Well it had to happen. Honestly I can't believe it's taken this long. But as you may have heard, I've been busted by a newspaper reporter. My cover has been blown. Guy named Brad Stone, who works for the New York Times. Have you heard of him? Well, tip of the hat to you, Brad Stone. You did the sleuthing. You put the pieces of the puzzle together. You went through my trash, hacked into my computer, and put listening devices in my home. Now you've ruined the mystery of Fake Steve, robbing thousands of people around the world of their sense of childlike wonder. Hope you feel good about yourself, you mangina. One bright side is that at least I was busted by the Times and not Valleywag. I really, really enjoyed seeing those guys keep guessing wrong. For six months Dr. Evil and Mr. Bigglesworth put their big brains together and couldn't come up with the answer. Guy from the Times did it in a week. So much for the trope about smarty-pants bloggers disrupting old media. Brilliant. My only regret is that we didn't get a chance to see Bigglesworth take a few more swings and misses.
Apple faithful, here in our darkest hour I know what you're thinking: What's next for FSJ? Well, I'm taking a few days off to sit in a lake and do some yoga and meditation and non-thinking. Then I'm coming back next week, badder than ever, with a new sponsor -- my homeboys at Forbes.com. Turns out they've been reading FSJ and liking it too. Who knew?
Meanwhile if anyone can think of a cool way to use the name "Brad Stone" (all or part) as a verb, let me know.
Maybe this:
brad, v.i.:
1. To bust a fellow filthy hack without mercy and spoil the fun for everyone, in a quest for personal aggrandizement.
2. To urinate in a pool.
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Damn, I am so busted, yo
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brad.
to piss on everyone's strawberries
Well, I never saw a dog with an exotropic strabismus before. It's… disturbing, to say the least.
Damn... did I miss something? hate when that happens!
Secret Diary of Brad? Perhaps written in crayon, even.
I kind of feel sorry for you, because now instead of people just enjoying the blog on it's own merits you'll probably just get a load of personal insults most days, which is a shame.
Anyway, if you choose to capitalize on your 15-minutes, I hope you have fun!
It's a sad, sad day for the Internet. Does this change things between us, Steve?
keep the fake dream alive
Just consider his initials, and you have the core of his mettle. Guess it should be expected from a hack for that Anti-American bird cage lining propaganda factory that employs him. Why Pogue hasn't flown the coup befuddles me to no end. Seriously these douchebags of the media can't leave well enough alone. They'd rather destroy others for 15 minutes of fame than show an ounce of character or ethics. Next week he and this issue will be forgotten as their next hit piece comes out. Let me be the first to call for an immediate and permanent boycott of the NYT. Afterall you can find more facts in the National Enquirer.
Long live FSJ!
Thanks for memories FSJ, I'd always secretly hoped you'd turn out to be Real Steve Jobs playing an elaborate hoax on us all.
It's a conspiracy theory, people! Daniel is just a scapegoat. Nobody could figure it out after 14 months, but it takes 1 week for NY Times to figure it out? Hmmmm.... People, FSJ is still loose out there!
Oh well...
I had a feeling that when the real identity was revealed, I would have never heard of the person before.
Oh hey, I was right.
My hat's off to you, sir. This is a quality blog, and there is just no way it can be the same from now on.
What a stupid bradstone-head.
brad, v.:
1. to turn up the volume to 11 on a career that will never add up to 1 (usage: Brad Stone brad stones himself.)
2. to choke on someone else's vomit (usage: Brad Stone brad stoned himself last night.)
Omg! It may have been cheesy but that was one of the funniest posts I have read on this fantastic blog.
Emad =P
"I think I passed a bradstone."
:(
Wait, this whole thing was fake?
I'm suing.
I still believe!
Damn.
I always secretly hoped that FSJ was in fact the RSJ.
I know, there'd be legal problems with 'forward-looking statements' and all that crap, but I still enjoyed the remote possibility.
A pox on you and your joyless heart, Brad Stone!
