Comments for John Brownlee, RIP

John Brownlee, RIP

2006-10-25T21:48:27Z

Sometime between the hours of 11am and 3pm yesterday, Associate Editor John Brownlee was hit by a train. A train called opportunity. Mr. Brownlee is moving on from The Consumerist to run a new site for Wired.

Though he never got his name in the big lights, Brownlee has been an integral part of The Consumerist since its inception, lending a voice and humor that was uniquely his. We wish him the best of luck in his new endeavors. Thee references to encephalitic babies, zombies and all things feculent, will be missed.

We haven't yet decided on a replacement. For now, Meghann Marco will be sitting in. Make her feel welcome and send lots of tips.

Here are some of our favorite Brownlee posts.

• The Oozinator Delights Children
• Stupid Science: Make Ice From Fast Food Toilet Water
• The Best Thing We Have Ever Posted: Reader Tries To Cancel AOL
• Announcement: Ben's "On Vacation" This Week
• Outside Pride Lawncare Hates Faggy CBS
• Disembodied, Baby-Feeding Gazonga Outrages Magazine Subscribers
• The Second Greatest Thing We've Ever Posted: Crazy Cat Lady Telemarketing Call

Comment from Triteon on 2006-10-26

2006-10-26T19:44:37Z

In the spirit of tabloid TV, can we cll the editors MeghBen?

Comment from Magicube on 2006-10-26

2006-10-26T18:45:02Z

Good luck to you, Brownlee.

Can we call Meghann "Ben" now, too?

Comment from AcidReign on 2006-10-26

2006-10-26T10:24:57Z

.....No more zombies? Brownlee never quite got to his eyeball scene here, I think. Still, he'll be missed. And good luck to him! He should treasure his mom for as long as he can. She's amazing.

Comment from benko29 on 2006-10-26

2006-10-26T07:33:18Z

best of luck mr brownlee!

and btw ben, speaking of oozinator, whatever happened to the "longer ooze opus" that you talked about?

Comment from Trai_Dep on 2006-10-25

2006-10-26T02:33:44Z

Geez, I hope Brownlee doesn't regret the "Ben Forever" scar he had branded into his bicep during the last Gawker World Summit (& Sleepover). Oh well -nothing that a good Brillo pad won't buff out.

Good luck and never forget the snark!

Comment from GenXCub on 2006-10-25

2006-10-26T02:26:01Z

I will go on the bandwagon to say that the headline did give me a fright. Hopefully when Meghann assumes the reins after Ben gets impaled in a freak glory hole accident, she'll not spare the details! Bye John!

Comment from Ishmael on 2006-10-25

2006-10-26T01:20:43Z

Hey - that was clever, but it still scared the shit out of me. I know a guy who drives a train (is that right? Do they drive them, or steer them, or what?), and he ran over someone not a week ago. Seems they had enough of life.

We'll miss you, Brownlee! Especially yo mamma!

And man, what I wouldn't give to edit Consumerist!

Comment from juri squared on 2006-10-25

2006-10-26T00:10:43Z

Good luck, Mr. Brownlee!

Also, please don't actually get hit by a train. I hear it hurts.

Comment from Metschick on 2006-10-25

2006-10-26T00:09:04Z

Good luck on your future endeavors (blabbity, blabbity), Brownlee.

Hi, Meghann.

Comment from Danilo Campos on 2006-10-25

2006-10-26T00:05:59Z

Three cheers for Brownlee. Best of luck to you, sir. We will miss your rebellion against the editorial we. Please continue to refer your mom to Consumerist.

As for Meghann -- she's clever and brings the funny. Keep her around, Benny P.

Comment from RandomHookup on 2006-10-25

2006-10-26T00:00:44Z

So will we now not have a half-dozen stories to wake up to because of the time difference? Can you maybe outsource the new job to India?

Comment from Xkeeper on 2006-10-25

2006-10-25T23:46:57Z

what

This was not a good thing to wake up to.

Oh well. Have fun at Wired, we'll miss you, blah blah blah whatever.

Comment from flyover on 2006-10-25

2006-10-25T23:44:34Z

Good luck!

There goes the more (spelling/grammar) error-free writer of the site...

Comment from AcilletaM on 2006-10-25

2006-10-25T23:34:30Z

Godspeed Brownlee!

Comment from ohnothimagain on 2006-10-25

2006-10-25T23:26:17Z

A nice guy, and good luck, but I won't miss his overwrought attempts at sensationalism.

Comment from ckilgore on 2006-10-25

2006-10-25T23:05:51Z

Jeebus. My stomach jumped up in my throat for a second! Not funny.

Best of luck, Johnny. Do remember the little people.

Comment from wyldhoney on 2006-10-25

2006-10-25T22:47:28Z

We will miss you, Brownlee and Mummy Brownlee.

Comment from mark duffy on 2006-10-25

2006-10-25T22:19:28Z

Funny man. Go with Verizon's speed.

Comment from RandomHookup on 2006-10-25

2006-10-25T21:53:39Z

What, no more Mother Brownlee contributions? I must go hang out on her back porch to satisfy my Fluff jones.

Comment from Drinker Nisti on 2006-10-25

2006-10-25T21:52:04Z

Mostly I'll miss the input from Old Mother Brownlee...

Comment from something_amazing on 2006-10-25

2006-10-25T21:26:55Z

crayon: It's only out of endearment.

Comment from crayonshinobi on 2006-10-25

2006-10-25T21:24:51Z

Yeah...yeesh...I actually skipped a beat for a minute...people actually DO get hit by trains you know...although the chances of them being named "opportunity" are slim to none.

Best of luck to Brownlee, Wired is a great site, and will be even better now I'm sure.

And good luck to Meghann...Consumerists are notoriously efficient at hazing new blood...

Comment from TPIRman on 2006-10-25

2006-10-25T21:13:51Z

Wow, my heart jumped as well. But now that sanity has been restored, congratulations, Brownlee. We'll miss you!

Comment from Avery on 2006-10-25

2006-10-25T20:58:28Z

Don't scare me like that!

Scare me in the ways I am expecting from this site, like horrible tales of corporate corruption.