Troy Buswell quokka-kicking scandal
I hate to ruin the fun for all those enjoying the latest "revelations" about Troy Buswell. But this rumor that he beat the bejesus out of a quokka is utter crap. And I know it's utter crap because I made it up and posted it to this blog!
Yep, a while ago, when the Buswell scandals started, I wrote what I thought was a very clearly tongue-in-cheek story. I'd call it a verbal cartoon.
But clearly a case of blogosphere Chinese whispers has resulted, and it's now a white hot national headline.
To Troy Buswell: If you're reading this, my heartfelt apologies. Read my recent posts and you'll see, I'm definitely not one of the people relishing your recent troubles.
My take on the feeding frenzy going on in the west is that if you're gonna sledge Buswell, then you should sledge Carpenter as well. The fact that many have not is the real story, I reckon.
I thought that most people reading blogs were discerning. Obviously not.
To the person who went mainstream with what was clearly a gag I have these two responses:
If you didn't get the gag, you need to get out more.
If you did get the gag, and wilfully misinterpreted it to give Buswell more grief, then you're right down there below quokkas on the food chain. You're a rat. And if you cross my path, I'll take pleasure in kicking you!
Still, I've gotta say, it's all pretty funny. Fact that this has happened says heaps about the meeja.
