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Please keep these coming guys! I get a huge kick out of all of them!! Okay. But you asked for it...I have the feeling that you're gonna regret it in a minute. Well: If I go to a costume party in Gotham City, dressed as Superman. And one of the guests is colour-blind. D'you think he'll mistake me for Robin?' Do you have a smoked-doors-phonebooth in this class? Why? Er...just in case... I took the liberty to install a leaded safe in my dorm, I hope you don't mind? When you say 'watch the King Live', do you mean Larry's or is the King really alive? How do you spell 'Tifanny'? Can I be considered a source, if I channel with ancient gods in order to help a famous reporter tandem solving a mystery and eventually saving the world from another Biblical flood? Hum? Of course they're both alive and sane...well... Can you define 'guys'? If journalism is war and I'm sent on battlefield by my magazine as war correspondant. Can we consider that the opposite is also true? That war is journalism? <-- I know. I Shouldn't have. But I couldn't help it. I can't. Carole
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Now that you mention... - Can you define 'babe'? See ya, AnnaBtG. (who's having a great time reading all these replies!)
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I have a hypothetical question. Let's say I was a reporter, and, hypothetically, I decided to get involved with something on the side to supplement my income -- a car theft ring, say. This is hypothetical, you understand. If the police were to catch me at my hypothetical illegal activities, I'd be able to show them my press badge, tell them I was working undercover, and get away with it, right? Hypothetically.
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Okay, maybe those weren't *that* funny, but they were a great source of amusment for me. As is the fact that "niche" seems to be one of her favorite words. Fine, I'm done babbling, I'll get on to the real reason I'm posting. Paul asked, "If we're part of the 4th estate, who lives next door?" I personally wasn't sure what he was talking about, but he explained it the best he could. Well, tonight in class we went over chapter 15. Lines from the introductory paragraph: Sometimes you hear people refer to the news media as "the Fourth Estate." Some people attribute that phrase to a British politician and political thinker, Edmund Burke, who supposedly once said the three traditional classes, or estates, of society--the king, the clergy and the commoners--were represented in Parliament but in the reporters' gallery sat a fouth estate more powerful than the other three. I just thought I'd share. Sara (who is admittedly easily amused )
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Glad to help, Sara. about not quoting yourself or writing about yourself in the 3rd person. But, hey! Now we have an answer to one of our questions! Q: If we're part of the 4th estate, who lives next door? A: The king. Wait a sec... Reporters are the fourth estate. The ones working for what the general populace now calls tabloids are probably on the outer edges of that estate. Kind of camping out in the back yard of the estate, one could say. Next door is the king, right? So... Is that why they're always writing about Elvis? Paul, desperately in need of sleep
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So, I know this thread is long dead, but I just had to revive it. Why? Well, our journalism class went on a field trip to the Arizona Daily Star. I was giggling like a dork on the way there because I was so excited (yeah... I was driving by myself, don't worry ). And when we got there, I had to bite my tongue because there were a few questions I wanted to ask. - Can I take a quick peek inside the EIC's office? Why? Uh... Want to see if there's any Elvis pictures in there.
- Can I press the big red button? Please? Just for fun?
- So... Where's Jimmy?
