{"id":663,"date":"2008-06-28T08:54:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-28T15:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=663"},"modified":"2008-06-28T08:54:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-28T15:54:00","slug":"gala-is-darling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/gala-is-darling\/","title":{"rendered":"Gala Is Darling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever a fashion blogger quits, changes URLs or seeks therapy and psychopharmaceuticals due to negative comments on her blog, I think of <a href=\"http:\/\/galadarling.com\/article\/cracking-the-whip\">this lovely, civilized post from Gala Darling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.galadarling.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SFqBCjmUFOI\/AAAAAAAADfE\/ICcspMJcYC0\/s320\/20080517_0380.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213621399550432482\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Gala is all ears<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>I agree with everything Gala says, though I would have said it with a lot more cursing.* Anyway, it&#8217;s food for thought for those of you who have had comment woes.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of cursing, I saw a dude wearing a t-shirt with this &#8220;saying&#8221; on it.<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.roadkilltshirts.com\/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=PS%200025%20FU_RK\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SFqCKmMoUuI\/AAAAAAAADfc\/3enobD2lCHg\/s320\/FU_RK.gif\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213622637198594786\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>About a block away from him, I saw another dude wearing a &#8220;Pull My Finger&#8221; t-shirt. 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She used to work for me, so it&#8217;s quite likely that she was thinking, &#8220;This accurately sums up WendyB&#8217;s professional behavior.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>*<span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Sorry about this post, Nathana. You&#8217;ll have to pitch me as the George Carlin of jewelry bloggers. Maybe you can blame it on coprolalia. <\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><br \/>**I almost posted an incriminating photo of me wearing the t-shirt, but then my sanity returned.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span>UPDATED TO ADD: Thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/observationmode.blogspot.com\/\">ENC<\/a> for sending me this clip of Katt Williams, a dude who is even more obscene that I am. I have to meet this mofo! 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