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    Job rejections

    Got a two-page, handwritten note from a bureau chief at the Wall Street Journal who said, in essence, I was a no-talent hack who would never...
    Post by: Uncle Frosty, Oct 4, 2014 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Exactly How Fun Is It To Be a Sports Journalist?

    It was a lot more fun when the interns had lots of ambition and no morals. Stupid HR department.
    Post by: Uncle Frosty, Aug 25, 2014 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    RIP: The last Ramone

    RIP, Tommy. RIP, Ramones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlW9Vo8yHzM
    Post by: Uncle Frosty, Jul 12, 2014 in forum: Sports and News
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    Problems at Patch.com

    Yep. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_LQ4_MhDu4&feature=kp
    Post by: Uncle Frosty, May 26, 2014 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    If you're going to rent out your RV, clear out the dead bodies first

    Wasn't that a plot line in "Talladega Nights?"
    Post by: Uncle Frosty, May 5, 2014 in forum: Sports and News
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    'The collapse of antigay religion'

    Well, if churches no longer hate Teh Gay, at least there's still the Boy Scouts....
    Post by: Uncle Frosty, May 5, 2014 in forum: Sports and News
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    RIP Mike Douglas

    Miffed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XboE3_7KZ3Y
    Post by: Uncle Frosty, Apr 24, 2014 in forum: Sports and News
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    Something's fishy at US Airways

    More like Err Lingus, I think.
    Post by: Uncle Frosty, Apr 14, 2014 in forum: Sports and News
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    From Politico Reporter to Retail Worker

    Outing alert. YF is actually: [img]
    Post by: Uncle Frosty, Mar 28, 2014 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    2014 NFL off-season thread

    Right. And the Eagles already had about $16 million in cap space and most of the worthwhile free agents are already gone. They need players more...
    Post by: Uncle Frosty, Mar 28, 2014 in forum: Sports and News
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    So you want to be a beat writer . . .

    The most common comment I get before road trips is, "Have fun!" The most common question I get afterwards is, "Did you have fun?" Sometimes I...
    Post by: Uncle Frosty, Feb 8, 2014 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Problems at Patch.com

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_LQ4_MhDu4
    Post by: Uncle Frosty, Feb 2, 2014 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    So you want to be a beat writer . . .

    Honest and truthful depiction of the worst parts of the job, maybe. Still better than a lot of jobs.
    Post by: Uncle Frosty, Feb 1, 2014 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    So you want to be a beat writer . . .

    This reads like the whiniest column ever. No one cares how tough your job is, any more than they care about your fantasy football team. And God...
    Post by: Uncle Frosty, Feb 1, 2014 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Active shooter at Columbia, MD, mall

    Shouldn't you be stalking Hannan?
    Post by: Uncle Frosty, Jan 26, 2014 in forum: Sports and News