Cyclingnews is gay
Magilla Gorilla
April Fool's articles? I don't know of any other reputable news
publication that does this. And what's really fucking retarded is that
since one does it the other does it too.
It's like 5th graders are in charge of Velonews and Cyclingnews. Very
embarrassing.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/glam-gossip-and-generalities
Thanks,
Magilla
kirby
curmudgeon. lighten up
z, fred
Will the 'brothers team' hire Pawel and Kacper Szczepaniak?
Mexican Low Rider Mafia
"kirby" <michae...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:080e318c-2a24-4ae7...@g10g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
curmudgeon. lighten up
It takes one to know one.
Magilla Gorilla
You sound like a pothead who watches sitcoms and laughs at them like a studio
audience.
Magilla
K. Fred Gauss
The thing about April Fools jokes is that they're supposed to be funny.
These just aren't.
kirby
Have to admit the Velonews one was funny. Pitolero's Tour chances in
jeopardy because injury due to over use of his index finger and
thumb? How is that not funny!
Magilla Gorilla
I agree. Even if they were funny, it's retarded to do that. No legitimate
news/media site does this except cycling websites. They all think they're
little fucking comedians or something. I see they have time to write 3 of
these articles each, but they don't do any serious reporting about all the
problems in the sport.
What a disgrace.
Magilla
Magilla Gorilla
kirby wrote:
You sound like that jackass who posted a video of himself on YouTube and then
told everyone about it in here thinking it made him look cool. It didn't.
Magilla
billyroll
Dumbass,
Did you copy and paste from last year's post about the same thing? Or
did you recreate this literary masterpiece from scratch?
Just wondering.
Magilla Gorilla
I said 'legitimate; Show me a single newspaper in the United States that does this. Not even the
fucking National Enquirer does this. NONE of the tabloids does this, including TMZ.
What this means is Velonews and cyclingnews is less serious about their jobs than tall those
tabloids.
This sport is a fucking joke.
Magilla
Magilla Gorilla
FU
Magilla
Laura W
> "z, fred" wrote:
> > Magilla Gorilla wrote:
> > > "K. Fred Gauss" wrote:
>
> > >> Magilla Gorilla wrote:
> > >>> Does anybody know why the cycling websites think it's funny to run these
> > >>> April Fool's articles? I don't know of any other reputable news
> > >>> publication that does this. And what's really fucking retarded is that
> > >>> since one does it the other does it too.
>
> > >>> It's like 5th graders are in charge of Velonews and Cyclingnews. Very
> > >>> embarrassing.
>
> > >>>http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/glam-gossip-and-generalities
>
> > >> The thing about April Fools jokes is that they're supposed to be funny.
> > >> These just aren't.
>
> > > I agree. Even if they were funny, it's retarded to do that. No legitimate
> > > news/media site does this except cycling websites. They all think they're
> > > little fucking comedians or something. I see they have time to write 3 of
> > > these articles each, but they don't do any serious reporting about all the
> > > problems in the sport.
>
> > > What a disgrace.
>
> > > Magilla
>
>
> >http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/about/news/0,,1156___co-181258900,00.html
>
> >http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/01/apple_ihtml/
>
> I said 'legitimate; Show me a single newspaper in the United States that does this. Not even the
> fucking National Enquirer does this. NONE of the tabloids does this, including TMZ.
>
> What this means is Velonews and cyclingnews is less serious about their jobs than tall those
> tabloids.
>
> This sport is a fucking joke.
>
> Magilla
Dumbass,
Cyclingnews is not a newspaper and is not owned by a US company, it's
owned by the British, who apparently like to do this sort of thing.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hnKkWPyBxuvjbpDM6n2qGJk2o-rgD9EQ9SR00
You're welcome.
Fredmaster of Brainerd
> "z, fred" wrote:
> > Magilla Gorilla wrote:
> > > "K. Fred Gauss" wrote:
>
> > >> Magilla Gorilla wrote:
> > >>> Does anybody know why the cycling websites think it's funny to run these
> > >>> April Fool's articles? I don't know of any other reputable news
> > >>> publication that does this. And what's really fucking retarded is that
> > >>> since one does it the other does it too.
>
> > >>> It's like 5th graders are in charge of Velonews and Cyclingnews. Very
> > >>> embarrassing.
>
> > >>>http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/glam-gossip-and-generalities
>
> > >> The thing about April Fools jokes is that they're supposed to be funny.
> > >> These just aren't.
