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#9041

OHnewsroom — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:29:44 +0000

Veteran editor improving his video editing skills: “I feel like Steven Spielberg.”

#9040

OHnewsroom — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:55:32 +0000

Photog telling reporter to stop gloating about an idea: “Let’s not over-geniu, geniusfy, over-geniufy this.”

Reporter: “Apparently we’re not.”

#9039

OHnewsroom — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:03:28 +0000

College Editor: “Are you guys ready to spend Valentines Day in the newsroom?”

Reporter: “It’s okay, none of us have significant others anyway.”

#9038

OHnewsroom — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:02:50 +0000

Reporter: “Wow, this missing woman is super cute. I think she just kidnapped my heart.”

#9037

OHnewsroom — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:01:14 +0000

Reporter to editor: “At first I thought it was another one of my crazies bitching about that highway, but it turns out that the DOT really does want to knock his house down. I’m so excited!”

#9036

OHnewsroom — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:59:49 +0000

Editor: “The most dangerous place in the newsroom is between me and the pizza.”

#9035

OHnewsroom — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:59:04 +0000

Managing editor, to faulty printer: “It IS the correct paper size, you asshole.”

#9034

OHnewsroom — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:58:08 +0000

10 p.m. producer to overnight producer: “The printer is out of toner and everyone forgot to order more. So, when you want to print you have to go upstairs.”

Overnight producer: “That’s the third floor.”

10 p.m.: “Yes, it sucks.”

Overnight producer: “The anchors can get their own scripts.”

#9033

OHnewsroom — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:56:41 +0000

Reporters discussing being assigned to cover 60 day session of state legislature:

Reporter 1: “Great. Two months of an asshole festival.”

Reporter 2: “No. This is worse. An asshole festival would be much less boring.”

#9032

OHnewsroom — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:56:02 +0000

Editor to photographer heading to shoot potentially explosive meeting: “Why don’t you just go, and see if you get thrown out.”