As if it's not bad enough that that Karyn cretin has her (in)famous website (no, I will not link to it again) where she begs for people to "help" pay off her $20,000 credit card debt, there is a whole host of others following in her Manolo Blahnik footsteps.
For the so-called record, I don't give the usual fuck/rat's ass/hoot what their causes are. I. Don't. Care. I don't care if it's a starving baby in a country no one's ever heard of, a family that wants to come to the United States, a woman who has 14 children and nowhere else to turn. I just don't care.
While the "cyber-begging" itself is certainly obnoxious, what I find perhaps just as wretched are the people who, for whatever reason, are trying to promote this garbage by posting comments on my site in response to my original "Save Karyn?" post. Comments that include a link to the "cause" they're promoting along with a wry little note such as, "Can you believe that Karyn girl? My favorite one is __________. Check it out! It's unbelievable! But you've gotta admit, it takes courage!"
At least five or six different "causes" were linked to in my comments, including one that was added today, supposedly by the wife of some guy who, for whatever reason (again, I don't care), is in deep debt.
Well, as of this afternoon, I have deleted every comment that included a link to yet another pathetic begging site. And I will continue to delete every comment that includes one. I refuse to allow my little "oasis" (someone used that word to describe my site a few weeks ago, and I thought it was quite sweet) to become a dumping ground for this detritus.
You know what? There's something these people can give me. It's called a break. A big fat fucking one. With a cherry on top.
fresh-baked at 04:06 PMYour point, as usual, is very good, Jodi, but I confess a few times I’ve been tempted to place one of those "tip jars" or "please contribute to keeping this site running" Pay Pal links on my blog... I’ve seen such unbelievably idiotic attempts to separate fools from their money... And I suppose they must yield something, because they keep appearing... Like that spam purportedly from Nigeria asking for one's checking account number to hold several million dollars temporarily because the recipient is such a reliable and responsible person... I'm sure that if someone were to place an ad "Send a $5 bill to [a P.O.Box address]; you will receive NOTHING in return. Valid while supply lasts. (Hurry! An offer like this will not last long)." s/he would get some takers. Some people would think that nothing could be as blatant as that sounds, so there must be some valuable offer behind it... And, after all, $5 is not so much money, so why not check it out?... See? I’ve almost convinced myself...
I would find it in extremely bad taste to do any such thing, but who knows? Perhaps it is a sin NOT to take advantage of such stupidity. And, after all, I would not be lying to anyone: I would be stating quite openly: "you will receive NOTHING in return"...
I can't guarantee how long I'll be able to hold off...
Offered by: Æmilius (Emilio Fischman) on October 15, 2002 10:36 PMC'mon, admit it - we're all jealous that we didn't think of it first and that it's actually working!
A fool and his money ... now, must run and find some fools.
Offered by: andy on October 15, 2002 12:52 PMHey, I thought I won that!
Jodi--maraschino or bing?
Offered by: Sassy McSmartpants on October 15, 2002 9:06 AMAnother good forthright post Jodi! Well done!
You won't see any beg-sites for my employment and immigration dilemmas, I'll just be starting a "Win A British Husband" competition from my current site.
Offered by: Max on October 15, 2002 5:58 AMI loved your original post about Karyn. As someone who is paying off their own bills, I'd dearly love to slap people like that. Oh yeah, and I'd like to meet the saps who actually give money to these pathetic people and slap them too.
Offered by: mike on October 15, 2002 1:24 AMI wish people would get a fucking clue. How pathetic do you need to be to expect the world to bail you out of your troubles????
Next thing you know, we'll see SAVE LAY and the other Enron buffoons with sites begging for support.
Offered by: Joan on October 14, 2002 10:04 PMSister...can you?
Offered by: Mad Genius on October 14, 2002 7:42 PMGod I wish I still lived in New York. I would so find this woman and take her out for a walk around Harlem.
Offered by: Jhames on October 14, 2002 6:49 PMWhat do you mean, "tongue-in-cheek"? ;)
I'm kidding, obviously.
Besides, such online transactions are of no use to me. I only accept payment in the form of red wine, cheesecake or camera gear.
Offered by: Kelly on October 14, 2002 6:36 PMJhames, darling, the URL is in the mail.
(Just a little preemptive note: Please do not leave actual URLs to these kinds of sites in my comments. "Tongue-in-cheek" URLs such as Kelly's are OK. Real ones are not. I don't want any of these pathetic sites getting traffic directly from my site.)
Offered by: Jodi on October 14, 2002 6:24 PMDamn ... my timing sucks. SaveKelly.Com was just about to go "live" and I thought I'd be able to count on your support.
*sniff*
Offered by: Kelly on October 14, 2002 6:20 PMNo fucking way. People do this? Oh, you simply MUST send me her URL. Please. Pretty Please. I live for this sort of thing.
Offered by: Jhames on October 14, 2002 5:45 PM
