SFist Is The Culprit: The Comments
Look at you guys go on that Jennifer Siebel thread! 402 comments as we finalize this post, and still going strong. Can you guys see if you can get the count up to 414? We'd then have the highest comment count Gothamist-network wide. We're coming for you, most-popular "First Thoughts on The Matrix Reloaded" post!
In all seriousness, thank you guys for keeping the conversation in the comments relatively civil (snarky, but civil -- our favorite!). We always knew our readers and commenters were the best and this just goes to prove that. Look. we even made you guys a t-shirt!
A quick recap for those of you just tuning in: Our first post ("Not a Girl's Kind of Girl"), Jennifer Siebel's comment in response, all the comments in response to Jennifer Siebel, our next post ("Jennifer Siebel Online"), its comments, and yesterday's post ("The Girl Code"), and its comments. Oh, and here's the comment widely believed to be by Jennifer Siebel's PR agent friend.
So, for today's Siebel post-flogging, we thought we'd feature some of the comments we've found the most entertaining. Lots to choose from! (and we're not including all of the ones that made us snicker, just to encourage you to read the whole thread.)
Best Comment So Far: "Quick, quick! Somebody save meeeeeeeee! --a bee in a pool." Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
An explanation of the bee thing, and the other comments that jumped out at us in a brief scroll through all the action, after the jump!
Some (but not all) of the comments about Jennifer Siebel saving drowning bees!: Original comment (first paragraph). Jane, ChoCho, Kate McD, RobertAflac, The Angry Young Man, RJ, Grandpa Mark (with tips on how to do it), Saves_bees_from_pools, hanna, Moss, hanna again (big ups for the nice use of the word BEE-oytch), Boo on SF, and Moss again, among many others.
We were wondering why they kept calling Jennifer a "blogger" too!: Jeremy breaks down the difference between blogging and commenting for Matier and Ross.
Two D's, One N (plus the extra d at the end for the past tense): By Christine: "Unlike Jen Siebel, MBA, I'm sure Rita can spell "saddened" correctly."
Please Leave Gavin And I Alone: By therese: "Uh, don't they teach grammar at Stanford?" Runner up by kit: "Leland Stanford Junior College rules!"
The Scoop on Jen Siebel in B-School: By James. Professors openly mocking Siebel in class? Yikes!
Are You Applying .... Early Action???: By Tony: "I'm applying to Stanford tomorrow. If this dolt can get in, I'm graduating magna cum laude."
Best use of the word sphincter: Live And Let Live's comment (end of second paragraph), and Steve Portigal's response.
Where's purple-gloved Han Shin in all of this?: Adam and stalker. (There might be more, we'll keep looking.)
Best comment board pseudonym so far: marina girl that DOES NOT WANT TO BE WITH GAVIN.
PR tips!: By jlasf.
What about Jen's ex-boyfriend?: by henry: "George Clooney .... really dodged a bullet with this one. Yikes!"
Ruby's side of the story, maybe: The Ruby's friends versus Jennifer's friends posts start around here -- just keep scrolling down.
We totally agree -- this IS the best thread ever!!!!: Thanks, LilWagon, cv and Jeff g! We hope it never ends too, g!