soapbox

Well, actually, only libel since libel is printed and slander is spoken.

Check out http://www.boredatbaker.com. There are the normal 18-year-old sex talk “which is better, shaved or not?” and respectable “I feel intimidated at Dartmouth, yes or no?”. There’s also the “Sara Cate is a lying whore who sleeps with everyone’s boyfriend and has the clap.” (”Sara Cate” is a made up name, if anyone out there actually has that name, I apologize profusely for having your name chosen at random.) Anyway, that’s a textbook example of libel, “a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation.”

First off, the guy who created the site should have thought about moderation. You can’t let people just post “anonymously”. Second, I really hope that he kept logs of people’s IP addresses. If he did, he might be able to deflect blame to the people that actually wrote the stuff. Otherwise, his ass is in the frying pan.

Dartmouth is a great school, eh?

Two of the blogs that I read just had contests to provide new idioms and replace worn-out cliches.

Some of the phrases are worth noting.
From The Morning News:
The hand moves the mouse. (You’re responsible for your own mistakes while using a computer.)
Throw down some flowers. (Buy flowers only to get out of trouble.)
If a bird can’t fly, it walks. (Get off your ass and do something.)

From Defective Yeti:
I’m not the hero of this story. (replaces “Always a bridesmaid, never the bride.”)
The porn is deleted. (replaces “The coast is clear.”)
Boot souffle. (replaces “Knuckle sandwich.”)
Trying to find a clock in a casino. (replaces “Looking for a needle in a haystack.”)
Jeeves in a Google world. (replaces “Playing second fiddle.”)
You poop it, you scoop it. (replaces “You made your bed, now sleep in it.”)
and my favorite
Wants birthday cake on Christmas. (replaces “Looks a gift horse in the mouth.”)

Read it here.  My favorite stat from the article?  Jake Plummer: 161 career TD… and 161 career INT in 143 games.