All right, that’s enough – the bogus predictions and news tips were one thing but the drinking on the job just puts her over the edge. We’ve sadly told Sybill she can no longer post news here, but we have escorted her safely back to Hogwarts, where we hear has taken up decoupage and cribbage. We hope you guys had fun having her around!
(PS:
Harry and the Potters are back together.
Dan Radcliffe has been re-convinced to bare all in Equus in September.
Rick Astley has not been cast as Bill or any other Weasley, though we can’t say with certainty that the video bears no resemblance on the forthcoming movie. Under embargo, you know.)
;)
Oh, and we hear it was April Fool’s yesterday? Boy, we sure hope none of you fell for any lame jokes!
Well, these April Fools are getting less believable with each one, I haven’t been taken in since LeakyMug. However, this one was also much more entertaining than last year’s! (I mean honestly – last year of uncertianty in HP fnadom AND a followup to LeakyMug, and we get…celebrity gossip journalism?). It’s been fun having Sibyl around, we hope you bring her back someday!
LOL, I have to congratulate you guys: You were the only ones who managed to Rick-roll me today!
I mean, I knew full well it was going to be a joke when I clicked the link, but I was expecting… I don’t know, some really cheesy, badly acted, and obviously fake HBP trailer that was put together by the Leaky elves or something. But when I saw Rick Astley, I started giggling hysterically, and didn’t stop until it was over.
I feel a little foolish because I knew it was all a joke and yet I still for some reason believed the Equus “story.” All of the other ones I just laughed at but that one I told my husband, “hey, I just read something interesting…” The prank was much more entertaining because each of Tralawney’s predictions popped AFTER the news was posted. That just adds to her awfulness at predicting!
I’ve been reading Leaky news for several years and have always liked your work. However, when I saw the comment: “Boy, we sure hope none of you fell for any lame jokes!” I felt offended, because the word “lame” belongs in the category of derogatory slang. It means something else. It’s not about a “new use of the word”. It certainly isn’t “reclaimed language”. It is not acceptable and disrespectful.
It is especially important because Leaky reaches young audiences—that such an incident does not occur again.
Fireflower, sometimes we use slang, especially when joking. “Lame” doesn’t qualify in the same category as “retard” or the much worse f- and n- words for gay people and black people. It’s a word people use and don’t actually mean “crippled,” as opposed to the others; the slang definition has a definition enough apart from the offensive one that it separates the uses.
And, really, we were calling ourselves lame.
I’m sorry you’re offended but we agree to disagree on this one; as I’ve said above it would not be the same instance with other words.
wow thanks for a great April Fool’s day – I cant believe I got rickrolled by leaky! great joke.