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SCOTT (SCOOP) BUTKI
A cynical idealist; To Read Me Is to Know Me (Mostly)
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A Man Claiming to Be A Playboy Editor Takes Shots at A Piece By Me
News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Tue May 1, 2007 1:38 PM EDT
Article Source: Playboy blogadvertisement
The writer has not taken kindly to the satire piece I wrote about letters to playboy.
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{"commentId":677990,"authorDomain":"sbutki"}
This is the piece I wrote as it ran in Newsvine.
An identical piece ran at
Blogcritics but it is there that I got heaps of abuse tossed my way for getting
Playboy and Penthouse confused. The irony is my point was partially that nobody really
reads the magazines for the letters and my error, I thougth, proved that point.
Now he's blogging about me.
I'm tempted to fire back with my own article about how weird it is to have playboy teaching us ethics.
Instead I think I'll go to sleep. Last time I went to sleep I woke up with this great idea for a satire piece... it was about a playboy template and ---- oh, right. That's how I got here in the first place.
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- 6 votes
#1 - Tue May 1, 2007 1:44 PM EDT{"commentId":678217,"authorDomain":"nck"}
Did Cash and I at least get an honorable mention?
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- 4 votes
{"commentId":678315,"authorDomain":"nck"}
Get that recorder to play while you sleep. I bet you talk in your sleep!
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":678123,"authorDomain":"scientificblog"}
Just enjoy the free publicity! I take shots at Al Gore all of the time and he has yet to write about me on his blog.
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- 7 votes
#2 - Tue May 1, 2007 2:34 PM EDT{"commentId":678150,"authorDomain":"sbutki"}
You can see why I'm hesitating to go to bed when I can just enjoy free traffic and hits thanks to this guy.
And if while clicking his links I happen across some hot chicks, well, damn, that's just like collateral damage... er, hot, hot, collateral damage.
I'll give you friendly fire, baby.
Sorry... I'm ok now.
{"commentId":678150,"threadId":"99285","contentId":"695050","authorDomain":"sbutki"}
- 3 votes
#3 - Tue May 1, 2007 2:44 PM EDT{"commentId":678238,"authorDomain":"nck"}
Unbelievable! I'm (and this is a 1st) speechless. Well, almost.
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- 3 votes
{"commentId":678262,"authorDomain":"nck"}
The piece says nothing about Playboy, but a lot about the prudish Mr. Butki, for whom all magazines that show skin are the same. Unfit for reading—by him.
ROTFLWTIME (Roll on the floor laughing with tears in my eyes)! OK .. my speech has returned...
I'm serious, Scott. I'm laughing so hard I need a tissue!!!
Prudish Mr. Butki ... ha...ha...ha...ha...ha...ha
Oh, sorry. Guess I got a bit carried away. But, I can't stop laughing ... I've got a bad case of the giggles right now!!
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- 3 votes
#4 - Tue May 1, 2007 3:30 PM EDT{"commentId":678306,"authorDomain":"sbutki"}
I have to go post a link to this for an ex girlfriedn who will be shocked at this guy's suggestions about my prudishnss.
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":678313,"authorDomain":"nck"}
How on earth did he get that you were "prudish" from your story? Can someone please explain this to me????
Oh, I'm still laughing!
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":678446,"authorDomain":"paperdragon"}
He assumed, because Scott confused Playboy with Penthouse, that he's never read either one. Then he assumed that the first assumption was due to Scott be a prude.
At least, that's what I assume.
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- 4 votes
{"commentId":678533,"authorDomain":"nck"}
Thanks Dennis ... Scary part is I understood your comment completely. ;)
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":678309,"authorDomain":"theinsideofmybrain"}
{"commentId":678338,"authorDomain":"sbutki"}
Matthew, it's ok. I'd say that they let their panties get in a bunch but I'm guessing those who got mad
were walking around nude. And I don't want to think about how they typed while they... ok, enough of that.
