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(C|Net) Amusing Lauren Bernat, the librarian, now has trouble finding work because of Wii Fit Girl. Michael Bolton unavailable for comment   (crave.cnet.com) divider line 185
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McStinky 2008-06-15 12:17:46 PM  
Now THIS is Fark.

Ah, I feel much better now.

The video was better than the story, though.

 
slobarnuts 2008-06-15 12:26:52 PM  
But therein lies the problem. It's an accurate story because the video does contain a Lauren Bernat--it just so happens there are more than one of them.

Damn man, her evil twin really is out to ruin her life.

 
advres 2008-06-15 12:27:45 PM  
www.velvetglove.org
If someone googles my name they will think they are hiring a famous mountaineer who died on Everest.

Get over yourself, your not that important.

 
advres 2008-06-15 12:28:20 PM  
damnit, you're

 
damageddude [TotalFark] 2008-06-15 12:28:27 PM  
"If someone has my business card, and doesn't know what I look like, and they Google me, it looks like it's me, and that's my whole career down the tubes," she said.

Calm down. One person with my name (new window) shot a guy 50 times and so far Rev. Al hasn't been protesting on my block (however, since I grew up in Howard Beach (new window), I do wonder how many people I used to know think I was the shooter.

/use my middle initial

 
Bob Ondeeznuts 2008-06-15 12:35:14 PM  
A master's degree in library science??? What a waste.

 
tortilla burger 2008-06-15 12:35:23 PM  
Yes, I DO want to view you from behind

 
cerote [TotalFark] 2008-06-15 12:35:25 PM  
Is the librarian not as hot as the woman in the video? Is this the crux of the problem?

 
Selector 2008-06-15 12:35:34 PM  
He's probably unavailable for comment because that's not his name. Michael Bolton, on the other hand...

 
black_knight 2008-06-15 12:36:25 PM  
Wait...there are still libraries?

 
DaShredda 2008-06-15 12:36:40 PM  
Bob Ondeeznuts: A master's degree in library science??? What a waste.

Yeah, because library science means shelving books.

Nothing to do with archiving, internet technology, or anything else that our entire knowledge base is composed of.

 
hokiebuckeye 2008-06-15 12:36:52 PM  
If you look at all like that girl, then be concerned. Otherwise, don't. It's that easy.

 
Pooter 2008-06-15 12:37:11 PM  
She used to live across the hall from my apartment - it's a damned shame this keeps happening to her... her phone number used to be 867-5309. Nice lady, though.

 
Goopotato 2008-06-15 12:37:46 PM  
I'm a Member of Parliament for Ottawa and a Minister of the Environment who may or may not be investigated for bribing the mayor of Ottawa.

And according to the background check that my apartment ran, I'm on the terrorist watch list.

Still got a job working for the government, no problems there.

 
DaShredda 2008-06-15 12:38:20 PM  
Bob Ondeeznuts: A master's degree in library science??? What a waste.

PS

You ever been to a library recently?

The average librarian can probably get your SS Number, family history, and photos of you and your kids faster than you can find Cat in the Hat.

 
Genta [TotalFark] 2008-06-15 12:38:33 PM  
well this wont hurt her job... itll help her find a nice cushy job where all she has to do is pretend to do a little secretary work and then comfort the boss when he's feeling down.

 
garymatic 2008-06-15 12:39:14 PM  
How is it that being the wii chick would be a negative on the resume?

 
Wulfman 2008-06-15 12:39:20 PM  
Selector: He's probably unavailable for comment because that's not his name. Michael Bolton, on the other hand...

You can... you can call me Mike.

i258.photobucket.com

 
Telos 2008-06-15 12:39:41 PM  
DaShredda: Bob Ondeeznuts: A master's degree in library science??? What a waste.

Yeah, because library science means shelving books.

Nothing to do with archiving, internet technology, or anything else that our entire knowledge base is composed of.


Our entire knowledge base? So she works for Google?

 
eddyatwork [TotalFark] 2008-06-15 12:40:08 PM  
Bob Ondeeznuts: A master's degree in library science??? What a waste.

Clearly you aren't a library user. They know more shiat by 6 am than you'll know all day.

 
hubiestubert [TotalFark] 2008-06-15 12:40:36 PM  
Oh Noes!

