tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31753268.post3805085650659843609..comments2023-10-15T12:42:05.003+00:00Comments on Adam Macqueen: The over-compensation cultureAdam Macqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362116754650492279noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31753268.post-50599604679291690082008-05-22T20:39:00.000+00:002008-05-22T20:39:00.000+00:00*nods sadly* I used to read Victoria Newton's Biza...*nods sadly* I used to read Victoria Newton's Bizarre (via the excellent XRRF and Vickywatch blogs), convinced that it was actually a cruel prank being played on a woman whose hobby was to write pretend gossip columns for her own amusement, unaware that they were ending up in the Sun. Such was the awfulness of her work, the only way I could comprehend it appearing in a national newspaper was to assume that Rebekah Wade was orchestrating some sort of Truman-Show-style experiment, in which Newton was an office temp from Dudley who entertained herself in the evenings by writing apalling gossip columns and saving them to her PC, unaware that Wade then hacked in and published them to the nation. Surely nobody could write like that, knowing that millions of people would see it?<BR/><BR/>Then came Gordon. Gah. I know the world of celebrity news has moved on in the last few years, with yer Popbitches and yer Perez Hiltons, but... A photo of a popstar wearing glasses as <I>news?</I> Really? And the breast obsession? Mentioning them <I>every day?</I> I'm a big fan of breasts myself, but if I mentioned them as often as he did, I'd hope someone would pull me aside for a quiet word before long.<BR/><BR/>And if I held up a photo of Kylie wearing glasses and chortled "Hey, look! 'Eye Should Be So Lucky'!", I'd hope someone would pull me aside for a stout kicking...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31753268.post-64032954825691421512008-05-22T17:45:00.000+00:002008-05-22T17:45:00.000+00:00Oh, christ, hang on... he actually DID write that,...Oh, christ, hang on... he actually DID write that, didn't he!Adam Macqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362116754650492279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31753268.post-12736312476030657692008-05-22T15:48:00.000+00:002008-05-22T15:48:00.000+00:00Oh come on. That's far too subtle for Gordon. He'd...Oh come on. That's far too subtle for Gordon. He'd just go "personally, I was too busy looking at her OTHER pair - she might be nearly 40, but look at the cracking bangers on her!"Adam Macqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362116754650492279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31753268.post-55144975078056771162008-05-22T12:53:00.000+00:002008-05-22T12:53:00.000+00:00Arf! I'm starting to feel sorry for Gordon. I wrot...Arf! I'm starting to feel sorry for Gordon. I wrote some dreck in my younger years, some truly apalling features that'd make your toes curl in a nanosecond, but fortunately this dross was restricted to publications with miniscule circulations. As far as I can tell, nobody beyond the editor actually read them. <BR/><BR/>Gordon, on the other hand, is out there every day, his talent on display for all to see. Millions of readers will see today's story about a photo of Kylie Minogue wearing glasses, complete with Gordon's quip "She could re-record 'EYE Should Be So Lucky'!" as he struggles towards the end of that big daunting white space that must be filled.<BR/><BR/>Someone really should show him how to make photos bigger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31753268.post-89340891082644330542008-05-21T11:28:00.000+00:002008-05-21T11:28:00.000+00:00Ha ha, "Some gardener that girls like". "Apparentl...Ha ha, "Some gardener that girls like". <BR/><BR/>"Apparently. Women really like his strong thighs. Have you noticed him, Pete? No, me neither".Shaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10175321933584345372noreply@blogger.com