Dive into the archives.
- 1146
“It’s not a private part if he is letting it hang out. It’s a public part.”
- 1145
Reporter to editor: “Can I put ‘shit’ in the paper?” Editor: “You do it everyday.”
- 1144
“I before E except after C. And W.” Reporter discussing how to spell ‘weird’.
- 1143
“The colon is not known for it’s reproductive abilities.”
- 1142
Copy editor on the phone: “Put the hotdog bun down. I said PUT. IT. DOWN.”
- 1141
“It’s never going to be OK!”
- 1140
“I’m sorry Mayor, I just got a dead kid story and I’m trying to get it in by deadline. Please, forgive me for being ‘snippy.’”
- 1139
Reporter: “I was walking by the Oriental rug shop and the owner asked if I wanted to see a piece of Turkey.” Editor: “Did he offer you a slice of turkey?”
- 1138
Reporter: “And his mother!” Sports Editor: “Is a wonderful woman?” Reporter: “She’s a drunk!” Sports Editor: “Hey, don’t hate on drunk people.” Copy Editor: (from across the room) “I know plenty of wonderful drunks!”
- 1137
Reporter: “Ha. A guy involved in this accident on the interstate is named Christopher Robben.” Sportswriter: “Did he pooh himself?”
- 1136
Chief Copy Editor to crying copy editor: “It’s OK, I have a mini bottle of rum in my purse. Don’t worry, we all do it.” Reporter: “It’s true. I spike my own coffee regularly.”
- 1135
Wide-eyed reporter just returning from covering a 4/20 party in a public park: “They were selling brownies there and they tasted amazing.”
- 1134
Newscast anchor: “Can you take a screengrab of my face?”
- 1133
“Man, I’m really going to miss this job.”
- 1132
“So why do you guys show up if you don’t even want to do shit?” News editor to the news staff
- 1131
Reporter: “I think our real problem isn’t that there is a dead body on a pathway… I think it’s that we keep letting people walk their dogs. If less people went for walks with their dogs, they wouldn’t find the dead bodies. Then we could get more days off.”
- 1130
“Kids cry when I laugh.”
- 1129
Reporter: “Can you get subpoenaed via email? Cause I just did. I got e-subpoenaed.”
- 1128
Reporter on the phone: “I don’t have to live here to hate you.”
- 1127
Anchor: “So I checked and you know what a vagina really goes for. $18,000 – $70,000.” Writer: “I’m sure you could get one much cheaper on Craigslist.” Anchor: “I’d go for one of the high-end vaginas.”