"brad stone", v.t., to issue a spoiler, as in "He totally brad stoned the surprise party!"
Too bad you were brad stoned, FSJ. We still love you.
Noooooooooooooooooooooo!
Damn you Brad Stone, and all your ilk...
FSJ, continue on your quest...
All your faithful fans will immediately undergo self-hypnosis to erase all record of your true Forbesian identity.
On to greater glory, FSJ!
What a brilliant fake-out. Now when the stock tanks again we can blame Forbes.
How did you get Lyons to take the fall?
WTF?
*choke*
Bummer. Brad Stoney needs to go on a long trip with Larry in his boat and swim with the fishes ;)
Wow. I'm sorry to hear those spoil-sports at the Times and Valleywag finally figured it out. Ruins it for a lot of people.
Keep this goin FSJ, it's insanely great.
Well, this sucks. Had to ruin the fun for everyone, didn't he.
And, yeah, we know you work for Forbes.
It sucks big time that they're the new sponsor.
I'm guessing now the entire right half of your page will be one huge "skyscraper" banner ad now.
It was nice while it lasted. We all enjoyed it.
Edit / Bookmarks/ Delete.
Just sent to Bradhole via NYT.com:
Hey Brad, thanks for the article about Fake Steve Jobs. Maybe next you can go around to local kindergartens and tell children that Santa Claus isn't real.
Seriously, you're awesome. I'm not being sarcastic at all. Honestly. This is the type of cutting edge investigating that I would only expect from the New York Times.
This is so much more important than the war, politics, or a million other things you could have spent valuable time and money researching. Way to go. You should be proud of yourself. A regular Woodward and Bernstein rolled into one.
In fact, I think I'll go out and buy a NYTimes right now...I'm running out of Charmin anyway.
This is a sad sad day. And I will never think the same way about the NY Times. I mean where in journalistic ethics does it say that they have to kill the fun.
I am glad you'll keep going... and I guess you'll get credit now.
Meanwhile, I remember when getting Stoned was a good thing. And when I used Steven Stone was my college deejay airname. Now ruined all.
Please everyone send Brad Stone straight to Dell... running Vista.
I hate it...everyone wants to be the next Woodward and Bernstien...finding out who did this and who did that...screw mystery...screw what works...let's be a drag to the rest and "expose" who FSJ is...
WTF is wrong with a little mystery?
I hope you're proud of yourself Brad "No" Stones...You succeeded in your attempt to ruin our fun and maybe you'll get a Pulitzer out of your expose on FSJ, you pompous loser...or at least a key to the Executive washroom down there at the Times...frickin tool
Good Speed, Sir Jobso...
brad stone is no peer to you.
I was in the pool and a six year old brad stoned in it. Nice.
Brad Stone, you bitch...you just had to ruin it for the rest of us. Whaddya say FSJ, should we start calling the people who were trying to unmask you bradtards (stonetards?).
...I've spent 21 years trying to get found out!
http://notesfmthedump.blogspot.com/
Doh, it's finally out. Too bad. Something's are better left alone. I'm speechless and dumbfounded. There are so many other more important things for reporters to be doing. I hope he's proud of himself. I'll make sure to keep my 7-year-old away from that guy - after-all he still believes in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy (the seven-year-old).
Boo! That guy is a douche. Oh well, I'll still buy the book.
Ah, that's too bad. Was a fun run. Hope you can keep the fun coming.
Thanks for the fun. It was good while it lasted.
wow
Liar!
The real Fake Steve Jobs is still out there... laughing in his big office in Cupertino...
yes, you should definitely start a 'santorum' campaign against this Brad Stone character
Damn, damn, DAMN!
Damn, have I now lost my "childlike sense of wonder" because of this douchetard Brad? I hope not.
my bad
Gee, spoiled :P
You now join the dubious ranks of Santa Claus and the tooth fairy. You're still at the top of my list.
Namaste, yo!
Dude...I'm so sorry....
