Tinkerbell and Dong Resin, Together Again?

August 19, 2004 10:45 AM

Worst. NewsFilter. Ever. "No details are available", but at last count, Google News had over 250 sources for the "Paris Hilton's Missing Dog" non-news story. I'm a dog lover myself, and was once broken-hearted by the loss of a chihuahua, but too few alleged journalists are treating this 'news' with even a small dose of the disrespect it genuinely deserves. Meanwhile one TV show is crowing about getting "the scoop" (but apparently not on their own website, which can't even spell Rumor). But The Daily News and USA Today connected the story to Tinkerbell's upcoming book, ghost-written by MeFi's beleved Dong "Don't Call Me 'D'" Resin, and USAToady gave the book a sidebar story. Which raises the big question: with the book's release about two weeks away, could our own Delightful Dong have been the dognapper? I've seen worse publicity stunts for a book.

In other entertainment news, remember the suitcase full of priceless Beatles memorabilia? Well, a Beatlemania expert says It's Fake. You just can't trust anybody these days.
posted by wendell (18 comments total)

okay, the "USAToady" was intentionally misspelled, but that should have read "MeFi's beloved Dong"...
posted by wendell at 10:53 AM on August 19, 2004

Three cheers for the dongmeister on the book. Didn't that start as a few joke posts on his blog?
posted by mathowie at 11:03 AM on August 19, 2004

Dwarf rapes nun, flees in UFO
posted by troutfishing at 11:12 AM on August 19, 2004

Definite publicity stunt, and a good one. Go Dong!
posted by cell divide at 11:17 AM on August 19, 2004

Wendell accidentally misspelled his deliberate misspelling, resulting in the correct spelling.
posted by kenko at 11:18 AM on August 19, 2004

Dwarf rapes nun, flees in UFO

(piloted by elvis and navigated by jackie o.)
posted by quonsar at 11:21 AM on August 19, 2004

I heard Stanley Crouch took that little dog.
posted by octobersurprise at 11:22 AM on August 19, 2004

Still awaiting a formal denial from the dongster...

Notice he hasn't updated his blog since before Tinkerbell disappeared and has made only two comments here the past week?

I'm just sayin'...
posted by wendell at 11:28 AM on August 19, 2004

trout, q: any links to that story?

I mean, you're both trustworthy, but you can't trust the media these days. And let's face it, alien Elvis-dwarves are in the news more often than pampered canine rats who write books.

And I try not to belove any unperpetuated rumons.
posted by chicobangs at 11:31 AM on August 19, 2004

I heard Stanley Crouch took that little dog.

and ate him on a hoagie.
posted by jonmc at 11:39 AM on August 19, 2004

In other news, 'A' Level results [effectively the UK's college entrance requirements] have also been devalued.

So - if the 'Best of the Web' seems a little devalued today, you could always blame the politicians. We always do.
posted by dash_slot- at 11:40 AM on August 19, 2004

"...could our own Delightful Dong have been the dognapper?"

He said she was delicious.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 11:44 AM on August 19, 2004

DongFilter
posted by petebest at 11:49 AM on August 19, 2004

ok dong's off the hook, the dog's been found, haha.
posted by t r a c y at 11:57 AM on August 19, 2004

Am I the only one strangely dispirited (but not altogether surprised) that the lost Mal Evans archive is still lost? (The Lost Mal Evans Archive sounds like a good band name, though.) Maybe that fucking Paris Hilton has it stashed away in her Ugg boots.
posted by scody at 12:27 PM on August 19, 2004

May dong see all the fame and fortune he deserves.

Because I would give nothing more than to hear Jay Leno say "Dong Resin."
posted by brittney at 1:34 PM on August 19, 2004

I sincerely hope that Dong had a part in this.

A part! Haw! Oh, mercy.
posted by soyjoy at 1:35 PM on August 19, 2004

To quote Bill Maher:

You can't be famous for nothing! Paris Hilton can't be in the papers anymore unless she kills someone, marries J-Lo or O.D.'s. Also, her head is too small and she has only one facial expression. I know that's not a rule but somebody had to say it.
posted by benjh at 3:52 PM on August 19, 2004