I thought that the articles only exist in Playboy to allow readers an excuse to ‘read’ it.
awa64
The articles and stories in Playboy actually are–or at least were, at one point, I can’t speak for the magazine’s current quality–relatively interesting. I can’t imagine anyone bought it *just* for the articles, but they certainly weren’t just padding around the pictures of neikkid ladies, considering that writers like Joseph Heller, Roald Dahl, Ian Fleming, Ray Bradbury, Jack Kerouac, Kurt Vonnegut, Chuck Palahniuk, Arthur C Clarke, and Michael Crichton have all contributed to the magazine.
Don’t forget Shel Silverstein and Hunter S Thompson!
Shippy McShipper
Back in the day, Playboy would actually pay a higher price to its writters than most other magazines, presumably to help smooth out the fact that they would be writting to Playboy. As a result, it ended up having better writters and better stories than most contemporary magazines.
I honestly doubt that they still can do that, though, what with the advent of the World Porn Web and whatnot.
Not only that, but back in the day during the big comic book scare, Playboy was hiring comic book artists to draw for the magazine at a time when they couldn’t get much work anywhere else. Hugh Heffner has always been a big comic book fan.
Akilika
Frankly, the last Playboy I bought had far more interesting articles than pictures. (And far more articles than pictures, at that.) The one about the economy remains one of the better ones on the subject I’ve read–unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find it again, nor do I really remember what month the issue was…
(October ’08, maybe? November? Something around there…)
Fraser
OMG still photos of naked women that I can go and pay for in public! Can’t beat that! Nuts to those youtube but pornographic websites.
It’s almost a shame that Willis won’t show us her ‘full page spread’. 😀
Bill M.
Billie’s showing her dedication to getting the story, she would bend over backwards, she was willing to go all the way, and not let go of an undercover informant until he gave up the goods.
Discussion (237) - “Not Sure”
OhHayMike
Way to play it smooth, Amber.
Mkvenner
You don’t have to be smooth with billie she’s too thick.
fellixe
Smooth? Thick? Are you saying her milk shake brings all the boys to the yard?
Aizat
Er….yes, her “milk shake”, that’s it.
Bickendan
I could use a nice, thick yet smooth milk shake right about now.
L
Damn right, it’s better than yours. She could teach you, but
iSaidCandleja-
I think she taught Mike, if you know what I mean.
Rowen Morland
5c Shakes?
Blob Marley
I gotta see what kind of milkshake costs five cents.
Alechsa
Your mom’s
Blob Marley
Walked into that one, I guess.
Plasma Mongoose
Smooth as gravel.
fellixe
Thick as a brick.
Mkvenner
Thick as King George IV.
Kernanator
Thick as a dick.
….Wait.
Mkvenner
wrong direction.
Aizat
Thick as butter cream?
Kernanator
Thick as a big ass?
Goddammit, why can’t I keep my comments out of the gutter?
Plasma Mongoose
Cos you’re too drunk to crawl out? 😛
Kernanator
Wait, you’re saying my mind brought alcohol?
And it didn’t tell ME?!
That bastard.
Michelle J Caboose
It couldn’t tell you. It was passed out, drunk, in that gutter, and you stepped over it without looking, because you thought it was just another wino.
Meh, that sounded funnier in my head.
Mkvenner
More like shrapnel.
Mkvenner
There’s alot of asbestos in the shrapnel.
Kernanator
Smooth as a porcupine.
Plasma Mongoose
Smooth as 2 hour old whiskey.
Mkvenner
Smooth a foreshot.
Kernanator
Smooth as The Thing.
Sharp as a club.
Aizat
Smooth as a baby’s bottom.
Plasma Mongoose
As a rule, babies’ bottoms are smooth.
begbert2
Maybe it was double sarcasm?
Jen Aside
Wow, what is THAT face, Amber?
