Systeme D

20 December 2007

Why blogs suck (special Christmas edition)

Occasionally, when I'm getting a bit weary of the Independent's shoutier front covers, I look at the Telegraph op-ed, or G2, or the whole of the Times, and think no, there really isn't anything else worth reading out there. In particular, look upon this, ye sinners, and despair.

  • No, he didn't describe the nativity as a legend. He said "the three kings with the one from Africa" is a legend. If the Telegraph's supposedly Christian blogger doesn't realise the difference, there is something very very wrong somewhere.
  • "Does Rowan Williams EVER think before opening his mouth?" Er, he was the youngest ever Professor of Divinity at Oxford. You are a rentagob for the Telegraph. You might want to think about that and rewrite your opening sentence. Just a suggestion.
  • The comments. Oh. My. God (wise men not included). No 3 is "your faith is all shit, no I haven't read the story, should I?". No 4 is "your church is all shit, no I haven't read the story, should I?". No 9 is "your denomination is all shit, no I haven't read the story, should I?". And so on.

But this is a Christmas story, so it needs a moral:

Don't fuck with the Charlbury mafia. We look after our own.

Comments

No! Not the Charlbury mafia!

[attempts to placate menacing gentlemen by offering mulled cider].

Posted by David Cantrell on 24.12.07 21:20

Hello,
Is everything fine? Any news?

Posted by biotouboruppy on 6.1.08 01:50

Can't find an email for you, thought you might be interested in a post I wrote about a talk of yours googleearthdesign.blogspot.com/2008/01/cartography-mash-ups-and-google-earth dot html

Rich

Posted by Richard Treves on 8.1.08 14:54

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