Why, you may ask, is Greg the subject of an infantile dolt’s ire? Because he had the audacity to use a standing desk with a treadmill to stay healthy while working from home. We admire Greg Ferenstein for his courage in dealing with Gum, and we are sorry he is now the subject of the imbecile’s idiotic smirks, chuckles, table drumming, and freestyle humming.
Update: Response from Gum
@ChrisHumphreys_ @TWiT I'm the biggest health nut you'll ever find. I ridiculed him for disrespecting my audience.
— Mike Elgan (@MikeElgan) May 14, 2015
Enough of that.
Why did Soup hire Gum? It couldn’t be out of any sort of loyalty or friendship because the man is incapable of any. It can’t be from his previous work because after hearing him bumble and mumble through his guest spots on Macbreak Weekly you realize the man has zero charisma and even less ability. Was it because no one was desperate or sad enough to work for the wage Soup was offering?
Joeblow» Quote comment
#Soupguzzler was looking to replace Tom for a long time. He wanted to keep the show Tom built and not pay its creator. No one would work for no money and people did not want to betray Tom.
#Gumbot has a wealthy wife. #Gumbot craves respect and the power to cast people of his show.
#Soup pays #Gumbot $50K a year and allows #Gum to keep writing his awful articles and gives him an office. #Soup also threw in a meaningless title.
#Soup’s ego wont allow him to admit he screwed up and #Gumbot worships #Soup. When #soup tells #gum that he is doing great ,he believes #Soup.
Princess Josephine» Quote comment
Haha, look at Dumb, he’s like “I made a joke and they’re laughing, they accept me now.“
By the way, Joe Panettieri is ugly as shit. He reeks of high school football coach.
Jimmy Jam» Quote comment
Someone tell Cleanthes to shave that debris off his face. Those beards haven’t been stylish since Joey Fatone was a thing.
Jimmy Jam» Quote comment
Why does this site publicly ridicule Mike and Leo?
Because they publicly ridicule others.
#fighton
Richard Yes» Quote comment
Meh…
If someone at TWiT did this you’d take a swipe at them for being “unprofessional”.
Fake Account» Quote comment
I found it sorter unprofessional that greg would be on a treadmill well doing a video show even for a site like twit .I thought he had some hyperactive disorder where walking on a treadmill helped him keep it under control
rocker182» Quote comment
Greg is a hero. He gave as many fucks as twit deserved to get. none
jeremy» Quote comment
I approve this comment.
DTO» Quote comment
Look, I don’t watch/listen to TNT. But Leo has continually stated how great Mike is and what a great source of tech news TNT is, and I’m pretty sure Leo wouldn’t just say this.
Fake Molly» Quote comment
Anyone that Leo is threatened by eventually receives the boot. Hiring Mike was deliberate because Leo knows Mike is crap and as long as he doesn’t upstage Leo in any way, Leo will spout on about how much he loves him and thinks he’s great.
Esch» Quote comment
Let’s us not forget the most important asset that Mike brings to the table. Leo knows he’s a hack, but he has a wood fired pizza oven in the backyard, need I say more?
Norse Viking» Quote comment
Mr Norse Viking, I couldn’t agree with you more. Not the part about Elgum being a hack, but I’m expecting some tech_tastic cooking segments with Mike on the incredible new tech variety show, The New Screen Saver! I’m hoping Padre films that pizza ovens with one of his quad copters! That would rock! #tech_cooking_insanity!
Fake Molly» Quote comment
I had to chime in here. Mike Gum is the only person at TWIT that I personally talk shit on. He does NO research and does a supposed News show. He even has balls to ask his G+ users to do research for him. Fake Molly if you don’t watch TNT then why are you even chiming in? Mike Gum did a story about a family member of mine, slandered him and did not do even a tidbit of research on the story. He personally is on my shit list. He also is as boring as they come, and the show proves it. I’d rather watch MSLSD and stand in line at the welfare office than watch one second of that boring ass show. & if all it takes for some viewers is to hear the Teacher say it’s good and follow like sheep, then I would like to ask those same people ‘Please Do Not Vote for anything regarding politics or ballots’ thank you!
YKYMF!
McCLaNe» Quote comment
Hey McCLaNe, In regards to the supposed ‘slander’ by Mike Elgum, TWiT and TNT don’t do any actual news gathering. They basically just take Verge, CNET, etc, stories and read them, sort of like Audible for tech (use a TWiT offer code for discount). So I really think you should be going after the real authur of the supposed ‘slander’, and not the news director of TWiT who just reads stuff off the internet. And based on what you said, you don’t listen either, so I’ll still trust Leo and his judgment. I think Mike is probably doing a pretty good job. #CNN_of_Tech
Fake Molly» Quote comment
You do realize Mike was hired as “news firector” to do actual news gathering…that’s how it was pitched by Leo himself.
Pibb» Quote comment
*director
Pibb» Quote comment
Mr Pibb, He does gathers news from other sources on the internet, but doesn’t actually uncover new news using traditional methods of journalism (#I_Support_New_Media). Let’s cut to the chase and crush your innuendo. Bottom line, its clear Leo wasn’t lying, cause Mike gathers news everyday. #Can’t_Hate_The_Truth
Fake Molly» Quote comment
No offense, but that guy doing the show on his treadmill is obnoxious and annoying. He deserves the beat down. If he doesn’t have time for the show, then he shouldn’t go on the show. He is just setting himself up for ridicule. Still a douche thing to bad mouth the guy on air about it though.
Verdict: Both Idiots
Magic» Quote comment
Hey, I’m no fan of Twit and Gummo, but I’m with Elum here.
holden» Quote comment
The guy on the treadmill is a total douchebag. The fuckrd is showing off how cool he is. Fuck him.
holden» Quote comment
I don’t think people are falling over themselves to be a guest on the shitshow. Making the slightest fun of anyone that had the poor judgment needed to appear is a bad move. One less unwatched face for Gum to fling words to in a questionably coherent manner.
skippy» Quote comment
Rarely I agree with Le Bot de Gum, but Gum Bot had a legitimate beef really. lol. Greg Ferenstein’s appearance on TNT was one of the funniest things that ever happened. I spit out my drink laughing. It was exceptionally unprofessional to be doing that during an interview. Not a single fuck was given that day by Ferenstein.
The New Jizz Wiz» Quote comment
I ,for one, applaud Ferenstein for sticking it to twit. I wish all the guests who agree to be on their show for free from now on do the same or better. maybe just get out bed seconds before going on air with bed head and eye boogers. and talk incoherently about something random … sabotage from within… guerilla warfare … stick it to the man … do the right thing ….
Hewhoshallnotbenamed» Quote comment