FSJ,
Sorry to hear you were outed. I haven't seen the NYT yet, so I don't know who you really are (yet).
Here wish ful top 5 list for your true identity:
5. That kid that smashed his laptop and then you sent him a new one.
4. Al Gore
3. Lindsay Lohan - wait?
2. Terrell Owens
1. Bill Gates, obviously
I hope you keep writing.. :)
Well in regards to using brad. Around my neck of the woods we use brad in a cockney rhyming slang kind of way. Brad = Brad Pitt = S**t
For example we might say, "going for a brad"
Oh.....and I'm currently mourning my now missing sense of child-like wonder.
*Falls on the floor laughing* Mr. Bigglesworth and Doctor Evil. Couldn't have come up with a better way to decribe them.
Well at least you busted, you got busted in FSJ style. Your going to keep posting right?
that sucks
Keep up the good work, Dan (if that's really you name)!
That's right, screw those Valleywag hoseheads.
Twas fun while it lasted, eh?
Shine on,
Aaron
FSJ, so sad that you've been brad...ed.
DAMN! Thanks for ruining it Brad Stone, its the end of the FSJ era now.
Frigtard.
"He totally braded... it was, like, so gross! Devons mom actually had to, like, *repaint* the pool!"
Yes, I can totally see it. Actually, I'm going to use it myself (as events warrant).
Oh, and thanks for all the fun. I really, really hope you keep on. I mean, just because someone drops a bradstone in your pool... It's annoying, but not the end of the world, right?
Well that sucks.
I guess I'll have to find another Fake Steve.
It was fun while the joke lasted.
Namaste brother.
FSJ lives, so... it's cool, daddy-o.
If it helps Steve, I'm not going to go out of my way to find out who you are, so keep anonymous. =)
Yeah..ruins the fun a bit.
Great writer you are. Keep it going.
How do we know that your not really Steve, acting like you were outed? Quit using this Forbes guy as a scape goat.
Readers, this is just like Steve. All this attention from the iPhone, weeks later...has a release that in no way can compete with the June 29th news. What does he do? Sunday evening(slow news day) releases he has been outed...BULL SHIT! Steve looking for more hits for Tuesday....WHATEVER!
These negative people at the Times and Valleywag upset me. We all knew it was inevitable that this day would come, yet it doesn't matter that you are busted now.
Most people didn't know you before and have never read any of your "real" articles (I for sure haven't). So just keep going FSJ, move the server or put some links to Forbes to pay for the rent, and in a few days I and most other readers will have completely forgotten and continue to seriously enjoy your ramblings about Beastmaster Bill and his posse, Bono, Al, Squirrel Boy, Freetards et al. Maybe you never get an interview with one of them again in the real world, but maybe you become the next Joe Klein. Who knows. Apparently in this case even your boss backs you. So please don't drop the ball now, bokay.
Namaste and peace out ;-)
Please keep Bloging!!!
Bravo brother iConSteve! Can't wait to share this with my Philly buddy michaelmcgeittigan@mac.com. Gotta love East coast journalists.
F* the new york times. I'm starting a class action lawsuit as we speak! We will have our day, FSJ. We will have our day.
Wow. Many of us thought you were British. But then that was obviously to throw us off the scent.
Really enjoy the site, keep up the good work, yo!
LIONS, tigers & bears, oh my!! It's a sad, but inevitable,
day in the neighborhood.
To Fake BS... wait I guess you are the real deal - so what do you have against "childlike wonder"? or just
threatened by someone actually having some fun
writing? At least you can sleep well tonight knowing you've earned that paycheck from the nyTimers doing your best imitation of humorless Fake Bob Woodward.
Heads: reporter/slurnalist, Tails: private dick - guess it landed on edge. If not you, one of the innumerable
others of your ilk, so no special kudos other than you get
to be first in crashing the party - here's hoping Al Gore
becomes a permanent house guest at your place as the
prize for this sterling example of journalistic nonessential investigative reporting. What's next on your list? Paris Hilton: God's messenger or trickster
partygirl?
