Writers and Editors

Editor: How funny do you think alcoholism is?

12 W. 27th Street
New York, NY

Editor: I was going to go to that show last night but I got distracted.
Production Assistant: Why?
Editor: It was 4/20, man!
Production Assistant: That’s mature.

1515 Broadway
New York, NY

Editor #1: I don’t know why that French reporter couldn’t find a transgendered person. It’s not like transgendered people are a rare species that you can’t find anywhere.
Editor #2: Maybe she didn’t know where to look.
Editor #1: What do you mean, “where to look”? Transgendered people are everywhere.

487 Greenwich Street
New York, NY

Reporter: We can’t give Gary an award.
Copy editor: Why not? You know, if it’s the best story and he was here during that month…
Reporter: What, we’re going to give him a posthumous award?
Copy editor: You know, Gary’s not dead.
Reporter: He is to me!

189 W. Main Street
Spartanburg, South Carolina

Overheard by: W. Texas Mike

Managing editor: They start foaming at the mouth and spazzing a little bit, which is really concerning the first time you see it.

Bennington, Vermont

Overheard by: Still Concerned

Editor: Get off the crack so early in the morning!

Manhattan, New York

Editor, recommending a story's assignment: If you blow Al Green, it's gonna be bad!

Augusta, Georgia

Newspaper e-media manager: Okay, if there are no changes, I'm going to send this e-mail blast.
Publisher, in mock panic: Wait! Stop the keyboards!

Augusta, Georgia

Reporter to reporter: Well, I'm not going to pull if I've got a bung eye.

New Zealand

Reporter to source on the phone: I have to be honest here. I have no idea what you're talking about.

Park Avenue South
Manhattan, New York