>
> > > I agree. Even if they were funny, it's retarded to do that. No legitimate
> > > news/media site does this except cycling websites. They all think they're
> > > little fucking comedians or something. I see they have time to write 3 of
> > > these articles each, but they don't do any serious reporting about all the
> > > problems in the sport.
>
> > > What a disgrace.
>
> > > Magilla
>
>
> >http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/about/news/0,,1156___co-181258900,00.html
>
> >http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/01/apple_ihtml/
>
> I said 'legitimate; Show me a single newspaper in the United States that does this. Not even the
> fucking National Enquirer does this. NONE of the tabloids does this, including TMZ.
>
> What this means is Velonews and cyclingnews is less serious about their jobs than tall those
> tabloids.
>
> This sport is a fucking joke.
>
> Magilla
Dumbass,
Bike racing is entertainment. Single topic coverage of
entertainment and serious news outlets don't go together.
Stop being so self-important. You devoted part of your life
to an unimportant pursuit (haha, pursuit) and CN devalued
it by publishing an unfunny joke? Spare me the violins.
I guess a serious publication about important news like
Sports Illustrated would never publish an April Fool's story.
Your Pal,
Sidd Finch
z, fred
Google did it too by renaming themselves "Topeka" for the day. Wikipedia
had fun with it too.
Magilla Gorilla
Laura W wrote:
I know that and it's still gay.
Thanks,
Magilla
Magilla Gorilla
Google has a culture of doing that to their name. But they do not change their core business - which is
website searches. For media outlets, their core business is NEWS. And they write fake NEWS articles.
That would be the analogous equivalent of Google giving fake search results to bogus April Fool's
websites when you type in a search word. Google does not do this. So Google's April Fool's involvement
is quite superficial and in the spirit of their corporate counter-culture, but does not have anything to
do with their altering their core business service.
This is not the case for Velo-fuck and Cycling-douche.
Name one single fucking media outlet in the United States that changes their core business because of
something called April Fool's Day - show me one local, regional, or city paper that does this. One.
You can't do that. And why do both cyclingnews and Velonews do this? Clearly one is copying off the
other because no other sport website does this. That's seriously fucking lame.
Where's the article on cyclingnews that grills Vania Rossi over her CERA positive? Oh, that article
doesn't exist because the 'reporters' are so giddy with themselves about this April Fool's B.S.
The reason why L'Equipe doesn't publish April Fool's articles is the same reason it was the only news
organization that did an investigation about Lance's 6 positive EPO tests from the 1999 Tour de France.
They literally duped the lab and Lance to get at the truth.
If you read Velosnooze and Cyclingbooze, they don't do these kind of hard-hitting investigative pieces.
All they do is regurgitate press releases from <x> source or re-print some AFP drivel.
Kick all your asses.
Thanks,
Magilla
Magilla Gorilla
Then how come the National Enquirer or TMZ or none of the other "entertainment" media does this?
Also, just because something is classified as entertainment doesn't mean it's not a serious business.
The entertainment business is a very serious business and just as legitimate as many other industries
and professions. In fact, the entertainment industry is probably more essential to society than many
other professions.
Beat you people down like Van Impe at a crematorium.
Thanks,
Magilla
Fredmaster of Brainerd
STOP JOKING AROUND, THIS IS ENTERTAINMENT !!!
Sincerely,
ORSON FUCKING WELLES
Michael Press
Magilla Gorilla <m.go...@sandiegozoo.org> wrote:
How would you know?
--
Michael Press
Betty Munro
> Google did it too by renaming themselves "Topeka" for the day. Wikipedia
> had fun with it too.
To be effective it needs to be semi-believable if you're drunk eg:
<https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_receives>
Mark J.
> "z, fred" wrote:
>> Google did it too by renaming themselves "Topeka" for the day. Wikipedia
>> had fun with it too.
>
> Google has a culture of doing that to their name. But they do not change their core business - which is
> website searches. For media outlets, their core business is NEWS. And they write fake NEWS articles.
> That would be the analogous equivalent of Google giving fake search results to bogus April Fool's
> websites when you type in a search word. Google does not do this.
Oh? See, for example,
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/bliraqwmd.htm
Oh, and about your claim that the National Enquirer doesn't do April
fool's pages - huh? They do it 365 days a year. But you knew that.
Mark J.
Magilla Gorilla
You're burned out. Take a 2-week rest and don't even touch your bike.
