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Things that are big in New York

Posted by Anna as the evening progresses on June 5, 2007

1. Buildings.

2. Muffins.

3. Comb-overs.

  1. ahaha

    classic

    Comment by anna* *the american one — 5 June, 2007 9:25 pm

  2. Things that are big in Oregon:

    1. Mountains

    2. Bears

    3. Salmon

    Comment by Maria — 5 June, 2007 10:58 pm

  3. Mmmmmm… muffins!
    Jealous.

    Comment by Eloise — 5 June, 2007 11:23 pm

  4. Things that are big in Merka generally -

    1. Servings.

    2. Donuts.

    3. Merkans.

    Come back, y’all!

    Comment by Mr Farty — 6 June, 2007 4:27 am

  5. OK, what’d I do?

    Comment by Ed R — 6 June, 2007 5:05 am

  6. “please free, ala drumsolo now”

    Eh? Is that supposed to be a crossword clue or something?

    Comment by William T — 6 June, 2007 8:59 am

  7. I think you’ve got a comment for someone else’s blog, there!

    Comment by AndyB — 6 June, 2007 9:07 am

  8. No, trust me, it *is* relevant - I have now established via another source its a monumental typo by the Webbyawards people…

    News
    BBC News - Webby: allen [sic] we’re thinking of you

    Newspaper
    guardian unlimited - Webby: please free, ala drumsolo now
    [which should read Alan Johnson, of course]

    Comment by William T — 6 June, 2007 10:35 am

  9. 4. The cars

    5. The roads

    6. The people

    Comment by Damian — 6 June, 2007 1:44 pm

  10. 7. The park

    Comment by Damian — 6 June, 2007 1:44 pm

  11. “ala drumsolo”
    hahahahahaha
    Jeesus.

    Comment by asta — 6 June, 2007 2:16 pm

  12. I suppose it’s possible that under the influence of legendary Merkan generosity with the vodka bottle Anna actually made the five-word speech as reported. That would explain her reticence. And it has a kind of appropriateness, what with the Grauniad having once been famous for its typos.

    But where were all those management grown-up types who were supposed to keep her in order?

    Comment by Rob — 6 June, 2007 2:30 pm

  13. I don’t understand

    Comment by Amy — 6 June, 2007 4:41 pm

  14. Shoulders? No, that’s Chicago. Shoulderpads? No, that was the 90’s. Hairstyles in general? No, probably New Jersey and Texas are fighting over that one.

    I know! There’s a nice biggish-type statue in the harbour…

    Comment by renee from GA — 6 June, 2007 7:23 pm

  15. What about combed-over muffins?

    [I can't believe I just typed that.]

    Comment by An Unreliable Witness — 6 June, 2007 8:18 pm

  16. How big are the muffins? Can you get one as big as your head? How about as big as a car? I want one.

    Comment by Invader Stu — 6 June, 2007 8:20 pm

  17. Ala drumsolo, I mean, you couldn’t make it up.

    The Webby Awards website is too large to trawl twice in one day so has it been updated yet?

    And how about adding massive, never mind big, NY typos to the list?

    Comment by H — 6 June, 2007 9:17 pm

  18. They’ve *finally* fixed it.

    However this still remains - any ideas?

    Radio
    BBC Radio 1 - Webby: free the yonkoves

    Comment by William T — 6 June, 2007 10:33 pm

  19. I didn’t make the speech, so no drumsolo from me.

    (I couldn’t be trusted not to say ‘Paris Hilton’, it appears…)

    Comment by anna — 6 June, 2007 11:13 pm

  20. Oh my gosh, even you have heard of Paris Hilton. Is her fame all the way across the Pond, or did you get swamped by media coverage of her once you got to NY?

    Please, let this spoiled little girl alone.I’m so sick of her, even as I feel slightly sorry for her, even though she’s just a dumb slut. Even dumb sluts have feelings…

    Comment by Maria — 7 June, 2007 12:14 am

  21. It’s all very well updating the webby awardy sitey, but where the f**k does that leave Ala Drumsolo? How can we help?

    Comment by yeractual — 7 June, 2007 10:19 am

  22. Muffins as big as buildings? With combovers? Mmmmmmm …!

    Comment by Sophie — 7 June, 2007 12:11 pm

  23. Apples?

    By the way, I’ve just seen your name on Facebook - you’re one of my friend’s friends. Spooooky.

    Comment by Will — 7 June, 2007 3:32 pm

  24. That’s some mojo you got working there anna, Paris has been sprung.

    Comment by asta — 7 June, 2007 6:34 pm

  25. I think it’s actually:

    1. Buildings.
    2. Rats.
    3. Combovers.

    Or maybe it’s:
    1. Buildings
    2. Rats with combovers
    3. Muffins eaten by forementioned rats.

    Comment by sally — 7 June, 2007 6:54 pm

  26. Rats. Anna did you see any rats?

    Comment by guyana-gyal — 7 June, 2007 9:19 pm

  27. Update: ‘free the yonkoves’ remains, but the last word has now been capitalised. Make of that what you will.

    Comment by William T — 7 June, 2007 10:48 pm

  28. I made muffins. Blackberry ones. (For eating while watching Mrs Henderson presents. There’s gotta be a muffin joke in there…)
    And I still have a muffin craving, damnit.

    Incidentally, I remember (back in the good old days…) when a muffin was a flat thing for toasting, and an excessively-large fairy cake was called a queen cake (ahem, pun anyone?). If I was good I used to get a glace cherry queen cake from the supermarket, and really much of the attraction was the name. It is nice to have a Queen of Cakes, or possible a Cake fit fot a Queen.

    Comment by Eloise — 7 June, 2007 11:20 pm

  29. @asta: whatever it is, it hasn’t lasted very long. They’ve just told her she’s got to go back again.

    I’d quite like to know what odds I might be able to get on her being released and sent back again a second time before the end of her sentence.

    Comment by William T — 8 June, 2007 9:12 pm

  30. Radio 1 Webby Award correction:

    Free the yonkoves -> Free the Yonkoves -> Free the archives

    (I promise I shan’t add any further comments to this post now.)

    Comment by William T — 16 June, 2007 9:55 am

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