No such issue for Kermit the Frog

May 2, 2024 3:08 PM

Menswear writer Derek Guy compares UK TV personality Piers Moron's fashion style with that of Kermit the Frog. That is all. [a thread on X]
posted by chavenet (26 comments total)

> a thread

Seems to be only a single post.
posted by genpfault at 3:18 PM on May 2 [3 favorites]

Threadreader for anyone having trouble seeing the full thread
posted by Two unicycles and some duct tape at 3:22 PM on May 2 [9 favorites]

Kermit in a turtleneck looks like Larry David
posted by L.P. Hatecraft at 3:27 PM on May 2 [2 favorites]

That's more time I've spent contemplating the existence of Piers Morgan in a single sitting than I have in perhaps the previous decade combined. Bravo!
posted by hippybear at 3:31 PM on May 2 [2 favorites]

One of my favorite new follows on the hell site.
posted by computech_apolloniajames at 3:35 PM on May 2 [4 favorites]

Great stuff! I had to stop before the end though, because while it is always good to see Kermit, looking at Piers Morgan for too long hurts my eyes. And my brain...
posted by Fuchsoid at 3:52 PM on May 2 [2 favorites]

As much as I may agree with certain assessments, spelling mistakes above the fold are overly editorial.
posted by Nanukthedog at 3:52 PM on May 2 [5 favorites]

Thanks for the Threadreader link, I really enjoyed this.
posted by tiny frying pan at 4:18 PM on May 2 [3 favorites]

Is today Kermit day? I'm fine with it being Kermit day!
posted by JHarris at 4:25 PM on May 2 [4 favorites]

I'd rather not think about Piers Morgan at all, but this is acceptable.
posted by It's Never Lurgi at 4:40 PM on May 2 [4 favorites]

I don’t mind thinking about Piers Morgan - I think very little of him, so it’s over quickly.
posted by nickmark at 4:45 PM on May 2 [4 favorites]

Derek Guy is a goddamned delight, and is on the short list of reasons I still check in on That Site. For those who are simply not willing to do so, however, he also has a genuine old-school blog at Die, Workwear!, which goes perhaps more in-depth into tailoring nerdery and has somewhat less snark than his Twitter account.
posted by Kat Allison at 5:12 PM on May 2 [14 favorites]

| Piers Moron's fashion style

I laughed but it doesn't take much.
posted by wurl1tzer_c0 at 5:34 PM on May 2 [2 favorites]

The author of that thread has thought more about Kermit the Frog's wardrobe than I ever have about mine.

I am not sure which of us is more indicted by this fact.
posted by The Manwich Horror at 5:58 PM on May 2 [6 favorites]

Additionally, the people who dress Kermit have thought more about that wardrobe than Pier Moron has ever considered his. He apparently only looks good on his television show where he has professional dressers.

What this means is... even if all you are is a famous frog, let your dressers advise you!
posted by hippybear at 6:50 PM on May 2 [3 favorites]

I am not sure which of us is more indicted by this fact.

You. No contest. Derek is, as Kat Allison notes above, a goddamned delight, and I love the way it appears that when offered an invite to appear on the shithead Morgan's show, he offered the world this instead. Perfection.
posted by mediareport at 7:25 PM on May 2 [5 favorites]

Apparently Apple Autocorrect has a thing it likes to do with Piers' last name? Interesting.
posted by hippybear at 7:27 PM on May 2 [2 favorites]

For non-Brits, the joke is that you can't tell which of the two is an absolute muppet.
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 8:31 PM on May 2 [6 favorites]

Piers is the muppet? I thought Boris was the muppet! Am I losing track? I watch Pod Save The UK every week and listen to BBC World Service overnight...
posted by hippybear at 8:41 PM on May 2 [2 favorites]

Speaking of Boris, who is another absolute fucking muppet, who is finally facing some consequences for his own actions.
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 1:50 AM on May 3 [3 favorites]

Overly Formal and ill fitting

Vs

Mostly nudist with good fashion sense
posted by blue_beetle at 5:01 AM on May 3 [2 favorites]

Is your blood off the rack?
posted by MisantropicPainforest at 5:46 AM on May 3 [2 favorites]

What did the Muppets ever do to justify their sainted name being used to describe right-wing shills and trolls?
posted by JHarris at 7:31 AM on May 3 [4 favorites]

Brits will colonize anything, even the Muppets.
posted by seanmpuckett at 7:46 AM on May 3 [3 favorites]

What did the Muppets ever do to justify their sainted name being used to describe right-wing shills and trolls?

I think you're missing the point of the thread?
posted by MisantropicPainforest at 8:02 AM on May 3 [1 favorite]

a genuine old-school blog at Die, Workwear!

My shameful confession is that having only known him from his Twitter account, I always thought the 'die' was a German 'the.'
posted by mittens at 11:01 AM on May 3 [3 favorites]