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Summary

A British woman has capitalized on the viral fame of Michael Burg's "Balls" to promote her own work, causing a mix of reactions.

Abstract

The article discusses the unexpected online fame of Michael Burg's "Balls," which became a top search result, leading to an opportunistic British woman using this popularity to draw attention to her writings. She crafted a story titled "Michael Burg’s “Balls” Rules Google," which has garnered significant reads and earnings. While she publicly congratulated Michael on his success, her actions suggest she may have been motivated by the desire to benefit from his newfound fame. The article expresses sympathy for Michael and criticizes the woman for her perceived exploitation, referring to her as a "British intruder" and highlighting the excess of British colloquialisms in her writing. The situation has been framed as a form of "ball-fraud," and the article humorously offers a helpline for similar victims while also soliciting support for the author's "cream tea" fund.

Opinions

  • The British woman's actions are seen as opportunistic and driven by greed, as she leveraged Michael Burg's viral fame for her own benefit.
  • There is a hint of mockery and disapproval towards the woman for her overuse of British spelling and mannerisms in her writing.
  • The article suggests that the woman's public congratulations to Michael may have been insincere, masking jealousy and a strategic move to capitalize on his popularity.
  • Michael Burg is portrayed as a victim of "ball-fraud," with the article expressing condolences for the hijacking of his viral moment.
  • The article takes a humorous approach to the situation, offering a tongue-in-cheek helpline for victims of similar incidents and requesting financial contributions in a playful manner.

Woman Seizes Michael Burg’s “Balls” as An Opportunity for Fun and Profit

Google fame for Michael Burg, MD (AKA Medium Michael Burg)’s “Balls” has spurred this opportunist into action

Photo by Caitlin Conner on Unsplash

In recent times, the “Balls” of the man of extensive names himself, Michael Burg, MD (AKA Medium Michael Burg), made it to fame.

Yes, it so happened that Michael’s “Balls” is the number one hit when you type “Michael Burg balls” into the search bar.

Don’t believe me? Try it.

You’d think the only person profiting from this fame would be Michael, the famous “Balls” owner. But no! An opportunist has grabbed his “Balls” with both hands and has stolen the moment to shine the spotlight on herself.

This opportunist is a British woman, no less; a woman with too many “U”s and “L”s in her vocabulary, according to a poll on Medium.

Yes, it seems that for some unknown reason other than, possibly, greed to garner more views and reads, and thus bank more earnings, she rode Michael’s ball-fame to shine the spotlight on her own badly-spelled ramblings.

In her comment to Michael, when she first read about the success he was having because of his impressive “Balls”, she feigned happiness for his success:

“What a claim to fame! I am so happy for you, MBMD. Not envious, just happy it makes you happy to have your balls ruling Google.”

But, little did Michael know that, beneath her cool exterior, the jealousy must have been brewing. For, when Michael made the generous suggestion to her that she could write a story with the title “Michael Burg’s “Balls” Rules Google”, she jumped on it while Michael was sleeping.

By the time Michael and his balls had awoken to their day in Pacific Standard Time, this British piggy-backer, being eight hours ahead, had made the most of his slumber time and had taken full advantage of every ounce of his ball-fame.

The result is that she is now banking hundreds every day from the thousands of reads that her story is garnering. A story for which all credit is, justifiably, due to Michael and his “Balls”.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, her story is positively overflowing with extra “U”s, “L”s, British pleases, thank yous, and probably some traditional English cream teas too.

Rude!

And so, we at Foxy News wish to express our deepest condolences to Michael for having his “Balls” hijacked by a British intruder.

If you have ever been a victim of ball-fraud, like poor Michael, then please reach out to our ball-theft victim helpline, 09–000–696969.

Thanks for reading. Now please be so kind as to pop a penny or two into our cream tea fund. Thank you.

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