Oh dear, you really missed the mark there. I think the website revamp is going to make it harder to get firsties. Their used to be a useful 'Latest Update' link, which seems to have gone. If the story was just one minute old you knew you were in with a chance of a firstie.

Well done, but you could have at least referenced their song 'Do you remember the first time?'

Flaubert, Hipster… This is obviously the cool kids thread. Can I join in? Ain't nothing I liked more at school then getting stoned on some crazy drugs.

Bitch
As a lover of female dogs, I find it extremely offensive that this term is always used in a pejorative sense.

I've been to New Zealand. There's nothing there that can't be found in Europe or the US… apart from less people, less interesting history, less culture. It's also miles away, so screw New Zealand. A seriously overrated country.

Us Greek Orthodox hate them Catholics.

God… Old testament version
Can't fault his dedication. Made the world in seven days, created all living beings, for which I'm grateful, but when you boil it down he was a bit of a bastard. Convinced Abraham to sacrifice his son, but in the end let him off with just a nick off the end of his penis. The destruction of…

Just like me
they're a bunch of privately educated whoopsies. Most of them went to St Paul's, which is one of London's most exclusive private schools. It wouldn't bother me that much if it wasn't for the faux folk attitude and the fact that some of their songs are about the workers tilling the soil (or something to…

Sterling response

God bless Mad magazine
Not that big over here in the UK, but for some reason I really loved it (it was just so much more professional looking and sophisticated than our more home-made fare like the Beano). Sergio Aragones is a genius, likewise Al Jaffee. I actually thought that Dave Berg, the guy who drew the Lighter…

ZMF, that's arseholes not assholes, thank you very much. As a Brit I should know.

According to the Guardian
Looks like they scooped the rest of the UK on this one.

I think that's the point Chartex is making.

My wife always reads ahead. She says it relieves the tension and allows her to concentrate on the book itself. The fact that this undermines the point of most books, particularly mysteries, thrillers etc, doesn't matter to her. Ah well, nobody's perfect…

The Onion spoiled the Sopranos for me
Over here in the UK the last season was a little behind, and not knowing how to download illegally (I'm always afraid of a virus or something) I kept my head in the sand and tried to avoid sites like this. But then I made the mistake of visiting the Onion, which had just posted…

Hot Tub Time Machine!… but then again, my frame of reference isn't too wide. I've only watched three films at the cinema this year.

Jennifer Lopez
Out of Sight: great performance

and do it twice.

Loony rage
Do your worst…

Loony rage
Do your worst…