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Double Facepalm for Kathie Lee

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, May 30, 2012.

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  1. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, May 30, 2012
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  2. Mystery Meat II

    Mystery Meat II Well-Known Member

    "So how's your wife doing?"
    "She's stable"
     
    Mystery Meat II, May 30, 2012
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  3. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    He handled that like a champ, actually.
     
    The Big Ragu, May 30, 2012
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  4. vicd

    vicd Active Member

    Sounds like a Jiminy Glick question.
     
    vicd, May 30, 2012
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  5. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    Nice reference.
     
    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, May 30, 2012
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  6. HejiraHenry

    HejiraHenry Well-Known Member

    Somebody on her staff ought to get fired over that, assuming she didn't go off the note cards for that one.
     
    HejiraHenry, May 30, 2012
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  7. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    Great pull. And, really, it actually does.
     
    bigpern23, May 30, 2012
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  8. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    It not like gaffes like that don't run in the family ...
     
    HanSenSE, May 30, 2012
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  9. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    "She's doing fine, Kathie. And how is Frank?"
     
    Baron Scicluna, May 30, 2012
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  10. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    "She's dead Kathie Lee... as compared to your spouse who only wishes he was dead."
     
    Mizzougrad96, May 30, 2012
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  11. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Well, you don't really think of writing on the note cards "WIFE HAS BEEN DEAD TWO YEARS DON'T ASK ABOUT WIFE".

    Though maybe if you're on her staff you should learn to prepare for anything.
     
    playthrough, May 30, 2012
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  12. HejiraHenry

    HejiraHenry Well-Known Member

    No, actually I don't think it would be unreasonable at all to write that down for any on-air interviewer. Much better than saying, in midst of all the chaos that likely goes on pre-show, "don't ask about his wife." Really, really easy to miss that "don't" when you're only half-listening.
     
    HejiraHenry, May 30, 2012
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