COPYRANTER IS DONE.
This is the last post I will write for this blog. It takes too much of my time and too much of my life to publish every day. Thanks for reading. I am still interested in writing about advertising on the Internet, if you're interested in paying me. If so, email me at: copyranter(at)gmail(dot)com
posted by copyranter @ 5:00 PM
158 Comments:
Jesus Tits! I can probably scrape together five bucks a week to keep you going, and I'm poor as a motherfuck. Everyone follows suit and yer a millionaire.
I'll certainly miss this.
Why is bad news always broken on a goddamn Friday?
Sorry to hear that, man. I enjoyed reading the blog a lot. Hope you change your mind and post once in a while.
All the best!
Emon
you will be missed
Wow.
Best of luck, and I hope somebody wants to pay you, so I can keep reading (selfish me).
Whaaa? This is so sad and unexpected. There are so many NYC campaigns I worked on that I've been waiting for you to rip into. :-( Oh well. Best of luck!
wait, april fools already passed...
aw, weeeeeeeaaaaaaaaak.
Bummer. Just as I was getting into it, too.
17 days late? (I hope...)
Bummer.
If you find another gig, please post a link on this blog so we can get there next.
Forwarding address, ya see.
That was abrupt. Well, it was nice while it lasted. Thank you for your hard work.
I would appreciate it if you could suggest some other advertising blogs you think are worth reading, but if that was really strictly your last post there might not be any opportunity.
You should try to pull a rk milholland and make a paypal link for your readers to collectively pay you to write.
I'd give you a whole dollar. That's like, five words of an article right there!
thanks !
Monetize this site!
Use google adsense, blog ads, and Adbrite.
Come on guy! What do you expect? Someone to come hand you the money? You have to stand up and take it mother fucker!
Takes too much of your time? really?
How much time does it take to find the latest American Apparel ad and post it with a sarcastic sentence.
That's what this site had devolved into anyway.
Good riddance, I guess.
Why Ranter, Why? (And don't you dare point me to the original post!)
Damn, I only found your blog recently and am sad to see you go. Take care copyranter
Good luck. Your blog has always been a slice.
i'll pay you in cookies and witty banter if you continue.
Pussy.
April fools, I hope?
::sad::
This longtime lurker will miss you.
haw haw
Seriously?
Wow. Big drag.
Wha-Wha-Wha?
Say it ain't so?
quitter
You have entertained everyday for no charge, so thanks!
Not to sound like a jerk, but could you post less often, and somehow advertise on your blog to pay for your efforts?
Just a thought, it's a shame have a great blog disappear that's all.
Eh? You can't do that to us.
but we love you....
Fucking pussy.
This was one of my favorite blogs. Thanks for the lols and the snark and the good links.
I agree with Joe Crawford -- let us know your next gig so we can follow you there! I'll keep this RSS feed open, just in case.
oh noes!!! you will be missed. and thanks for linking to something i sent you once.
best of luck, mark.
Fucker. Stole my idea. Least we can do is get this one over 100 comments.
So sorry to hear that. Thanks for all the great writing. Let us know where else we can find you. (Writing, not stalking. You know what we mean.)
...So, no tasteful male nude, then?
Noooooooo!!
I only found your blog around Christmas! You were really funny, thanks for your time and effort, I always enjoyed the posts.
Maybe just trim down to one or two posts on the weekends? Then you'd always have quality stuff and you wouldn't have to get pissed off so much that you weren't getting quality tips...
Thanks regardless, you did a great job!
you lazy cunt
Thanks for the bits I nicked to make my blog better. And that picture of the girls in the surf with the white arses.
I'm going to write you a moving tribute on my blog. Fuckin bastard.
I feel like I am getting laid off.
Thanks for all the hard work and good witty repartee.
I agree with the denver
Maybe if you post less often and place a Paypal donation section on your sidebar... would that help? We don't wanna see you go!
pls don't go. this blog is funny as shit.
Such a bring down. You will be missed. And I'll see you in Hell.
Oh man. Really? That's too bad. Loved the site. Pretty much everything you wrote made me laugh. Best of luck in whatever you do from this point on. Thanks so much for all the bitterness and humor. (I can't believe I just wrote thanks for the bitterness.)
Goddamn, you went to LA for the weekend and look what happened...
Don't blame you though, I'm pissed no one is paying me to comment.
