Comments on: Take it to YouTube

Take it to YouTube

msalt — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:20:19 -0800

Divorce can make people do things they might regret. (SLYT)

By: msalt

msalt — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:21:16 -0800

By: ardgedee

ardgedee — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:26:52 -0800

> In a tearful and furious YouTube video...former actress and playwright ("Bonkers") Tricia Walsh-Smith lashes out against her husband... I have nothing to add.

By: Hactar

Hactar — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:32:56 -0800

tl;dw- summary?

By: Pastabagel

Pastabagel — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:33:05 -0800

Here's how I figure it. She's far dumber than he. And it's a lot easier to get dumb people to give me their money. So I'm hoping she gets everything.

By: yellowbinder

yellowbinder — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:33:07 -0800

Wow, the media coverage got her a ton of YouTube hits today. The CNN article says 150,000, when I watched it this morning it was 250k, now it's twice that. Seems this might help her career more than her case. I kind of liked her, even if she is a total gold-digger. Seems her pre-nup gives her 750k, guess that's not enough for some people.

By: StarForce5

StarForce5 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:33:29 -0800

she found cohndohms and viagra

By: Unicorn on the cob

Unicorn on the cob — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:36:00 -0800

She and Heather Mills should start some kind of club. A club where you shame your children, and yourself, and the institute of marriage in general.

By: mullingitover

mullingitover — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:37:02 -0800

The youtube video is currently over 530,000 views. Interesting (and, you know, revolting) as this may be, it doesn't come close to the quality of the video responses.

By: From Bklyn

From Bklyn — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:37:51 -0800

I don't care. I watched some of the video and still don't care. Is there any reason I should care? I mean, it's not funny or insightful in any way, it's not outrageous, it's not much of anything but someone whining about... What am I missing here?

By: delmoi

delmoi — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:38:47 -0800

Well, that was entertaining.

By: TedW

TedW — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:39:32 -0800

She and Heather Mills should start some kind of club. A club where you shame your children, and yourself, and the institute of marriage in general. Heterosexuals are obviously a real threat to the institution of marriage.

By: carter

carter — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:40:49 -0800

It's like a viral trailer for a Mike Leigh movie.

By: stavrogin

stavrogin — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:41:26 -0800

I was half expecting her to make pitchers full of cocktails, show us her tablescapes and mix up some Chef Boyardee and canned green beans to make a nice, semi-homemade meal.

By: grobstein

grobstein — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:44:55 -0800

Oh god this is stupid. Is she telling the truth that she had "a film crew" doing this? What a mortifying gig for the crew.

By: XQUZYPHYR

XQUZYPHYR — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:45:17 -0800

Person who wants attention gets it; film at 11.

By: Mr. President Dr. Steve Elvis America

Mr. President Dr. Steve Elvis America — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:46:31 -0800

Also, divorce lawyers crack me up. Apparently she's an innocent victim of her own love, leading a revolution of the powerless against "stupid" prenuptial agreements. I'm in the wrong line of business, because that guy sounds like he's having fun.

By: DU

DU — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:48:30 -0800

Context?

By: Pastabagel

Pastabagel — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:48:53 -0800

The youtube video is currently over 530,000 views. Interesting (and, you know, revolting) as this may be, it doesn't come close to the quality of the video responses. posted by mullingitover at 2:37 PM on April 16 Thanks for pointing those out. The responses from bitter guys are the best. Few things are as petty and vindictive. Hell hath no comedy like flat bald guy's scorn. Oh god this is stupid. Is she telling the truth that she had "a film crew" doing this? What a mortifying gig for the crew. posted by grobstein at 2:44 PM on April 16 I bet you cash on the barrel they did it for free. She probably smiled and gave some down-on-his-luck cameraman a few minutes of personal attention and conversation, and he couldn't wait to volunteer. Wow, a rich powerful pretty lady wants to confide in me! I bet he canceled a paying job to do this. Countless popular kids have had their computers fixed or their phones programmed by nerds in precisely this fashion.

By: Keith Talent

Keith Talent — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:51:33 -0800

See and the only thing that struck me as noteworthy was how cheap the kitchen cabinets in that apartment are.

By: Unicorn on the cob

Unicorn on the cob — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:52:25 -0800

Tedw, I have no idea how or why you would contextualize my comment that way, but ok.

