tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post5793725010209793666..comments2024-03-27T19:11:37.620-04:00Comments on You Don't Say: Out of the archives, endlessly mockingJohn McIntyrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-45927829657692483082010-01-25T16:50:53.789-05:002010-01-25T16:50:53.789-05:00It's of no consequence, but I can't help b...It's of no consequence, but I can't help but be curious about the number of us who were already readers of both this column and that of The Strobist. And whether few or many, I wonder if there's some connection in us--or me. Do I gravitate toward authoritative pronouncements? Am I interested in technique in art, whether it be verbal or visual? Or is just the law of averages brought to bear on a lot of time wasted online, perhaps?erosebudnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-90288814335288296362010-01-23T14:03:17.036-05:002010-01-23T14:03:17.036-05:00I am pleased to report that a tweet from Ireland i...I am pleased to report that a tweet from Ireland indicates that these types hold true there as well.John McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-59044514333070537782010-01-22T21:39:51.711-05:002010-01-22T21:39:51.711-05:00I'm unsure now whether I should share this at ...I'm unsure now whether I should share this at work.<br />Signed, "Thanks for Sharing"Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543690962370750842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-26741906710894283002010-01-22T20:02:19.415-05:002010-01-22T20:02:19.415-05:00Thanks for introducing me to an absorbing and wort...Thanks for introducing me to an absorbing and worthwhile poem (not to mention some great new words along with it.)<br /><br />-DrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-19573442718389227802010-01-22T19:16:31.626-05:002010-01-22T19:16:31.626-05:00Oh, is it time to bring up the gnome again? Pretty...Oh, is it time to bring up the gnome again? Pretty please?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-60828664231657185432010-01-22T17:46:49.110-05:002010-01-22T17:46:49.110-05:00Here's another one (a composite of several peo...Here's another one (a composite of several people I've worked with):<br />The Old Goat. This guy was running the newsroom the night JFK was killed, and he reminds you of it just often enough so it makes you feel self-conscious you weren't there that shift because you were in the second grade. He recoils with mock horror when you tell him where you were on Nov. 22, 1963, even though you've been at the paper 20 years. He complains that all his younger colleagues (everyone, that is) are journalistic lightweights who can't write good heds and are ignorant of the local customs and terrain. He likes to circle mistakes in the paper in red and wave them around the next day and send short, sarcastic e-mails. The problem, you see, is he used to be the asst ME before the national chain bought the newspaper. Now, finally, after a dozen stops along the way, he's on your rim! He was a boss back when the paper had TWICE the circulation it does now, when adults ran things. The current staff is, of course, largely to blame for the readership decline. No one dares mention that he's rather sloppy and mixes up names in heds and leaves lots of typos. He's way past typical retirement age, but he's not giving management the satisfaction of seeing him out the door. He'll show them, all right!George Carternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-7778585256532753962010-01-22T16:09:39.943-05:002010-01-22T16:09:39.943-05:00The estimable Ray Frager added a useful category i...The estimable Ray Frager added a useful category in a comment on Facebook: <br /><br />It was good to cue up that golden oldie. It occurs to me there is at least one other copy desk type: the Gourmand. Upon arriving at his workstation, he sets out the evening's feast and proceeds to graze his way through the buffet while working, with occasional breaks for trips to the microwave. His edited copy has been known to include a typo or two because the crumbs and spills on his keyboard sometimes make keys stick when he types. On those days when he hasn't brought in food, he pulls out his prodigious collection of carry-out menus and waves them aloft also as soon as he signs on, searching for dining partners. That story he has in his queue might not be ready before deadline, but the food order will be placed well before the restaurant closes.John McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-36704622212140142432010-01-22T15:35:41.960-05:002010-01-22T15:35:41.960-05:00In the first footnote, you wrote, "I observed...In the first footnote, you wrote, "I observed Out Of to with at a table."<br />I missed the first time this went up; thanks for posting.A Pouncernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-1982404797454203082010-01-22T14:15:06.001-05:002010-01-22T14:15:06.001-05:00Glad this won't be lost. Thanks for reposting...Glad this won't be lost. Thanks for reposting.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Mote Man, Stuck In First and closet PouncerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-49777169317407603782010-01-22T13:38:19.850-05:002010-01-22T13:38:19.850-05:00"Who Touched" and "Mirror, Mirror&q..."Who Touched" and "Mirror, Mirror"... hilarious!Virginia Merchánnoreply@blogger.com