Dive into the archives.
- 2016
Reporter, after patiently talking to a crazy person: “It’s better to take calls from a crazy person than to not have a beat.”
- 2015
“Remember it’s always better to float the kicker than kick the floater.”
- 2014
Copy Editor: “Go furlough yourself!”
- 2013
Copy Editor: “Hey, anybody know how to spell Buccaneers?” Sports Copy Editor: “It’s two C’s, one N, two E’s, and no wins.”
- 2012
One Reporter to another: “May the best election story get the most space.”
- 2011
“Journalists are kind of like whores — we’ll take it any way we can.”
- 2010
“Do you want me to take vacation, or do you want me to get people indicted?”
- 2009
Reporter: “That’s not what my story is about.” Promotion writer: “But I took the copy from your lead-in.”
- 2008
Reporter: “I have 144 words and most of them aren’t very good.”
- 2007
“I can’t believe I’m using Paint. I’m the worst graphic designer ever.”
- 2006
Online editor: “I’m going to Twitter this shit up the ass.”
- 2005
Reporter reacting to anonymous web comments: “If you’re going to be racist, at least run spell check.”
- 2004
Editor: “As a journalist I say let’s destroy them.”
- 2003
Copy editor: “Every time I say the word agate, I feel like I’m committing a hate crime.”
- 2002
Editor in Chief to Production Designer: “Can you make this headline a two-liner?” Executive Editor: “Yeah, because we’ve had enough one-liners today.”
- 2001
Reporter answering the phone the day after layoffs: “No, we’re definitely not hiring.”
- 2000
Editor in Chief: “The Longwood Lancers? That can’t be right. That’d be like calling ourselves the Ball State Danglers.”
- 1999
Designer to section editor: “Remember when that Neo-Nazi hit Geraldo over the head with a chair? When is that ever gonna happen to Glenn Beck?”
- 1998
Producer: “I’m so worried that I’m going to keep forgetting to write the ‘o’ in ‘county’ and I’m going to get in trouble. I’ve done it like three times now.”
- 1997
Reporter: “What happened to your job shadower?” Editor: “She dropped off her press credentials without a word and left.”
