Not enough Berocca in the world
Mon, 04/01/2010 - 14:05 by Mr. HM

As we all glug our 2lt bottles of Evian and stare wistfully at a gym brochure, Amy Winehouse shows us all what we are missing by laughing in the face of detox.

Here is our favourite shambles leaving Camden's Hawley Arms (Where else?!) last night.

You've got to admire her determination never to finish her third album haven't you? Her kind of self-destruction takes bloody years to develop and the effort needed to maintain it pisses all over a month in the gym and a booze free January. In your face health kick - Hello smoker's cough and hangover!

We salute you Amy, you loon.

  • Fair play to her. I can't stand these boring cunts who spend the whole on January going "Oh, I'd join you for a pint, but I'm going to the gym instead, followed by being a bit naughty and having a low-cal vegetable stew with quinoa! Because I spent the entirity of December being a gluttonous pig, and now a celebrity magazine says I need to feel guilty about it and go through rites of contrition usually deemed too excessive by the Catholic church."
    Generally, you'll be a lot healthier by the end of January, detox or no, because you won't be stuffing your face with Bailey's/mince pies/Quality Street/anything bad for you 24/7.

    retrovertigo Wed, 06/01/2010 - 15:35
  • "My Fucking Hairy Ringpiece" ? is that the working title for the 3rd album then ?

    MJwasakiddyfiddler Tue, 05/01/2010 - 10:45
  • never claimed i'd written it, you illiterate cunt x

    unseemlydogposture Tue, 05/01/2010 - 10:09
  • must have taken you ages to cut and paste that you sad twat x

    Mr. HM Tue, 05/01/2010 - 08:17
  • Winehouse, you did one ok album, I'm sure there must be about 10 different versions and remixes of Back to Black you can dine out on for the rest of your miserable scumbag life, just please fuck off and never record again. 3rd album my fucking hairy ringpiece.

    Blartmonster Mon, 04/01/2010 - 19:05
  • General tips for proofing

    * Read it out loud and also silently.
    * Read it backwards to focus on the spelling of words.
    * Read it upside down to focus on typology.
    * Use a spell checker and grammar checker as a first screening, but don't depend on them.
    * Have others read it.
    * Read it slowly.
    * Use a screen (a blank sheet of paper to cover the material not yet proofed).
    * Point with your finger to read one word at a time.
    * Don't proof for every type of mistake at once—do one proof for spelling, another for missing/additional spaces, consistency of word usage, font sizes, etc.
    * Keep a list of your most common errors (or of the writers you are proofing) and proof for those on separate "trips."
    * If you are editing within Word, use the "track changes" or "mark changes" function to make your comments apparent to other reviewers (additions and deletions can be set to appear in different colors).
    * Print it out and read it.
    * Read down columns in a table, even if you're supposed to read across the table to use the information. Columns may be easier to deal with than rows.
    * Use editor's flags. Put #s in the document where reviewers need to pay special attention, or next to items that need to be double-checked before the final proof print. Do a final search for all # flags and remove them.
    * Give a copy of the document to another person and keep a copy yourself. Take turns reading it out loud to each other. While one of you reads, the other one follows along to catch any errors and awkward-sounding phrases. This method also works well when proofing numbers and codes.
    * First, proof the body of the text. Then go back and proof the headings. Headings are prone to error because copy editors often don't focus on them.
    * Double check fonts that are unusual (italic, bold, or otherwise different).
    * Carefully read type in very tiny font.
    * Be careful that your eyes don't skip from one error to the next obvious error, missing subtle errors in between.
    * Double check proper names.
    * Double check little words: "or," "of," "it," and "is" are often interchanged.
    * Double check boilerplate text, like the company letterhead. Just because it's frequently used doesn't mean it's been carefully checked.
    * Double check whenever you're sure something is right—certainty is dangerous.
    * Closely review page numbers and other footer/header material for accuracy and correct order.

    unseemlydogposture Mon, 04/01/2010 - 15:16
  • Her mate looks quite sensible , hope she doesnt get dragged down.

    grange Mon, 04/01/2010 - 14:28
  • Her mate looks quite sensible , hope she doesnt get dragged down.

    grange Mon, 04/01/2010 - 14:28
  • General tips for proofing

    * Read it out loud and also silently.
    * Read it backwards to focus on the spelling of words.
    * Read it upside down to focus on typology.
    * Use a spell checker and grammar checker as a first screening, but don't depend on them.
    * Have others read it.
    * Read it slowly.
    * Use a screen (a blank sheet of paper to cover the material not yet proofed).
    * Point with your finger to read one word at a time.
    * Don't proof for every type of mistake at once—do one proof for spelling, another for missing/additional spaces, consistency of word usage, font sizes, etc.
    * Keep a list of your most common errors (or of the writers you are proofing) and proof for those on separate "trips."
    * If you are editing within Word, use the "track changes" or "mark changes" function to make your comments apparent to other reviewers (additions and deletions can be set to appear in different colors).
    * Print it out and read it.
    * Read down columns in a table, even if you're supposed to read across the table to use the information. Columns may be easier to deal with than rows.
    * Use editor's flags. Put #s in the document where reviewers need to pay special attention, or next to items that need to be double-checked before the final proof print. Do a final search for all # flags and remove them.
    * Give a copy of the document to another person and keep a copy yourself. Take turns reading it out loud to each other. While one of you reads, the other one follows along to catch any errors and awkward-sounding phrases. This method also works well when proofing numbers and codes.
    * First, proof the body of the text. Then go back and proof the headings. Headings are prone to error because copy editors often don't focus on them.
    * Double check fonts that are unusual (italic, bold, or otherwise different).
    * Carefully read type in very tiny font.
    * Be careful that your eyes don't skip from one error to the next obvious error, missing subtle errors in between.
    * Double check proper names.
    * Double check little words: "or," "of," "it," and "is" are often interchanged.
    * Double check boilerplate text, like the company letterhead. Just because it's frequently used doesn't mean it's been carefully checked.
    * Double check whenever you're sure something is right—certainty is dangerous.
    * Closely review page numbers and other footer/header material for accuracy and correct order.

    unseemlydogposture Mon, 04/01/2010 - 15:16
  • Winehouse, you did one ok album, I'm sure there must be about 10 different versions and remixes of Back to Black you can dine out on for the rest of your miserable scumbag life, just please fuck off and never record again. 3rd album my fucking hairy ringpiece.

    Blartmonster Mon, 04/01/2010 - 19:05
  • must have taken you ages to cut and paste that you sad twat x

    Mr. HM Tue, 05/01/2010 - 08:17
  • never claimed i'd written it, you illiterate cunt x

    unseemlydogposture Tue, 05/01/2010 - 10:09
  • "My Fucking Hairy Ringpiece" ? is that the working title for the 3rd album then ?

    MJwasakiddyfiddler Tue, 05/01/2010 - 10:45
  • Fair play to her. I can't stand these boring cunts who spend the whole on January going "Oh, I'd join you for a pint, but I'm going to the gym instead, followed by being a bit naughty and having a low-cal vegetable stew with quinoa! Because I spent the entirity of December being a gluttonous pig, and now a celebrity magazine says I need to feel guilty about it and go through rites of contrition usually deemed too excessive by the Catholic church."
    Generally, you'll be a lot healthier by the end of January, detox or no, because you won't be stuffing your face with Bailey's/mince pies/Quality Street/anything bad for you 24/7.

    retrovertigo Wed, 06/01/2010 - 15:35

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