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SykkBoy 12-28-2009 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton (Post 16689210)
sure....

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/image..._joesemail.jpg

(funny - now they blacked out the "Joe" in his email address - as if no one would guess that)

one special care package going out to Santa Monica in the morning....anyone else up for it?

Semi-Retired-Dave 12-28-2009 04:17 PM

Nobody seems to care about the confidentiality clause he has on his email.

MaDalton 12-28-2009 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberAge-Dave (Post 16689383)
Nobody seems to care about the confidentiality clause he has on his email.

isn't that like "don't click if you are not 18 yet"?

DaddyHalbucks 12-28-2009 04:40 PM

Does GGW Cash pay webmasters? What's your experience?

Does anyone still promote GGW Cash?

?

ShellyCrash 12-28-2009 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SykkBoy2 (Post 16689360)
one special care package going out to Santa Monica in the morning....anyone else up for it?

I'm down. I mean, there;s nothing illegal about mailing someone a gift, right?

I gotta go to the post office tomorrow anyway. :thumbsup

AaliyahLove 12-28-2009 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BobG (Post 16688225)
I mean really... Is there even a close second? This seems like a landslide victory.

that Francis guy from Iporn..whats his name? I think he comes in a close second, but Joe def earned this title :)

candyflip 12-28-2009 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude (Post 16689262)
Actually, the Douche of the Decade article came out on December 22nd:

[IMG]

I mean. I realize they Gawker is no "Yes Signals" when it comes to traffic and ranking, but hey, they try damn it (btw, why do you get so much non-US and non-Canada traffic?)... :upsidedow

ADG

Have you ever seen the Sleazydream.com stats when he started flooding the site with Chinese traffic?

MaDalton 12-28-2009 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by AaliyahLove (Post 16689516)
that Francis guy from Iporn..whats his name? I think he comes in a close second, but Joe def earned this title :)

Francis Koenig

MrMaxwell 12-28-2009 05:41 PM

This clown is still alive? :Oh crap

Exit-chat 12-28-2009 05:48 PM

Joe owes us over 60k
 
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Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks (Post 16689427)
Does GGW Cash pay webmasters? What's your experience?

Does anyone still promote GGW Cash?

?

He screwed me out of our rev share deal after 2.5 years recovering over 1mm in sales and he decided to stiff us. My team has just filed suit against him... we will see what happens...

JFK 12-28-2009 06:02 PM

Fitty Douches of the Decade:pimp

SykkBoy 12-28-2009 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellyCrash (Post 16689469)
I'm down. I mean, there;s nothing illegal about mailing someone a gift, right?

I gotta go to the post office tomorrow anyway. :thumbsup

Exactly, and it's not like it's anything dangerous or harmful that is going through the mail...

Pleasurepays 12-28-2009 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Quentin (Post 16689185)
It just occurred to me that Francis must not have heard our podcast interview with Doug Stanhope, eh? (The part about Francis comes near the end of this clip)

Compared with what Stanhope had to say about Francis, Gawker's Douche award seems downright reserved.... :1orglaugh

i love doug stanhope!

DBS.US 12-28-2009 06:31 PM

http://www.google.com/search?client=...UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude 12-28-2009 06:49 PM

Apparently Joe Francis is a little miffed at Nick Denton of Gawker, so I had to learn more about Mr. Denton...

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Nick Denton (born August 24, 1966) is a British journalist and internet entrepreneur, the founder and proprietor of the blog collective Gawker Media, and the managing editor of the New York-based Gawker.com.

Denton was educated at University College School and University College, Oxford. He began his career as a journalist with the Financial Times. He co-wrote a book about the collapse of Barings Bank called All That Glitters.

He was one of the founders of a social networking site called First Tuesday, and co-founded Moreover Technologies with David Galbraith and Angus Bankes, schoolmates from UCS.

Denton was featured in the Sunday Times Rich List 2007 in position 502 with an estimated wealth of £140m (approximately $290m) based on the sale of his previous companies and the current value of Gawker Media. He was once featured in a Vanity Fair photoshoot.

Denton is openly gay. His partner is Douglas Boatwright. He lives next to Samuel Jackson.
I was wondering before if Denton had the $$$ to take on the Douche of the Decade (given the threats that Joe was lobbing at Nick), and it appears that Denton can put plenty of money into a legal war chest to take on Francis, should the need arise.

Personally, I think that Joe Francis has bigger issues to deal with (such as the IRS and Steve Wynn), instead of focusing on gossip sites that are simply repeating allegations previously reported by mainstream journals (besides I thought Joe liked the attention, as much as he puts himself in the limelight by his pleasant demeanor, humble attitude, and impeccable manners).

ADG

Pleasurepays 12-28-2009 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude (Post 16689735)
Apparently Joe Francis is a little miffed at Nick Denton of Gawker, so I had to learn more about Mr. Denton...



I was wondering before if Denton had the $$$ to take on the Douche of the Decade (given the threats that Joe was lobbing at Nick), and it appears that Denton can put plenty of money into a legal war chest to take on Francis, should the need arise.

