Martha Stewart loses prison decorating contest.

[terrya]

This is just sort of sad. I mean, this is her specialty. Free Martha! :-)

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=11&u=/ap/20041231/ap_on_en_ot/people_martha_stewart

[tuvor]

1. Kind of like the story about Charlie Chaplin

coming in third in a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest.

[emad]

2. See Post#14:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2887560#2887730
Kinda sums it up...

AND.....

Prison suicides equal record high
Press Association
Friday December 31, 2004 2:53 PM


Prison suicides have returned to record levels with Home Office figures showing that 95 inmates in England and Wales killed themselves this year.

The figure equals the highest ever annual total set in 2002. Of the 95, 13 were women - a higher proportion than among male prisoners.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,1271,-4703616,00.html

[ixion]

3. harsh

but I guess there's no accounting for 'good taste' in the slammer. :+

[supernova]

4. Awww,poor Martha

But I bet the team that beat her was really happy. :-)

[tjdee]

5. She misjudged her audience, a big no no. Paper cranes?

For "peace on earth"?

She was decorating for suburban housewives, not people who work in prisons/are in prison.

Duh, Martha.

[The Backlash Cometh]

9. I'm really hoping that Martha gets an education in prison.

Can you imagine the influence Martha Stewart would have if she came back and helped build bridges between the social stratas?

The Republicans work so hard to keep everyone divided. It would be refreshing to have someone accomplish just the opposite.

[Ilsa]

6. Marketing was there to tell her that this wouldn't work.

Poor thing didn't think about her target audience.

[tjdee]

8. Yup, Martha was designing for Martha.

Tsk tsk.

[Benhurst]

7. Having sophisticated tastes in prison is ...

NOT a good thing.

Here's hoping she has a better New Year. And here's hoping "Kenny Boy" Lay and other Republican goons go to the slammer in 2005.

[peekaloo]

10. She should really rethink those "edible shivs".

[StopTheMorans]

11. HA HA!

*points and laughs*