# Jeepers, What's Up with James Lileks?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeepers-whats-up-with-james-lileks/184276>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 25, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeepers-whats-up-with-james-lileks/184276 "2003-06-25T12:38:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeepers-whats-up-with-james-lileks/184276/21 "2003-06-26T12:15:16Z")

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I’m sorry.

I guess I should have put some sort of “sarcasm” tag in my last post, because it looks really stupid the way it is.

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**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeepers-whats-up-with-james-lileks/184276/22 "2003-06-26T12:24:25Z")

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I knew you were joking **Exgineer** schveetie. Please don’t take my post as a reprimand, merely a comment on sad times in this northern state o’ mine.

::big hug::

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeepers-whats-up-with-james-lileks/184276/23 "2003-06-26T12:32:55Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by austen \*  
> **I’m sorry, but isn’t someone allowed to react however they want to something that happens in THEIR own life?**

Well, on the one hand I’d be even more hypocritical than usual if I were to deny him that outlet. On the other hand, people rarely seem to hold back when they think I’m whining too much. Conclusion? He can complain and we can call him a drama queen. And the universe remains in balance. 🆒

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**Author:** ![mazirian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@mazirian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazirian)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeepers-whats-up-with-james-lileks/184276/24 "2003-06-26T14:05:06Z")

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Well, I’m first to admit I found the “Bleat of Doom” via [Instapundit’s](http://www.instapundit.com/) Link of Sinister Evil, since I don’t read the Lilek blog regularly anymore:

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> June 25, 2003
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> JAMES LILEKS IS BEING OBLIQUE – but it’s obvious that [someone](http://www.lileks.com/bleats/archive/03/0603/062503.html) doesn’t like The Bleat.
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> Which just proves that there are idiots in need of stern correction everywhere.

And off the bloggers went…

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**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeepers-whats-up-with-james-lileks/184276/25 "2003-06-27T13:02:27Z")

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No new Bleat today! Looks like heck’s a-poppin’ chez Lileks . . .

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