Overheard in the Newsroom » Booze + Drugs

#9011

OHnewsroom — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:05:27 +0000

Reporter as random person walks by: “So he stuck $85,000 of heroin pellets up his butt?”

Random person glares.

Reporter: “Sorry.”

#8993

OHnewsroom — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:35:13 +0000

Editor reading the arrest report: “Apparently all anyone did between Christmas and New Year’s was toke up.”

#8979

OHnewsroom — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:43:26 +0000

News editor: “If the Girl Scouts sold wine, I’d be a lot easier to bribe.”

#8948

OHnewsroom — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:22:01 +0000

Anchor after a story on World Series of Beer Pong on the weather chat: “I didn’t know what beer pong is.”

Meteorologist: “Did you go to college?”

#8938

OHnewsroom — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:14:04 +0000

Producer: “When you got someone making meth in Walmart, then yeah, you’ve got an epidemic.”

#8894

OHnewsroom — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:21:55 +0000

Retiring producer reminiscing about the ‘good ol’ days’ in the newsroom: “Remember when we could smoke like chimneys and drink like Kennedys?”

#8877

OHnewsroom — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:18:54 +0000

Cops beat intern: “Can we say ‘meth’ on second reference?”

Cops reporter: “If we couldn’t, I would have already shot myself.”

#8875

OHnewsroom — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:17:37 +0000

Reporter: “No sir, the fact that I wrote a story about a craft beer store coming to town is NOT proof that I endorse drunk driving and hate Jesus. But thank you for reading the paper.”

#8864

OHnewsroom — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:31:31 +0000

Page designer: “After all that Breaking Bad I just want to fill the wire page with drug cartel stories.”

#8862

OHnewsroom — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:13:39 +0000

Reporter: “Is anyone allergic to any foods?”

Ad rep: “I’m only allergic to not having enough beer.”