Dive into the archives.
- 1556
Dispatcher: “Complainant called back and said it was a mouse in the house, not a man in the house.”
- 1555
Producer asking where a photographer shot video of a sudden rainfall. Producer: “Did you head to the creek?” Photographer: “Are you kidding? It’s wet out there! I just shot out the back door.”
- 1554
Intern reading off names of local massage parlors: “This one says 7-11.” Web editor: “Don’t go in and ask for a Slurpee.”
- 1553
Reporter: “Can I borrow your car?” Other Reporter: “Are you drunk?” Reporter: “Well, not yet.”
- 1552
Phoenix area cop over the scanner: “Umm… I’m not sure what to charge him with.” Editorial response: “Then let him go!”
- 1551
Reporter about an intern: “She’s a communications minor so she knows about words.”
- 1550
Editor in chief: “Wait, what estate are we again? The fourth or the fifth?”
- 1549
Crime reporter: “Well, that was embarrassing.” Assignment editor: “What?” Crime reporter, pointing out the huge window in front of his desk: “Somebody just robbed this bank.”
- 1548
Reporter: “See you tomorrow!” Editor: “Like hell you will. I may not come back. Ever.”
- 1547
Assignment Editor: “I think we should start praying in the newsroom.” Meteorologist: “No, you guys pray for a murder. I don’t think it works like that!”
- 1546
Editor: “Wait, so you have a degree in physics?” Reporter: “Yeah.” Editor: “You know that pays a lot more, right?”
- 1545
“Is the captured bull a he or a she?” Editor who has obviously never left the city
- 1544
Intern, returning from covering a political fundraiser: Intern 1: “I really like this guy. I’ll probably vote for him.” Intern 2: “I don’t think your supposed to say that while you’re still writing a story about him.”
- 1543
“There’s deviled eggs and a bottle of urine in the fridge.”
- 1542
Copy desk chief: “I bet if we got all smoked up before we came in, we could really design some kick-ass pages.”
- 1541
Reporter: “I just had a guy tell me he was too sweaty to talk to me right now.”
- 1540
“I like to interpret crazy.” Reporter reading letter sent to crime reporter and trying to discern what in fact the letter was actually about.
- 1539
Design desk: “Smurfs don’t lay eggs! I won’t tell you this again! Papa Smurf has a fking beard! They’re mammals!”
- 1542
“That would be like asking a quadriplegic to write a story… With their hands.” Photo Editor of Feature Editor’s request to take own photos.
- 1538
Police reporter briefing an intern: “There have been 14 shootings in two weeks. That’s pretty crimey.”
