* Posts by Sarah Bee

2823 publicly visible posts • joined 31 Jan 2008

New cig peril: Third-hand smoke coats puffers in poison

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: outside

Oh, I thought you had kids.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: You can smoke it?

Look, you are kidding about the anti-smoking-is-akin-to-racism thing, aren't you? I can't tell any more. My satire gasket has blown.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Nazis

You win ten Godwins.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: been quit....

I guess given the choice between being a whiny, sanctimonious, rubbish-spouting non-smoker, and a whiny, sanctimonious, rubbish-spouting smoker, I'd still choose the former if only for financial reasons. You only get the high-grade martyrdom and retro-rebellious edge with the latter, though. Hmm. Tricky.

Really, though, do you listen to yourselves? This is another one of those occasions where no one comes out looking good. Besides, you all seem to agree with each other here so I don't know why you're all shouting. I think you should all relax. Have a cigarette, maybe.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Ban stairs!

Seriously? For serious? Serious!

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: I am sorry

Oh yeah. It's just that I am somewhat jaded having read all these arguments expressed almost word-for-word in the same cod-satirical fashion several times before. It's not your fault. You're just doing what you do.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Discrimination.

If you're going to suggest smokers are a minority in the same sense that black people are a minority, Sean, I am going to suggest that you check your head.

I don't think any sort of hate directed at any group is especially big or clever or good for the world (and you'd better believe that as a journo I cop for enough abuse in that sense), but that is a ludicrous and offensive leap to make. So don't. Please. Ta. Find another way to argue your point. This kind of thread is wearisome enough as it is.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: not true

I hope you smoke outside at home, Lionel.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: OMG OMG!!!111!!!!1!1!!!!1

New research suggests moderating comments (especially the kind you've moderated a gazillion times before) kills you. I think I've got about a week left before I... ack... gag... oh no... estimates... inaccurate... I regret... n-nothing... see you... in hell... mother...fu

*thud*

Linus Torvalds doesn't hate the Googlephone

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Speling

Good man. And not that aggressive after all. Aw. Let's all hug. (Actually let's not.)

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: I'm sorry, did you lose your point?

Oh dear me. I've just arrived in the middle of this argument. Take it easy, now. And Brutus, there are two 'g's in 'aggressive', for the next time you want to tell someone that is what you are without actually punching them in the gob.

Vodafone tosses out idiot tweeter

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: is he ...

You are an idiot. I'll leave it to the less weary to explain why (but do it politely please, let's not descend to the level of... well, Vodafone employees).

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: is he ...

You are an idiot. I'll leave it to the less weary to explain why (but do it politely please, let's not descent to the level of... well, Vodafone employees).

Google doppelgänger casts riddle over interwebs

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: More of the same

It's a free country, Duncan. I'll only add/reiterate that if you look closely you'll find the Reg bashes almost everyone for the sake of it. It's a bashocracy in here. We spare no one and thus single no one out. If we haven't had a go at someone yet it's because we haven't got round to it, most likely.

Extreme pr0n suspect has his internet access suspended

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: The way the law is going ...

Look out! Satire!

Inside Microsoft's innovation crisis

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: @Mr Young

I think you mean 'moran'.

Vodafone Twitterer takes aim at some beaver

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Is it Errant?

Well, that's balls - 'homos' is literally shorter than 'homo's', isn't it? So for Twitter purposes it would have been better to actually, er, get it right. Or alternatively, go and jump off something and not clog up the internet with more offensive crap.

Sigh.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: And how's it errant?

No no NO. Plurals do not take apostrophes even after abbreviations. NO.

Hello, Monday, gosh, you look like shit.

London Sperm Bank whips out its wedding tackle

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Nice logo, shame about the grammar

No it isn't. And your grammar is awful.

Does Apple patent claim show iPad with built-in camera?

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: RE:Apple are such wankers!

If you could kindly submit a formal request list for new comment icons, then we can ignore it appropriately. You can't expect us to properly ignore every comment that comes through here.

Heh.

Avatar attracts nine Oscar nods

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Boring

Ah, a sensitive soul.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Either way Cameron can't lose...

It's true what they say - behind every successful woman is a man who is actually in front of her, see, it just looked like the other way around from where you were standing.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: That's a relief

You see a bit of Michelle Rodriguez's though. Kinda.

The screenplay is lousy, but it's just about forgivable given how extraordinary the rest of it is. I hope Bigelow gets her due, though, and I don't think Avatar really deserves to totally clean up, although it probably will.

Transformers up for seven Razzies

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: re: Alan Parsons,wtf?

