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May 5, 2008

For The Love Of Amanda Lorber

Rich Four Four put together this amazing celebration of Amanda Lorber, aka the only interesting thing about MTV's new high school newspaper reality show The Paper, and thus has single-handedly made me re-add The Paper to my DVR schedule. Rich makes a great argument for Amanda Lorber as one of the few reality show personalities who actually deserves to have her own show:

I love that over the course of three half-hour blocks, this kid has exhibited more depth than Heidi Montag has in, what? Thirty episodes of The Hills? Amanda has more personality in the portion of her nose that was removed than Tila Tequila could ever dream of possessing in her entire body

Amen! MTV needs to follow this girl throughout her entire life. Thanks to Rich, we now know Lorber has had her own YouTube channel long before she got on MTV. Here she is doing an adorable interpretive lip-sync-dance to The Postal Service's "Such Great Heights":

Made even more adorable (and oddly hypnotic) by the fact that the music is totally un-synched. It's a bit more synched in this original jam about Facebook, which she wrote. She can actually sing! More than other rhinoplasty-loving (and hiding) MTV reality stars can say (hint: her sister's name is Jessica and her name begins with Ashlee Simpson).

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I am selling copies of Amanda Lorber's last issue at Cypress Bay High. I will sell a normal issue or signed, contact me at toilet33327@yahoo.com.

Posted by: Joe Smith at 05/20/08 6:34 PM | Reply
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I JUST HAPPENED TO BE WORKING FROM MY HOME OFFICE THIS WEEK.. AND TURNED ON MTV WHEN THE PAPER WAS ON. I DID LOOK FOR SOMETHING ELSE TO WATCH BUT NOTHING CAUGHT MY EYE SO I LEFT IT ON "MTV SHOW THE PAPER"... IT FELT WEIRD TO WATCH HOW CRUEL HIGH SCHOOL CAN BE AND HOW 2 FACED PEOPLE U WANT TO BE FRIENDS WITH CAN BE. AMANDA IS SO NOT THE "WOE IS ME, AND LET ME PLAY U MY SAD VIOLIN",, THEY R SO DISRESPECTFUL AND CRUEL TO HER. HOW EVER DIFFICULT A SITUATION AMANDA MOVES FORWARD, SHE AT LEAST HAS FRIENDS NO MATTER HOW FEW THEY SEEM TO BE GENUINE. THESE OTHER KIDS JUST DON'T SEEM TO GET IT. LIFE IS LIFE AND THEY ALL CLAIM TO WANT TO ASPIRE TO GREAT THINGS WHICH GREAT WHEN YOU ARE SO YOUNG, BUT INSTEAD OF ACTING LIKE SUCH SPOILED BRATS, AND BEING SO 2 FACED. AMANDA CONTINUES FORWARD, U CAN TELL THAT IT GETS TO HER, U CAN TELL THAT SHE TRIES TO BRIDGE A GAP THAT IS SO OUT OF REACH. ALL IN ALL, IT IS ALWAYS LEFT UP TO HER, NEVER DOES ANY ONE FROM THE BRATTY KIDS EVER TAKE AN INITATIVE TO BE-FRIEND HER. AMANDA HAS PROVEN AT AN EARLY AGE WHAT IT TAKES TO HAVE TO SURVIVE IN THIS WORLD. AFTER ALL HIGH SCHOOL LASTS A FEW YEARS, LIVING IN THE REAL WORLD WILL BE WHAT YOU MAKE IT. "AMANDA YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, YOU HAVE AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE WHAT MANY OF US WOMEN ENDURE TO HAVE EARLY ON. THAT IS BRAINS, STYLE, PERSONALITY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE ABILITY TO KEEP YOUR SANITY AND PULL STRENGTH FROM WITH IN WHEN IT MATTERS MOST. YOU TRULLY ARE INSIPIRATION AND POSITIVE ROLE MODEL TO MANY YOUNG GIRLS AND YOUNG BOYS OUT THERE, IT WAS VERY REFRESHING TO SEE THAT THERE ARE KIDS THAT ARE NOT ANNOYING AND CAN BE SO INTRUIGING". CONGRAGULATIONS ON YOUR SHOW, YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY ADDICTIVE AND INSPIRING TOME AND MANY PEOPLE THAT I KNOW.

Posted by: MARTY at 05/21/08 7:55 PM | Reply
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I JUST HAPPENED TO BE WORKING FROM MY HOME OFFICE THIS WEEK.. AND TURNED ON MTV WHEN THE PAPER WAS ON. I DID LOOK FOR SOMETHING ELSE TO WATCH BUT NOTHING CAUGHT MY EYE SO I LEFT IT ON "MTV SHOW THE PAPER"... IT FELT WEIRD TO WATCH HOW CRUEL HIGH SCHOOL CAN BE AND HOW 2 FACED PEOPLE U WANT TO BE FRIENDS WITH CAN BE. AMANDA IS SO NOT THE "WOE IS ME, AND LET ME PLAY U MY SAD VIOLIN",, THEY R SO DISRESPECTFUL AND CRUEL TO HER. HOW EVER DIFFICULT A SITUATION AMANDA MOVES FORWARD, SHE AT LEAST HAS FRIENDS NO MATTER HOW FEW THEY SEEM TO BE GENUINE. THESE OTHER KIDS JUST DON'T SEEM TO GET IT. LIFE IS LIFE AND THEY ALL CLAIM TO WANT TO ASPIRE TO GREAT THINGS WHICH GREAT WHEN YOU ARE SO YOUNG, BUT INSTEAD OF ACTING LIKE SUCH SPOILED BRATS, AND BEING SO 2 FACED. AMANDA CONTINUES FORWARD, U CAN TELL THAT IT GETS TO HER, U CAN TELL THAT SHE TRIES TO BRIDGE A GAP THAT IS SO OUT OF REACH. ALL IN ALL, IT IS ALWAYS LEFT UP TO HER, NEVER DOES ANY ONE FROM THE BRATTY KIDS EVER TAKE AN INITATIVE TO BE-FRIEND HER. AMANDA HAS PROVEN AT AN EARLY AGE WHAT IT TAKES TO HAVE TO SURVIVE IN THIS WORLD. AFTER ALL HIGH SCHOOL LASTS A FEW YEARS, LIVING IN THE REAL WORLD WILL BE WHAT YOU MAKE IT. "AMANDA YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, YOU HAVE AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE WHAT MANY OF US WOMEN ENDURE TO HAVE EARLY ON. THAT IS BRAINS, STYLE, PERSONALITY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE ABILITY TO KEEP YOUR SANITY AND PULL STRENGTH FROM WITH IN WHEN IT MATTERS MOST. YOU TRULLY ARE INSIPIRATION AND POSITIVE ROLE MODEL TO MANY YOUNG GIRLS AND YOUNG BOYS OUT THERE, IT WAS VERY REFRESHING TO SEE THAT THERE ARE KIDS THAT ARE NOT ANNOYING AND CAN BE SO INTRUIGING". CONGRAGULATIONS ON YOUR SHOW, YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY ADDICTIVE AND INSPIRING TOME AND MANY PEOPLE THAT I KNOW.

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