"The guy "bstoned" the party and everyone went home
pissed, what a bkill!
Best of luck FS.... it's been real
Brad was the character from Rocky Horror Picture Show. Just when Dr. Frankenfurter is going down on Brad, he is interupted by a phone call to which he replies "I'm coming", to which the (Philly) audience screams..."and so is Brad"
Thanks for the ride!
So uhhhh, you upset about it? ;-)
I can't believe he came and heckled you on your vaca. This is the worst journalistic atrocity at NYT since they were cheerleading for the Iraq invasion.
I think Brad should be a synonym for Santorum.
i think i'm devastated! it's like someone telling me that Harry Potter isn't real. still love the blog though and i'll just pretend like i never heard a thing.
busterheine.com
Fake Steve, we hardly knew ye....
I can't believe it! Why art thou so cruel dear Lord!?
This is obviously a plan, thoroughly made by the Beastmaster, in conjunctino with the freetards. They were in dire need of discreting you, since you were the voice of reason!
I refuse to believe it, and to be honest, I will keep reading this! Long live (fake) Steve Jobs!
Reminds me what the audience shouts to Brad in Rocky Horror Picture Show: Asshole!
I'm surprised you didn't use cease and desist on this one, the way you usually do!
We love you, FSJ, even though you work at Forbes. Really.
Great job while it lasted...
Fuck You Brad Stone
my money was on John Sculley.
Dude...who cares. I'm interested in finding a decent snorkle for Branch Lake in 3 weeks. I freakin bought one at the Sports Auhority on Friday and it broke already. Ugh.
I still don't believe there's a real Steve Jobs.
This is the darkest day in Apple history.... well, seconf darkest.
Do. You. Know. How. Much. This. Sucks?
I mean, it is Up There with No Santa Claus.
This is what the spoilsport bastard looks like:
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/brad_stone/index.html?inline=nyt-per
For the next week, call me Moshe, Jr.
Feel the fear, Stone! I live in NYC. Have you heard of it?
Say it ain't so, FSJ!! Let's stone Brad!
You're right - it ruins the fun! Having said that, I'd love the blog to continue...it's epic.
What it means to be Brad Stoned:
Having your stones nailed to the wall
Damn the Fake Steve got Brad Stoned, oh well just another way to get stoned in life :))
I don't believe it. I think that Dan Lyons guy is just a stooge to fake us all out. FSJ is a myth and a legend. He is nobody and yet everyone at the same time. He is not mortal like this Dan guy. I should have beat Dan to the punch and admitted I am FSJ. Then I would have gotten all the attention!
I had a friend named "Brad" in college, and we looked up his name in a dictionary. It said
brad n: A small boring tool
It was referring to a "brad awl", but hey.
So sorry to hear that you have been busted. But, well, all goods things MUST come to an end.
Although, you should take some time meditating a bit, and then, COME BACK with a vengeance and continue your brilliant work against the Super powers like beast master...
wha wha wha wha WHAT?!!? here I thought you were somebody relevant all this time? this is exactly why I never play the ponies or bio-tech futures. Hey good luck on your breakneck plunge down the cultural barometer.
I am actually more impressed that Brad Stone cited an instant message conversation with the real Steve Jobs than I am about the fact he figured out who you are!
That sucks you got busted, yo.
Hmmm, Brad Stone...Brad...Stone. Stone. Nope, nothing, sorry.
I've never heard of your real identity before; I'd say your fake one is more popular and probably more widely-read than your real one. To me, and I suspect to many others, you will continue to be Fake Steve, and the guy who writes for that one boring magazine will be your alter ego. Keep up the good work, and you've already sold me a copy of your book.
Bastard Of The Year
Word!
Oh sure, we're supposed to believe this. It's just a red herring, a conundrum wrapped in a mystery covered in double-cross-sauce. Sure you want us to believe you've been outed, so we'll never get at the truth!
well it was fun...
the true is that if RSJ would have been FSJ then he deserved the novel price so its better this way
Sure, you want us to believe you've been busted..All this double crossing and mysteriosity has too many layers, and I for one am not fooled! It's a conundrum wrapped up in a mystery covered in double-cross sauce! The truth is too complicated for even me, with my gigantic brain, to explain!
