The Week in Review: Best OTR Comments

The Week in Review:  Best OTR Comments
The Week in Review:  Best OTR CommentsThe Week in Review:  Best OTR CommentsThe Week in Review:  Best OTR CommentsThe Week in Review:  Best OTR CommentsThe Week in Review:  Best OTR Comments
* It was a wild week for Michigan, starting on Saturday morning when L. Ron Hubbard reported that the Delta Upsilon house had burnt down. Thankfully no one was injured in the fire, but most students were too busy wishing other houses had gone up in flames to care.

“It’s too bad SigEp can’t burn down their house again.”

“I am really surprised PIKE hasn't burnt their house down yet.”

“What about SAE? How the hell has that house with those brothers lasted this long?!?”
 
With Johnny Quest retired from his OTR duties there was no authority on the discussion, but one student did offer the Delts some housing advice:
“Maybe they can move in with AGD across the street and make really ugly and fat babies.”


* Meanwhile, an anonymous Michigan junior submitted a 7-day log of his sexual escapades for OTR’s 2nd College Sex Diary. As Ann Arbor residents debated the legitimacy of his work (as well as his identity), out-of-towners suggested his female counterparts might be to blame for the constant wanker-whacking.

“Michigan girls are ugly,” someone wrote. The idea was quickly seconded by FuhQ2 from Ohio.

The OTR staff was more concerned about the young lad’s mental health (“The author of this diary is one sick individual,” Hector wrote), but other readers delighted in his authenticity. 

“If this is real then this guy is the hugest tool ever,” one fan wrote. “If not, I enjoyed the accurate portrayal of Michigan frat boys.”


* In strange, celebrity related news a woman named Sarah contacted us in a fury over a UNC post about American Gaydol Clay Aiken’s impending fatherhood.

“It's totally inappropriate,” she raged. “Implying that something is wrong with a 50 year old woman being pregnant or that Clay doesn't have a right to participate for a FRIEND in IVF is classless and wrong.”

Sarah, my dear, Clay Aiken impregnating anyone is questionable. 
And wrong.


* Hugh Hefner’s son generated almost 20,000 views as Playboy fans waggled about Marston’s college of choice.

“Like, I wanted to apply to Bard, but from what it said, it was really a granola school. Wesleyan is, like, academically rigorous,” Hef’s offspring mused.

As Wesleyanites applauded his thought (and English-speaking readers winced at the excessive use of “like”), a California-lover suggested the Bunny heir head west:

“Dude, just go to USC or UCLA, enjoy the good weather and the women and call it a day.”

Seems like a good call to us.


* Finally, MeganPant’s Nine Signs He’s a Frat Guy drew fierce controversy and plausible outrage. Dozens wrote in with hysterical insight on the Greek community.

“Megan Pants probably tried to get with a fraternity man and he turned her fat ugly ass down!” an offended reader fumed. “These guys [pictured] are just douche bags and probably have nothing to do with a fraternity.”

“Greek Life at Oregon?” another questioned. “I’d rather masturbate with sandpaper!”

“Maybe 'frat boys' have a bad stigma to them in Yankeeland, but here, we are simply those who represent class and who will soon be your boss,” a Southern gentleman informed the crowd

Over a few days most people settled on the idea that frats are for douchebags (“they are for socially inept people”), but the best comment of all came on Wednesday night from an over-sharing college alum: 

“I was in a frat in college. IT IS DOUCHEY! Yes, these are generalizations, but one of the major advantages of a frat is that is DOES help you get laid… I got laid A TON in college and a lot of it had to do with the frat I was in. The rest of it had to do with the fact that I'm good looking and have a big dick, but that's not the point.”

Riiiiiight
As for this editor, I’m just glad it was a post by Megan and not the supposed Greek-hater Astute Fem.

Until next week…

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Anonymous
you're an ass! Posted 06/06/2008 2:20 PMReply
Anonymous
Steph, you missed this one! Sometimes rumors are just that, rumors. Is that your pic. Very nice. What's in your hair?
Do you still believe ALL rumors???!!!!!

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20080605/APE/806050552


In this May 15, 2008 photo, actress Angelina Jolie arrives at the photo call for the film "Kung Fu Panda" with her assistant Holly Goline at the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)

"Entertainment Tonight" aired a story about the birth of Angelina Jolie's twins despite being repeatedly told beforehand that the report was based on information from someone impersonating Jolie's assistant, according to documents and two people with knowledge of the exchange.

The celebrity newsmagazine denied Wednesday that it knew about an impostor before the broadcast. The identity of the impostor remained unknown.

On Friday morning, the show posted a story on its Web site and sent an e-mail alert to media outlets saying it had confirmed the birth of Jolie's twins. The Associated Press picked up the report.

"Entertainment Tonight" did not name its source at the time. It later revealed that the report was based on e-mails from someone it thought was Jolie assistant Holly Goline.

