Dive into the archives.
- #2560
Producer: “Who brought in the cookies?” Intern: “I did. I was hoping they’d get me a job.”
- #2599
Engineer wandering in the newsroom: “My supervisor is off today, so I can get out of my cage.”
- #2598
Editor: “Have you ever put alcohol on your hand and try to light it?” Two female Reporters: “No, why would you do that?” Editor: “Obviously, you were never a boy.”
- #2597
Night Metro Editor inputting annual high school cheerleader competition results: “I really don’t want my obit to be that I stroked out over the high school cheerleader results. Not really the way I want to die.”
- #2596
Product Manager on getting house filler ads to disappear off the homepage: “This is going to be like shooting clay pigeons.”
- #2595
Editor: “Those of you here to work on New Year’s Day, just put what whatever you want in the paper.”
- #2594
Editor on the phone to Photographer regarding downloading photos: “What’s a USB cord?”
- #2593
Staffer brings in holiday leftovers to share: Copy Editor: “Ohh, what is it?” Reporter: “Who cares; it’s free food.”
- #2592
Forecaster (about a white elephant Christmas party she attended): “…but I brought some chocolate body frosting, so it turned out okay. Anchor (who is black): “I’m your chocolate body frosting.”
- #2591
Online Editor to team: “Quick question about internets… ”
- #2590
“You know nothing, you say nothing and you move your eyebrows. Yes, you would have been a great TV reporter.”
- #2589
Video Librarian to a Producer: “I’m sorry, you can’t use that tape deck, somebody stuffed bagels into it!”
- #2588
“Tiger Woods has one thing to be thankful for this year — Charlie Sheen.”
- #2587
“He’s a sports reporter, he doesn’t need to use his brain.”
- #2586
News Anchor: “I’m not watching the news alone anymore. It’s way too depressing when there’s no one around to make fun of it with.”
- #2585
Writer to Editor: “Feel free to smart-ass it up.”
- #2584
Managing Editor has been chasing a fly around her office all day. At 5:48 p.m., the Reporter hears a loud THWACK. Managing Editor: “Yes. Direct hit.”
- #2583
Metro Editor to Photo Editor: “You saw Ronald McDonald?” No response. Another Editor: “Yea, he sent the Hamburglar after you.”
- #2582
Editor: “Let’s put births and obits on the same page. We can call it ‘In and Out.’”
- #2581
From a mother on the phone to her son: “Maybe you’ll think twice next time before you eat 16 White Castles.”
