I don't care

[ksmith]

...about Britney Spears. Passed out at a nightclub. Snatch shots. D-I-V-O-R-C-E. Fed-Ex. With Paris. Without Paris. I have heard all these terms--well, except 'snatch shot,' which is undeniably crude**, but shorter and more to the point than the twee "photographed without her panties"--from adults who should be ashamed of themselves for reporting this tripe. I change the station, and There She Is Again.

Showing a story about her, followed by a Cialis commercial, takes real timing.

Keith Olbermann--I know it's a story your producers force you to cover. You could at least wear a fake nose during that part of the newscast in order to hide your identity.

They say "The Public Wants To Know." Who is this Public of which they speak? No one I know *cares*. And they're smart, well-informed folk. With televisions.

For the record, I also don't care about Paris, Lindsay, Brangelina, who Jennifer is kissing now, or American Idol in any way, shape, or form. One of my 2007 resolutions is to continue this trend.

**I have moments of undeniable crudity. I used to shock my dad, the Marine. I hide it until I can't stand it anymore. I have been called "tasteless" in the past. I will likely, at some point, be called "tasteless" in the future.

Comments

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

I dinna think I wanted to know what Fed Ex had to do with anything... Surely this stupid young woman has figured out that her only hope is to file for divorce and get her tubes tied? And then maybe her audience will forgive her idiocy?

And as crazed as US "reality" shows are, have you seen some of the **Japanese** ones? Ye gods....

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Keith Olbermann, that font of all knowledge, has shown excerpts of Japanese quiz shows. Some that stand out: the one where guys get clubbed in the nuts if they answer questions incorrectly--guy rolling around on floor practically retching in pain--yeah, that's funny--and the little girls who stood with their heads poking up like human whack-a-moles through a table while a Very Big Lizard ran around atop the table--did I mention that the girls had pork chops tied to their heads to attract the lizard? And that the girls were all scared of the lizard? Girls screaming in terror as lizard bolts around table--sooo funny.

Then there was the little girl who wore a white seal costume and was then told to walk in front of the polar bear swim tank at a zoo. Polar bear sees "seal", and leaps into water and tries to get at it through the glass as the little girl screams and cowers. The best.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

I caught outtakes of the pork chop episode. I really would rather stay poor and dignified...

And now there's the ninja obstacle course, which is actually a challenge, but only for the super-prepared...