Magilla
Fred K. Gringioni
"Magilla Gorilla" <m.go...@sandiegozoo.org> wrote in message
news:4BB737DC...@sandiegozoo.org...
> I said 'legitimate; Show me a single newspaper in the United States that
> does this. Not even the
> fucking National Enquirer does this. NONE of the tabloids does this,
> including TMZ.
Dumbass -
Newspapers don't do it, but the most infamous example ever was the "Sidd
Finch" story in Sports Illustrated on April 1st, 1985. IIRC, the article was
half a dozen pages long and most people that read it bought the gag.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidd_Finch
Sports Illustrated is a better comparison than real news outlets because SI,
like cyclingnews and velonews, reports on sports and all professional
spectator sports are nothing more than entertainment.
thanks for coming to school,
Fred. presented by Gringioni.
Michael Press
Magilla Gorilla <m.go...@sandiegozoo.org> wrote:
> You're burned out. Take a 2-week rest and don't even touch your bike.
Mark J. spelled it out for you, fool. You spew these
polemics because you never know when you are being had,
and you cannot tell a stretcher.
--
Michael Press
Magilla Gorilla
You didn't refute jack shit, asshole.
Thanks,
Magilla
Magilla Gorilla
Take 2 weeks, I said.
Magilla
Magilla Gorilla
In other words, in the last 25 years, not a single legitimate newspaper or
magazine published in the United States runs these silly April Fool's articles.
Thanks,
Magilla
Fred K. Gringioni
> "Fred K. Gringioni" wrote:
>>
>> Newspapers don't do it, but the most infamous example ever was the "Sidd
>> Finch" story in Sports Illustrated on April 1st, 1985. IIRC, the article
>> was
>> half a dozen pages long and most people that read it bought the gag.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidd_Finch
>>
>> Sports Illustrated is a better comparison than real news outlets because
>> SI,
>> like cyclingnews and velonews, reports on sports and all professional
>> spectator sports are nothing more than entertainment.
>>
>> thanks for coming to school,
>>
>> Fred. presented by Gringioni.
>
> In other words, in the last 25 years, not a single legitimate newspaper or
> magazine published in the United States runs these silly April Fool's
> articles.
Dumbass -
The point is that cyclingnews and velonews shouldn't be held to the
journalistic standards of real newspapers. They're reporting on
entertainment, just like Sports Illustrated. It's not real news.
thanks,
Kurgan. presented by Gringioni.
Betty Munro
> The point is that cyclingnews and velonews shouldn't be held to the
> journalistic standards of real newspapers. They're reporting on
> entertainment, just like Sports Illustrated. It's not real news.
Liz isn't realNews ?
Magilla Gorilla
"Fred K. Gringioni" wrote:
So then how come you also can't point to any "entertainment" rag that does this
- People, TMZ, National Enquirer, BMX World, Skateboard Park, Runners World,
Running Magazine, Triathlon, etc? Aren't those entertainment magazines too?
Do you know how many THOUSANDS of entertainment magazines there are - none of
them run these fucking stupid April Fool's articles like the cycling rags do.
The problem with cycling publications is they are fucking tools who aren't real
journalists. So they think it's cool to goof off. Half their articles are
written by lotion pumpers who would rather drink a beer with a pro than bust
them for something.
The Hollywood paparazzi does more legitimate reporting work than cycling rags.
Magilla
Fred K. Gringioni
>> >
>> > In other words, in the last 25 years, not a single legitimate newspaper
>> > or
>> > magazine published in the United States runs these silly April Fool's
>> > articles.
>>
>> Dumbass -
>>
>> The point is that cyclingnews and velonews shouldn't be held to the
>> journalistic standards of real newspapers. They're reporting on
>> entertainment, just like Sports Illustrated. It's not real news.
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> Kurgan. presented by Gringioni.
>
> So then how come you also can't point to any "entertainment" rag that does
> this
> - People, TMZ, National Enquirer, BMX World, Skateboard Park, Runners
> World,
> Running Magazine, Triathlon, etc? Aren't those entertainment magazines
> too?
<snip>
http://espn.go.com/rpm/blog?name=newton_david&id=4034702
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- President Obama has told Hachette Filipacchi Media to
cease operations of Car and Driver magazine if the company wants to receive
any governmental aid for its other publications, according to a statement
released by the White House.
Yes, this is an April Fools' joke.
But many likely wish it were true after the prank the magazine played
Wednesday, which was in poor taste and downright tacky under the current
economic climate.
