Things heard in a newsroom

“I have papers from the Challenger disaster and they’re falling apart.” Tony November 6, 2008

“You people are sick and twisted and I’m glad I know you.” Tony November 6, 2008

“You’ve got reflexes like a man who’s only had one heartattack.” Brady Calhoun… November 6, 2008

“[Brady], you are the biggest baby hater I know.” Melissa November 14, 2008

“There’s a Hello Kitty exclusively at Zales. That would be the equivalent of a Ghostbusters Rolex line.” nameless drone… December 4, 2008

“We might be glorifying the drug dealer.” My boss on “Southport man was found shot to death inside home” — which was the wrong headline anyway… December 11, 2008

“I don’t have the body of a stripper but… maybe someday.” Brady Calhoun… December 12, 2008

Payback

So, for months I've been listening to Bill O'Reilly claim that the reason the New York Times, CBS, NBC and other news organizations are having trouble is because they lean left. And Clearly, CLEARLY, the American people don't want what the left has to offer. I mean, it's not like the American people just voted for a bunch of Democrats to run Washington or anything.

Anywho, all that silliness from Bill makes this headline even sweeter.

News Corp. loses $6.4 billion in 2Q

That would be the News Corp. that owns Fox News.

Heh. heh ha ha ha

Also, to Mr. Seth Godin, the insufferable "marketing guru" who gave us this bit of genius, "What will you miss about newspapers."

Umm you sir are asking the wrong question and predicting the wrong future.
Because a lot of newspaper companies are in trouble that means that NEWSPAPERS are in trouble.

Let me ask it another way

ABC, NBC and CBS are in trouble. What will you miss about television shows?

Penny dreadfuls are in trouble. What will you miss about books?

Even better - All the major automakers are in trouble. What will miss about cars?

Both of you twits need to go away.

This one's for Rob

This is what you get for singing me that song over and over again. An explanation of this silliness is here.

G.I. Joe continued

DAVID
Really? Really?

I saw the commercial and there was nothing cool about it. It looked like the X-men, only without super powers - and thus, not as cool.

When they shoot lasers, do you think they're going to kill people, or are they going to all just lie down unconscious?

BRADY
Snake Eyes Storm Shadow fight is all I require and the Baroness looks cool. PLUS SHUT UP I'm trying to sell some old comics. I'll be sure and sell them before the movie comes out and bombs.

Although I will agree that Stephen Sommers sucks and this could be as bad as Van Helsing but I am hopeful.

also, to be true to the spirit of GI JOE they would all have to lie down and be unconscious. STILL, this has got to be better than that crummy crummy transformers movie.

DAVID
Yeah, but why is Snake Eyes even hanging out with the GI Joe crew. He's all power walking with the whole gang down a street? I don't think so.

I didn't see the Baroness, but that's because I was occupied already. I'll check out the trailer again.

And ugh, Transformers - I saw the Transformers 2 trailer, and double ugh.

BRADY
OK yeah, I'm with you there. Ninjas should be sneaky not all out in the open. But he's a super ninja. He can be invisible even when people are looking at him.

DAVID
He's so invisible that he's visible.

Forget cable I have netflix

I skipped the Superbowl. I didn't miss anything right? RIGHT?

Can I give you my $20 now?

I mean seriously, I love this and want to give you my money now.



Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow sword fight. I don't need much else.

And the fact that I am talking up this trailer has nothing to do with the fact that I have a bunch of old G.I. Joe comics that I want to sell for 1 Million Dollars.

Love in the year of the comet

Is one of my favorite stories.

I once saw Tony rip out Neil Gaiman's liver and eat it raw. Now, when you ask Neil how he's doing he just points at the rotten bandages and cries.

That is all.