I Get Emails

The things PR people try to pitch me on get pretty hilarious at times. For example:

For any upcoming hair-care stories, I’d like to offer you Martha Clemence (see photo and bio below), lead stylist for Fantastic Sams® Hair Salons. Some ideas that came to mind which Martha would love comment on:

• The Hillary Do – Yay or Nay?
• Washing that man right out of your hair - Post-Relationship at home hair care; what to do with the flowers, chocolate and wine he gave youHow to look and feel your best, even on a budget
• How NOT to go gray naturally
• Everyday tips and tricks on how to keep hair healthy, even if you use an iron or curler

Everyone knows you put the flowers, chocolate, and wine he gave you into your hair -- it forms an excellent shampoo.

Comments

Matt, I love your blog, but it seems to me that you should be the last person to make fun of someone else's poor grammar! There have been several howlers just today.

Posted by will | January 15, 2008 2:03 PM

Will,
I don't think he was making fun of the message's grammar. I think he was making fun of its existance.

Posted by Njorl | January 15, 2008 2:11 PM

What's hilarious is that this PR person thought Matthew Yglesias would want to interview a hair stylist. Everyone knows that Matthew Yglesias doesn't want to interview anyone.

Posted by JB | January 15, 2008 2:25 PM

Yeah, a usage putdown would have zeroed in on "Yay or Nay."

Posted by hilker | January 15, 2008 2:27 PM

Matt may have passed on this,but would anybody be surprised to see an article in the Post about Hilary's hair with this stylist quoted?

Posted by peep | January 15, 2008 2:31 PM

Is lead stylist similar to head chef? Does the lead stylist decide which hairdos will be featured in a given season?

Posted by blah | January 15, 2008 2:40 PM

This isn't a bad thing, but didn't you just give the PR person almost exactly what he or she wanted? Presumably she wanted the name subtly worked in rather than just posting the e-mail, but you've still raised awareness of the hairdressers name.

Posted by washerdreyer | January 15, 2008 2:47 PM

didn't you just give the PR person almost exactly what he or she wanted?

The poster above is correct.

You should have held out for at least a free makeover before posting this . . .

Posted by rea | January 15, 2008 2:55 PM

Mission accomplished.

Posted by Martha Clemence | January 15, 2008 3:11 PM

In a feeble attempt to be slightly serious about this, it might be indicitave of how over Edwards's campaign is percieved to be that the political example offered in the release is the "Hillary Do" rather than Edwards's allegedly overpriced haircut.

Posted by Galen | January 15, 2008 3:29 PM