Overheard at the Stu

2009-03-29T16:36:00.002-04:00

A copy editor trying to fact check a story with the Sports editor and reporter.

Copy: They lost 7-0, but played 9 matches?
Reporter: They played 3 doubles matches for 1 point, and they...
Copy: You don't need to explain it, cause I'll never understand it. I just want to make sure it's right.

Proving that when it comes to fact checking, making sense doesn't matter, just as long as it's correct.

Softball game

2009-03-28T01:46:00.001-04:00

Overheard by the third baseman during our first game

"I hate this position"

You know what came next

Slash

2009-03-06T14:17:00.002-05:00

Overheard after Samato lost the RoShemBo for $20 at Yogi's Grill and Bar, the only Grill and Bar in Bloomington.

Photo editor: She lost it hard. Like a virgin on prom night. It was long. It was excruciating. And it was embarrassing.
Photog: Well it started out good.

2009-03-04T23:15:00.001-05:00

New photog: You said if we didn't know, or had any questions, to ask!
Photo editor: Yeah, but I meant anyone but me.

2009-03-04T23:14:00.001-05:00

Context: An important designer stepped out, and a photographer decided to change the headline font to Comic Sans, and kerned in at -70

Photog: I don't care what it looks like, just as long as it fits.

2009-03-01T15:36:00.001-05:00

Photo editor: "There's too much hair in my face."
Photog: "That's what she said."

2009-02-17T12:48:00.001-05:00

Reporter: It's huge. I'm not used to seeing it that big. (talking about skybox)
Editor: That's what she said!

2009-02-13T12:29:00.001-05:00

Sarah: I needed to check out a camera.

Me: Man, this thing is old.

Sarah: Yea, they tried to give me a big one but I didn't know what I was doing.

Me: That's what she said.

2009-02-11T08:38:00.001-05:00

Large: "It was only good for like 4 seconds."

Mick J: "That's what she said."

2009-02-10T16:37:00.002-05:00

Ryan: They only had pictures of Chinese markets, you asshole.
Sara: Hey! Don't curse in the newsroom, bitch.
Ryan: Shut up, cock sucker. ... Do you really wanna go with me Jersey Girl? I'm from the midwest, I can swear for days.

2009-02-10T15:40:00.002-05:00

Ben: You need to Apple-Q your life.
Sara: I've tried to apple-z my way back to the womb.

2009-02-08T18:49:00.001-05:00

Sara: "Want to go to Qdoba?"

Ryan: "Yes. You don't get to come."

"That's what she said."

2009-02-05T23:55:00.002-05:00

SA: "I can't get his ass back on."

Poor Mr. Potatohead :(

2009-02-03T02:57:00.001-05:00

Me: yea we're struggling journalists

Ben: that's a little redundant, don't you think?

2009-02-02T13:11:00.001-05:00

Art director: "Did you see that ad on the HT yesterday? It was 3 inches and lime green."

Multimedia director: "That's what she said."

2009-02-01T04:38:00.000-05:00

MA: "What's this music from?"
LB: "I don't know. I just typed in 'epic music'."

2009-02-01T04:28:00.000-05:00

Coder on the phone at 4:30 a.m.:

"Well how much longer will you be up for? ... Well how much is left in the bottle?"

2009-02-01T00:48:00.000-05:00

"Can I have a cracka? A honkey?"

2009-02-01T00:43:00.001-05:00

SA: "I had five in my mouth."

2009-01-31T23:42:00.000-05:00

LB: "If I had a list of the things I hate the most they would be:
1. Joan Rivers
2. Comic Sans
3. Black to white gradients
4. Exclamation Marks
5. And that background" (pointing to his mug shot)

Saamato: "Where am I on the list?"

LB: "Right after creamed corn. And I hate creamed corn."

2009-01-31T23:02:00.001-05:00

"You can do me later."

2009-01-31T22:30:00.000-05:00

"Nice: I'm bringing sexy back."
"No, you're not. No one in this newsroom is bringing sexy back. This is the ugliest newsroom ever."

2009-01-31T22:20:00.000-05:00

"Do you want some sour cream?"
"Yeah. Gimme some of that white stuff."

The 11th commandment

2009-01-31T21:20:00.000-05:00

"How do all these mega church's have such good Web sites? ... Cause that's what God wants. Beautiful CSS."

TWSH

2009-01-31T21:17:00.001-05:00

"That's what she said..."

2009-01-31T19:46:00.000-05:00

"Talking heads? I grew up with Talking Heads."
"I thought you grew up with disco?"
"I grew up with sarcasm."

overheard

2009-01-31T19:43:00.001-05:00

s my d

2009-01-31T19:42:00.000-05:00

"Headline writing is the worst thing in the world."
"What about genocide?"

Overheard

2009-01-31T19:32:00.001-05:00

This is just like overheard in the newsroom, except for us student daily papers. Comment away.