Hard to wrap fish & chips up in an flatscreen, I guess.

Ray Palmer · 13-09-2013 2:12pm

His whole point is he does it in a public forum with his name and is brave where as people comment on-line don't reveal their identity. His view is he is better than them because of this. Not that he has a point or is correct in any of his writings.

What he conveniently ignores is rather high wage for doing this and the fact his headlines are shouted at people in the papers. They are often on the front page with his face shouted out as you innocently walk down the street.

Mean while on-line post have are willingly engaged with by the reader. Not only do we get his dull shouty views in normal life we also get to hear and see him on the radio and TV. For him to complain about been shouted at on-line is amazing considering I have never heard him in conversation manage to keep his voice down. By the sounds of it he his reading on-line posts with his own voice in his head

Nodin · 13-09-2013 2:15pm

Ray Palmer wrote: »

His whole point is he does it in a public forum with his name and is brave where as people comment on-line don't reveal their identity. His view is he is better than them because of this. Not that he has a point or is correct in any of his writings.

What he conveniently ignores is rather high wage for doing this and the fact his headlines are shouted at people in the papers. They are often on the front page with his face shouted out as you innocently walk down the street.

.....which, considering his general lack of writing ability, really is adding insult to injury.

Wossack · 13-09-2013 2:15pm

dont understand why they put his head back in, after the prostate exam

St. John writes for the page, gets unwanted response from the screen.

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