Dive into the archives.
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Editor: “The only good groundhog is a dead groundhog.”
- 353
“Ever call five different numbers trying to reach a sports designer, so you could file your photos and go home? But, no one answers because they ‘retired’ yesterday?”
- 352
“A gift is a gift. (long pause) Those two make quite a pair.” A reporter to another reporter after she reads the following lede from a California story: “A spurned lover ambushed his ex-girlfriend and tried to cut out the breast implants he paid for by stabbing her, prosecutors say.”
- 351
Slot to news editor: “So, is cow gas gonna hold?”
- 350
“A tweet is the sound a little bird makes when it’s shitting on our newspaper” Sports editor who just got on Twitter
- 349
Reporter to Noon Producer: “Everything I say to you is now off the record. Even if I’m going to McDonald’s, it’s off the record.”
- 348
“ …and then I drank myself into Bolivia.”
- 347
“He did a public gyration. You should ask Chad. He was alarmed.”
- 346
Editor: The caller asked, “Who is your immediate supervisor?” and I said, “I’m the boss of you!”
- 345
IT guy addressing the issue with a client sending files via email: “They’re just dumb. Now you can’t tell them that because we want their money, but they don’t know what they are doing.”
- 344
“I have cancer; I’m not stupid.” A sports copy editor refusing to bet on the Pistons beating the Celtics despite getting twice the standard line.
- 343
Copy editor: “I love that my job allows me to look up synonyms for ‘prick’.”
- 342
Photo editor to the tune of the famous Monkees tune: “Hey hey we’re the pagans!”
- 341
Web Producer: “Dude, did you talk to some woman about a moose?” Assignment Editor: “Yes.” Web Producer: “What smart-alec remark did you make to her?” News Director: “Is he being a smart ass again?” Assignment Editor: “It wasn’t a smart ass remark! It was a legitimate response.” Newsroom Coordinator: “It is only 9 in the [...]
- 340
Reporter during budget meeting discussing a story proposal: “I was going for the sexual route.”
- 339
Copy editor to newsroom: “Assume the position! You know which position I’m talking about.”
- 338
Editor 1: “Ahh, The Bangles! They wrote ‘Video Killed the Radio Star!’” Editor 2: “No, that was The Bungles!” Editor 1: “Oh, I knew there was a hip person in this newsroom!” Actually, it’s The Buggles.
- 337
Reporter after program crashes her computer: “Falcon is just like a man – it will fuck you every chance it gets.”
- 336
Columnist showing reporter Twitter: “I actually found out that John Updike died from Twitter.” “Oh I found out about it by being a live and interacting with humans.”
- 335
“Hi Doug, I’m looking for a picture of a local groundhog.” Reporter looking for art for a Groundhog Day story.
