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bobbert's avatar

<i>But I was lured back a few months later, promised more money than I had ever made, and being morally weak I accepted the offer and got back on the Wonkette.</i>

So, I'm just going to point out that self-deprecation is one way to make the funny -- a fact that escapes the comprehension of RWNJs.

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WA Bishop's avatar

The ban hammer flew fast and hard back in the day. After being banned a few times I was hooked.

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WA Bishop's avatar

I remember how upset Wonkette was at having their precious taken from them.

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WA Bishop's avatar

Ennui having fun here?

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Bourgeois Nerd's avatar

Nick Denton's Satanic $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

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Mayor_Quimby's avatar

Yep, it was pretty intense, the fear fueled us all. Except for that one guy, you know, with all the guns. I miss him sometime. He would have come in handy that weekend the Brazilians invaded - their samba-ing was terrifying.

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chascates's avatar

Much as Samuel Clemens started out in western newspapers before he became novelist Mark Twain so Ken Layne helmed Wonkette before he became novelist Ken Layne.

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chascates's avatar

And then tweet it.

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chascates's avatar

They still write?

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Sean Gothman's avatar

Lipstick.

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chascates's avatar

I thought he was always unhinged.

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Sean Gothman's avatar

HENNGHHHHHHHH

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fuflans's avatar

neilist was awesome. he thought differently than us and was funny about it.

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fuflans's avatar

my fav layne post was election night 2008. i was just back from grant park, drinking myself into a celebratory stupor, couldn't believe it all and ken layne introduced us to our new president.

wept like a baby.

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bobbert's avatar

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

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Mayor_Quimby's avatar

Yes, their version of that stupid ch ch ch laugh sound some people make. Oh well, at least I now know a few more words in Brazilian por.....BZZZZ EOC

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