UPDATE: JUST TO BE CLEAR!
My concern is not with the "deception" or the "reveal". My concern is that this "dust-up" took away from writers who had posted things that were worth reading.
An Open Salon bottomfeeder’s two cents worth!
As most of you are aware, Cartouche revealed that she is O’Really?, really. How ho-hum. However, apparently a lot of people got their panties in a bunch over it.
As Dorinda Fox pointed out in a comment (which I can't find), throughout history, a lot of writers have used different names. The author of "The Story of O" comes to mind.
As if these two faux personas haven’t hogged the feeds on many previous occasions with their usually long posts. This weekend the "great reveal" took up most of the feed. Some bloggers have leeched on to the controversy to snag some of the limelight for themselves. I say, “good for them”; I'm doing the same thing with this post (how’s that for meta).
Interestingly enough, a few of the OS heavy-hitters have chimed in on the "controversy". If I were a conspiracy theorist, I would say this was a set-up all along, but I’m not (couldn't resist the strikethrough).
Regardless, this latest non-issue has thrown off a lot of other bloggers’ posts.
End result? both Cartouche and her alter-ego have garnered a shit-load of Views, Comments, and Ratings.
The score so far*:
Cartouche's "Think Before You Comment"
V 3929, C 260, R 78
O'Really?'s "Mistaken Identity"
V 1722, C 110, R 46
*As of 1.10.10 @ 2:31 p.m. Miami, Fla. time
A few bloggers had fun over it. Tom Cordle comes to mind.
Mr. Torman has some interesting observations.
Emma Peel had her say, and it was well said.
The ever-serene Grif blasted Cartouche in a comment on her "great reveal" post.
And Nick Carraway did a meta dance around it.
So here’s my take ….
Eminem performing "My Name is"
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Freddy Mercury preforming "The Great Pretender"
You can take it or leave it.
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Off to a Carolina-Ottawa hockey game at 5:00pm. Hope you are doing well.
Bad jokes are a way of life, so forgive me.
On a much more important point: Dreddie singing "The Great Pretender" ROCKS!!!!
How's this:
"The stone-cold Lainey got a little hot and bothered."
There's even a statue reference in that quote. You can use it if you want, you know. Just make sure you link to my blog and not to Cartouche's. ;)
Jane S. Redux, you and who's army? BTW, as the officially unofficial OS muckraker, I have dredge up the truth on any given day.
Leonde, the man has some pipes.
Scarlett, that is my point. As a newbie, remember all Trudge164, all the time.
-TTFN, point well taken.
Grif, go Ottawa! BTW, have your liar ... err. lawyer call my liar; we'll serve time together.
Fernsy, I have that affect on women.
Robin, this is true. They really were experimenting.
Dr. Spudman44, that is my point. This farcical fracass has derailed the posts of others.
Robin, again. I'm standing.
Token Tarheel, actually the Ben Franklin example was already used. BTW, how are my stats doing?
Safe Bet, the man could belt them out.
WalkAwayHappy, I hope mine is the last.
Trig, a great shame indeed.
Emma Peel, enough is enough.
Brie, thanks. Long time, no write.
How have you been?
Sweetfeet, "...nothing to see."
MJwycha, I don't know, but if you post about them people will read you.
As for you, you neglected to post the Ray Charles/Ronnie Milsap duet "I Didn't See A Thing".
remember scarlett sumac especially on fiction friday ...
Amanda, tru dat.
Kathy, so does this mean I have the last word?
Restocking, I'm more upset about the draw it garnered which left the other writers with very little readership.
Damn my cousin!! WAAAA!!!
~wanders off~
C'est la vie.
Sheesh.
In all honesty, I thought it was IAmSurly. I was quite surprised to find out it was Cartouche. Kudos to Cartouche for fooling me.
The point of this post is that the dust-up took away from other writers.
'NUFF SAID!
On a lighter note check out my latest post:
http://open.salon.com/blog/trudge164/2010/01/11/miami_didnt_freeze_but_it_sure_as_hell_frosted_over
Talk about your meta-blog-whoring: I just blogwhored on my own post. Can you top that?
fredfish4, nice attempt at spamming. ZAP!