Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire
If you are in need of a good laugh this morning pop over to DK here where the great and good of the UK poliblogosphere, i.e. Tim Ireland, Iain Dale and Paul DeLaire Staines are acting like four-year-olds and continually calling each other liar. Iain has even used the f-word. Ummm, I’m telling. As you can imagine there are lots of references to “Mine’s bigger than yours”, “go on then, get yours out” and “I’ll show you mine, if you show me yours”.
Honestly guys, get a room, a nice bottle of champagne between the three of you and snuggle up together to watch Top Gun - it would be easier on all of us.
Watch out for the spin. I *proved* Dale and Staines were lying about the number oif unique visitors they get, and they are trying to divert attention away from that by *claiming* I’m a liar and demanding just the kind of pissing contest that makes people turn away in disgust.
Tim Ireland’s last blog post..Flying Lion
Don’t worry about that, Tim - I not really a huge fan of Dale & Co. I read you original posts and it seems to me you are correct that they are under some confusion about what what they are reporting - visits and visitors and absolute unique visitors are surely something different?
But thought that that little back and forth that you lot had going was quite funny, although I will happily clarify that it is Guido and Dale that are indulging in the homoeroticism.
Bleh. Willy-waving is so DULL.
Jennie’s last blog post..Sometimes I am sad for the future.
Ta. You’re a gent.
Tim Ireland’s last blog post..Flying Lion
PS. Everyone should click on the Top Gun link to see the Top Gun trailer recut. particularly funny. The Shining recut is also pretty good.
I prefer Tarantino:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OJSm6OdPhs
:o)
Tim Ireland’s last blog post..Flying Lion
Aye, commented on that one really early and have been getting the email follow ups with amusement. The key point is that Guido has regularly claimed a much higher readership when pushing for advertisers, couple years back he said “Guido’s blog readership now matches Private Eye’s circulation” but was basing that on unique visitors from Statcounter, at the time the Statcounter cookie reset every 6 hours, so I’d count for a chunk of that “circulation”.
Tim can be a bit obsessive at times, but it’s good that someone is watching them, I’m guessing a few advertisers paid money for more than they were actually getting.
Tim: “This Guy’s going towards the gay way.” That’s class.
Mat: Agreed. Didn’t really know where this all started from, but as Guido et al go after dishonesty in the media and in Westminster I think they are fair game if they aren’t being wholly honest themselves.
PPS: Tim Worstall puts them in their place.