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Wow, so does this mean everything you write reflects Time Inc's opinion? Or do you perhaps have some sort of standard disclaimer to the effect that it doesn't?
Naturally, the opinions contained in this blog are not those of my employers. In fact, some opinions may be the polar opposite of my employers. Some may be the same, for all I know. Hey, it's not like I ask my employers their opinions about everything in the news, okay? Let's just say that if this were a Venn diagram with one circle marked "my opinions" and the other one marked "my employers' opinions", there would doubtless be some overlap. But neither I nor my employers are able to pinpoint exactly where that overlap is.
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An experiment for a column I wrote about blogging back in December 2001. All these years later, I haven't been able to kick the habit.
If it's called Daily Blah, how come you don't ... hey, wait, you're writing every day!
See? Told you I'd try harder.
Mister, you talk funny. Are you one of them furrners?
Why yes I am, as it happens. I was born, raised and educated in Great Britain. I've been living in the U.S. since 1996 and identify as British.
I say, old chap, you forgot the "u" in "colour."
No I didn't. I may identify as British, but I am also an American journalist writing for an American audience about mostly American issues. These two different sides of me are a constant source of tension. Nevertheless, Daily Blah will adhere to American English grammar and spelling.
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Daily Blah for... Wednesday, July 23, 2003
Bears Sell
It's incredible. I'm getting my largest audience numbers since this time last year when Blogger featured me on its home page. The ratings are through the roof. And it's all down to me becoming the Internet's no. 1 resource for bloody purple polar bears. People are even writing poems about it. Who'd have thought? Never mind all that political, social, cultural clever-dicking, my lad. What people want today is animals in strange colors, preferably with a bit of mystery attatched to how they got that way. Coming soon: a maroon mongoose! An ochre octopus! An elephant in eggplant!
Speaking of the time I was featured in Blogger's "top ten recently noticed", I happened to be down at Google today and spent some time with the lovely Ev and Jason, also known as the Blogger guys. Charming folks they are too. I pointed out the strange coincidence about that moment -- that I was featured just days after signing up for Blogger Pro. Jason simply smiled and said: "We're very kind to our Blogger Pro customers." Mysterious, no?
Audience murmurs, shuffles feet, looks towards exit.
Wait a minute. Did I tell you he was colored aubergine at the time? Here's a pic-
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