- So do you just call this the "newsroom"? Or do you sometimes call it the bullpen? (Yeah, not that bad, but I was still embarrassed to ask. )
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- Do you have a storage room with at least a window? - Is it really necessary to have a driving license to be part of your editorial staff? - WOW! Nice newsroom. Can I say âstop the pressesâ or âfreezeâ maybe? - Are there any barber, library, book store, MD, video rental shop, dry cleaners, Chinese restaurant, French bakery, 24 hours-a-day and 365-days-a-year opened FedEx or postal service that are exclusively specialized in delivering anything âcheese of the monthâ related, nearby? Just checking. - Can I source the says of an old irish lady as newsworthy? Even if she believes in dwarfs, elves, has an invisible leprechaun for a pet friend and practically lives in Tir Nan Og? - So whereâs Clark Kent? I could really need a super-typinp-help on this stoâŠoops! - Do you accept loaded food containers as excess luggage on domestic flights? - How long can you hold your breath? - If my fiancĂ©e ends up gagged and chained to a bed. And I accidentally triggered a time bomb by trying to set her free. And we just have a few seconds left before explosion and she starts playing âmime-the-mystery-phraseâ in order to save the worldâs peace and futureâŠdâyou think I should tell her to hold that mood or indulge her and play along? - How many times does it take to switch from ârookieâ to âseniorâ reporter? And from ârookieâ to âtop bananaâ? - Letâs say I have to investigate some fire-obsessed gang called the Toasters. And I end up dancing in a club in a really feathery chicken outfit. Should I ignore my colleaguesâ jokes about chicken âMadâ nuggets? - Do you think Elvis somehow related to Superman and the House of El? - Letâs say Iâm a superhero with a secret identity who can put anything into orbit if he feels like it. Got the picture? OK. Now, considering my partnerâs favorite lines is âwhen pigs flyâ. Do you think sheâd give me a break if I discretely throw a pig in the air to prove her right? - Iâve got a scoop! Superman really exists!! Heâs part of the national witness protection program and goes by the name of Bob Parr. And Lois Lane, sheâs really Elastigirl. What dâyou mean by âyou watch too many Disneyâsâ and âtrue, verified factsâ? Lousy, I know, but I needed a break. Carole PS: well, if you were at the Astar, ever tried asking Jimmy himself? He seems to rate good in the weather department. And you can even email him <jk>.
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Very funny, Carole!! These are the ones that really made me laugh! - Are there any barber, library, book store, MD, video rental shop, dry cleaners, Chinese restaurant, French bakery, 24 hours-a-day and 365-days-a-year opened FedEx or postal service that are exclusively specialized in delivering anything âcheese of the monthâ related, nearby? Just checking. ROTFL!!! Sara
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Eats all the time? He's been dead for 7 years.
Do you know the most surprising thing about divorce? It doesn't actually kill you, like a bullet to the heart or a head-on car wreck. It should. When someone you've promised to cherish till death do you part says, "I never loved you," it should kill you instantly.
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Not this Jimmy Stewart, Rivka: "Jimmy Stewart is KVOA's Chief Meteorologist and forecasts the weather for the Eyewitness News Five, Six and Ten o'clock newscasts..." KVOA Channel 4 News Sara
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Glad you liked those, Sara! ROTFLMAO!!!! That's great!!! Wouldn't that be a great gag for a fic?! ROTFL!! I just had that vision I couldn't get rid of : Clark tossing a pig in the air and it gets me ROTFL. Especially when I imagine the poor animal's reaction: flap, flap, flap...Groiiiink?!!! And there's also the reaction from people down there: 'look! It's a bird, a plane' 'No, it's just a pig who jump off plane without a parachute. Impact in 29, 28, 27...' It could make a terrific gag, indeed. Well, after you, Sara! Carole (who might think of putting it in a no-riming and completely insane poetry) Eats all the time? He's been dead for 7 years. Rivka, I think the Astar's one is a kind of Alt-Jimmy Stewart that gives online weathercasts. I mean, can you picture Scaramouche in Arizona? or Stewart Granger as a mild-mannered reporter?
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Oh! Huh, I should have realized . . . we have a (white) radio host named Michael Jackson around here.
Do you know the most surprising thing about divorce? It doesn't actually kill you, like a bullet to the heart or a head-on car wreck. It should. When someone you've promised to cherish till death do you part says, "I never loved you," it should kill you instantly.
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Just because I couldnât let it die : - Do you have a Fortune cookies vending machine ? - Are you pro or con partnership ? - Do you work better solo ? - Note : itâs a tricky one but, If I say âFrankensteinâ, you instantly think : cyborgs, fiancĂ©e, doctor, fiction, movie, living-dead or Sam Lane ? - Do you like sports ? - Despite flags and primary colors, what does the colours blue, red and yellow inspire you ? - Dâyou think I should tell our EC that now photographs do it digital ? - Do I really have to cover whatever-ville Corn Festival, dog shows and swimsuit contests ? I mean what are rookies for ? - Do you think you can handle this : a cloudy day in Metropolis ? <----- sorry, I couldnât resist. - Do you know last Elvis story ? - Can you say MXZPLT backwards? Sir...where have you gone ? Okay, pals. Todayâs class is over <eg>. Not very funny. Yeah! you can tell, I needed a break. Carole
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