Dive into the archives.
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Editor: “The only good groundhog is a dead groundhog.”
- 353
“Ever call five different numbers trying to reach a sports designer, so you could file your photos and go home? But, no one answers because they ‘retired’ yesterday?”
- 352
“A gift is a gift. (long pause) Those two make quite a pair.”
A reporter to another reporter after she reads the following lede from a California story:
“A spurned lover ambushed his ex-girlfriend and tried to cut out the breast implants he paid for by stabbing her, prosecutors say.”
- 351
Slot to news editor:
“So, is cow gas gonna hold?”
- 350
“A tweet is the sound a little bird makes when it’s shitting on our newspaper”
Sports editor who just got on Twitter
- 349
Reporter to Noon Producer:
“Everything I say to you is now off the record. Even if I’m going to McDonald’s, it’s off the record.”
- 348
“ …and then I drank myself into Bolivia.”
- 347
“He did a public gyration. You should ask Chad. He was alarmed.”
- 346
Editor: The caller asked, “Who is your immediate supervisor?” and I said, “I’m the boss of you!”
- 345
IT guy addressing the issue with a client sending files via email:
“They’re just dumb. Now you can’t tell them that because we want their money, but they don’t know what they are doing.”
- 344
“I have cancer; I’m not stupid.”
A sports copy editor refusing to bet on the Pistons beating the Celtics despite getting twice the standard line.
- 343
Copy editor: “I love that my job allows me to look up synonyms for ‘prick’.”
- 342
Photo editor to the tune of the famous Monkees tune:
“Hey hey we’re the pagans!”
- 341
Web Producer: “Dude, did you talk to some woman about a moose?”
Assignment Editor: “Yes.”
Web Producer: “What smart-alec remark did you make to her?”News Director: “Is he being a smart ass again?”
Assignment Editor: “It wasn’t a smart ass remark! It was a legitimate response.”
Newsroom Coordinator: “It is only 9 in the morning!”Assignment Editor: “I wasn’t being [...]
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Reporter during budget meeting discussing a story proposal:
“I was going for the sexual route.”