You should run a contest to see whom you could bestow your creation...
Better, yet auction it it on Ebay!
Might get a glass of Balvenie-weenie out of it.
can you dig it
major bummer. maybe some cash money via the internet will change your mind. give us the link, we will deliver.
Please don't go... you don't have to post everyday, just when you have time.
But you're my favorite!
What absolute horse shit. Everyone know you quit your blog without announcing it, even to yourself, then live your life telling yourself, "I'll post tomorrow." And then one day, you're dead. It's a time-tested tradition!
I wish you luck with a capital "F"
Seriously, I hate to see you go. The only time I breathe during the day is when I laugh at your posts.
What happened? The boss catch you?
You should reconsider. Keep the hate strong. Who the f*ck's gonna keep the pantsless CEO under control?
such a bummer. blogging can be a burden, but you carried it so well. i don't know what i'll tell people anymore when they ask me what my favorite blog is. and they do ask. but that's another story. good luck and keep the rage alive!
Okay, okay, I promise. Please reconsider and I’ll only use MILFs from now on.
you're special. everyone likes you.
There, feel better? Now get back to work.
This sucks. Be creative, figure out a way to get paid. Sell a fuckin' headband or something. Jeez, hate to see you go.
How much to make you stay? Let's throw a pizza party, a bake sale, a kissing booth. scratch that last one, but you get the drift.
Just post sometimes then!!! Not everyday! Just once in a while! Pretty please?
Wow, this is sudden. Best of luck, of course, but I can't help but feel a little befuddled and that there's more you're not telling us. Hope all is well. Don't be a stranger.
Sorry to see you go... actually you suck for going. somebody pay the man i'm in between jobs.
That's a bummer, man. I really enjoyed your repartee.
Good luck in Sherbourne, John. And give your men my best.
You will be missed.
Why not put a PayPal Donate button in a really conspicuous place and give it a week or two and see if any of us internet bums actually donate?...
Heart break! I just started reading this blog a couple weeks ago and it instantly became my favorite. Say it isn't so.
Damn it. I wish you'd keep writing, even if less often, but I understand you gotta do what you gotta do.
Thanks for months and months of daily laughs.
Bad, sad news. You were an inspiration to me as you know. Your rudeness and cleverness will be much missed. Fare thee well, bro.
How dare you shut off the spigot of free ice cream! (And yes, I am aware that ice cream does not generally come out of spigots. So fuck you for that too.)
You don't have to post everyday! I will be happy with once a week. Please don't leave me baby, I can change!
wait, it's the 'death of superman' gambit, right? after a few weeks there'll be a new header picture, new background layout, tons of PR-hype announcing cr's return, and then the steady flow of jaded sarcasm we've come to know and love. right?
:-O
I will really miss your stuff. Cheers
Dammit, when will the hurting stop.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
There are only so many places to go on teh internets for intelligent snark. Now there's one less? Shit.
but i read you every day!
That's cool. A blog's gotta end sometime; I don't get these people who think they should go on forever. Thanks for this - you worked worked hard and dug deep into the dark recesses of your soul for our amusement! love, Slinky
Oh this is not good. Just don't update everyday. We like you...
a lot....waaaa:(
for serious, you can't leave. i am totally addicted to this blog. it is so good!
You were one of my early friends in the blogosphere, and I really hate to see you go. That being said, I understand how blogging can eat up your time.
All the best, dear. I wish you good things!
Aw, come on! You can't listen to EVERYTHING your shrink tell you to do!
damn
damn damn damn damn damn.
I know everyone has a life, and this must have been using up a big chunk of it. I honestly wondered how you got away with it, since presumably you did it during work hours. Oh, wait, they're ALL work hours in the Ad Biz.
Your blog is a mirror that I use to laugh at my own career, save that I'm a designer, not a copywriter. One major bonus is that the time/payoff density is so high that this overworked/underpaid/ADD artist gets the full benefit.
It's your right to quit, I respect that, but I'll miss it terribly. Enjoy your new-found free time, and I mean that without a hint of sarcasm.
i notice that nobody has yet said that they are upset because they are going to miss the "two half-naked stud muffins with cats!" promised for this wednesday's 'tasteful nudes' posting....
anyway, as a reasonably long-time reader and frequent anon poster, i share the general outpourings of grief, gnashing of teeth, flailing of chest and pulling of hair expressed by my brethern and sistern above.
ps - ok, time to confess CR, you are really the guy putting up all the fake American Apparel ads, right? right?
