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Gold Star Motel: Silkwood-Style Showers

Emily Gould · 03/30/07 04:25PM

Each week, a handful of reader comments are selected for inclusion and veneration in the Gold Star Motel. Standards of excellence are arbitrary, fluid, and contradictory. The reward is strictly honorary (at best). This week:

Mold Star Motel: What Type Of Rejected Gawker Commenter Are You?

abalk2 · 03/26/07 01:05PM

Each week, thousands of reader comments are rejected by our sharp-eyed hall monitor Intern Kaila. In this installment of Mold Star Motel, Kaila recognizes that there are identifiable patterns, repetitions — nay, archetypes - for rejected commenters, and that maybe, just maybe, we can see a little bit of ourselves and our tendencies in some of them. See if you stack up:

Gold Star Motel: Stumped

Emily Gould · 03/23/07 05:05PM

Each week, a handful of reader comments are selected for inclusion and veneration in the Gold Star Motel. Standards of excellence are arbitrary, fluid, and contradictory. The reward is strictly honorary (at best). This week:

Re:Let Jason Calacanis Make YOU A Famous Blogger
Jason Calcanis:
" would just like to add that impossible is nothing, and that you should never let people hold you back. If someone tries to tell you that you can't be an A-list blogger cross them out of your life—never speak to them again.
It will also help if you keep yourself physically fit—a strong body equals a strong blog post.
best regards,
JDAWG
(currently bench pressing 80 pounds with a 16MPG ping pong serve that you will not be able to return)"

Gold Star Motel: A Cloak Of Eternal Youth

Emily Gould · 03/16/07 04:20PM

Each week, a handful of reader comments are selected for inclusion and veneration in the Gold Star Motel. Standards of excellence are arbitrary, fluid, and contradictory. The reward is strictly honorary (at best). This week:

Gold Star Motel: Fist Me On Christmas Morning

Emily Gould · 03/09/07 04:33PM

Each week, a handful of reader comments are selected for inclusion and veneration in the Gold Star Motel. Standards of excellence are arbitrary, fluid, and contradictory. The reward is strictly honorary (at best). This week:

Mold Star Motel: Sleep Well, Fluffball

abalk2 · 03/02/07 12:40PM

Each week, thousands of reader comments are rejected by our sharp-eyed hall monitor Intern Kaila. In honor of today's closing ceremonies for an American icon, we have selected some of the most interesting rejected comments concerning the late Anna Nicole Smith. Please bear in mind that all these comments are real, and that individuals actually sat down and typed them out, sometimes even spell-checking them first. We may mock our regular commenters on occasion, but you guys are positively Shakespearean compared to these folks. Take a look:

Gold Star Motel: Tastes Like Obligation

Emily Gould · 03/01/07 03:49PM

Each week, a handful of reader comments are selected for inclusion and veneration in the Gold Star Motel. Standards of excellence are arbitrary, fluid, and contradictory. The reward is strictly honorary (at best). This week:

Gold Star Motel: Naked Britney Singing About India

Emily Gould · 02/23/07 05:40PM

Each week, a handful of reader comments are selected for inclusion and veneration in the Gold Star Motel. Standards of excellence are arbitrary, fluid, and contradictory. The reward is strictly honorary (at best). This week:

Gold Star Motel: Bitch Still Got Her Cake

Emily Gould · 02/16/07 06:20PM

Each week, a handful of reader comments are selected for inclusion and veneration in the Gold Star Motel. Standards of excellence are arbitrary, fluid, and contradictory. The reward is strictly honorary (at best). This week:

Gold Star Motel: Big Bag of Emos

Emily Gould · 02/09/07 05:25PM

Each week, a handful of reader comments are selected for inclusion and veneration in the Gold Star Motel. Standards of excellence are arbitrary, fluid, and contradictory. The reward is strictly honorary (at best). This week:

Re:Win a Valentine's Day White Castle Date with The Assimilated Negro!:
ADM:
"that particular white castle is not that edgy. i don't even think they have a buzzer for the bathroom."
Re: Meet Your New Friend Flip:
ediebeale:
"I just got molested in my mouth by Doctor72 a little."

Gold Star Motel: White Converse And No Pubic Hair

Emily Gould · 01/26/07 01:30PM

Each week, a handful of reader comments are selected for inclusion and veneration in the Gold Star Motel. Standards of excellence are arbitrary, fluid, and contradictory. The reward is strictly honorary (at best). This week:

Gold Star Motel: Guess Who's Coming To Denver?

Emily Gould · 01/19/07 04:00PM

Each week, a handful of reader comments are selected for inclusion and veneration in the Gold Star Motel. Standards of excellence are arbitrary, fluid, and contradictory. The reward is strictly honorary (at best). This week:

Gold Star Motel: Drunk Chick Hot

Chris Mohney · 01/12/07 04:45PM

Each week, a reader comment per day is selected for inclusion and veneration in the Gold Star Motel. Standards of excellence are arbitrary, fluid, and contradictory. The reward is strictly honorary (at best). This week:

Gold Star Motel: Sweet Sausage

Chris Mohney · 01/05/07 04:25PM

Each week, a reader comment per day is selected for inclusion and veneration in the Gold Star Motel. Standards of excellence are arbitrary, fluid, and contradictory. The reward is strictly honorary (at best). This week:

Gold Star Motel: Surreptitious Orgasm

Chris Mohney · 12/29/06 11:30AM

Each week, a reader comment per day is selected for inclusion and veneration in the Gold Star Motel. Standards of excellence are arbitrary, fluid, and contradictory. The reward is strictly honorary (at best). This week:

Gold Star Motel: Special All-Gabe Edition

Emily Gould · 12/22/06 10:13AM

Each week, a reader comment per day is selected for inclusion and veneration in the Gold Star Motel. But this week was Hanukah, so we decided to only consider comments on Gabe-related posts. Standards of excellence are still, as usual, arbitrary, fluid, and contradictory. The reward is strictly honorary (at best). This week:
Re: Gawker Pinup Gallery
worst_1_yet: "I was wondering how long it would take to make the post asking "How Much Ambien Do I Need to Off Myself?" look positively principled by comparison, but I think I've got my answer."

Gold Star Motel: Whispering, Ghastly

Chris Mohney · 12/15/06 05:30PM

Each week, a reader comment per day is selected for inclusion and veneration in the Gold Star Motel. Standards of excellence are arbitrary, fluid, and contradictory. The reward is strictly honorary (at best). This week:

Gold Star Motel: We ALL Miss The Big Black Dildo

abalk2 · 12/08/06 04:00PM

Each week, a reader comment per day is selected for inclusion and veneration in the Gold Star Motel. Standards of excellence are arbitrary, fluid, and contradictory. The reward is strictly honorary (at best). This week:

Gold Star Motel: Order of the Streets

Chris Mohney · 12/01/06 05:45PM

Each week, a reader comment per day is selected for inclusion and veneration in the Gold Star Motel. Standards of excellence are arbitrary, fluid, and contradictory. The reward is strictly honorary (at best). This week: