Smosh Forums > Mary-Kate Writes for the New York Times

JaGuAr3529

Feb. 26, 2007. 02:59 PM

QUOTE(Mary-Kate Olsen @ Feb. 25, 2007)

Brand Loyalty

I have a large, red quilted Chanel bag that I borrowed from my sister Ashley. I wore it to an event and never gave it back. Luckily, she's moved on to another bag, so I'm safe for now. I'm not quite sure how many bags I have, but let's just say I have a few. When I find a bag I like, I tend to wear it to death until I become obsessed with another one. This probably happens three to five times a year. But I always come back to the Chanel. The size isn't overwhelming, and it has enough subtle detail to keep it interesting.

I also have the smaller version in blue and in white, but the red is definitely my favorite. I don't have a stylist — I'd rather just do my own thing and put together my own outfits. The chain-handle bag is the perfect accent to almost any combination I come up with. I look at everything with a designer's eye, but I wouldn't change a thing about this bag. I think that's why it's a true classic. (Source)

The culprit.

Michelle #1 is turning out to be quite the journalist.

Leo_Woof

Feb. 26, 2007. 03:01 PM

Oh wow, I so totally have to get one of those bags now!
Mary-Kate likes them!
Nice to see her writing something useful and pertinent for a newspaper.

Sorry if the sarcasm was a little lax there.

Skittlez

Feb. 26, 2007. 03:02 PM

ahahahahahaha whata douche

Shoreline

Feb. 26, 2007. 03:05 PM

Wow.
I expected more from the newyorker.

That is quite hilarious.

A-Dizzle

Feb. 26, 2007. 03:07 PM

The part that made me laugh most was the way she ended it, "I think that's why it's a true classic." Sounds like how I ended my essays in elementary school.

ungrantedxwish

Feb. 26, 2007. 03:10 PM

That was truly inspirational. She has such a way with words!

Kristandex

Feb. 26, 2007. 03:13 PM

hahaha. They actually let her write in the TIMES? She's horrible at writing.

Sounds like an essay my 10 year old sister would write.

How is, "I don't have a stylist — I'd rather just do my own thing and put together my own outfits." relevant to the article at all? Oh my.

sophiebro71

Feb. 26, 2007. 03:14 PM

Yeah. Yeah. My perspective on live has pretty much changed forever.
thanks, mary-kate. I sure do owe you one.

heartbreaker135

Feb. 26, 2007. 03:14 PM

oh boy!
how utterly insane can you get? writting an article on your bag...

Shoreline

Feb. 26, 2007. 03:15 PM

I think she paid them so she could be in it.
It's probably a really small column among all the other fashion updates.

Leepay

Feb. 26, 2007. 03:16 PM

QUOTE(JaGuAr3529 @ Feb. 26, 2007. 05:59 PM) [snapback]205045[/snapback]

QUOTE(Mary-Kate Olsen @ Feb. 25, 2007)

Brand Loyalty

I have a large, red quilted Chanel bag that I borrowed from my sister Ashley. I wore it to an event and never gave it back. Luckily, she's moved on to another bag, so I'm safe for now. I'm not quite sure how many bags I have, but let's just say I have a few. When I find a bag I like, I tend to wear it to death until I become obsessed with another one. This probably happens three to five times a year. But I always come back to the Chanel. The size isn't overwhelming, and it has enough subtle detail to keep it interesting.

I also have the smaller version in blue and in white, but the red is definitely my favorite. I don't have a stylist — I'd rather just do my own thing and put together my own outfits. The chain-handle bag is the perfect accent to almost any combination I come up with. I look at everything with a designer's eye, but I wouldn't change a thing about this bag. I think that's why it's a true classic. (Source)

The culprit.

Michelle #1 is turning out to be quite the journalist.

Actually this information is all false. I'll go ahead and admit that I wrote this in the 3rd grade an a celebrity impersonation assignment. Don't make fun of me.

canadia_sucks_eh

Feb. 26, 2007. 03:18 PM

i like bags to
*cough*noidont*cough*

PinkPirate

Feb. 26, 2007. 03:25 PM

QUOTE(JaGuAr3529 @ Feb. 26, 2007. 11:59 PM) [snapback]205045[/snapback]

Michelle #1 is turning out to be quite the journalist.

dont use that word for her. its a disgrace to my people haha. Its so unfair, i would give anything to write for a high quality paper like that but i dont know whats the most hip bag today. all those years in college for nothing, we should have just gotten 'fashion for dummies' and 'alphabet' class.

Evil_thing_999

Feb. 26, 2007. 04:33 PM

Wow she is a great journalist. No wonder she is much better than anyone named Cleo!

masterofeverything555

Feb. 26, 2007. 05:07 PM

yes
mary kate: "yes i love my handbag, it includes all of my food for the day, an icecube, a pepperoni slice, and a grape"

Daprofesser

Feb. 26, 2007. 05:08 PM

Mary-kate definately the most overrated ppl in the world...no talent at all.... only hypeeeee

SuperJoyFulltime

Feb. 26, 2007. 05:12 PM

"I'm not quite sure how many bags I have, but let's just say I have a few."

