{"id":2263,"date":"2010-01-31T15:59:18","date_gmt":"2010-01-31T22:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2010\/01\/2263\/"},"modified":"2010-04-02T09:07:01","modified_gmt":"2010-04-02T16:07:01","slug":"2263","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2010\/01\/31\/2263\/","title":{"rendered":"Gawker Triumph of Stupidity Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/gawker.com\/5457438\/former-gawker-intern-james-frey-reveals-winners-of-the-triumph-of-stupidity-contest\" target=\"_blank\">from Gawker.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; color: #303030; font-size: 13px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gawker.com\/5457438\/former-gawker-intern-james-frey-reveals-winners-of-the-triumph-of-stupidity-contest\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 20px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px\" target=\"_blank\">Former Gawker Intern James Frey Reveals Winners of the Triumph of Stupidity Contest<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; color: #303030\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/7\/2010\/01\/thumb160x_diesel.jpg\" class=\"left image158\" width=\"158\" style=\"clear: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #b3b3b3; border-style: solid; padding: 0px\" \/>&#8220;Welcome one and all to the Gawker Triumph of Stupidity Contest, where stupidity is celebrated, reinforced and rewarded. I&#8217;m James Frey, former Gawker Intern, former Gawker Special Correspondent, and now, Gawker Special Consultant for the Triumph of Stupidity Contest.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; color: #303030\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; color: #303030\">As you may know, I am uniquely qualified for this job, more qualified for it than either of my previous positions at Gawker, because I am famously stupid. One need only look back through the archives of this wonderful website to see a few of my many displays of stupidity, and see how I have triumphed over them. At this point in my life, when people ask me for advice, and God help those who do ask, I say \u2013 Go, right now, and do the stupidest, most reckless thing you can possibly think of doing, close your eyes and buckle your seatbelt, and when it&#8217;s all over, you&#8217;ll be exactly where you want to be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[ <a href=\"http:\/\/gawker.com\/5457438\/former-gawker-intern-james-frey-reveals-winners-of-the-triumph-of-stupidity-contest\" target=\"_blank\">click to continue reading at Gawker<\/a> ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from Gawker.com Former Gawker Intern James Frey Reveals Winners of the Triumph of Stupidity Contest &#8220;Welcome one and all to the Gawker Triumph of Stupidity Contest, where stupidity is celebrated, reinforced and rewarded. I&#8217;m James Frey, former Gawker Intern, former Gawker Special Correspondent, and now, Gawker Special Consultant for the Triumph of Stupidity Contest. 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