By: DU

DU — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:53:51 -0800

She probably smiled and gave some down-on-his-luck cameraman a few minutes of personal attention and conversation, and he couldn't wait to volunteer. Wow, a rich powerful pretty lady wants to confide in me! I bet he canceled a paying job to do this. Did you watch any of the video? When you see that much of the whites of someone's eyes, you run.

By: jokeefe

jokeefe — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:56:20 -0800

Her eyes scare me. Also, if the pre-nup is that bad, don't sign it, you silly cow.

By: RokkitNite

RokkitNite — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:56:59 -0800

You know the bit where she brandishes a card and sings: 'Victory!' Does she get to play that card in court? Cos I've got this vision of New York divorce proceedings being played out like a totally sweet Pokémon battle.

By: uncleozzy

uncleozzy — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:59:11 -0800

Christ, I couldn't get past the first fifteen seconds. If a bird poops in her mouth or something halfway through, somebody let me know the time I ought to skip to.

By: Artful Codger

Artful Codger — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:59:36 -0800

Didn't make it past 3 minutes. sux 2be rich, I guess. I am going to give my wife of 17 years an extra-big hug tonight.

By: infinitefloatingbrains

infinitefloatingbrains — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:00:47 -0800

Actress and playwright? Are you sure this is even real?

By: Ragma

Ragma — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:03:49 -0800

Why does this remind me of the performance art piece about leaving Britney alone?

By: BitterOldPunk

BitterOldPunk — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:03:57 -0800

Meh. The "Leave Britney alone!" guy does more with less. Hey Pastabagel -- if you'll come over and help set up my wireless network, I'll let you see my boobs.

By: VicNebulous

VicNebulous — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:05:41 -0800

Red flag: Anytime someone repeatedly mentions "pension" in connection with a marriage. (And didn't the evil step-daughter really look the part???) Love this shit -- when bickering millionaires show their soft, white underbelly.

By: WalterMitty

WalterMitty — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:06:31 -0800

Marriage can make people do things they might regret. Divorce is just a corollary.

By: yellowbinder

yellowbinder — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:10:31 -0800

JEEZ! More than doubled again in the last 45 minutes. Up to over 1.2 million views! Also, I had the same thought as one of the video responders... if they never had sex, doesn't that mean the marriage was never consumated and could be annulled?

By: drezdn

drezdn — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:16:19 -0800

What makes me sad is that someone probably wants to offer her a book/television deal now.

By: ninjew

ninjew — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:18:58 -0800

Aren't we essentially just feeding the troll, here?

By: The Straightener

The Straightener — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:25:10 -0800

I appreciate the DIY spirit of the thing, but this really would have been better pitched to Bravo for season two of the Real Housewives of NYC.

By: Justinian

Justinian — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:26:37 -0800

By: Senor Cardgage

Senor Cardgage — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:29:34 -0800

Bzzrrrrnnggg!

By: octothorpe

octothorpe — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:32:40 -0800

Justinian, maybe he's not into sex with women and just married her for cover.

By: Mr. President Dr. Steve Elvis America

Mr. President Dr. Steve Elvis America — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:35:54 -0800

By: mecran01

mecran01 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:38:39 -0800

I bet this is a viral video for Crispin Porter & Bogusky.

By: ThePinkSuperhero

ThePinkSuperhero — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:40:26 -0800

Marriage can make people do things they might regret. Love can make people do things they might regret. Hopefully once she cools down, she'll take down the video, although I suppose the feathers are probably too far off the chicken at this point.

By: munchingzombie

munchingzombie — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:43:00 -0800

Thank god homosexuals aren't ruining the sacred institution of marriage...

By: TedW

TedW — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:45:47 -0800

Tedw, I have no idea how or why you would contextualize my comment that way, but ok. My comment was not so much aimed at you or your comment; it was more of my snarky way of pointing out that these messy public divorces don't do much to strengthen the "sanctity of marriage" that seems to be on the mind of so many people in this country lately.

By: mullingitover

mullingitover — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:47:53 -0800

ThePinkSuperhero writes "Love can make people do things they might regret. Hopefully once she cools down, she'll take down the video, although I suppose the feathers are probably too far off the chicken at this point." She married a very wealthy man and is now complaining that she isn't getting enough cash out of him. I get the impression that love was never a factor in any of her decisions.

