tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12229254.post113858982548997621..comments2023-10-01T11:09:42.394-04:00Comments on Blog with a View: Still Life with Media Whorescruelanimalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08045809979308725755noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12229254.post-1138726854864939652006-01-31T12:00:00.000-05:002006-01-31T12:00:00.000-05:00Neil: Your duels have a Roman flavor I like. I th...Neil: Your duels have a Roman flavor I like. I think the audience should get to vote on the weapons most appropriate for the various gladiators. For O'Reilly -- scalding hot falafel flung from twenty paces. For Dobson: -- battering with poison-dipped SpongeBob dolls. For Cheney -- well, imagine the Inquisition-tinged possibilities...cruelanimalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08045809979308725755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12229254.post-1138703699317109612006-01-31T05:34:00.000-05:002006-01-31T05:34:00.000-05:00Couldn't we make a TV event out of a new reality s...Couldn't we make a TV event out of a new reality show: "DUELS OF THE MEDIA WHORES"? Policitians could guest 'duel'. The Miller/Matthews duel could kick it off, of course. Whoever's left standing could take on O'Reilly. And you could use different weapons every week to keep the audience titillated and coming back for more.Neil Shakespearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228133426669625273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12229254.post-1138643786726181212006-01-30T12:56:00.000-05:002006-01-30T12:56:00.000-05:00Your thesis of village gossips being the oldest pr...Your thesis of village gossips being the oldest profession certainly brings the contemporary (and literal) example of Jeff Gannon to mind.cruelanimalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08045809979308725755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12229254.post-1138600328467208892006-01-30T00:52:00.000-05:002006-01-30T00:52:00.000-05:00That's a very cool edge-detection effect.Also, do ...That's a very cool edge-detection effect.<BR/><BR/>Also, do you suppose gossip and people who played the role of the "village gossip" could have pre-dated prostitution? In that case, the media or "grapevine" would be the oldest profession. They may even have charged money or been paid with food or tea (alcohol?) as they made the rounds and lived off this ancient form of journalism.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648966821591788693noreply@blogger.com