Calgary Man Tires of Blog, Adopts Fake News Format

Jan 27, 2005 09:06


Calgary, AB - Local web developer Tony Grimes adopted a fake-news web journal format after realizing his life is boring as hell.

"I've had little desire to update my journal as of late," he stated after making the decision Thursday. "There just isn't anything very exciting going on in my life right now. I get up; I go to work; I come home; I work ( Read more... )

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jayjameson January 27 2005, 12:06:13 UTC
I enjoyed this entry Tony.

Say, can you help me out with italicizing things on here?? Everybody seems to know how to do it except me. I'm using double quotes and capitals WAY too much.

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cranley January 27 2005, 14:02:37 UTC
To italicize, simply wrap the words you wish italicized in the appropriate tags.

this is italicized

To do the above, simply write the following:
this is italicized

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tonylicious January 27 2005, 22:56:03 UTC
is so last decade. If you want to be on the cutting edge, you gotta use and . Only pussies live in the past, man.

Oh yeah, and is the new bold.®

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jayjameson January 28 2005, 12:48:11 UTC
Thanks very much for the tip, Ryan. Or Cran-man if you prefer.

Let's see if this works....

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cranley January 27 2005, 14:03:04 UTC
brilliant article. I look forward to reading the editor's reply to the onslaught of email.

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njkobie January 27 2005, 15:46:05 UTC
I laughed so hard when I read this my flatmate across the hall heard me.

You know what the best part is, aside from it being completely true? The line: "Despite his mad skills, Grimes has his critics." It's not just fake news; it's balanced fake news.

Wicked awesome.

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_agentcooper January 27 2005, 18:20:31 UTC
"two thumbs up, way up!" - sizzle & beebert

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anonymous January 27 2005, 23:42:12 UTC
Tony, that's awesome. It seems you were channeling James when you wrote his quotes. A little creepy. Thanks for this laugh before I head to bed.

Nat

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