The best quotes overheard in the newsroom
- #2516
Sports Editor talking about how warm it is in the office: “If the door is shut that means I’m naked.”
- #2515
“Your last email was absolutely inappropriate. No, I don’t encourage you to smoke pot or any other substance, especially for a story.”
- #2514
“You’re ruining my life. You hear me? You’re ruining. My. Life.”
- #2513
Intern #1: “You’re too cynical.”
Intern #2: “I’m not too cynical, the world is just too shitty.”
- #2512
Reporter on the phone with an angry, anti-immigration caller: “Sir! I’m not yelling at you because I’m mad. I’m yelling at you because you’re an idiot.”
- #2511
Editor: “Is it really this hard to find a damned story of hope in this craphole of a town?”
- #2510
Reporter talking about how the loudness of an old concert cleared his chest: “Who needs Robitussin when you have Flock of Seagulls?”
- #2509
Assignment Desk Editor who went to see Avatar: “It melts your brain, it was good. Well, first I dropped acid, so it was really good.”
- #2508
Art Director: “How am I supposed to sleep after this much coffee?”
Associate Editor: “Switch to whiskey.”
- #2507
EP to newsroom: “The night crew are like the tasters. If they are still alive, I know the cookies are safe.”
- #2506
Police Scanner at 4 a.m.: “We have reports she has ripped the wire out of her bra and is now trying to cut herself with it.”
Reporter: “That sounds like something I’m gonna do today.”
- #2505
Managing Editor announces a Christmas potluck lunch to newsroom:
Reporter yells: “I call bringing the cigarettes!”
- #2504
Copy Editor: “I’ve been seeing way too many dangling participles lately.”
Female Reporter: “I wish I had that problem.”
- #2503
Radio News Announcer to Assignment Desk: “I found that last time when nothing happened, she still had a decent story.”
- #2502
Web Producer talking about navigating the home page: “If you get that far down, I get excited!”