And this week's classic from the mail online

[????]

http://gu.com/p/4v6xx

Ooops sorry just noticed it's the Guardian, silly me...easy mistake

[numbers]

did someone actually pay for that 'article'? Is it a daily mash spoof?

someone actually spent time writing that crap. I can't believe I spent time skim reading it.

Who buys this rubbish?

[Loz]

Ha - that's the best rubbish article since they commissioned someone to write 500 words on how Compare the Meerkats was a shocking piece of racism.

ETA:

I found the Meerkat article.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/aug/22/advertising-racism-meerkats

[Salsaboy]

What a load of bollox.

[KalamityKel]

Hadn't this pathetic "issue" been raised before in the media? Seems a bit out dated...

[jctg]

See also this news story on Thomas:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/thomas-the-tank-engine-a-little-uneasy-with-his-br,28298/

[Seabag]

Ha ha!

Quids actually reads The Guardian

[El Pibe]

Ha ha, brilliant!!

It is awful stuff mainly because it's boring and the moral messages aren't so much anachronisitc as a bit weird.

Always go with the wonderfully subversive ben and holly's little kingdom!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ATlS8OAdc

[vgrant]

Lazy derivative shit- The Thomas the Imperialist tank engine meme has been about for 5 or 6 years now.

if them guardian editors paid for that sloppy crap, they should file a claim with paypal for good not recieved.

[StraferJack]

isn't the CIF part of the site where people like us fancy having a go and writing the sort of nonsense we write here, scrub it up and ask them to stick it online?

[henryb]

Ha Classic.

However considering it has 1700 comments and is being shared around social media sites - I think the Editors probably knew what they were doing. Do the Guardian even pay for Comment is Free submissions?

[Loz]

I think I remember reading somewhere that one contributor got about ?90 for their article. I suspect the payment depends on the author.

[Jeremy]

It's a really stupid article. Who ever heard of a "lady train"?

[miga]

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[henryb]

The endless moralising in Thomas does wear thin after a while. I am going out on dangerous limb here - but in my opinion Chuggingtons is way superior.

[Loz]

Whoa there, henryb. Chuggingtons? That's fighting talk around here.

[StraferJack]

Having suffered both for a couple of years, I prefer Chuggington. If I had to choose. But both are godawful

[Tr?]

Chuggington, chugga chugga chugga chugga Chuggington!

The annoying tune in your head for today, you'e welcome.

[El Pibe]

"The endless moralising in Thomas" in fairness it was written by a vicar, what were you expecting?!?!?!

But yeah, pride before a fall as a plot device wears thin very quickly

[maxxi]

TTTE was never the same after Ringo bowed out - you lost the sex, drugs and rock n roll(ing stock) aspect. Michael Angelis brought a Bleak Bleasdaleian tone to the series but when he left it went down hill (gradient 1:3).

[????]

To be fair, the comments are quite funny (although they may be the work of Right wing trolls).

And as Strafer says this isn't the Guardian propa..the author(ess)- I presume that's sexist? - is apparently a lecturer in some media studies type degree in a 2nd rate ex-poly, which is encouraging..... that not that bright 19 year olds, getting into debt they'll never pay to be 'taught' by this academic excellence...

*gone to the dogs, etc*

[????]

Seabag Wrote:

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> Ha ha!

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> Quids actually reads The Guardian

I think Loz and I qualify as its most loyal readers

[Otta]

Made me think of the attached.

[Seabag]

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> I think Loz and I qualify as its most loyal

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And Lady ????'s likes it too

[Loz]

We could really have a "Stupid Comment Pieces in the Guardian" thread. This one last week was a classic...

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/20/is-it-ok-to-buy-coffee-from-an-independent

As someone in the comments said, "I think we have now reached peak Guardian."