Kernanator
That’s her “What is that smell” face. 😛
Marc
What the Rock is cookin’. Danny bought the Rock’s cookbook. And it smells.
ryan
she got a look at billie’s posterior.
SCharb
bottom lip bite = DAT ASS
Michelle J Caboose
No, Amber! She belongs to your roomie!
Mkvenner
Poor Amber. 🙁
Ridureyu
Man, Amber is SO jealous of Amazi-Girl.
Dave H
I happened to click on the cast list today. Some things are more obvious now.
Jen Aside
That Becky’s Amazi-Girl??
XD
Plasma Mongoose
I’m not certain that Billie’s definition of Journalism matches anyone elses.
Kernanator
Well, maybe Hugh Heffner’s.
Plasma Mongoose
I thought that the articles only exist in Playboy to allow readers an excuse to ‘read’ it.
awa64
The articles and stories in Playboy actually are–or at least were, at one point, I can’t speak for the magazine’s current quality–relatively interesting. I can’t imagine anyone bought it *just* for the articles, but they certainly weren’t just padding around the pictures of neikkid ladies, considering that writers like Joseph Heller, Roald Dahl, Ian Fleming, Ray Bradbury, Jack Kerouac, Kurt Vonnegut, Chuck Palahniuk, Arthur C Clarke, and Michael Crichton have all contributed to the magazine.
Historyman68
Don’t forget Shel Silverstein and Hunter S Thompson!
Shippy McShipper
Back in the day, Playboy would actually pay a higher price to its writters than most other magazines, presumably to help smooth out the fact that they would be writting to Playboy. As a result, it ended up having better writters and better stories than most contemporary magazines.
I honestly doubt that they still can do that, though, what with the advent of the World Porn Web and whatnot.
John Harmon
Not only that, but back in the day during the big comic book scare, Playboy was hiring comic book artists to draw for the magazine at a time when they couldn’t get much work anywhere else. Hugh Heffner has always been a big comic book fan.
Akilika
Frankly, the last Playboy I bought had far more interesting articles than pictures. (And far more articles than pictures, at that.) The one about the economy remains one of the better ones on the subject I’ve read–unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find it again, nor do I really remember what month the issue was…
(October ’08, maybe? November? Something around there…)
Fraser
OMG still photos of naked women that I can go and pay for in public! Can’t beat that! Nuts to those youtube but pornographic websites.
David Herbert
Well she seems to have enjoyed her version of events.
Peruhain
Interesting notion of journalistic ethics . . .
Kirt Dankmyer
Sounds like a good new euphemism to me. 🙂
mechaqua
I think Billie a legitimate journalist she did do quite a spread on Danny.
dchorror
For Journalism. Wouldn’t mind that.
Plasma Mongoose
She knows all about in depth reporting.
Aizat
Yep, she knows how to go deeper.
Kernanator
Danception
Rex Hondo
Probing interviews.
|Agent
Really nailing that story.
Kavonde
Too bad Amber didn’t get there sooner; Billie could have gotten a byline.
Plasma Mongoose
Not to mention extra column inches if Joe showed up.
Tucker
For unrelenting analysis.
Plasma Mongoose
It’s almost a shame that Willis won’t show us her ‘full page spread’. 😀
Bill M.
Billie’s showing her dedication to getting the story, she would bend over backwards, she was willing to go all the way, and not let go of an undercover informant until he gave up the goods.
Rex Hondo
She knows she really has to be on top of things to get the scoop!
Peruhain
Well if Deep Throat blew the lid on Watergate . . .
StClair
The Fourth Estate /and/ the Second Oldest Profession.
Spiffster13
Journalism… Is that what they are calling it these days?
Kids today…
Mkvenner
Journalism? Is that what they’re calling it these days?
We could hear you across town.
Tricia
Why do I get the feeling that “for journalism” is going to become another meme around here?
Plasma Mongoose
Well, we know that Danny found out the hard way that she is a ‘press agent’. 😀
Aizat
Haha, double entendre.