Dive into the archives.
- 667
“So just to clarify, you said your mother died in a car accident, right? … OK, great.”
- 666
Photographer to reporter: “Her first husband was a cross-dresser. She had a second husband.”
- 665
“If I don’t get laid off I’m going to see if I can find a better chair.”
- 664
Copy editor 1: “I just gave this homeless guy $1. It felt really good.”
Copy editor 2: “He probably just drank it all.”
Copy editor 1: “You know, if I were homeless, I’d want someone to help me get drunk too.”
- 663
Reporter 1: “What’s the difference between a shit ass ton and a crap load?”
Reporter 2: “Is it in the stylebook?”
Reporter 1: “Maybe we should add it.”
Discussion about how much sugar is in newsroom goodies
- 662
“Did you see this? Beer pong is being blamed for a rise in herpes. That’s gross.”
- 661
Rim to slot: “Only men have prostates, right?”
- 660
“He just snuck off like the Hamburglar.”
Copy desk about the night editor who went to the vending machine.
- 659
“It really is a buyer’s market out there. The problem is, I’m afraid to spend any money.”
Desk topic: 2-for-1, day-old bagels
- 658
“Did you hear about the party in my mouth this morning?”
Reporter discussing early morning root canal
- 657
“There must be joy in making the paper if customers are going to find joy in reading it. We’ve made plenty of joy here, and all of you are the joy creators.”
Excerpt from publisher’s goodbye e-mail
- 656
Developer: “Ninety-eight percent of the stress in my life is caused by internet explorer.”
- 655
Anchor on the phone with a listener talking about weekend stabbings:
“I don’t think that a lot of people are going out and saying: ‘Hey! Tonight I’m going to take this knife and stab somebody!’ At least… that’s not what I think happens.”
- 654
“Wanna trade eyeballs?”
- 653
Police Source: “I have a great story that may get national attention, I can’t give you my source but I promise there is a factual basis. You want the story?”
Investigative Newspaper Reporter: “Hell Yeah.”
Police Source: (edited)
Reporter: “I don’t know, that sounds like a lot of work.”
- 652
“She doesn’t have her brother or a guy named ‘Funk’ with her, does she?”
On the police scanner
- 651
Editor to a reporter: “Get back over there and write some words for The Man.”
- 650
Reporter to Producer: “Are you expecting miracles at 5? Because I am not a miracle worker… I am a plain old black woman.”
- 649
Talking about the very attractive Anderson Cooper
Anchor: “You would push him down and do him if you met him. Wouldn’t you?”
Writer: “No! We would just talk about news!”
Anchor: “You would do him, and try to absorb his news power. I hear that’s how it’s done.”
- 648
“I’m sitting here, like a whore waiting to be taken.”
Editor tries to encourage PR person to give him a story