In case you missed it, the magazine published a story that said, "The White
House announced today that GM and Chrysler must cease participation in
NASCAR at the end of the 2009 season if they hope to receive any additional
financial aid from the government."
The magazine also said NASCAR was exploring options, including bringing in
other manufacturers to replace Chevrolet and Dodge. Hyundai was mentioned as
a candidate.
<snip><end>
Fred K. Gringioni
>
> So then how come you also can't point to any "entertainment" rag that does
> this
> - People, TMZ, National Enquirer, BMX World, Skateboard Park, Runners
> World,
> Running Magazine, Triathlon, etc? Aren't those entertainment magazines
> too?
Fred K. Gringioni
>
> So then how come you also can't point to any "entertainment" rag that does
> this
> - People, TMZ, National Enquirer, BMX World, Skateboard Park, Runners
> World,
> Running Magazine, Triathlon, etc? Aren't those entertainment magazines
> too?
http://deadspin.com/5507426/and-nike-officially-ruins-april-fools-day
CBSSports.com and ESPN.com are both running some amazing stories today.
Every single one manages to discuss how the fantastic athletic feats were
pulled off thanks to Nike Air shoes. We've come a long way from Sidd Finch's
single hiking boot.
On ESPN's Page 2, you can read about NYC street balls raising the rim to
12'7", or a South Carolina runner receiving a traffic ticket for going too
fast. In both cases, it's their new Nike Air sneakers that allow them to go
above and beyond.
Over on CBS's home page, there are links to stories about a prep RB running
a 3.91 40-yard dash, and a high school baseball player leading the country
in home runs - all inside the parkers. What do they have in common? Nike
Air, of course.
Even Bleacher Report has gotten in on it. They've got a lineman pulling a
truck across the field on pro day, and a 16-year-old with a 50-inch
vertical. Take a guess what kind of sneakers they were wearing.
The stories are too unbelievable to fool anyone for long, and there's a link
to the explanation at the bottom. That's not the point. The point is that
for sports fans, April Fool's Day is officially sponsored by Nike.
Magilla Gorilla
Thanks,
Magilla
Magilla Gorilla
"Fred K. Gringioni" wrote:
I repeat, no legitimate media does this.
Thanks,
Magilla
Fred K. Gringioni
Dumbass -
The sports media is not legitimate media.
Evidence: ESPN's commercials promoting themselves. All the commercials are
spoofs.
Your criticism of cyclingnews and velonews is off becuase it presumes that
they are legitimate media. They are not. Neither is ESPN or Sports
Illustrated and they do not presume to be.
thanks,
Fred. presented by Gringioni.
Magilla Gorilla
"Fred K. Gringioni" wrote:
ESPN is a gayzine run by jocks. It's for queers stroking it in locker rooms.
It's a continuation of a fraternity life from college. Nobody reads it for
news. There's a reason why ESPN never broke the BALCO scandal and why that
was done by a legitimate reporter. It's the same reason why Velonews and
cyclingnews don't do investigative reporting like L'Equipe. It's because their
too busy laughing at their stupid jokes.
As for CBS, that was done by some faggot midnight online editor in the sports
department - notice how they didn't run 3 April Fool's articles on their
homepage on major news events, which would be analogous to what Velobooze and
Cyclingnews did. The news editors at CBS don't even talk to the sports
queers. The sports department are the lepers of real reporters.
Why don't you show me one legitimate major city newspaper like the Los Angeles
Times or New York Times (in any city in the U.S.) running April Fool's articles
on major news events and posting them on the homepage like they were actual
events.
You won't find that.
Magilla
Magilla Gorilla
Sports reporters are semen drinkers of athletes with a full service hole cut
into their underwear, which is why all you can show me are these jock media
outlets doing this. Frat boys. You won't see that shit in the New York Times
Sports section.
I'm glad we agree on the rest.
Magilla
Michael Press
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/about/news/0,,1156___co-181258900,00.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/01/apple_ihtml/
>>>>>
>>>>> I said 'legitimate; Show me a single newspaper in the United States that does this. Not even the
>>>>> fucking National Enquirer does this.
>>>>
>>>> How would you know?
>>>
>>> You're burned out. Take a 2-week rest and don't even touch your bike.
>>
>> Mark J. spelled it out for you, fool. You spew these
>> polemics because you never know when you are being had,
>> and you cannot tell a stretcher.
>
Hell is trying to make other people do things.
--
Michael Press
Betty Munro
> The sports media is not legitimate media.