That honestly was the best part...i have many but lets say a few.

JaGuAr3529

Feb. 26, 2007. 05:32 PM

QUOTE(SuperJoyFulltime @ Feb. 26, 2007. 05:12 PM) [snapback]205288[/snapback]

"I'm not quite sure how many bags I have, but let's just say I have a few."

That honestly was the best part...i have many but lets say a few.

I know. She's a spoiled little brat with a fifth-grade writing style. I wonder how many spelling and grammatical errors she made in that article that the editors had to fix for her.

Kristandex

Feb. 26, 2007. 05:39 PM

QUOTE(JaGuAr3529 @ Feb. 26, 2007. 08:32 PM) [snapback]205316[/snapback]

QUOTE(SuperJoyFulltime @ Feb. 26, 2007. 05:12 PM) [snapback]205288[/snapback]

"I'm not quite sure how many bags I have, but let's just say I have a few."

That honestly was the best part...i have many but lets say a few.

I know. She's a spoiled little brat with a fifth-grade writing style. I wonder how many spelling and grammatical errors she made in that article that the editors had to fix for her.

Haha, that's what I was thinking. I believe they missed one (unless I am bad at grammar):

"...red quilted Chanel bag that I borrowed from my sister Ashley."

Shouldn't there be a comma in between "sister" and "Ashley" ?

Anyway, if she is able to get a spot in Times, then it proves anyone can become a Journalist.

JaGuAr3529

Feb. 26, 2007. 06:13 PM

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QUOTE(JaGuAr3529 @ Feb. 26, 2007. 08:32 PM) [snapback]205316[/snapback]

QUOTE(SuperJoyFulltime @ Feb. 26, 2007. 05:12 PM) [snapback]205288[/snapback]

"I'm not quite sure how many bags I have, but let's just say I have a few."

That honestly was the best part...i have many but lets say a few.

I know. She's a spoiled little brat with a fifth-grade writing style. I wonder how many spelling and grammatical errors she made in that article that the editors had to fix for her.

Haha, that's what I was thinking. I believe they missed one (unless I am bad at grammar):

"...red quilted Chanel bag that I borrowed from my sister Ashley."

Shouldn't there be a comma in between "sister" and "Ashley" ?

Anyway, if she is able to get a spot in Times, then it proves anyone can become a Journalist.

Yup, any multi-millionaire celebrity.

Shoreline

Feb. 26, 2007. 06:15 PM

They edit anything that goes into the Times for grammatical errors so that wasn't her.

JaGuAr3529

Feb. 26, 2007. 06:20 PM

QUOTE(Shoreline @ Feb. 26, 2007. 06:15 PM) [snapback]205377[/snapback]

They edit anything that goes into the Times for grammatical errors so that wasn't her.

I wonder how many "lol's" and "omg's" were in her original draft...

Shoreline

Feb. 26, 2007. 06:22 PM

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QUOTE(Shoreline @ Feb. 26, 2007. 06:15 PM) [snapback]205377[/snapback]

They edit anything that goes into the Times for grammatical errors so that wasn't her.

I wonder how many "lol's" and "omg's" were in her original draft...

LOL.
i can totally see that ahahah.

fckbees

Feb. 26, 2007. 06:22 PM

this is why she is my favorite olsen.

Shoreline

Feb. 26, 2007. 06:24 PM

I still can't tell the difference between them.
Actually no, now I can. Ever since Mary Kate went anorexic I now know.
Ugh. I'm horrible.

mt_mega

Feb. 26, 2007. 06:24 PM

Wow! She's hot, has a twin, and is a much better writer than Leepay! MK has it all.

Leepay

Feb. 26, 2007. 06:25 PM

No one will ever care which one is which.

alimac

Feb. 26, 2007. 06:25 PM

That’s so ridiculous, I’m going to pretend it’s not real.

I’ll sleep better this way.

JaGuAr3529

Feb. 26, 2007. 06:27 PM

QUOTE(Leepay @ Feb. 26, 2007. 06:25 PM) [snapback]205391[/snapback]

No one will ever care which one is which.

Basically. They are each half a person to me.

Shoreline

Feb. 26, 2007. 06:28 PM

They complete each other.
Awh, that's so sweet.

ungrantedxwish

Feb. 26, 2007. 06:30 PM

This is NYU's finest, ladies and gentlemen.

This is still ridiculous. If I turned that in to a teacher even in grade school, it would have been ripped a part. That shit is in the New York fucking Times. If I were an editor, I would have rewrote the entire thing.

rainydaze

Feb. 26, 2007. 06:55 PM

pure fucking genious.
she is my idol

even with sarcasm that was painful to write
all i have to say is "wtf?"

nba185

Feb. 27, 2007. 02:02 AM

The bag looks big for her.

Perfect Crime

Feb. 27, 2007. 06:09 AM

'HOW DID SHE GET IN THE TIMES?'

She's banging the editor.
Or the editor wants to bang her.

emzab

Feb. 27, 2007. 06:23 AM

And I thought I was bad at English?!

