Quotes heard around the newsroom

July 26

“The only time it’s loud in here is when someone brings in food.”
4/12, Naomi, after customer commented on how quiet the newsroom is.

“Milk is a scam. It’s brainwashing. It’s like bottled water.”
Kenman, 4/13

“Come on... Donna Price = LPA awards!”
Naomi, 4/13

“I’m suddenly thinking of a big, juicy pickle.”
Naomi, 4/13, 8 mos. pregnant.

“Well, he had his purse, so I don’t think so.”
Laura, 4/13, when asked if a male reporter was coming back to the office

“Rosemary’s not bad; it’s just when you have a baby that’s possessed,” Jamie, 4/17, when finding out a coworker has an aunt named Rosemary.

“Oh, look at the...thing!” Jamie, 4/18, looking at Brett’s photos of the Colisseum.

“I can’t resist the lure of day-old doughnuts,” Ruth, 4/21

"So, now you’ve done two bishops!"
L, 4/23, to Jamie re: how she has
covered the ordinations of two bishops

"They had a Cajun band, but nobody was dancing."
Jamie, 4/23.

"I don’t even know what a bishop looks like. They are all so old, how
can you tell?"
Ron, 4/23

Natasha: “He said he wants me to write that his nickname is ‘Knuckles.’ He said that’s his nickname right now.”
Bobby: “Next week it will be ‘Ding a Ling.’”
4/26

I’ve been “A-SAL-ted,” L, to Bobby, after spending 30 minutes on the
phone with Sal Messina. 4/27

Michaela: What’s the name for the mammal that looks like a dolphin
and starts with a P?
Cassie: A papoose?
Jeremy: You can’t put your baby in a porpoise.
5/4

“I grew up in a house with no working stove.
Ruth, 5/9, re: childhood
hardships.

"Anything to break up the monopoly."
L, 5/10, meaning to say MONOTONY.

Said at Natasha’s birthday party:
“I love woodpeckers,” Tara Ferguson
“We were excited when we went from glue to wax,” Jo Richardson, re:
pasting up news pages.
“I have a cat; we have a serious relationship,” Jeremy Harper

"Man, if I quit drinking, I'd be Paris Hilton."
Kenman, 6/7, re: lost
15 pounds working out, but hasn't quit drinking beer.

"I live for clothes. Who needs kids? I got clothing."
L, 6/14

"I heard someone complaining in here. I thought it was Nick."
Bobby
said as popped in his head at Naomi's shower when he heard Cameron
crying. 6/29

“It’s a little too early to drink.”
Pamela, when Brianne asked if she wanted water. 7/6

“I’ve had more than one job in my life.”
Ron, 7/13

“I’d rather aspirate boudin than hot sauce.”
Jamie, 7/17

posted by Quotes heard around the office @ Thursday, July 26, 2007