Shortly after the story was posted but several hours before the broadcast aired, Goline told "Entertainment Tonight" that she was not the person with whom they had been corresponding, a person with direct knowledge of the conversation told The Associated Press. That account was confirmed by another person close to Jolie.

"'Entertainment Tonight' was told before the broadcast that their information came from an impostor," said the second person. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly.

The people said there were several conversations Friday, by e-mail, text message and telephone, between Goline and "Entertainment Tonight." Meanwhile, the story was quickly challenged by several other celebrity news outlets.

The TV show stood by its story Friday night, with host Mary Hart saying on the air, "Just this morning, a source who says she was inside the delivery room tells us yes, the babies were born and yes, mother and babies are fine."

Later that night, the manager of Jolie's partner, Brad Pitt, told AP that the babies had not been born.

The show said in a statement Wednesday that it first learned of an impostor from a letter from Jolie's attorney Monday - three days after the broadcast.

"'Entertainment Tonight' takes this very seriously and is, of course, concerned that the show may have been victimized by someone allegedly posing as a member of Ms. Jolie's team," the statement said. "We are actively investigating the matter and are reaching out to law enforcement agencies."

The show has not mentioned the story on the air since the initial report, and the story has been deleted from its Web site.

The 27-year-old program is the top-rated entertainment newsmagazine on television, with an average nightly audience of 6.6 million viewers, more than double any competitors. The twins, who Jolie says are due in August, are one of the biggest stories of the year in celebrity journalism, with their first photographs expected to fetch at least $10 million. (The first pictures of Shiloh Jolie-Pitt reportedly fetched a $4 million donation to charity from People magazine.)

The mystery of who was sending the e-mail fit perfectly into the world of celebrity gossip, in which rumor and thirdhand sources coalesce into "facts" at the speed of the Internet. Even before the "Entertainment Tonight" report, there were international rumors of the twins' birth, possibly started by an OK! magazine story that did not report the babies were born, but speculated on possible names.

According to an "ET" executive, the report of the twins' birth began with Sharlette Hambrick, an "ET" producer. Hambrick told the show that she had obtained a BlackBerry e-mail address for Goline from a contact at CNN, according to the executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.

According to e-mails provided to AP by the show, Hambrick sent a message to the BlackBerry address asking for confirmation of "reports swirling" that Jolie had given birth.

The reply came back: "Yes she did. I was actually in the room with her. They are doing fine and so is mom."

Goline has never had a BlackBerry e-mail account, one of the people with knowledge of the exchange said. Hambrick referred a call from The Associated Press to the show's public relations representative.

Shortly after "Entertainment Tonight" posted the story, Hambrick called the real Goline seeking more details, and Goline told her verbally and through text messages that Hambrick had been dealing with an impostor, the people with knowledge of the exchange said.

E-mails obtained by AP show that Hambrick sent a message to Goline's real e-mail address showing the exchange with the impostor, asking "Are you saying this is now not your e-mail address? That you did not send me these e-mails?"

Goline responded: "This is not my e-mail."

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AP Entertainment Writer Jesse Washington contributed to this report.
Posted 06/06/2008 9:31 PMReply
Anonymous
Whoever wrote this trash is a jerk. What the world is wrong with Clay Aiken being a father? The child will want for nothing and have a dad that is talented, intelligent, and believes in charitable endeavors, such as working for Unicef or creating a foundation for kids with disabilities. You need to get your priorities straight, and who made you God to decide who and who should not a parent. People like are the ones who should be childless. Posted 06/07/2008 1:09 PMReply
Anonymous
ET gave a false story about
Angelina Jolie on the say so of one individual and they have been severely judged because of it.
The story about Clay has never been confirmed. Even if it is true it is personal and private and no one else's business.
Clay is a fine person who does great charitable work.
And who are you to be judging him ???
Posted 06/07/2008 11:49 PMReply
Anonymous
You ARE an ass, as someone just recently stated. Like so many clueless and inept wanabe journalists these days, you stoop to name-calling and character assasination without ANY attempt at getting to the truth of anything you spew forth in your ramblings. You'll probably do well (writing???) for the National Inquirer or The Star rag sheets. They will print ANYTHING and they're not pickly about whether it's the truth or not!!! Get a life!! At this point in time I consider you "useless"... Posted 06/08/2008 11:12 PMReply
Anonymous
Greetings Steph:

You sure are a freakin' _ITCH - AND IT DOESN'T MEAN
W I T C H either !!! Further, you are pure white trash without a clue how to be a good reporter !!! I hope you crash and burn in your reporting efforts !!! You are discusting !!!
A pink slip is in order for you, missy !!!
YUCK TO YOUR COLUMN.....
Posted 06/17/2008 6:54 PMReply
SpiceBizzle
Well... at least learn to spell before b*tching her out. Posted 06/17/2008 7:33 PMReply
Anonymous
Some one has too much time on their hands
@ Anonymous:
Posted 06/17/2008 8:01 PMReply

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