I'M SURPRISED THEY DIDN'T PHOTOSHOP RANDY LEONARD'S HEAD ON TO HODOR'S BODY.

Holy shit, did Erik just give himself a stroke?

Quick! Somebody get Erik his inhaler!

WE NEED A DVD OF THE NEXT GENERATION AND A BAG OF FUNYUNS DOWN HERE NOW, DAMMIT!

Not only are these the worst photo-shopping skills I've ever seen (after Erik's of course), but the content doesn't even make sense. I think this must be dramaticized. The names have been altered to protect the innocent (and because I don’t care enough to look up people who work at the WW).

The Players:

News Editor: Anthony Carpaccio
Sports Editor: The Gladiator, Jean Simmons
Arts and Entertainment Editor: Beverly Crusher
Fashion Editor: Ginny Weasley (the Pekingese, not Harry Potter’s lady friend)
Under Secretary of Vampire Slaying: J. August Richards
Office Robot: Sex Robot
A Boat Cop: Boat Cop

…and introducing Meredith Baxter, an Intern.

WW Editorial Meeting, April 11, 2 PM

The WW conference room is packed with writers and editors, preparing to pitch their content for the upcoming elections. From the state of the room, the meeting has gone on from the morning into the afternoon. Half-eaten turkey sandwiches are strewn across the conference desk, next to boxes of picked over Voodoo Donuts. The editor, Anthony Carpaccio fidgets nervously with his pen…

Anthony: “Okay guys, I admit it, I’m totally out of my fucking depth here.”
Ginny: *Ginny pants and looks disinterested
Jean: “It is only a matter of fighting, for glorious Sparta, in the coliseum. Nothing else matters, my old friend…”
J. August Richards: “As I’m the actor, not the pre-comics character I represent in Angel, I’m not sure why I was selected as Under Secretary of Vampire Slaying. Other than I look great in this muscle shirt.”
Ginny: *continues to look disinterested, actively sleeping
Sex Robot: “Sex Robot, Sex Robot. Sex Robot, Sex Robot.”
Beverly Crusher: “I wish that robot would STOP making that noise. Can someone pass me a hypo?”
Anthony: “We really need to get this meeting back on task…”
Sex Robot: “Sex Robot, Sex Robot. He’s coming to your town…”
Boat Cop: “I’d arrest you if you were on the sea. But as is, I’ll be taking the remainder of these sandwiches and your Courvoisier.”

*Boat Cop exits*

Ginny: *is now eating celery, no one knows where she got it from
Anthony: “I can’t take this anymore…”

*Anthony produces a revolver, in a daze, forgets he has a revolver and jumps out the window. He survives the 1 story drop.*

Sex Robot: “Do you want to get down?”
J. August Richards: “I guess that’s the end of the meeting!”
Beverly Crusher: “Excellent!”

Meredith: “I guess I’ll run these photoshops and slashfic I’d been playing around with…”

Once again the Willy Week gloriously illustrates the enormous gap between their ambition and execution.

Fruit Cup: <3

@5 erik's nerd snack of choice is actually peanut m&ms, for future joke reference.

@FC: CoTYEAR

@bonerjams: Huh, I guess really just typed "@bonerjams." Anyway, moving on: To give WW some credit, I'd be really surprised if that ad space was given away for free. It's more the placement of it that I got a kick out of.

I wish you guys had thought of it first too.

The Willy Week is Infuriating and Full of Terrors.

@FC: +1

To continue with Portland figures as GoT characters: Lars Larson should be Craster. He's filthy, disgusting, sexist, and lives beyond the northern bounds of civilization.

I can't wait until the Mercury's Tripods Trilogy-themed endorsement issue.

Shouldn't they have Novick as Tyrion?

Didn't realize that WW was so conservative, literally ever one of their endorsements were republicans or the most conservative democrat possible.

I guess they are progressive(ly) conservative?!?

As Charlie's campaign manager (yes, I'm outing myself) here's my confusion: Does this mean he'll get his head cut off for being honorable? Will I?

I figured Eileen was dressed as Jaime (the gold cloak, and all) - which makes sense since she is in the battle herself, and maybe it would be a bit sexist to make her Cersei (who never fights her own fights).

But, here's my question: Who is Jefferson dressed as? Is that Theon? Love him or hate him, Jeff-as-Theon is just mean! Renly would actually make a lot of sense for Jeff - he's loved, he has a big army behind him... but they are the Knights of Summer and might not understand the war. (IMHO)

Anyway, as a total GoT dork, that cover made my day no matter how off it was!

Do you suppose WW is paying royalties (pun intended) for the use of all that GoT imagery? Or is it an exception to copyright, due to "fair use" or some such?

UPDATE! Here's Denis' post "WWeek Publisher Defends Free Ads for Wife's AG Campaign." http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/Blogto…

Bud Clark = Maester Aegon? I think that'd make Southwest the North and Beaverton the Others.

Seattle = Braavos?