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Publisher Renames 'Katie.com'
twigstamc420 writes "In an update to stories posted the previous two days on Slashdot, Penguin Putnam publishing has issued a press release stating that they have re-named the title of Katie.com to 'A Girl's Life Online'. Press release (pdf) found on their press page."
In other news, GL Online has stated that Penguin Books had used psychical and emotional intimidation to coerce them into allowing the usage of the title "A Girls Life: Online".
A representative from Boy's Life was quoted as saying, "girls have cooooodies, ewww. Good riddance!"
Wait, what's the catch?
"I'm just here to regulate funkiness."
This is just Plume's red herring attempt to get the pressure off. They've got to still be doing something we can be angry about!
Love, Stu
FinaFuckingLy! Geeks: 1; The Man: 0
Fury of a 10,000 angry geeks diverted.
I'm very glad to hear this.
So, the only remaining question is: will Chubby Aftab apologize for the threats now, or wait until she's on O'Reilly next week?
everything in moderation
ha-ha
If so, let's all pay a visit Here and Here.
Jesus, who would've thunk a bunch of annoyed geeks to could affect rapid change?
Okay, everyone concentrate until I get superpowers. And I don't want to be the next "Arm Fall Off Boy" or "Matter Eating Lad" (dang Legion of Super Heroes), I want something neat. Some sort of Tad Ghostal powers.
riding round the world on an old motorcycle
Quick, somebody publish a book called "agirlslifeonline.com" and sue them!
Yeah.. I guess this would be a good time to slap myself for not RTFPR
P.S. This is what part of the alphabet would look like if Q and R were eliminated.
I'm writing a new book called Penguin.com, all about how you can find penguins online. The fact that the book, Penguin.com, and the website belonging to the publishing company shares the same name is purely coincidental. Regarding this, I have been quoted as saying, "I will make every effort to clarify the fact that my book, Penguin.com, and the website, Penguin.com, are not in any way associated with one another.
Want to improve your Karma? Instead of "Post Anonymously", try the "Post Humously" option.
What's your biggest summer beauty blunder?
Where's the Cowboy Neil option?
Norman Cook's Ode to Sl
. . . when the rightful owner threatened to sell katie.com to a "barely legal" pr0n site :).
CEE5210S The signal SIGHUP was received.
Penguin:
"We would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those meddling kids..."
The perfect sig is a lot like silence, only louder
Penguin against Penguin, to to toe.
Geeks: 1
Lawyers: 0
You must be new here.
Didn't you forget the part about "whether or not you liked his work, we can all appreciate the impression Dave Chappelle does of him" yadda yadda yadda?
If you're going to troll, at least put some heart into it!
--Rob
On the other hand, slashdotters will long remember that Penguin acted in an unethical manner. Perhaps they might even avoid buying books from them.
Yeah, slashdotters will boycott a penguin. That'll be the day!
You can't take the sky from me...
Or Meg Griffin, "Can Grow Fingernails Extremely Fast Girl"
/. we geeks, when united can solve anything.
Deserving got nothing to do with it.....shuffle
This was the quote I liked:
"After the book was released into the market, it was brought to Dutton's attention that a website of the same name existed on the Internet."
No!!! You're shittin me!
"The fact that the book, Katie.com, and the website shared the same name was purely coincidental.
Roughly translates as "Please believe us that we are the cluelessest twats on the planet."
yes, but is agirlslifeonlinesucks.com taken?
There's nothing Intelligent about Intelligent Design.
Krispy Kreme?
everything in moderation
A twist on "the good one/the bad one" at Bob, the Angry Flower...
We expected to bully katie.com away from Katie Jones, but all our efforts failed, including bringing out Jabba the Lawyer [aftab.com].
Thanks. You'll be receiving a call from my lawyer for the ensuing damage that was caused to my monitor by my spit-take of Diet Coke after reading the above sentence...
I thought that was her picture. Oh, you mean that other picture...
Sean.OutaHere()
You're being too nice: Aftab and Tarbox shook hands on a partnership with dreams of mega $ in the near future. Aftab got Tarbox's wholehearted consent to start harassing Jones and get Katie.com. When the shit hit the fan, Tarbox called Aftab crying her eyes out. Aftab told her to deny all associations between the two of them and that she (Aftab) will take care of everything. Either that, or Tarbox got her old lawyer to have a chat with Aftab and together they destoryed all incriminationg documents and intrstucted Tarbox to deny all wrong-doing, post do-gooder messages on her website, etc.
Are we still boycotting Belkin as well? who else?
Atkins
Jenny Craig
Dial Soap
I think that covers it?
I know! I was so tempted to tell her I was a 27 year old guy looking for a good time.