She worries that people will mistake her for the Wii Fit girl. Oh Noes!

I do suppose then that pre-supposes that she is a skinny blond with questionable taste in undies as well as the viral campaign gal--which is maybe the only way that she could be mistaken for the WiiFit gal...

 
toonz 2008-06-15 12:41:51 PM  
right sweetheart.
no one would ever hire a woman because they believed her to be the girl shaking her cute little ass in a video.

yeah- real career-killer.

 
jaylectricity [TotalFark] 2008-06-15 12:42:26 PM  
1. Make new business cards that say, "I'm not the Wii fit girl."
2. Profit

 
Vacation Bible School 2008-06-15 12:43:17 PM  
i'm going to need to see this Lauren on the wii fit to make a comparison. cause as it is, the Wii Fit girl is on loop...

/glasses = teh hawt

 
Quantumbunny 2008-06-15 12:44:38 PM  
Dammit this happens to me too. Some stupid British swimmer comes up when you google my name, what a load of crap, I used to be the first couple of hits. Now this international award winning swimmer comes up...

\That's me, professional swimmer, alright

 
Solty Dog 2008-06-15 12:44:51 PM  
Clearly her only course of action is to sue Nintendo. I will await the follow up.

 
mmontour 2008-06-15 12:46:34 PM  
She should get a Wii Fit and copy the girl in the video. It might shake some of the sand out of her vagina.

 
strothgar 2008-06-15 12:46:41 PM  
Why don't you just go by the name Laura?

 
KellyLockhart [TotalFark] 2008-06-15 12:46:44 PM  
The first three things that come up on Google when I search myself are actually me, which is nice.

But I'm also a 2000 graduate of Eastern Illinois University, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geography, workin marketing in Seatlle, am a Doctor of Internal Medicine, so on and so forth.

If she is so educated in the ways of information storage and technology, she surely must have discovered that there are *gasp* other people out there in the great big world that have the same name as she does.

But the real question that must be answered is, "Is she hot?"

 
DaShredda 2008-06-15 12:47:43 PM  
Telos: DaShredda: Bob Ondeeznuts: A master's degree in library science??? What a waste.

Yeah, because library science means shelving books.

Nothing to do with archiving, internet technology, or anything else that our entire knowledge base is composed of.

Our entire knowledge base? So she works for Google?


From what I have seen modern librarians do, yes.

 
FarkinNortherner [recently expired TotalFark] 2008-06-15 12:48:15 PM  
"If someone has my business card, and doesn't know what I look like, and they Google me, it looks like it's me, and that's my whole career down the tubes," she said.

I think your truly epic stupidity might be more likely to cause difficulties, Miss Bernat.

 
hasty ambush 2008-06-15 12:48:51 PM  
The librarian

www.teleread.org

 
daveydave 2008-06-15 12:48:54 PM  
How does this even come up in a job interview? Do employers really know about this video, let alone the name of the girl in it?

"Ah, yes, I see you have all the qualifications needed for this job, Ms. Bernat, but, something is not right here. I happened to be watching a video of a young girl shaking her ass while playing a Wii game last week, and I also researched the young girl's name. It turns out she has the same name as you. This will simply not do. Good day."

 
Malinki 2008-06-15 12:50:18 PM  

 
brigid_fitch [TotalFark] 2008-06-15 12:50:19 PM  
...and this is why I NEVER use my real name on the internet. When I hire, I know I Google applicant names.

/I Google myself every once in a while--nothing comes up
//Srsly, absolutely nothing--0 results, but a redirect to an alternate spelling of my name.

 
Adam Baum 2008-06-15 12:50:50 PM  
news.filefront.com

 
flsammyfm 2008-06-15 12:51:07 PM  
...anyone but me think this is a thinly veiled attempt to cash in on the other girl's name?

I googled myself, and discovered an ex-hockey star, an ex-baseball star, CEO of Amtrak, and a few others.

Oh, and a couple of felons.

If this is such a big hairy deal, change your name.