By: nanojath

nanojath — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:48:35 -0800

Is this the thread where we discuss the Ask Metafilter Video Beta? Because all I can say is, this just seems bound to bring out more of all the worst things about Relationshipfilter. And how do you even implement anonymous on it?

By: jason's_planet

jason's_planet — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:49:20 -0800

What makes me sad is that someone probably wants to offer her a book/television deal now. The Attention Whore Economy.

By: Jofus

Jofus — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:55:50 -0800

When they took the summer house....Well, that's when I knew I had to get on the internets.

By: quin

quin — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:00:17 -0800

I don't know who she is, or why I should care that she might or might not get a large sum of money, but I will say this; Too much eye shadow + whites of your eyes showing = you looking like a very caffeinated and angry raccoon. When she pulled out her Tarot cards, I turned off my brain.

By: PeterMcDermott

PeterMcDermott — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:01:47 -0800

I bet this is a viral video for Crispin Porter & Bogusky. I thought it was a viral video for cocaine?

By: R. Mutt

R. Mutt — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:02:31 -0800

Welcome to New York City! On the surface of it, I side with the evil, mean, mean daughter who is trying to steal her pension.

By: R. Mutt

R. Mutt — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:05:16 -0800

Plus ... everyone knows what nice guys NYC theater owners are.

By: ob

ob — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:13:40 -0800

She reminds me of the kind of person (and I've met quite a few people like this) who tell you really intimate and emotionally troubling details of their life within thirty seconds of meeting. You have no idea whether it's all true or not (although you suspect a lot of it, if actually true, is self-inflicted) and you spend the next 15 mortifying minutes nodding and interjecting sympathetic monosyllables whilst wondering 'Why, oh why is it my turn to deal with the crazy person again?'

By: LeeJay

LeeJay — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:15:54 -0800

Oh man! I cannot stop cringing. The phone call to that poor, poor secretary/assistant whatever! Must have been the highlight of her day.

By: RokkitNite

RokkitNite — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:16:49 -0800

When she pulled out her Tarot cards, I turned off my brain. Dude, those were Angel cards. She has the Archangel Michael fighting her corner. Tarot's for the proles - folks like you are I are lucky if we manage to get the Page of Staves watching our sorry asses.

By: iviken

iviken — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:28:06 -0800

If only it was possible to cheer up this lady with a fun and romantic '80s pop song, perhaps performed by Rick Astley.

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:31:59 -0800

Felder explained that his client was "acting out of passion." He also called the prenuptial agreement she'd signed with her husband, who is a quarter-century older than her, "stupid." So why did his client sign? "Why do women sign these things? Love is blind, and sometimes it is deaf and dumb, too," Felder said. The video, he added, was the act of a powerless person, and "revolutions are made by powerless people." Oh gee, I hope so! I hope some gold digger only getting 750,000 dollars from the husband she had hoped to goulishly inherit everything from revolutionizes divorce law! Lord knows, prenuptial agreements are a real problem, seeing as they're the only defense a man can have against the otherwise inevitable bloodletting that happens at divorce time. Man, there really does need to be a revolution against the prenuptial agreement. Won't anyone think of the gold diggers?! So why did his client sign? "Why do women sign these things? Love is blind, and sometimes it is deaf and dumb, too," Felder said. Well, I guess that makes a better sound bite than "She signed it because she figured he'd die soon and then she'd get everything."

By: yoyoceramic

yoyoceramic — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:32:43 -0800

All your assets are belong to me.

By: paddysat

paddysat — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:36:50 -0800

Viral ~~Video~~ Trainwreck

By: yellowbinder

yellowbinder — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:38:45 -0800

iviken, done.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:44:40 -0800

Dude, those were Angel cards. You mean these? Wow, and I thought tarot cards were lame.

By: HuronBob

HuronBob — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:44:41 -0800

wow... what a fucking waste of my time....

By: Nelson

Nelson — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:46:03 -0800

I love how the typography on the subtitle "poor, vulnerable Tricia shows the flat she's being kicked out of" is just awful. Kerning is way too wide, except inexplicably they use a ligature for fl so that those two letters, alone, are tucked in tightly. People these days have no shame.

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:47:25 -0800

Wow, no class at all. Even if everything she said is true (up to the point I could no longer stomach watching the train wreck), she still makes a very bad impression. If I'm ever stupid enough to engage in a prolonged monologue/rant tearing someone down in a public or private forum, I'm going to run it by a small disinterested focus group first as a reality check. There should be a one day class in high school on how to comport yourself after a failed relationship, whether it's a job, marriage, friendship or whatever.

