(blinking)

@katiebakes: (passing bottle of bourbon)

Wait. MORE creative freedom? How is that even possible?

(goes back to blinking)

I feel so... oh, what's the word... violated?

(Can anyone help me with a better synonym?)

On a serious note, bummer for you, Balk. I actually did think Moe would be an excellent fit here.

Didn't you see Moe's HuffPo interview?

Clearly Alex, if you were MAN enough to RAPE her, she'd respect you enough to take the job.

Oh, please. Balk is wayyy too street smart to read HuffPo.

Bummer. I'm messengering over a bottle of hooch to Radar HQ right now.

No apology necessary. Bring on the bear rubs.

That's weird. But it is kind of fun to watch this all develop in real-time across Jezebel, Gawker, and Radar. Better than tv!

Look on the bright side, now you can hire me like you always wanted.

@escapade: rape jokes are so much more funnier when it's you that's making them, right, asshole?

Better luck next time. I still think it would have been a good fit.

I wish Moe only the best; this wouldn't be so hard to take if she weren't so talented, and I'm jealous of her soon-to-be co-workers at Gawker who will be the beneficiaries of her wisdom

Balk, you are a master of sarcasm.

I am pitying Pareene, Sheila, et al already.

or look at it this way: moe goes to gawker while more and more of their commenters migrate over here. not exactly fair trade, but not too bad
considering the torpor, temperatures, humidity and weariness of the same
tired faces, addictions, misbehavior and john mccain's gaffes.

Oy,

So this means that you'll be hiring Slut Machine, right? Yay!

Hahaha. Denton panicked, but i don't think it will work out for her there. Radaronline would have been a much better fit, actually. She needs the hysterical teenagers at Jezebel driving up the page views and that is not going to happen at Gawker in the same way. Unless Denton wants an all out Jez vs. Gawker constant flame war in the comments (probably does).

I still have Radar bookmarked, Sir Balk. No worries.

And yes, Madame Judycats, that flame war of which you speak is bound to drive up pagesviews like you wouldn't believe.

If you need an "editor at large" (meaning I don't have to do any writing, and can just send in the occasional video me lip-synching to old Howard Jones songs), drop me a line.

Well, I'm not following her Tumblr either... I got all the Tumblr I need RIGHT HERE, baby.

So. Balk. About that Curly. . .

I can even be Shemp, for a year or so.

I guess it's just coincidence that your video of the day was "Job Interview Tips for Borderline Personalities."

All this turnaround is enough to give a blogger cognitive vertigo.

Cmon, Balk... come back over the top with a better offer. Please?