She's probably nowhere near as, um, limber, as the youtube chick. Probably a big fat sweathog.

 
daveydave 2008-06-15 12:51:26 PM  
From TFA:"This is bizarre to me, because I am this normal (person), and to seek the spotlight like this is not me," she said.

"I am a normal person, not some ass gyrating sicko like you see on the internet."

 
SBinRR 2008-06-15 12:52:08 PM  
KellyLockhart:
But I'm also a 2000 graduate of Eastern Illinois University, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geography, workin marketing in Seatlle, am a Doctor of Internal Medicine, so on and so forth.


I hate it when other people with my name have had more success than I have.

Of course, I also hate it when they've been indicted or something.

 
toonz 2008-06-15 12:52:31 PM  
KellyLockhart: The first three things that come up on Google when I search myself are actually me, which is nice.

But I'm also a 2000 graduate of Eastern Illinois University, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geography, workin marketing in Seatlle, am a Doctor of Internal Medicine, so on and so forth.

If she is so educated in the ways of information storage and technology, she surely must have discovered that there are *gasp* other people out there in the great big world that have the same name as she does.

But the real question that must be answered is, "Is she hot?"


She should just do what I do: google people with my name, track them down and kill them. "More Quickening, less Gathering", I always say.

 
tomWright 2008-06-15 12:52:59 PM  
Yah, you google me, you get a photographer, a Star Trek actor, a basketball player, (HAH!), a bishop, (Double Dog Hah!), an astronomer, a tax reformer (Fair Tax), a couple of blogs, some genealogy, one convict, and who knows what else.

Dig deep enough, you will find me, but I am so far down the results list as to be all but invisible.

But you would be amazed at the stuff banks can find when you apply for a mortgage. With a name as common as mine, there was a STACK of stuff, from unpaid loans, to traffic tickets to unpaid child support, all of which I had to initial and state that it was not me.

So I understand what this woman is going through. This will follow her forever. On every job application and loan application. If she ever applies to work for a school this will likely put an end to that, considering how cravenly stupid school administrators are.

She may as well give up and go into stripping and porn like all the other 'librarians' do.

 
brigid_fitch [TotalFark] 2008-06-15 12:53:21 PM  
daveydave: How does this even come up in a job interview? Do employers really know about this video, let alone the name of the girl in it?

Like I said, most employers Google an applicant's name before bringing them in for an interview. If you Google Lauren Bernat, almost all the hits on the front page link to the video or an article discussing the video.

 
Man On Pink Corner [TotalFark] 2008-06-15 12:53:49 PM  
Today's word is "Streisand Effect."

 
hogans 2008-06-15 12:54:55 PM  
Lady, you think you've got problems?

You try getting into Clown College with a name like John W. Gacy!

 
Dr._Michael_Hfuhruhurr 2008-06-15 12:55:19 PM  
I've seen the video several times, read the article and I still don't remember her name.

Who care's about her name!!!???

/wii fit girl is fine

 
Mentat [TotalFark] 2008-06-15 12:55:20 PM  
Bob Ondeeznuts: A master's degree in library science??? What a waste.

Because what use would modern society have for someone who can quickly and efficiently organize, annotate and retrieve information?

 
MrGumboPants 2008-06-15 12:56:36 PM  
One more reason for employers to not google someone's name.

I know someone who had a fake facebook page put up about them as revenge. Nasty stuff. I barely trust things that are written on online news sources, let alone shiat that's floating around on youtube.

Don't trust the internets, who knows what you're getting. Old people will figure this out sooner or later.

 
hubiestubert [TotalFark] 2008-06-15 12:56:39 PM  
daveydave: From TFA:"This is bizarre to me, because I am this normal (person), and to seek the spotlight like this is not me," she said.

"I am a normal person, not some ass gyrating sicko like you see on the internet. I have no idea how to cash in on this, but dammit I'm going to take a stab at it while it's fresh...


FTFY

 
AmericanEagle 2008-06-15 12:56:45 PM  
Hmmm.....

Apparently I am a safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers, a B actor, an associate curator, and sr. manager at Symantec. That means the ladies love me oh yeah....-wait till my wife finds out then you can and a dead man to the list.

 
moosen 2008-06-15 12:56:52 PM  
Adam Baum
www.myconfinedspace.com

 
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