Had a great time with the whole thing! Will continue to follow you at Forbes.com.
Keep it real Steve! Its all about your words anyway!
I'm sad to see it end but it was a great run. Bravo Fake Steve, bravo! I for one, will gleefully follow your words wherever they may get posted.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO......
Ah, well. So long, and thanks for all the iPods.
brad stone, v.i.: 1. jerkoff, 2. bigger jerkoff, 3. biggest jerkoff.
Hope he gets hit by a car, not to badly. Maybe a week in the hospital.
That bastard, he's really killed kenny!
bradstone: noun
1. yucky concentrate of vitriol and bile
2. low-level practitioner of sneetchcraft
3. pseudo investigative journalist
Well, he did do you a favor. The posts haven't been all that funny lately.
Now you have an excuse.
I do look forward to the book.
Well, he did kind of do you a favor. You haven't been as funny lately.
Now you have an excuse.
I do look forward to the book.
well this sucks but all good things must come to an end...
It's about time. Didn't you always bitch about blogs?
frigging NYT journotard
still love my fsj tho'
Dude... that so sucks... I hate that you got "Braded". Of course you are right, at least it was by a real journalist working for, you know, a real publication.
(Now Engaging Willful suspension of Disbelief)
Nevetheless, I still believe in Santa, and I still believe in FSJ...
L
I almost took a brad earlier, and its a nice pool too. See here. I kid though.
David
www.davidwogan.us
Awwwww....
What a loser! Keep writing, we'll keep reading!
First! lol
Jeez Louise.
i simply cannot believe that the fuckwit (to use a term i learned from you, FSJ) from the nyt has pulled the plug. On the other hand, i now saw the pic of the real FSJ on Forbes, and I have to say that it is so great that someone who looks so normal can be so absolutely funny. Keep it up, we'll be reading you religiously whether you are Dan Lyons or not.
brilliant, Steve not you Steve? The first poster Steve????
I've got a great new definition for "Brad Stone." How about, "the frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex"?
Oh, wait, that's taken. Hey, maybe we can use it anyway.
stay true to your cause FSJ
drat. I hope you stay online, remaining true to your persona FSJ. You are the bright spot of my day.
It is impressive that a porn star would take the time out of his busy schedule to try to unmask your secret identity:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Stone_(porn_star)
Stonetard = Negative, upsetting person.
Namaste!
FBS
Man, I was convinced that John Gruber was the puppet master behind FSJ. Oh, well.
Nice work, Daniel... err, I mean Steve.
In 1894 there were only 4 automobiles in the US.
is this the "big news"
OMFG FRIST OLO
www.bradsucks.net
Bummer, FSJ dude.
Anyway, I've enjoyed a lot reading you.
I really hope this is not the end of this blog. This is some funny stuff.
Brad Stone is the Father of all Frigtards
brad.
antonym of rad
see also: pool urination
Brad is the new Santorum?
I knew it. Fake Steve Jobs is a dog.
Well, Daniel, perhaps the ultimate revenge would be to legally change your name to Fake Steve Jobs, and then sue the bastard for harassment. Of course, then you'd have to mess with all those tax and employment forms, so it might not be worth it.
In any case, I for one will still come by. Your wickedly spot-on accurate portrayal of the greatest creative genius of our times will continue to a- and be-muse me.
I knew it was you all along, good writing always shows itself as truth.
Damn man you got "Brad Stoned"
It's okay, Daniel, not all of us know who YOU are either. :)
Damn! There goes my child-like sense of wonder.
NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
This was my only joy in a world full of sadness! I need my FSJ fix each day. Oh, the sadness.
Namaste, FSJ. Peace be with you. And never forget, as my T-shirt states, that you " invented the friggin iPod!"
