Slog - Comments on Huh? What? Excuse Me? http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me Can anyone decipher this Seattle Times editorial? Lawsuits, Ward Cleaver, porn stars, beaver getting pounded--I read it three times and I still can't quite figure out what the fuck it's supposed to be about.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:41:29 -0800 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:28:00 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Boomer in NYC I would suppose it's a commentary about a former child star who appears to the Seattle Times to be a little lawsuit-happy. But you can only suppose that.

This editorial neither addresses the validity of his gripe with the Guild, nor the issue of what they seem to regard as a thoughtless lawsuit; it's just an excuse to write something as stupid as "pound the Beaver"--but probably that's as good a reason as any to write for such a crappy newspaper.

]]> Boomer in NYC http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c809943 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c809943 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:02:08 -0800 Comment by KY. COL. of TRUTH "duking it out in the courtroom is nothing knew..."?? - "pounding the Beaver"?? - must have been a slow gnus day. Is this representative of some sort of Blethen Narcosis?

]]> KY. COL. of TRUTH http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c809948 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c809948 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:03:38 -0800 Comment by brandon this editorial has almost all the hallmarks of a ted nugent rant: a half-baked argument supported by manly aphorisms and frequent usage of vaguely naughty words such as "oily", "beaver", and "squab". i see he cleverly avoided ascribing the blame to liberals and/or PETA. probably just to throw us off.

]]> brandon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c809952 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c809952 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:12:32 -0800 Comment by elenchos Well Talk Like a Pirate Day was last week. And it doesn't sound that much like a pirate anyway. Perhaps a disgruntled employee is trying to make the Times look bad?

The "Copyright © 2007 The Seattle Times Company" at the bottom is a classy touch. Because with solid gold editorials like this you have to make sure you claim credit and protect your valuable material.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c809955 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c809955 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:16:40 -0800 Comment by Providence "The Beaver got sweet revenge for all those poundings." BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Oh man. Thanks, Dan, for posting this link. The whole Ahmadinejad thing was getting waaay to serious.

]]> Providence http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c809958 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c809958 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:17:43 -0800 Comment by adrian! that totally made me horny.

]]> adrian! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c809959 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c809959 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:18:28 -0800 Comment by tsm Sounds like a NY Post editorial, only the paragraphs are too long.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c809964 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c809964 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:22:40 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I think they got into the mushroom stash that the Essential Bakery founder left behind.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c809965 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c809965 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:23:43 -0800 Comment by NELBOT Boy, talk about a non-sequitor!!

]]> NELBOT http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810001 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810001 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:29:39 -0800 Comment by blah Isn't the Times' a "family newspaper"? Apparently, it's all about family until Beavers are involved. Then it's straight to the gutter. (Plus, who was even following the Eddie Haskell story anyway?)

As Kerri H. might say, "Stay classy, Seattle Times"!

]]> blah http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810004 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810004 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:30:39 -0800 Comment by SIlverhand Um... Yeah... Slow news day or horny editor? You decide!

]]> SIlverhand http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810016 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810016 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:41:28 -0800 Comment by Greg I think James Vesely, the opinion page editor, was taking a nap. He's getting old, you know...

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810042 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810042 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:11:40 -0800 Comment by Lorin The typo is priceless.

]]> Lorin http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810043 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810043 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:11:49 -0800 Comment by butterw I think we should all write the Times requesting more editorials and articles about "pounding the beaver".

]]> butterw http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810055 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810055 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:20:33 -0800 Comment by Justy I thought the same thing when I read it. Glad it's not just me. Why are they writing about this?

]]> Justy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810082 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810082 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:49:05 -0800 Comment by Touring Barbara Billingsley was born in Dec 1915 so that makes her nearly 92-years-old. She has had only 2 TV apearances since the 1997 Leave to Beaver remake movie where she played Aunt Martha. It will truely be a sad day when we eventually lose the actress who played everything from the ultimate mom on TV to the Jive Lady on Airplane.

]]> Touring http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810154 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810154 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:55:22 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 @16 - Cut me some slack, Jack! Chump don' want no help, chump don't GET da' help!

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810237 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810237 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:26:17 -0800 Comment by dr fruity He sued on behalf of 30,000 others?! Who the hell are they?!

Why is 'porn' italicised? -- it's not a French word!

]]> dr fruity http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810253 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810253 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:40:51 -0800 Comment by Fritz I'm so glad that the professional editors and wordsmiths at the Seattle Times are preserving the language by writing carefully-crafted prose. If this were handed into a high school journalism class, it should have received a D, but only if the teacher were generous.

]]> Fritz http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810254 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810254 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:43:00 -0800 Comment by knewt is switching 'new' and 'knew' indicative of some secret meaning? is this written in code?

]]> knewt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810354 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810354 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:14:48 -0800 Comment by knewt is switching 'new' and 'knew' indicative of some secret meaning? is this written in code?

]]> knewt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810355 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810355 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:15:00 -0800 Comment by clarity Wow, I just don't know... or should it be no?
WTF?

]]> clarity http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810371 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810371 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:02:51 -0800 Comment by Gomez Ward Cleaver new the type and was never fooled for a moment.

Seriously, did the Times fire their copy editor? Do their editors ever actually do their basic jobs anymore?

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810402 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810402 Media Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:30:31 -0800 Comment by DF The story is about the guy who played Eddie Haskell on the show "Leave it to Beaver". He is suing the Screen Actors Guild for millions of dollars, depsite the multi veiled references to beavers. The story goes on to say that he has tried to sue someone before, (a porn star), but was unsuccessful. Clear as mud? How about, it is a half assed story.

]]> DF http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810464 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810464 Media Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:54:12 -0800 Comment by sporting fellow "I read it three times and I still can’t quite figure out what the fuck it’s supposed to be about." ... sounds like a description of a josh feit article.

]]> sporting fellow http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810632 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/huh_what_excuse_me#c810632 Media Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:28:00 -0800