Ok, I lied about the bootleg copy. And yes, I just recycled a joke I made on Twitter.
But The Sarkeesian Effect really is out! (Just my luck, it came out while I was napping. I have a very odd schedule, ok?)
You can go pay $3.99 to watch it on Vimeo, or you can wait for my review. It may take a while, because the “film” is 2 1/2 hours long, and I type slowly.
Thanks for taking one for the team, David!
2 1/2 hours?? You get a purple heart for that one.
You should just “corsair” the damn thing so you aren’t giving them money. Certainly one of the manbabies will upload it somewhere.
Also you could do like a red letter media thing and give us the highlights, pare it down and do a commentary or something.
Ooh, I like scribbles’ idea! Or, you could write your thoughts on it as it happens and post it that way, stream-of-consciousness style.
Yeah, thanks David. I really want to see this thing too, but giving these guys an extra 4$ is too much. Looking forward to your impressions!
You should do a live-blog in the comments section or in the OP itself. That’d be awesome.
Excuse me, British peeps, why was I not informed of this?
http://jackiegooutside.tumblr.com/post/129101069026/ultrafacts-geeklibrarian-natalieford
Make sure you have barf bags, emergency contacts on speed-dial and a sedative in case your brain tries to kill itself in mercy.
David, Avete vos.
@ Pandapool
There are rumours that Cherie Booth had Humphrey, one of the previous incumbents, assassinated!
@ Pandapool
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/downing-street-in-a-spin-over-humphrey-1296082.html
@Alan
http://www.thatcutesite.com/uploads/2010/07/gasping_cat.jpg
You may or may not be aware of this, Alan, but “We sent Fido to go live on a farm where he’ll play all day with other dogs in a big field” is the stereotypical/mythological excuse American parents give their kids when the dog is put down or sent to the pound while the kids are at school.
Alan, when you wrote “Humphrey” I had a vision of Sir Humphrey Appleby from “Yes, Minister.” (But I don’t think even murder could have been more distressing to him than the episode where he was accused of being a spy.)
In the end they had to take a photograph of Humphrey holding up a newspaper to prove he was still alive.
@ Mari
Humphrey the cat was named after Sir Humphrey.
His security credentials have never been challenged though.
This tweet by Jordan Owen is my favorite!
.@femfreq releases a new video the day #TheSarkeesianEffect comes out on Vimeo. Nah, I’m sure those things are unrelated. #GamerGate (https://twitter.com/jordanowen42/status/643508443140243457)
@Alan:
http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1211289/images/o-JACKIE-CHAN-DEATH-HOAX-facebook.jpg
@ Paradoxy
That’s not Humphrey!!!!
We’ve been had. [I knew Cherie Booth wasn’t to be trusted ]
Oh lord,only 48 minutes in, because I keep taking screenshots and finding excuses to stop watching and do other things. So expect a post tomorrow, not tonight.
Oh, and I’ll need another $15,000 for typing fees and walking around money.
@David
That seems fair.
*looks around* Well, pay the man!
I have some pocket lint, will that help?
@David
Only if you know all the keyboard shortcuts. I need a professional on this task!
RE: Downing Street cats
I read about these cats awhile ago. I can’t help but wonder- where is the litterbox (or boxes) kept?
I’ve also read how, at one time, two cats shared the official title.
Two and a half hours?! Are they trying to bore people to death?
Off-topic: When the hell did MRAs start writing for the New York Post?
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/643452896693063680