By: TheOnlyCoolTim

TheOnlyCoolTim — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:48:07 -0800

I do not understand. She says she and her husband didn't have sex. Why does a much older rich guy marry a blonde the age of his daughter if not for the sex? Isn't that the whole point of marrying an attractive young gold digger? A conjecture: the cohndohms (is that the actual general British pronunciation or just the one for certain useless rich people?) and Viagra go with gay pornographies, making her what is known as a beard. He is involved with the musical theater...

By: ob

ob — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:51:44 -0800

Furthermore, and I want to be clear about this, with these kind of people it's not the craziness that I can't stand as much as it's the craziness combined with the arm grabbing that makes me feel really, really awkward. I would imagine that in real life this woman is a crazy arm grabber.

By: hellbient

hellbient — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:53:25 -0800

She should renounce all the friends that knew about this on the basis that they let this happen. Cuz friends don't let friends post stupid shit on YouTube*. *free dumb t-shirt idea

By: ob

ob — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:56:19 -0800

cohndohms (is that the actual general British pronunciation or just the one for certain useless rich people?) I only watched the video once (and that was too much) but I didn't notice anything odd about her pronunciation of the word condom. I'm pretty sure I say it the same way, and I'm not rich (although I might just be useless, one can hope...)

By: elwoodwiles

elwoodwiles — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:58:47 -0800

I think we need a constitutional amendment to ban British marriage.

By: quin

quin — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:10:00 -0800

So wait, with one of those Angel Decks, I can force angels answer my questions? Because that's a pretty small step from making them do my bidding; "Seraphim, I need an answer on that trigonometry question. And check your damn work this time. Ophanim, get me a drink. I want it brown, and no less than 80 proof. Cheribum, you need to go smite this fucker. He's been giving me attitude all week, and I want it to stop. I'm thinking... maybe a kneecap level smiting. Bring a baseball bat." That would be so righteous.

By: recoveringsophist

recoveringsophist — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:20:00 -0800

Is she the first to post a rant about a soon-to-be-ex husband? Is the video particularly venomous or does it make reference to some meme? I don't quite get it--I'd have labeled it "Slow News Day" except that it's not.

By: zouhair

zouhair — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:20:48 -0800

Money doesn't change people, it just brings out the worse of them.

By: exlotuseater

exlotuseater — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:32:42 -0800

How come they didn't video the cohndohms, the pawn, and the viagrah? Video or it didn't happen. (also, it's ridic anyway, 'cause it would be so easy to just buy that shit and put it in his drawer/closet/etc.)

By: CitrusFreak12

CitrusFreak12 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:45:28 -0800

this youtube video really chafed me in it's whiny sense of entitlement conveyed by it's OP..

By: jfuller

jfuller — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:50:15 -0800

> Is she the first to post a rant about a soon-to-be-ex husband? I can't imagine that she is. After all, they brought the internet itself up at noon of a day in 1984; and then, at noon plus four minutes seventeen seconds, the first boobies link.

By: msalt

msalt — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:51:01 -0800

Is she the first to post a rant about a soon-to-be-ex husband? That's what CNN said, basically. More likely: first prominent person to do so, where we could get enough notable figures to comment on the record. Some prominent New York divorce lawyers couldn't think of another case where a spouse -- in this instance, the wife of a major Broadway theater operator -- had taken to YouTube to spill the secrets of a marriage in an apparent effort to gain leverage and humiliate the other side.

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:58:47 -0800

Hm, I wonder how Cindy Adams found out about this story and decided to write about it in her column.

By: Phire

Phire — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:02:24 -0800

Dear god, I wanted to turn it off 15 seconds in. I had it running in the background and read MeFi comments while listening, but not even the collective snark of The Blue could prevent the dip in IQ I received from listening to that vapid .... woman. Thing. Something.

By: mazola

mazola — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:18:35 -0800

I thought she made a thoughtful, balanced, and articulate presentation in a wholly appropriate manner.

By: msalt

msalt — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:21:47 -0800

Cindy Adams' column? All I found at that link was a picture from an old Christmas party. That led to this column, but it's about that same party. Couldn't find anything current. 2 interesting things though -- Tricia Walsh-Smith has the exact same expression in 7 or 8 photos, grinning maniacally at a point three feet above the photographers right shoulder. And she has written two plays -- "Bonkers" and "Addictions."