{"commentId":678338,"threadId":"99285","contentId":"695050","authorDomain":"sbutki"}
- 1 vote
#6 - Tue May 1, 2007 3:53 PM EDT{"commentId":678423,"authorDomain":"nck"}
Stop! Visual!
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":678357,"authorDomain":"theinsideofmybrain"}
{"commentId":678378,"authorDomain":"sbutki"}
I'm just enjoying the fact I'm getting lots of traffic over something on which
they are completely missing the point.
And you know what? I still think my actual idea is good- choose-your-own-adventure
with sex fantasies.
I'd read one.
Now what magazine would be most likely to carry it? Oh, wait, I better not guess
because I might guess wrong. And I was going to guess it would be TV guide too.
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- 1 vote
#8 - Tue May 1, 2007 4:07 PM EDT{"commentId":678444,"authorDomain":"nck"}
How about Cosmopolitan? Or, Good Houskeeping? Or, Harpers Bazaar? Or, Martha Stewart Living? Or, Ladies Home Journal?
Just to name a few ....
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- 1 vote
{"commentId":678486,"authorDomain":"wbrianwhite"}
Here's a better letter to Playboy: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0228062alba1.html:
Maybe you should update your story with a form letter for threatening legal action?
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- 1 vote
#9 - Tue May 1, 2007 4:41 PM EDT{"commentId":678989,"authorDomain":"johnhedin"}
A clean house, well-written story, awesome scenery, intriguing historical site, delicious meal, caring friends, loving family, a glass of spirits and the sensuous curves of a sports car or woman. I really did write for Playboy VIP Magazine years ago, but today I cannot get there (the website) from here (China). So, please forgive me for not leaving a comment. ;-)
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- 2 votes
#10 - Tue May 1, 2007 9:05 PM EDT{"commentId":679285,"authorDomain":"sbutki"}
{"commentId":680709,"authorDomain":"sbutki"}
Two final thoughts:
1) I don't know whether it was a joke or a swipe or what but the final comment someone left at the Playboy blog's item is hilarious. It's a link to the article in question and a suggestion the Playboy editor check it out because "It's pretty funny -- makes fun of Penthouse."
2) Wow, what a night. As I look back I can't believe that: a) A playboy editor was mad at me and b) he called me a prude.
If was a prude would I be writing a choose-your-own-adventure story meets sex fantasy story involving oral sex, handcuffs and the cliche pizza delivery guy?
it was hard to resist writing up a piece responding to that.
I feel like all my, um, hard work doing, um, "research," for this paid off. So, thanks, Playboy guy, for the comments, the traffic, the vote, The women you sent over (or was that a dream) . It was quite a nite.
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- 1 vote
#12 - Wed May 2, 2007 3:24 PM EDT{"commentId":680999,"authorDomain":"nck"}
I think the guy was on drugs.
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- 1 vote
{"commentId":681092,"authorDomain":"sbutki"}
I've been called lots of things but how dare he call me the p- word.
I think a libel suit is in order
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- 1 vote
#13 - Wed May 2, 2007 5:32 PM EDT{"commentId":681200,"authorDomain":"nck"}
In order for that to work, you would have to prove you really are not a prude. Maybe you better give that ole girlfriend a call, lol.
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- 1 vote
{"commentId":681227,"authorDomain":"sbutki"}
The one with the handcuffs or the one with the hot wax?
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{"commentId":681304,"authorDomain":"theinsideofmybrain"}
{"commentId":681471,"authorDomain":"nck"}
Hot wax ... handcuffs ... hot wax ... handcuffs???
I dunno ... you know how hard it is for me to make decisions.
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- 1 vote
{"commentId":892695,"authorDomain":"sbutki"}
Who dares me to read this and its related piece aloud at my next open mic nite?
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- 1 vote
#14 - Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:06 PM EDT{"commentId":892715,"authorDomain":"theinsideofmybrain"}
{"commentId":893834,"authorDomain":"sbutki"}
What do you mean? The guy's words? Not at all.
Do I still get nervous doing public speaking? Oh yeah.
Is it double the fun if you can be shocking and titillating? Hell yeah.
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