Monday Hangover: A Famous Rumor

FresnoFamous.com's "Famous Whitewater" uses Fresno's downtown skyline as a backdrop to deliver some big Fresno internet news: (please excuse the darkness, aka crap camera work)

Comments

[Heather]

Am I the only Fresnan who doesn't actually care what Jarah thinks?

The woman moved - it might be time to stop invoking her name in all Fresno/Fresno Famous discussions.

[Famous]

Can I please start invoking your name instead?

[Ghost of Al Radka]

Is he in the witness protection program?

[Heather]

Famous, you don't need to invoke any name but your own. It's all you now, holmes - and no one should be looking backward for approval on what you do with Fresno Famous.

[ed]

for us to invoke heather's name she would have to...you know...participate on famous. but she's only a beehiver. i think that fact should count against her in the olympics. some sort of blogger handicap, you know?

but i do agree, jarah et al sold that baby a long while ago. although no one should cheapen the contribution that she (and others) made to the site, it was always intended to be user driven. so the consideration shouldn't be what would this former user say, but what do the current users think.

[Heather]

Wait a sec, Ed. I thought the Blogger Olympics was only for real bloggers - you know, the ones who actually get paid to blog. How the hell did you score an invite?

(Woot! Blogger Olympics shit-talking has officially begun!)

[Mike Oz]

You guys shouldn't try to tear each other apart. That's not cool.

As far as I've concerned, Beehive or Famous, paid or unpaid, you guys are all on the same team when it comes to blogger olympics ...

The losing team!

[TheFresnan]

I agree that worrying about what Jarah thinks shouldn't matter. Since she sold it, she's acted like FFamous is an ex-husband she never wants to hear from again.

But Ed has a good point too. You do have to respect what Jarah did and what she thinks has relevance. I mean, when Jay Leno (sucks ass) took over the Tonight Show, it was relevant what Carson thought of the changeover.

And for you other Olympic blogger suckasses, I was nerd blogging before you even heard of the word.

[denny]

Is the "Blogger Olympics" like the Special Olympics? Just asking because my dog wanted to know, he wants to enter. OREO RULES the dog blogging world.

[ed]

getting paid makes you a corporate shill, not a real blogger. rehashing stories you read on some other blog, well that makes you a blogger.

[Calblues]

Can't wait to see the new re-design and what ever people think of the new design is just their opinions. At the end of the day, you cannot make everybody happy. To that end, just do your thing and keep pushing forward to make this place great.

Someday, people will wakeup and realize that there are great local resources available at their fingertips.

Ex-husbands or not, dogs in special Olympics or the need to smack blog each other, just keep the conversation coming.

[Heather McLane]

And commenting on the stories I get paid to rehash from other blogs makes you my biggest fan, Ed.

So... thanks!

[ed]

just to be civil, i do want to point out that this line, "rehashing stories you read on some other blog, well that makes you a blogger," was as much aimed at myself as it was anyone else.

[adam]

So I asked on Ed's blog but he's not returning my comments, but he told me I should try-out for the blogger olympics or at least beg to have my ass handed to me.

Is there actually anything more to the games than some casual smack talk or will action be taken?

If so, I'll put the hurt on.

[Mike Oz]

Adam, it's an actual event. May 31.

We're planning various tests of skill, like skee ball and mini golf.*

At this point, we picked an initial eight invited competitors, but we're still waiting to hear back on whether some can make it.

If we end up with a free spot, I'll get in touch.

*Final events subject to change.

[Heather]

Ahhh... it's hard to know where the shrapnel is hitting in a blog war, Ed.

Just to be civil, I want to point out that you're an awesome blogger, all joking aside.

Won't stop me from kicking your ass in the Skeeball event, though.

[adam]

Aaaaah, now it's clear.

[Diwata]

I'm really excited about the redesign. In the short amount of time I've been following it, I've been puzzled at why the site wasn't being more aggressive in adopting more video, podcasts or other newfangled media. I also find the current site a little confusing, and cluttered.

I hope there will be a hiking/outdoors feature.

[ed]

but i'll out cheat you all. i've a special technique developed to get more tickets at skii ball. because that's really what matters, how many tickets i have to buy plastic spider rings, poppers, and jolly ranchers.

i want to know if we're going to put something real on this blogger oly? i mean, because i already know i'll win. but what will i win.

how about worst finisher has to not blog for a week? not only would that punish them, but reward the rest of the world to not have to read their shameful blogging.

the fresnan suggested beer pong the other day for the mix. and mr. bowling, famous whitewater's response was, "beer pong's hard." how can you swing a bowling ball down a lane, but can't throw a ping pong ball 8 feet? i know punk rockers usually aren't athletic, but come on man.

and let me offer a piece of advice concerning may 31st, "The night of the fight, you may feel a slight sting. That's pride fucking with you. Fuck pride. Pride only hurts, it never helps."

[Heather]

"In the fifth, your ass goes down."

The fifth event, Ed. Whether it's beer pong, spelling bee or arm wrestling, your ass is going down.

[blake]

I'm most excited about the new feel.
Even after Windex, FresnoFamous has mostly had this sort of smooth glass feel. Is this a new step in technology?...what SciFi classic was it? Either like "Bananas" or "Brave New World" that had the 'feelies'?
Anyways, 'new feel' sounds amazing.
---considering some of the heroic speaches over on a FresnoFamous' blog on this subject, it sure seemd y'all were talking about more than feel. Maybe they were worried you were actually gonna change the fragrance or something.

[Ghost of Al Radka]

The Blogger Olympics ARE like the Special Olympics; no matter who wins, you're all still retarded!

[Mike Oz]

At least we're alive, chump!