The Musings Of An Opinionated Sod [Help Me Grow!]

oh, and FIRST!

cant fucking wait to see jills reaction when she reads her husband defending infidelity. if she needs the number of a lawyer who will leave your economic and emotional life in shreds tell her to call me because i know two fuckers who i could suggest because they did a fucking great soul destroying job on me and i was mr fucking innocent. im not fucking bitter, i love paying 2 ex wives to live in a style they dont deserve after fucking me better than they ever fucked me.

it might be art directed by powerpoint and written by a 5 year old but that tiger tag ad made me laugh. well done campbell, at least some good has come from tigers fall from fucking grace. maybe he could be the face of lynx/axe? perfect face for them and he can make some money because his sponsors and wife will be cleaning him out like a fucking laxative.

“lynx/axe: makes women act like youre rich and famous”

rest of the post is quite interesting. wrong but quite interesting but i could be saying that because if wife #3 reads im backing your thoughts on tiger she might get the wrong idea and i just need some fucking peace after a week with the other woman in my life, auntie fucking george and i sure as shit am not going to get in trouble for that slightly filling out the girls fucking blouse. lol.

@age. youre having a bullshit year so you can have the ‘first’ accolade without any crap from me but dont fucking do it again or ill make it that working at mcboring feela like mother in comparison.

I really wanted to comment on your thoughts about what may have contributed to Tiger’s prolific acts of infidelity as well as the potential of hypocracy that some of his sponsors decisions are raising but I just can’t get past that spoof ad and laugh.

For the record I would like to point out that when Sarah saw what was amusing me she somehow managed to turn this into an argument about mens entitlement beliefs so Tiger has upset my marriage as well as his own. Way to go Tiger, I hope you’re pleased with yourself.

At risk of further female anger, I found this post really interesting but at the end of the day Tiger was an idiot.

I agree that if it was just an issue of infidelity, the bands over-reacted. But, it’s really an issue of image. Brand tiger was clean cut, but now the real tiger is more tainted, the brand has changed. Moreover, after he decided to quite the tour to concentrate on his marriage/personal issues, there’s the ROI question. Tiger hasn’t played much in the last year already, another off the tour and that’s lots of cash for not much visibility.

But, the big issue really isn’t all that. Tiger was successful because he wasn’t really “black.” Hate to say this, but now, because of his behaviour, he will be in the minds of his US sponsors, a “black” man. That might not change his potential to make money, but it will change the brands and companies that want his endorsement.

i have quite a few friends who are musicians – on the road a lot, away from their partners and any kind of stable home, crazy vampiric lifestyles, lots of booze, drugs, etc and egos like the goodyear blimp. and ultimately brilliant and lovely boys.

and all of them – yes, ALL of them – have cheated on their partners whilst on tour. and all of them – yes ALL of them – chose to fuck vanilla groupies. and the reason is because they don’t have to get emotionally attached. the vanilla groupie (which is ultimately what tiger’s ladies were, right), is easily digestible, easily forgettable and gets the job done. and as much as it makes me vomit to see my friends acting this way, that’s the reality of their situation. it’s hardly 2.3-kids-white-picket-fence-and-an-SUV stuff.

the difference between tiger woods and rockstars is just that tiger woods has appalling taste in clothes and is on show during the day. i find it hilarious that he is being vilified, but we all kiss the ground that [insert rock god here] walks on. despite the same behaviour.

whilst it doesn’t surprise me that NIKE have stuck with tiger (principles? nike? you’re kidding…), rob, i think you need to send some of those peeps your ‘what brands can learn from bands presentation’…

Can you be careful Baz – you’re sounding awfully like a rational client there. It was a J-O-K-E … remember those? There were quite a few around before you sold your soul for the 5 million pieces of gold you currently receive. Ha.

Thanks Lauren for your comment – very interesting.

To be honest, I see a huge amount of that kind of behaviour in Asia – except they’re suit-wearing businessmen on one of their copious jaunts in a 5 star hotel … and where you may think ‘groupies’ for a band are in high supply, you should see the prostitution levels around Asia – even though the reason behind engaging in such an intimate act are about as far removed as you can get.

I once had a person tell me he had a 50km rule, which basically translated to if he was 50km from his wife, it didn’t count as cheating.

Wanker!

Out of interest Lauren – can I ask whether your opinion about your friends changed after you learnt about their behaviour?

I know what you’re saying about why they did it, but the fact is they still had a choice not to and emotional connection or not, their decision still reflects they think their needs are of more importance than their partners emotions.

I know I’m getting all Oprah here – and as I said, I also know good people can do bad things – but if it is an on-going basis, does that change how you view your friends in any way?

I’d also love to know why some people who are serial cheats can be classed as ‘lovable rogues’ whereas others are just ‘human scum’. What are the factors that decide whether you’re naughty but nice, or just plain naughty?

Sorry I’ve gone on here – I just find the whole thing very interesting.

to answer your question, rob – of course it did! what do you think i am? heartless?

it also made me really pity all those girls who live their entire vacuous lives wanting to be the girl who screwed mr XYZ, or mr tiger woods.

Sorry Lauren, my question came out wrong because I didn’t mean to imply you could put their behaviour down to ‘one of those things’, I literally was/am interested in how your view of them has changed – because as much as I think these people are sad, selfish twats [if they are doing it purely due to opportunity & ego] I don’t think they are all these evil bastards who should be sent to a place where they will never darken the rest of humanities doorstep again.

OK, some deserve to be like that, but not all – and yet that seems to be the goal of the media with their sensationalist stabbing frenzy.

Hmmmmmn, reading these comments isn’t really conveying what I am trying to say or think – so I hope people don’t mis-read what I am saying. Who am I kidding? No one ever reads what I’m saying to misread it. Boom tish.

I know you were joking Robert, so was I. What’s happening to you in your old age?

@Niko) Your observation is going to cause a stir in cupertino.