I call bullshit.
Arrrgh, please don`t do it!
I know it`s a hard task but U can post something new only U want or
have time to do it. Yours is 1 of my favorite sites, I live in a f------g
place somewhere in the Middle East and your site was keeping my work and my life going on. I`m not kidding, if U stop I`ll miss U so much.
It's the Christmas Ape chilling effect. Those of us who work for The Man can't afford to lose those paychecks for the privilege of making fun of said Man. Au revoir. dude.
this is the only ad blog I read.
Today I saw a Red Cross Blood Van that said, "Give Blood. It brings out the very best in you."
And I was about to get my camera out and shoot a photo. But I realized, what's the point? There's no copyranter.
Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!
I'll always remember where I was I heard the terrible news. I feel a surge of pain as... jesus, we've got a fucking knockout gorgeous new receptionist! I'm off. Look at the tits on that!
This isn't sudden: Copyranter has been bitching about not getting tips for months.
Problem is, Copyranter may leave, but shit advertising will go on and on and on... Long live Copyranter!
Come back soon.
Hugh MacLeod quit Twiiter, but he was back so fast it almost sickens. I hope you're better than that.
You will be missed. take care, dude.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Godspeed friend, we all have enjoyed you greatly.
Fuck you! Get your ass back on the computer and start ranting. You don't build a beautiful shrine like this, then one day say "I quit" and piss on the floor on your way out. Copyranter is like a drug and you're cutting us off, you prick. Is this selfish of me? Of course. Do I care? No. Get your ass back here.
Come work for me!
Way to ruin my monday morning. Who else will bring such acidic wit into advertising critiques? Oh wait, Bogb Garfield! Not...
Swirling masses of bloggers will take your place. But none of them will be able to capture angry humor in the same way. Shoot.
jesus h christ fuck it all. what's the point anymore?
Copyranter? Never heard of him.
Holy fuckin salad pants! What happened? C'mon, c'mon, something happened and you feel like shutting down. Do you need to buy an engagement ring or something? Release, dear ranter, release.
Ranter, say it ain't so! Your libelous wit, deep thoaty link hazes, hilarious insights will be missed. I shall carry the torch of your unsurpassable template and look for you in remunerative (gotta eat) media. Best of luck. And baeuuon! (melodious word verifier for this comment.)
100 comments! Please don't go, copyranter.
Quitting your blog, like the Montreal Canadiens quit playing well?
LET'S GO BOSTON!
can't you just start selling cheap viagra and penis enlargements off the site?
I really enjoyed the hatin'.
sorry to hear you're closing up shop .. i've been reading this blog on a regular basis since discovering it a few months ago ... thanks for all you've done here, & best of luck with your non-blog life -- your wit & insights will be missed ...
OMG -- you will totally be missed. Surely, someone will see fit to pay you for all your brilliant efforts. Thank you for all the mid-morning giggles.
cheers,
~KJP
Sorry to hear you're hanging it up--or at least hanging up the writing-for-free thing.
Huzzah!
this is sad news indeed. i'll miss the site.
this displeases me.
Ah - now I can finally get some fucking work done. I appreciate the countless hours I've given to you that would normally bill to some wasted effort on a client (and even those hours that were billed to some wasted effort on a client). But alas, I understand, really I do. This is one blog that has always been done right - and doing things right takes time and as we all know, time is money.
Good luck! Keep up the good work. You'll be missed.
dov and donny must be devastated.
all the best.
You run a great blog and you will be missed.
but, you were the light of my life! i loved this blog... please don't go! ;__;
How will I remain unproductive now? Will miss the regular delivery of spite and wit.
Blog is now an hero.
Ding dong, the witch is dead.
FUCK U FAGET. I JUST FOUND THIS BOLG. AND I LIKE IT. DONT BE GAY.
Damnit. Now I'm depressed. I'm gonna go buy 231 pairs of capri pants now.
Thanks for the exceptional insights about our business both here and on Gawker. Be well and enjoy the time you get back with this move.
JC
This was a great blog and thanks for all the quality posts. You will be missed. I understand how tough it is keeping up this kind of output, all for free, especially when you have a career and a life. Now all the sites that just repost summaries of your stories will have to go somewhere else for ideas.
go yankees!
