Thursday, January 03, 2008

Jasper Gerard booted out of The Observer

I hope it wasn't anything I said.

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  1. No, something he wrote. Well, all of it, really....

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  2. It took you a long time to see him out Madame. Then again you probably had nothing to do with his departure.

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  3. Thank God for that. Why the Observer hired him in the first place beats me.

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  4. Thank you Atticus. Where do you think he will beach up next? There's that terrorist humour novel he's working on. I would sooooooooooooo love to run a short extract.

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  5. I happen to know for a fact that the Obserrver editor reads your blog all the time and he thinks you're sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo gorgeous.

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  6. Enough of the Obs... Madame, can you let us know what happened to break up the strangely close relationship between Simon Kelner and his Sindy editor Tristan Davies? Please....

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  8. That is indeed a fascinating question, I agree. And I have heard many a strange tale of the beauty and the beast. Simon is most concerned about the aesthetic quality of those people who work closely with him, btw. But I wouldn't wish to give currency to idle hearsay about this curious split. I feel confident an Arcati devotee will share an indiscretion.

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  9. With regard to Simon Kelner and his aesthetic tastes, I do recall him being partial to a dusky young woman who featured quite heavily on Mad Arc's blog in 2007. 'Partial' here being a euphamism for lecherous and spouting propositions.

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  10. I remember you said you could get Gerard a job on the Sunday Express. Does that offer still stand?

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  11. "I hope it wasn't anything I said."

    You'd be sooo pleased, wouldn't you? Dream on.

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  13. Dear Durabitch, You wouldn't know one way or the other. Back to your macramé evening classes, there's a duck.

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  14. < Back to your macramé evening classes, there's a duck. >

    There must be a slight misunderstanding here. You're talking to Francine!!!

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