(You know Starship Troopers is satirical, right?)

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Worst Critic of the Year Award goes to........Razzie Critics

Wow. What a succinct and unerringly accurate summation of the state of Hollywood today. I'm going to replace all my DVDs with copies of Catwoman.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Film snobbery

'Bayhem'? Good Christ.

I'm with the snobs on this one. Anyway, the Razzies are 'just a bit of fun', in the same way. A couple of people have been great sports and actually showed up to accept their award in the past.

Man sets mice on musophobic ex-missus

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: in hospital !!

Yeah, phobias are kind of serious sometimes. She'll have been traumatised. And yeah, no doubt very embarrassed, since she's aware how ridiculous it is.

Greenock pensioners cuffed for Tesco 'sex romp'

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: @Sara Bee

Don't be silly, Deckchair.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: WTF?

You've got a university email address, AC - how can you not have figured this out? And why don't you know what an apostrophe is?

The story is in the Bootnotes section, it doesn't need an IT angle. It is Monday morning and I need a drink.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Whoa! Moderatrix didn't kill me! Result!

Good grief.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: > I feel fighty today

Why don't you come here and say that?

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Utterly stunned....

Alright, fair enough, Andus, but it's still astonishing to me that anyone here can think they're first with any quip when the chances are good that er, they won't be.

The comments are done in batches because I HAVE OTHER ACTUAL WORK TO DO inbetween changing all of your virtual nappies, capiche?

Man, I feel fighty today.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: No one else?

Yes. Someone else. Look up.

Sorry, but if I don't, you'll never learn, will you?

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: I hesitate to ask....

If anyone else asks what the IT angle is on a Bootnotes article, I will kill again.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: There's only one possible comment.

You're still waiting for a Playmobil icon? How remiss of us. I shall be certain to raise the issue of 'fulfilling the commentards' every sordid whim' at Monday's meeting and ensure it is marked for urgent actioning.

Woman sues rail line for 'exploding' toilet

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: I must be missing it ...

Can someone tell him, please?

Where are they all coming from? It's been weeks since anyone asked this and now they're everywhere like a plague of toads who don't know what's going on.

Spanish disco offers gals free 'consolers'

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Welcomed with open legs

Sue Townsend did it first via Adrian Mole wondering how Bianca (or possibly Marigold) would react if he tried it on. "Would she welcome me with open arms and legs?"

Many voice encryption systems easily crackable

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: erm...?

No. I was playing with language. It's what you can do when you're good.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: landmine phone?

Yes yes it's been fixed now but oh look at you all so funny with your clever.

Sigh.

Hong Kong Taoist masters still hard at it

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: see you've just got back from the pub Sarah

It's not trolling when they actually mean it. And sadly, most of the time I suspect they do.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Re: IT?

"IT angle?"? What is wrong with you people? Seriously. Someone enlighten me. I think we may have some sort of emergent new disorder ripe for classification here. More than one, in fact.

Jesus H Crackpipe.

French mock British G-spot probe

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Of course there's a G-Spot

Heh. I also am very impressed with the great number of studly individuals hereabouts, Mr VT Waster. But none of them like to brag about it.

Remote tribe discovered worshipping iPad

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Send love to the trolls?

Yes. Yes it would be as good.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Acceptable?

Thanks for that thoughtful review, AC. Would you like a job?

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Good grief...

It's a satirical site, dear, we take pops at everyone. Including you. Although you are apparently too dreary to satirise.

Boring!

Next from Apple: The Pocket iPad

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: missing the point?

I could so zap everyone here who didn't get it, especially all the ones after the first one who neither understood the joke nor READ ALL THE COMMENTS POINTING OUT THE JOKE. None of you should be allowed to comment on the internet. Hand back your laminated cards right now.

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Dear Shades,

I'm terribly sorry but I don't know who you are. I moderate up to 500 comments a day with assistance from others, who may have taken exception to your outpourings. Or it may have been me. I don't recall. We strive for consistency but it's a little like freedom, or justice - unobtainable absolutes that we can only work towards, never truly achieve.

My name has an H on the end. Perhaps you should remove your eyewear when you sit down to write to me.

Best

Sarah

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Hang on....

*crying laughing*

I'm sorry to have to throw you to the internet, takuhii, but show me the moderator who could resist.

*further crying laughing*

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Interesting

the proportion of readers of this satirical website who don't appear to grasp the concept of satire.

*no longer crying laughing*

Tesco store bans shopping in pyjamas

Sarah Bee (Written by Reg staff)

Re: Are we to expect....

That's lovely, Brian. I might have rejected that one, but I figured, hey, share the joy.