Proofreader #1: Is this a word?
Proofreader #2: No.
Proofreader #1: Then what is it?
140 East 45th Street
New York, New York
Archive for the ‘Writers and Editors’ Category
9AM Another Week Begins
Engineer: Don’t kill anyone.
Tech Writer: Can I maim them?
Engineer: Yeah. If you maim them you seem like more of a team player.
1550 Buckeye Drive
Milpitas, California
And Jessica Simpson
Editor #1: Every time I see a picture of a Krispy Kreme doughnut, I drool a little. Even though I don’t really want one.
Editor #2: I’m that way with cocaine.
Indianapolis, Indiana
…So Looks Like You’ve Got Egg on Your Face.
Editor: I don’t think the parallel between origami and dead chicken is made well enough.
Austin, Texas
Business Is All About Keeping the Customer Coming Back
Director to editor, about shot in short film: If I had done all the moves right, I would have just come on her back.
Wilmywood, North Carolina
Overheard by: Actor
12PM Restock Cabinet
Magazine Editor: Can you help me? I think the stapler’s broken…See it’s broken because it doesn’t have any staples.
350 5th Avenue
New York, NY
Says the Woman Dressed Like a Teapot?
Copy editor, muttering to herself: Party foul, for dubious misuse of the verb “finger.” (pause) Contractions are your friends! Will everyone stop being so damn British?!
Dundee
Scotland
Overheard by: musingvenus
3PM Coffee Break
Copywriter: Were you looking for me?
Designer: Sorry?
Copywriter: Before, when I was in that meeting…it looked like you were looking for me.
Designer: Ah…Where I walked over, sighed, and declared “Tragedy”; I was actually looking for the coffee. The window to your meeting room just happened to be behind the machine. You guys have better coffee than our side.
12655 Beatrice Street
Los Angeles, California
My Obituary: “He Had Too Many Boring Afternoons”
Random editor: Hey, busy day?
Obituary editor: No, not so busy.
Random editor: Well, that’s good, right? People aren’t dying?
Obituary editor: Makes for a very boring afternoon.
Post Office Road
Waldorf, Maryland
Placenta Previa Is This Year’s Hot New Color
Editor: Did you see the paint in Jenny’s new office?
Designer: Whoa! It looks like a doctor’s office in a third world country in here.
Southern Maryland
Overheard by: has a good paint job