Nobody trusts the "legitimate media" anyway.
Fredmaster of Brainerd
> >news:4BBE4F8D...@sandiegozoo.org...
>
> > > So then how come you also can't point to any "entertainment" rag that does
> > > this
> > > - People, TMZ, National Enquirer, BMX World, Skateboard Park, Runners
> > > World,
> > > Running Magazine, Triathlon, etc? Aren't those entertainment magazines
> > > too?
>
> >http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?id=5041079
>
> I repeat, no legitimate media does this.
Dumbass,
This is like the "No true Scotsman" fallacy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman
If any news source does this, by your criterion, they aren't
legitimate media.
So cyclingnews is not legitimate media. Duh! It's
a fucking website about fucking bicycle racing!
Has it occurred to you that you could have spent
your formative years doing something more productive
than racing bicycles? If only you had become a
carbon fork designer, maybe Kunich wouldn't have
crashed. If only you had become an airport security
screener in Maine, maybe Sept. 11 wouldn't have happened.
Why do you hate America, and its April Fool's holiday?
Ben
Michael Press
Magilla Gorilla <m.go...@sandiegozoo.org> wrote:
Hollywood paparazzi do what they are paid to do: keep
celebrities in front of the public. The whole thing is
a joke; but they cannot admit to it. Any publication
that dared poke fun at the celebrity machine would have
their plug pulled and run out of town so fast they
would need space shuttle tiles to prevent third degree
burns. At least cycling coverage can have a bit of fun.
Hollywood is serious business.
--
Michael Press
Michael Press
Magilla Gorilla <m.go...@sandiegozoo.org> wrote:
If they do it, they are not legitimate media,
huh? The reason "legitimate" media do not do
it is that the average readership sense of
humor has not advanced past knock-knock jokes.
They would have incensed citzens calling in
(second grade writing skills being insufficient
to compose a cogent letter) their outrage at
being made to look the idiots they are when they
fail to get the joke.
--
Michael Press
Ryan Cousineau
<2254688a-e097-4973...@k9g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>,
Fredmaster of Brainerd <bjwe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 8, 8:16 pm, Magilla Gorilla <m.gori...@sandiegozoo.org> wrote:
> > "Fred K. Gringioni" wrote:
> > > "Magilla Gorilla" <m.gori...@sandiegozoo.org> wrote in message
> > >news:4BBE4F8D...@sandiegozoo.org...
> >
> > > > So then how come you also can't point to any "entertainment" rag that
> > > > does
> > > > this
> > > > - People, TMZ, National Enquirer, BMX World, Skateboard Park, Runners
> > > > World,
> > > > Running Magazine, Triathlon, etc? Aren't those entertainment magazines
> > > > too?
> >
> > >http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?id=5041079
> >
> > I repeat, no legitimate media does this.
>
> Dumbass,
>
> This is like the "No true Scotsman" fallacy.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman
>
> If any news source does this, by your criterion, they aren't
> legitimate media.
No real rbr contributor would bring up the "No true Scotsman" fallacy.
--
Ryan Cousineau rcou...@gmail.com http://www.wiredcola.com/
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."
Betty Munro
>> This is like the "No true Scotsman" fallacy.
Ryan Cousineau wrote:
> No real rbr contributor would bring up the "No true Scotsman" fallacy.
We do have virtual contributors.
Ryan Cousineau
Betty Munro <no...@mailinator.com> wrote:
An excellent point. We shall refer to them as false Scotsmen.
Betty Munro
>>>> This is like the "No true Scotsman" fallacy.
Ryan Cousineau wrote:
>>> No real rbr contributor would bring up the "No true Scotsman" fallacy.
Betty Munro wrote:
>> We do have virtual contributors.
Ryan Cousineau wrote:
> An excellent point. We shall refer to them as false Scotsmen.
I'll lift my kilt to prove I'm the real deal.
Fredmaster of Brainerd
> In article <0m1797-nt9....@donaldm.homeip.net>,
> Betty Munro <n...@mailinator.com> wrote:
>
> > Fredmaster of Brainerd wrote:
> > >> This is like the "No true Scotsman" fallacy.
>
> > Ryan Cousineau wrote:
> > > No real rbr contributor would bring up the "No true Scotsman" fallacy.
>
> > We do have virtual contributors.
>
> An excellent point. We shall refer to them as false Scotsmen.
I resent this remark. By the heart of William Wallace,
you will pay for this impertinence!
Sincerely,
David Millar
(virtual)