Chris
I need a cleansing. Where is Bike-Helmet girl when I need her?
I think people who read this blog will keep reading it. After all, if someone was telling you what the weather would be and it sounded good, if you found out their name wasn't what you thought it was, would you stop listening to the good weather report?
Even though it's not from God, people still listen to the weather folks, and they're wrong, a lot. But it seems there right even more.
Maybe you are a weather man of sorts. What's the chance of iPod precipitation?
Here's the thing: I don't believe you. There are two reasons.
One is: I used to know Dan Lyons. The guy who wrote Dog Days and dated my wife's friend. A guy I hung out with in Vegas. He's a smart, pithy guy, but I have doubts that he's FSJ-pithy. For one thing, he believed SCO in the SCO vs. Linux case, and that doesn't say "subtle wit" to me.
The other reason: FSJ is obviously British. We frequently catch him using non-Americanisms like "whinging" and other odd idioms. Dan Lyons is from Boston and has a slight Boston accent. He's no POM.
So I don't believe it. I think we're being played.
What a great run you had, thank you so much for the hours of enjoyment you gave all of us, you never let us down, consistent brilliance the whole time.
What a great run you had, thank you so much for the enjoyment you gave us, always consistently brilliant writing, never letting us down.
Am I really the first comment? Well then! I'll keep reading; it's not a big leap from being a fake-this-guy to a real-that-guy. Just don't cower out on us now, hmm? Looking forward to the book!
nooooooooooooooo
How about "Brad" as a noun?
"Get your head out of your Brad..."
"I have to take a big steaming Brad, where's the men's room?"
You're so full of Brad, I don't believe a word of it."
FSJ,
It sounds to me like you've been Brad Stoned in a bad way.
;)
That's pretty sad.
Now I know that you and Santa Claus aren't for real :).
I hope you maintain the blog...
brad stone
v.t. To dispel a myth, fantasy, or whimsical delusion popularly enjoyed under the misapprehension that the revelers will think one intelligent, savvy, or worthwhile.
Bobby Brad Stoned the kids in his kindergarten class about Santa Claus, and they all hated him forever so he never got a date for prom and died alone as a ward of the state in an assisted living facility.
Damn.
Damn, Damn.
Damn, damn, damn.
Damn.
I still love you FSJ, darn that reporter, keep up the good work!
You have brought laughter to my google reader.
-william
PS. Hope you enjoye the vacation. You'll be needing it.
What now, FSJ? I am depressed [sigh]. Don't worry, I'll never read the article in the NYT.
Don't lose your edge now that you are accountable!
It sucks to be you, sir FSJ! Good times. Good writing, too - glad (am I really?) you finally came out.
Fake Steve lives! The reports of Elvis's death didn't stop the true believers. This trash from the MSM won't stop us!
Dear Fake Steve,
You'll always be Fake Steve to me, especially after I've had enough vodka martinis to forget everything I've read tonight.
Darn! I loved this blog. I hope is still continues with the insight and humor I have enjoyed the few weeks I have been reading.
Damn, Sad to hear your true Identity. Was fun watching all the people get ancy when you were almost revealed. Found your blog through TUAW.COM and since read it as often as possible.
Good luck not so FSJ.
It was nice not knowing you.
Adz_AU
Weather isn't climate!
Don't worry. It will take people much longer to figure out I'm the real John C. Dvorak.
dvorak.org/blog
What about "brad stoned" as a term for when you get so high you start bragging about secrets no one wants to hear?
"Hey guys, guess what my PIN is? It's 9999. So like, if someone wants to guess it, they have to go through, like, all of the other numbers! Get it? That is some Jedi ninja shit right there."
"Shut up, man. Did you get brad stoned before you came over here? Are you joe klein high?"
It was lot of fun.. Damn Brad freaking stone... Let us leave this behind quickly and move on to other fun stories. I never wanted to know who FSJ was.
Do not move this to Forbes.com, that will only make it look more fake...