You'll be missed - I really enjoyed your blog.
Dude, How can you go and leave us all in suspense? Perhaps you can change the blog to cover the musings, insane rantings and the hijinks by our favored 'pants-optional CEO'. We need to keep apprised of what this maniac is up to. And of course, to follow the work of his 'shadowy figure'. If you like, I'd be happy to contribute all the Xanac and Oxycontin I have. Hopefully, that will keep you firing on at least 3 cylinders. Rethink Oh CopyRanter, Rethink ...
The announcement would have worked better for me if you could have worked a set of tits into it.
Enjoyed your point of view.
hey, we never got "Next Wednesday: two half-naked stud muffins with cats!" as promised on april 16th! ;)
Hey! We hate stuff too, hard core. If you ever need to write again, we wanted you to know, mi casa es su casa. Send them in and we will post them...
I blame every shithead who didn't send tips, including my self. I feel this is the end of a terrible abusive relationship. The lazy, depraved assholes who took Copyranter for granted, are now complaining about him leaving us becuase he finally decided to leave our ass in trailor park, while we try to salvage it by crying "baby, you know I still love you, I didn't mean it, but you know how you drive me up the wall"
I just found this site today.
What's going on?
pussy.
kidding.
I don't think cr is tired of work for no pay, I think cr can't do this now because of a job change. But that's how the big wheel works!
Either that, or for an ad person, cr seriously has zero understanding of marketing, which would explain why so much advertising sucks.
You will be missed.
Yawn. 'Bout time.
fuck you mark! how can you do this to us?
but good luck. i'm sure i'll see you around.
hmmm... so what's your new gig?
that sux dude. I'm an ad grommit in New Zealand . Your cynicism is right on the mark, best of luck
We hate so many of the same things. I hate adworld so much that I could barely stand to read your blog. Thanks for stopping.
Damn! That sucks.
Same thing happened to me. But you were better at it...
Poor pet.
To my favourite sourpuss,
I hope you finally make the money you deserve for educating and entertaining us. Then neither of us will have to be so glum, chum.
I'll get over this one day.
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK. Yo, are you open? Shoot, I don't see him. Dude, I think he's closed... What? No, it's like totaly dark in there....I know. I know. It would have been cool. ....I don't know why. ... Yeah, that would suck if it was for good. Let's get out of here. It's kind of creepy with no one around.
I feel cold all of a sudden.
Sad to see another good site go, posted my own version of a "best of" link list on my blog taken from some of your posts which I found to be still in one of my bookmarks folders... some pretty old too... damn i forgot how long i've been reading your crap... hopefully someone will pay you to write for their own site and you can get some greenbacks with a few paid-posts.
But with this announcement, I'm assuming that it means you'll get back to updating the I Hate Capri Pants blog? The commentary there, as with this site, was golden...
cheers + good luck,
Brent
Thanks for the fun. It was great.
i will be waiting for your posts as always, i can't believe this new
I go away for a weekend and this is what happens.
How am I supposed to make it through another week without a big tits friday?
Maybe CR got a job at American Apparel.
You going to work for Jason Binn? Or did he pay you off to stop fucking with him?
OMG YOU'RE QUITTING TO BECOME AN ACCOUNT GUY.
Your blog was fucking awesome. I'm gonna miss it.
Thanks for the good times, CR.
BTW., I'd do you.
Are you still doing Gawker?
MONEY LOVER!
-still love you.
I really enjoyed your Blog, thanks for all your effort you will be missed. Take care and good luck.
You son of a bitch. You quit this just like you quit everything else.
Joke's over. Come back please.
no! I am gonna kill myself! don't do it gamoto!
NOT COOL
now where am i supposed to find relevant advertising bullshit to talk to my advertising professors about?
adweek?!
Please, no! Your voice will be missed - a lot. Would you reconsider posting twice a week? I'll send you what I can from my miserable junior copyrat allowance.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
You were the reason I started blogging in the first place, but I can see where you're coming from. This can be a pain in the ass if you're already working.
Best of luck to you and thank you for all the laughs.
You Fucking BASTARD!!!!! how dare you leave me like this.
Damn! I just discovered your blog LAST WEEK for the first time ever! And now, it's closing. :(
I will follow you on the new blog!
IT'S NOT CLOSING.
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