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NEW EDITOR
David Penberthy is the new editor of Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, replacing Campbell Reid. His years of study have finally paid off:
Like other schoolboys, I spent most of my teens trying to get my hands on literature involving lesbians.
He’ll do well. Congratulations, Penbo!
Please, please tell me he means Penthouse lesbians, not the crewcut/bush shirt mob…
Posted by Dr. Zoidberg on 2005 04 01 at 05:02 AM • permalinkWhat does he mean, “like other schoolboys’? Just because he (and his fellow boarders?) had a queer fetish is no reason to slander the rest of us who were once schoolboys. “Man” newspaper was quite sufficient.
Posted by walterplinge on 2005 04 01 at 05:18 AM • permalinkIs this the “Marr” Effect that you identified in the Bulletin?
Posted by Quentin George on 2005 04 01 at 05:35 AM • permalinkjlchydro — How about a Jack Russell terrier?
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 04 01 at 10:18 AM • permalinkPenberthy spent his teenage years trying to get his hands on lesbian literature? I, and most tenage boys I ever heard of, spent our time trying to get our hands on actual, non-lesbian girls, usually without success, alas.
What kind of teens do you grow there in Oz, Tim?
Posted by Michael Lonie on 2005 04 01 at 11:24 PM • permalinkMichael Lonie — Strangely, most of the gurks I tried to get my hands on turned out to be lesbians… at least that’s what they told me…
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 04 02 at 01:20 AM • permalinkgurks?
Girls.
Goooooood chardonnay….
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 04 02 at 01:21 AM • permalinkrichard, perhaps those girls were AC/DC?Selectively, I mean.
Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2005 04 02 at 01:54 AM • permalinkAbout the Lesbian fantasy, I don’t think it can be summed up better than this exchange from the Tee Vee from the BBC “The Office”:
(too good to miss out…)Rowan: “Gareth, quick trust exercise, ultimate fantasy?”
Gareth: “Hmm?”
David: “We’re just doing the ultimate fantasy, we’re all doing it”
Gareth: “Two lesbians probably, sisters. I’m just watching”
Rowan: “OK. Erm. Tim? Do you have one?”
Tim: “I’d never thought I’d say this, but can I hear more from Gareth please?”Readers ... you need to watch the episode for the full impact.
Here’s the URL for this quote, I’ll leave it up to you to think whether “The Office” is worth a look at. Darlene loves it, Shelly hates it. I actually cringe because it seems so true.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/epguide/series1_ep4.shtml
Stevo
In my opinion the Telegraph is an inept publication whose only claim to fame appears to be appealing to the lowest common denominator.
I doubt that a new editor will change things.
Posted by mushtaq_omar on 2005 04 02 at 07:11 AM • permalinkThe Real JeffS — AC/DC as in I could turn them right off?
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 04 02 at 11:51 AM • permalinkAC/DC as in bats for both teams, Richard.
Stevo, great moment in The Office.
The show did make you cringe, with all those jokes that fell flat and the uncomfortable silence afterwards. Now that happens all the time in real life.
My jokes always fall flat and I cannot understand why.
“Two Irishmen walked into a bar…”
Since I am not above cheap self-promotion and Nic mentioned Webdiary, well pop over and have a look.
Anyway, off to catch a flight.
Posted by Major Anya on 2005 04 02 at 02:26 PM • permalinkDarlene — I believe the new version of that joke is, two North Korean spokesman walk into a bar, and threaten the bartender for a drink…
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 04 02 at 08:38 PM • permalink
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Link Tim!
He speaks common sense, what is his problem?