Well, this is no longer fun :(
Thanks Fake Steve Jobs for 14 great months!
Yes, Brad's a mangina. But, seriously, you can't work in journalism these days and fault someone else for digging through your garbage, man.
Seriously, though...who names their kid BRAD?
So sadded that you been Bradded. We've enjoyed the sharp jabs, the keen insights and the ridiculously accurate portrayal of Da Man.
*cries* NOOO!!! I wanted it to remain a mystery forever.... :(
Bummer. But, shhh, I heard Brad Stone is the Fake David Pogue. But you didn't hear it from me.
I enjoyed the run while it lasted. Good news for you our memories are short. Just keep on trucking.
Now the NYT can "brad" the tooth fairy, the easter bunny and santa claus in a triple feature. Thanks dicks! i'm gonna go brad in the shower.
FSJ is Dead. Long Live FSJ!
Hmmm - I am an anagrammist - I believe that anagrams show the truth. Thus "Brad stone":
Beard Snot
Drab Notes
Abort send
Boast nerd
Brats Done
Rated Snob
Star Boned
Sad or bent
No Bed star
Uncanny, isn't it?!?!?!
New to the Apple game, a switcher as of January this year. I really enjoyed the (although short) ride of FSJ. The Kool-Aid was just that much more sweeter with FSJ.
I bet Andy Ihnatko is pissed.
Thanks a bunch for the commentary. So, where to next?
you know we don't read/listen to/watch the news. delete this entry and pretend like nothing happened. We'll still make fun of and hate Brad if you want us to though.
FSJ, your loyal fans feel your pain. You deserve some time off. But don't leave us. Come back cleansed and ready to continue the commentary. You are bigger than any crummy 'reporter'.
Sorry to hear about it, FSJ :(
This is Terrible
Do us all a favor and quit Forbes.com and write FSJ full time. You know they are going to start editing your posts. With your readership numbers surely you can crank up the advertising and do this without that cushy job, right?
I just know they are going to Brad all over your stuff.
what a little jerk. fire him, steve!
FSJ we feel your pain. You deserve the rest, but don't leave us. Your fans need to be reminded of the childlike wonder that great technology can produce. You are bigger than any 'reporter.'
This is the first time I've read this blog - only because of the NY Times article!
Yeah well, i didn't believe The DaVinci Code either.
Eh... had to happen sooner or later.
oh thats what brad means!
-tai
Hey now,
Don't create a verb from a first name common enough that there are plenty who share it...
Also, to be fair, though the mask has been "officially" lifted, I could care less. FSJ is still FSJ, whoever it is at the keyboard. In fact, though I read the actual name less than five minutes ago, I already forget. And I'm not going to look up again.
How about Bradly Stoned?
(get it.. badly stoned)
Thats all I came up with.. adj + Verb.
This adds a whole new meaning to "getting stoned."
You can't bust a living Buddha, FSJ! I've learned so much from your valuable insights, you'll always be the real deal to me.
Awww. I feel bad for you.
It was a good ride. Well done!
Fun while it lasted, FSJ. Thanks for the memories.
You'll always be FSJ to me.
Why "v.i."? Did he not Brad you? If so, then it's "v.t." --Paul
I'll continue to read FSJ, no matter what. Hopefully Forbes.com doesn't screw it up with pop-ups and advertisements. Keep the layout clean.
"Brad-ley Stone"- noun:
a hard mass formed in the kidneys, typically consisting of insoluble calcium compounds; a renal calculus.
I don't believe it for a minute. This is a classic move of misdirection to stop the speculation, while the real killer goes free.
brad stone
- when a testicle starts weeping puss
'I've had a filthy brad stone since tuesday'
FINALLY WHE KNOW WHO YOU ARE, ...MMMM I THINK I LIKE FSJ NOW MORE THAN EVER...
Forbes! ouch......
Brad Stone is the guy who lets everyone know the ending of a movie before you've watched it. The guy needs to get a job at Valleywag and then get a life. Friggtard.
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