PinkPirate

Feb. 27, 2007. 08:36 AM

QUOTE(Evil_thing_999 @ Feb. 27, 2007. 01:33 AM) [snapback]205251[/snapback]

Wow she is a great journalist. No wonder she is much better than anyone named Cleo!

shut your piehole.

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QUOTE(JaGuAr3529 @ Feb. 26, 2007. 08:32 PM) [snapback]205316[/snapback]

QUOTE(SuperJoyFulltime @ Feb. 26, 2007. 05:12 PM) [snapback]205288[/snapback]

"I'm not quite sure how many bags I have, but let's just say I have a few."

That honestly was the best part...i have many but lets say a few.

I know. She's a spoiled little brat with a fifth-grade writing style. I wonder how many spelling and grammatical errors she made in that article that the editors had to fix for her.

Haha, that's what I was thinking. I believe they missed one (unless I am bad at grammar):

"...red quilted Chanel bag that I borrowed from my sister Ashley."

Shouldn't there be a comma in between "sister" and "Ashley" ?

Anyway, if she is able to get a spot in Times, then it proves anyone can become a Journalist.

Yup, any multi-millionaire celebrity.

yeah, not JUST anyone. I demand a little more respect for journalism dammit.

Encicra

Feb. 27, 2007. 08:43 AM

Bags are my favorite.

selin

Feb. 27, 2007. 10:31 AM

I dont use a bag like that but that one is hot!m-k knows what to choose

Léonne.

Feb. 27, 2007. 10:33 AM

Like she wrote that herself ;p

irish smurfy

Feb. 27, 2007. 01:52 PM

I do believe that dear Mary-Kate must have skipped school, the day they learnt about adjectives. She doesn't get any more complex than red and large.
I suppose that is just in case she confused people with her wonderous and multi-layered way with words

protagonist

Feb. 27, 2007. 02:15 PM

I knew the Times was going downhill, but wow...

I think I'll go get myself a fabulous new purse, MK. Your persuasive writing skill have overpowered my feeble will.

##pirategirl##

Feb. 27, 2007. 02:45 PM

that wasnt even well written?

it was a little boring paragraph about a handbag?

it wasnt even amusing?

the idea of writing about a handbag for the NYT is funny, but she killed it with the blandness.

Well.

I guess Ive just been guaranteed a job there.

DJHood25

Feb. 27, 2007. 02:49 PM

wow amazing how some1 can be so into a little hand bag

sophiebro71

Feb. 27, 2007. 03:10 PM

QUOTE(JaGuAr3529 @ Feb. 26, 2007. 07:29 PM) [snapback]205045[/snapback]

QUOTE(Mary-Kate Olsen @ Feb. 25, 2007)

Brand Loyalty

I have a large, red quilted Chanel bag that I borrowed from my sister Ashley. I wore it to an event and never gave it back. Luckily, she's moved on to another bag, so I'm safe for now. I'm not quite sure how many bags I have, but let's just say I have a few. When I find a bag I like, I tend to wear it to death until I become obsessed with another one. This probably happens three to five times a year. But I always come back to the Chanel. The size isn't overwhelming, and it has enough subtle detail to keep it interesting.

I also have the smaller version in blue and in white, but the red is definitely my favorite. I don't have a stylist — I'd rather just do my own thing and put together my own outfits. The chain-handle bag is the perfect accent to almost any combination I come up with. I look at everything with a designer's eye, but I wouldn't change a thing about this bag. I think that's why it's a true classic. (Source)

The culprit.

Michelle #1 is turning out to be quite the journalist.

that sounds like some shit-wad pointless thing that they'd put in "M" magasine or "J-14" or something. haha

kerpupkin

Feb. 27, 2007. 04:10 PM

She sounds a bit conceited to me.

Sure, everyone was obsessed with her sloppy layers a few years ago, but 'Bohemian Bourgeois' has gone out, and honestly, we don't care anymore.

Shut up, Mary-Kate!

HxCthrashperson[ME]

Feb. 27, 2007. 04:17 PM

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHH

mafu

Feb. 27, 2007. 09:43 PM

Why does everyone dislike them!
I think they're not bad.
I havn't heard of many scandals or bad things coming from them and I also truly enjoyed their movies, especially the most recent one.
Now they're growing older in fame. I don't think their as conceited as many of the other famous teens.

JaGuAr3529

Feb. 28, 2007. 12:15 AM

QUOTE(mafu @ Feb. 27, 2007. 09:43 PM) [snapback]206856[/snapback]

Why does everyone dislike them!
I think they're not bad.
I havn't heard of many scandals or bad things coming from them and I also truly enjoyed their movies, especially the most recent one.
Now they're growing older in fame. I don't think their as conceited as many of the other famous teens.

Did you read the article?

It represents a lot of what's wrong with spoiled teenagers/young adults. They have a fixation on materialism, they seem inadequately educated, and they are granted favors simply because of their status.

##pirategirl##

Feb. 28, 2007. 09:18 AM

SHE DOESNT EVEN WRITE WELL.

DANGbang!

Feb. 28, 2007. 09:44 AM

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SHE DOESNT EVEN WRITE WELL.

EXACTLY. Poor girl.