Personally, I think that Joe Francis has bigger issues to deal with (such as the IRS and Steve Wynn), instead of focusing on gossip sites that are simply repeating allegations previously reported by mainstream journals (besides I thought Joe liked the attention, as much as he puts himself in the limelight by his pleasant demeanor, humble attitude, and impeccable manners).

ADG

i like you a lot.

i think you're very funny and very clever.

i love asian girls.

i like your content.

however, you seem to care entirely too much about Joe Francis. i'm deducting cool points.

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude 12-28-2009 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Pleasurepays (Post 16689742)
you seem to care entirely too much about Joe Francis. i'm deducting cool points.

http://www.about-seattlewa.com/wp-co...ds/OH_NOES.jpg

Thanks for the compliments - I generally find most of your posts to be insightful and witty as well...but let's see, Joe Francis paid out big bucks to settle a lawsuit by several underage girls which his company shot (and has another lawsuit pending, which includes a plaintiff claiming she was shot when she was just 13 years old), and Francis was alleged to have raped a girl (although he reportedly claimed he never had sex with anyone that night, only to have his lawyer later purportedly say that yes, he had sex with the girl whom claimed rape, but that it was consensual sex).

And the list goes on - and on...

http://www.beersteak.com/wp-content/...s-released.jpg

http://www.scandalist.com/files/2009/01/badfashion.jpg

Joe Francis is such an upstanding, top notch guy, that he pled no contest to child abuse, and was convicted of child abuse.

I could go on, but I really don't care that much about Joe Francis, just that people know what a douchebag he is, and how deserving he is of the title, Douche of the Decade.

You can keep your cool points...I don't post on GFY to be cool (and no offense taken, I still like you).

ADG

Pleasurepays 12-28-2009 08:09 PM

This is America.. the justice system isn't about justice... its about whether or not you can afford the fight ;)

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude 12-28-2009 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Pleasurepays (Post 16689860)
This is America.. the justice system isn't about justice... its about whether or not you can afford the fight ;)

And so far Joe Francis has been able to afford the fight, by getting evidence suppressed, settling with accusers, and pleading no contest to child abuse (among other things), but avoiding any true hard time.

Something tells me Joe's luck, along with his bankroll, is running out...

ADG

L-Pink 12-28-2009 08:44 PM

See sig ....


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ShellyCrash 12-28-2009 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude (Post 16689917)
Something tells me Joe's luck, along with his bankroll, is running out...

ADG

I haven't seen his debits and credits, but the GGW empire ain't what it used to be. I think saying that he's blowing through cash faster than he's bringing it in these last few years is a fairly reasonable assumption.

Legal fees must be huge. He needs to hire some handlers to protect him from himself at this point.

fatfoo 12-28-2009 09:00 PM

[enter fatfoo]

[smokes cigarette]

My dear ShellyCrash, nowadays is the time when good honest men sue drunkards and drunkards sue good honest men. What do you make of it? Make a company and sell some goods and services. The employees will act like a bunch of huskies.

[throws cigarette on the floor and steps on it]

Mariarti shit.

[exit fatfoo]

fl_prn_str 12-28-2009 09:08 PM

reality bites :winkwink:

DBS.US 12-28-2009 09:19 PM

never mind

Young 12-28-2009 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude (Post 16689735)
Apparently Joe Francis is a little miffed at Nick Denton of Gawker, so I had to learn more about Mr. Denton...

I was wondering before if Denton had the $$$ to take on the Douche of the Decade (given the threats that Joe was lobbing at Nick), and it appears that Denton can put plenty of money into a legal war chest to take on Francis, should the need arise.

Gawker is HUGE.

fris 12-28-2009 10:15 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawker_..._Media_weblogs

neonlights 12-28-2009 11:13 PM

i doubt this francis guy has a case. but anything goes in legal america.

Lykos 12-29-2009 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Fletch XXX (Post 16688210)
with the number of underage girls coming forward with claims..., one could actually call him much worse and get away with it. One girl claims she was 13.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Francis

:helpme:helpme:helpme

Nikki_Licks 12-29-2009 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Fletch XXX (Post 16688210)
with the number of underage girls coming forward with claims..., one could actually call him much worse and get away with it. One girl claims she was 13.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Francis

I am curious as to why this piece of shit is not behind bars with all these girls coming forward.

Fuck Joe Francis and GGW!!

Quentin 12-29-2009 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by neonlights (Post 16690282)
i doubt this francis guy has a case. but anything goes in legal america.

The problem for Francis is a little case called New York Times v. Sullivan and the standard it set in terms of a public figure proving defamation on the part of a media outlet. That standard is very, very high. Cases like Sullivan and Falwell v. Flynt are the reason you rarely see defamation cases brought against the media these days, and even more rarely see one succeed.

This lawsuit threat against Gawker will likely never become an actual lawsuit. Francis has very little chance of winning (I'd say next to no chance), and his attorneys have probably already advised him accordingly.

CarlosTheGaucho 12-29-2009 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by SykkBoy2 (Post 16688547)
better yet, everyone should buy a massengil douche and mail it to him...imagine him going out to check his mail and getting a huge shipment of douchebags....

LOL :thumbsup


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