My name is Taxus. My partner and I are looking for 4-5 writers for a new Morrissey spoof site. I don't want to reveal the web address yet, as it is still being registered. But those of you who are clever will figure it out!
I figure if you can't make fun of Morrissey fans, then who can you make fun of? In the spirit of THE ONION and the DAILY SHOW with JON STEWART this website will have humerous fake Morrissey news and will be a playful yet scathing attack of Morrissey fanatics, Morrissey news, Morrissey's band, almost anything on MorrisseyMusic.com, yourarethequarry.net, Ambitious-Outsiders.com (if they're still around) Morrisseytour.com and foremost True-to-you.net site. (God bless Julia for providing us with endless hours of comedy!)
We will also poke fun at Morrissey-solo.com, but to a lesser degree.
Is imitation really the sincerest form of flattery?
We hope to publish one article a week. Currently we're a team of two and we'd like contributions to kick off our launch on December 1, 2005.
We have a very small budget but would like to pay our main contributors. We will pay $10 per 500 word article that we publish. Longer articles (2000 words or more) that are published will receive $50.
You can remain anonymous (although we will need your postal address in order to pay you) or you can use your real name or a Nom de Plume.
Here is a list of the current topics we wish to receive articles on:
1. Fake blog of Morrissey's personal assistant. What it's like to be a Morrissey lakey?
2. Fake details of Morrissey's Performance Rider. A performance rider is a list of all the crazy sh*t bands ask for in order to perform a concert. For example some metal band asked for a bowl of M&M's and for all the brown M&M's to be removed. See Great White's rider if you need an example.
3. Morrissey's band attempt Shakespeare (concieve of this what you wish)
4. Fake Q&A session with Morrissey
5. Fake phone call transcript between Sanctuary Artist Management and Morrissey in which management is trying to convince Morrissey to play the isle of Wight Festival.
6. Concert review in which Morrissey talks to Julia the whole time. In between the chatter he plays a song or two.
If you would like to write about any of these topics please e-mail us:
[email protected]
Deadline: November 20, 2005
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Genius (Score:1)
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sigh... (Score:1)
It's just too much. Oh well, judging by the announcement, it's not gonna be very funny anyway. So no worries.
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Oh Please!!!!! (Score:1, Insightful)
Re:Oh Please!!!!! (Score:3, Funny)
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no no no... (Score:1, Insightful)
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why are you all so stuck up (Score:0)
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Ambitious Outsiders? (Score:1)
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sounds stupid (Score:1)
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Ummm... (Score:0)
True to You . Net
Drudge Report
Fox News . Com
ESPN.com
Are there any more websites needed? Really?
Plus, a website to make fun of anything Morrissey...no thanks. The world throws enough cynnicism around and plays it off as humor, therefore, I don't need to support an effort to debase my friends.
"Lighten up, dude...just havin' a little fun here."
Fun? Really? I bet you also think it's somehow stylish to wear pants that barely make it over your cheeks and then add colored long-underwear tops as accessories to go under two-sizes-too-small golf shirts. Throw in the stocking cap and welcome to fashion a la 2005.
A website to make fun of and tease Morrissey can only be thought of and supported by the miserable mass populous who has no style, no taste, and nothing of originality.
Say "no" to this crap...
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Oh, go home and grow up. (Score:1)
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This is the lead news story? (Score:0)
Answer: Nobody (Score:1, Insightful)
Sorry but the "real" stuff is probably about as funny as anything. I'd rather get more of that than something made up.
Overall, I like the polls too. I'd like to see an ongoing on dedicated to what does blank song or lyric line mean to you or maybe a trivia game.
let's attack julia ...blah blah blah (Score:1, Interesting)
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ruliajiley? (Score:1)
And please no requests from anonymous people their opinions don't count and most of their comments are hurtful and rude.
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This is bound to be very embarrassing (Score:0)
They are even advertising for writers. Presumably they will just accept people that have no comedic talent but are willing to write any old crap.
If you are going to do something, at least have some pride and try to do it well.
Otherwise, what's the point?
Fake rider? (Score:1)
Well damn, when Morrissey was getting a POTTED TREE, within specified height requirements, back in The Smiths' days, how is anybody supposed to best that?
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What's the word for this? Oh right, it's... (Score:0)
not a good idea (Score:0, Interesting)
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I can't believe this is "news" (Score:1)
Most Morrissey humour that I have read thus far is heavily "cliched."
I can't see any Morrissey humour actually making me smile at all.
Sorry-
Ken
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What's the point? (Score:1)
We already get made-up quotes, erroneous information, 'news' of ancient, pathetic tiffs... and the fact that Julia has somehow earned a place as M's trusted confidante/unofficial spokesperson is between him and her. This all smacks of spite to me.
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I find the concept hilarious (Score:1, Interesting)
Good for you! Hope it makes trillions, and then maybe the maker of sites that make trillions will earn them by fair means or foul.
Are you a widower dearie?
Irish Yew? (Score:1)
Vinete
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blog. (Score:1)
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Long long ago... (Score:1)
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Talk about a narrow audience... (Score:1, Insightful)
Big tipoff: They're paying? Yeah, right.
honestly (Score:0)
Ha (Score:1)
Anyway, I rather like laughing when I'm not supposed to. I think it's called Black Comedy. Or Irony, or something.
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It's hardly quality satire (Score:1)
However, this website doesn't exactly appear to have the ghost of Peter Cook lurking in the background. Firstly, there's not really much comedy mileage to be extracted from The Man; the only thing I can imagine is comparing him in some way to Douglas Adams' creation, Marvin the paranoid android, simply because he seems so timid and pessimistic. Secondly, these people are asking some of his most die hard fans to come up with stories
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I am so skint... (Score:1)
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crap (Score:1)
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sounds dreadful (Score:1)
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This ...i'm looking forward to... (Score:0)
wazzzzzzz (Score:0)
Hmmm.... limited mileage (Score:0)
(Non)Starter for 10.... (Score:0)
While I have no problem with satirising the successful, I do think this is a poor career move for those involved and has absolutely no long-term future. The scope is just far too limited- perhaps spoofing NME or Rolling Stone would be a wiser move.
Spoilt Superstars (Score:0)
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/index.
Check out some of the riders. Paul McCartney's specifications for the furniture in his dressing room is interesting!
No thanks, I have had enough of that... (Score:1)
I got an idea, if you want to make fun of icon create a jesus.com sight and do fake sighting of a second comming and spoof interpetions of scripture. You could have him drunk at the wedding creating more wine and see how well that fly's.
Probably as entertaining to Christians as a make fun of Morrissey sight would be for me.
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don't know about writers but freeyourself (Score:0)
Is that any use to you?
broken
England for the English, England for the English!! (Score:0)
The winds blow
All of our dreams away
And I can say :
"We've found our boy !! Ah, we've found our boy!!"
And I should know
Why you're here
Because again and again you've explained
You're here for the
National, ah
for the National
There's a country; they shouldn't live here
and one day we will get bombed
But if you show them what you're made of
Oh, then we might not
Flamebait? (Score:1)
I will undoubtedly read it though!
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Re:Flamebait? (Score:2, Funny)
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