The Brampton Bugle: News that really matters
January 15, 2005 7:09 AM Subscribe
The Brampton Bugle News, Culture, Health, Fashion, Jobs and much, much more. The charming English village of Brampton in Derbyshire goes on-line. Brampton’s Website offers a “behind the scenes” view of British village life written by the people themselves (and most of them seem to contribute). Click also on the banner/display adverts which provide deeper insights. Some pages have sound….when you least expect it! Other than that, SFW.
Ah, JtJ... If only this were real — I would move to Brampton poste haste. Terribly wonderful.
posted by taz at 7:30 AM on January 15, 2005
posted by taz at 7:30 AM on January 15, 2005
Actually, I see in the Jobs section that they have a position open for a Boffin. I've been mistaken for a boffin before... I think I might apply.
posted by taz at 7:35 AM on January 15, 2005
posted by taz at 7:35 AM on January 15, 2005
This is indeed a really shitty rip-off of the Framley Examiner.
posted by Mayor Curley at 7:58 AM on January 15, 2005
posted by Mayor Curley at 7:58 AM on January 15, 2005
I didn't realise it was possible to do a parody that contained no shred of humour at all. Remarkable.
posted by Hogshead at 9:08 AM on January 15, 2005
posted by Hogshead at 9:08 AM on January 15, 2005
Brampton is a real place by the way. I have a friend who lived there for several years. A rather unnotable place, I must say, though full of all sorts of freaks, geeks, and closed minded little Englanders I hear.
posted by wackybrit at 1:28 PM on January 15, 2005
posted by wackybrit at 1:28 PM on January 15, 2005
Turns out I was getting confused with Brampton in Cambridgeshire. Never mind!
posted by wackybrit at 4:13 PM on January 15, 2005
posted by wackybrit at 4:13 PM on January 15, 2005
This Framley stuff is gold. The Fag Break borders on Dadaism; the joke list and comic come close enough to content to frustrate and tease the reader. This is the technique I enjoy in Homestar Runner: the feeling that a child or someone foreign to a culture has rebuilt a cultural artifact, hanging onto scraps and surface and misunderstanding all meaning.
posted by NickDouglas at 7:31 PM on January 15, 2005
posted by NickDouglas at 7:31 PM on January 15, 2005
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