By: zzazazz

zzazazz — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:25:44 -0800

Wow, she's fixin' to snap like a rubber band.

By: Freedomboy

Freedomboy — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:26:17 -0800

Right about the cabinets, kinda like a new double wide on display at manufactured home show or sumthun,.......huh? She could be the charming <> presenter showing the units to buyers and doing hummers out in the parking lot at lunch to make the gig pay.

By: webhund

webhund — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:31:24 -0800

Several divorce lawyer aphorisms apply here: 1. It's the Noah's ark theory of marriage: they come in pairs. 2. The #1 cause of divorce is marriage; and, 3. They deserve each other.

By: liquorice

liquorice — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:43:02 -0800

I felt a teensy bit sorry for her.

By: LeeJay

LeeJay — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:52:27 -0800

liquorice, I felt a bit sorry for her as well if only because it seems as if she is at the beginning, or in the middle of, a complete breakdown and when she comes out the other side of it she's REALLY going to regret making this video.

By: chookibing

chookibing — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:05:14 -0800

You missed the closing credits: A Michael Scott Joint (tm)

By: Senator

Senator — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:58:40 -0800

Get a job and work like the rest of us you ditzy broad!

By: Superfrankenstein

Superfrankenstein — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:13:25 -0800

OK, this is funny. Did you notice the poster for her play, Addictions? (06:36) It says it won the 2006 Pulitzer for drama. Why funny? Because Pulitzer didn't give out a drama award in 2006. [Wikipedia list of winners]

By: iviken

iviken — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:56:47 -0800

Now more than 2,040,407 views. This must be on of the fastest spreading YouTube videos ever. Tricia may not have won a Pulitzer, but she could actually win the prestigious YouTube award. But in what category? Adorable? Instructional? Creative? Inspirational?

By: TheOnlyCoolTim

TheOnlyCoolTim — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:15:52 -0800

I posit the Youtube Social Darwin Award, the first recipients being Mrs. Walsh-Smith and those girls who Youtubed themselves assaulting the other girl and went to jail.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:48:13 -0800

I attempted to be interested and then I attempted to wonder what it would be like to have sex with her and then closed the window because she's just annoying and I hate listening to rich or used-to-be rich people whine. It makes me want to rub dirt on their faces.

By: dhammond

dhammond — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:20:45 -0800

It's hilarious how the video starts with "Hi, it's Tricia again" and it's her first YouTube video.

By: Sparx

Sparx — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:15:49 -0800

they brought the internet itself up at noon of a day in 1984; and then, at noon plus four minutes seventeen seconds, the first boobies link... ...had finished downloading.

By: fourcheesemac

fourcheesemac — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:33:46 -0800

And people wonder why men leave their wives?

By: dhartung

dhartung — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:26:02 -0800

Did you notice the poster for her play, Addictions? (06:36) It says it won the 2006 Pulitzer for drama. To be fair, she said that was put in by her friend who made the poster. She snickered and said "One day!" I guess it's the glitterati equivalent of those places that put your face on a TIME magazine cover. The reading (and the casting of Martha Plimpton) were, however, real. (And I checked -- the Public Theater is still independent, and not part of the Shubert Organization.) And you have to give her points for cancelling (temporarily) when she found out that one of the benefit's original sponsors was Smirnoff (the benefit was for Caron, an addiction recovery organization).

By: Ynoxas

Ynoxas — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:56:42 -0800

Its unfortunate because they looked like they were going to make it. [/snark] I guess sometimes 750k isn't enough to forget things you've... done.

By: Locative

Locative — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:02:37 -0800

NY Times article: When the Ex Blogs, the Dirtiest Laundry is Aired

By: Locative

Locative — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:53:16 -0800

Daily Mail article: The Viagra Monolgues "Some people might be criticising me for my approach, but I've certainly got their attention. I knew that to get attention to my plight I had to be sensational and funny. Also, camera crew was just "a girl with a camera." At the beginning of last week, Tricia flicked through the Yellow Pages and found the number for a film crew. "Well, actually it was just a girl with a camera. We filmed the video on the Tuesday. The original tape is more than an hour long. I have great stuff that hasn't been shown." Yet.