Please welcome the new AustenBlog Ombudsman
As several of our Gentle Readers have expressed Concern over the workings of AustenBlog and the behavior of other visitors of late, we thought it might be a good idea to have an objective third party to mediate. Therefore, please welcome our new ombudsman, DCI Gene Hunt of the Criminal Investigation Department to the AustenBlog staff. (We won’t be reviewing any of his books, though; sorry.) You can call him Guv.
For those distraught and concerned by recent events on the blog, the Guv has a message:
We hope this new appointment improves your AustenBlog reading experience. Trust the Gene Genie.
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:54 pm
ROTFLMAO!
April 3rd, 2008 at 3:11 pm
What does ROTFLMAO stand for? Thanks!
April 3rd, 2008 at 3:14 pm
rolling on the floor laughing my a$$ off !!!
April 3rd, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Yes–what Deb said.
I know Sandra is, like me, a big fan of the Gene Genie.
I hope nobody takes offense to my little joke but I was a bit annoyed with our Concern Troll(s) last night. It’s rather unJanelike behavior and I’m astonished that anyone calling herself a Jane Austen fan would engage in it. This post does not apply to the vast majority of our visitors.
April 3rd, 2008 at 3:41 pm
I missed the Trolls, so color me clueless. Probably good idea to add Guv to your staff, but it may take me a while to embrace a guy who was so mean to Horatio in a past life.
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Deb R, you must forgive him — he made it up to Horatio in the end! (And if that doesn’t do it, watch Vanity Fair mini of 1998.)
I adore the guy! Thanks for the laugh, Mags!
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:28 pm
LOL, fabulous!
Just what I needed today; nice call Mags. (grin)
April 3rd, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Good lord, this site is brutal. But…he is rather sexy in a rude, misogynous, jingoist kind of way! Luv the Guv
April 3rd, 2008 at 5:44 pm
One does so luv his subtle approach.
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Yes, indeed, he was mean to Horatio, but he and we have gotten past all that now. As for the guv; well, have a look and see what you’ve been missing.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:42 am
Gotta love a site that brings The Guv together with Jane Austen. Maybe Amanda can encounter the Gene Genie when she’s Lost in Austen?
April 4th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
I love Gene Hunt! ‘Ashes to Ashes’ is a worthy successor to ‘Life on Mars’, can’t say i ever expected him to crop up on a Jane Austen website though…. ah well it’s all good!
April 4th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Dear Deb R, Thanks for the translation of ROTFLMAO - LOL!