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    Image of Dickdogfood Dickdogfood
    11/13/09

    In reply to Early Favorite For Time Person of the Year: Something Stupid
    I won't be convinced that Time is at all serious about their brand of stupid unless they name Glenn Beck Man of the Year. Even "The Angry American" won't cut it. #media
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    11/13/09

    In reply to Early Favorite For Time Person of the Year: Something Stupid
    How is Time still in print? It's the journalistic equivalent of scrapple. #media
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    Image of Steverino Begins Steverino Begins
    11/13/09

    In reply to Early Favorite For Time Person of the Year: Something Stupid
    Wouldn't be surprised if their POTY was a hashtag. Like #iranelection. #lame #media
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    11/13/09

    In reply to Early Favorite For Time Person of the Year: Something Stupid
    Have you watched the CNN online newscast? It's two college kids doing the news from the bridge of the Enterprise but with most of the props missing. #media
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    Image of AzureTexan AzureTexan
    11/13/09

    @TheBusinessGuy: It's dead, Jim. #media
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    Image of Magister Magister
    11/13/09

    @TheBusinessGuy: If there was no event that I was watching on one of their live channels, I've actually been known to leave the stationary shot of the White House or some other quiet thing open, rather than listen to the newbies blather. #media
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    11/13/09

    @Magister: Yeah, they make Wolf Blitzer sound like Edward R. Murrow. #media
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    Image of Magister Magister
    11/13/09

    @TheBusinessGuy: More like Wolf Blitzer's producer because whenever I watch him, I can totally imagine Holly Hunter in his ear. #media
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    11/13/09

    @Magister: I know what you mean. I love Blitzer's idiotic tags to stories. For example, if Earth were blown up by the Martians, Blitzer would say on the outro, "The Earth has been blown up. Certainly a tragedy, and we will be following this." Jack Cafferty always looks at him as if he's a fly in Cafferty's soup. #media
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    Image of Magister Magister
    11/13/09

    @TheBusinessGuy:
    What gets me is when he's "interviewing" a reporter or analyst to provide background and asks questions which he should be able to answer, if he's half as smart as his audience, but some producer's obviously telling him there's an interesting factoid somebody, somewhere may not have heard.

    The anchors on cnn.com were much the same way, except unlike Blitzer, I never expected them to know.
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    11/13/09

    @Magister: After watching Blitzer for five minutes, you really don't expect him to know much of anything. Actually, the only CNN headliners with real heft are Amanpour and Zakaria--especially Zakaria, whose Sunday show always feel like the ideal seminar at the Kennedy School. #media
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    11/11/09

    In reply to No, That Is Not Anthrax
    America runs on fear. #anthrax
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    Image of daveyjonesisdead daveyjonesisdead
    11/11/09

    In reply to No, That Is Not Anthrax
    You're missing the point - it was bleached flour. Whole wheat only, people! #anthrax
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    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    11/11/09

    In reply to No, That Is Not Anthrax
    We should make cookies with it. Snickerdoodles for one and all! #anthrax
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    Image of Magister Magister
    11/10/09

    In reply to Funemployment: Just About Over
    I like how Mr. Joegriner is considering taking a night job stocking shelves, so people wouldn't see him, but he'll do an interview with the WSJ. #funemployment
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    Image of OrneryBabe OrneryBabe
    11/10/09

    @Magister: Funny how people really don't think these things through, isn't it? #funemployment
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    Image of cassandra cassandra
    11/10/09

    In reply to Funemployment: Just About Over
    Is this even a thing that is happening? I doubt it. #funemployment
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    Image of Valerie Flame Valerie Flame
    11/10/09

    @cassandra: Why would you doubt it? People who were laid off were given severance. That severance is running out and people are starting to come to grips with real life. They probably expected to be back at work already. It's not really a stretch. #funemployment
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    11/10/09

    @Valerie Flame: I doubt it because in the same newspaper there was a story yesterday about increasing frugality. [online.wsj.com]

    So which is it? Frugality? Overspending? Frugality? Overspending? Both? Neither? Whichever trend sells more papers? #funemployment
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    Image of Valerie Flame Valerie Flame
    11/10/09

    @cassandra: Leaving aside the idea that - gasp - portions of the population might not all move in lockstep (CIP, the shorts will get rich in a crash), the point of Pilon's story is that there are SOME people who were able to continue living as they always did on severance - until that severance runs out. Not saying that they're going all out (by their standards) or that everyone is overspending (by our standards.) #funemployment
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    11/11/09

    @Valerie Flame: The point seems to be that you can find at least five people, anywhere, doing something stupid and then call it a trend. #funemployment
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    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    11/10/09

    In reply to Funemployment: Just About Over
    I think I want to live in that picture. It looks like oodles of gay. #funemployment
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    Image of scroll_lock scroll_lock
    11/10/09

    @BettyCrocker: You're the guy in the middle with his chin raised. #funemployment
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    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    11/10/09

    @scroll_lock: I am. Staring at a glitter-covered balloon. #funemployment
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    11/10/09

    @BettyCrocker: The blonde guy to your left in the striped tie is winking at you. #funemployment
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    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    11/10/09

    @scroll_lock: Yes, and grabbing my ass. #funemployment
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    11/10/09

    @BettyCrocker: And he's not wearing pants. The good thing is, neither were you. #funemployment
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    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    11/10/09

    @scroll_lock: Hence my faraway gaze. #funemployment
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    11/10/09

    @BettyCrocker: He's so smitten he may just whisk you away to a life of wealth and ease in Virginia Beach! #funemployment
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    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    11/10/09

    @scroll_lock: AIEEEEE! #funemployment
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    11/10/09

    @BettyCrocker: Of course, it's just a Navy town full of young sailors just back from months at sea and prowling the boardwalk looking for action. Frankly, what's the attraction there? #funemployment
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    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    11/10/09

    @scroll_lock: Well, when you put it THAT way... #funemployment
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    Image of agrodolce agrodolce
    11/10/09

    @BettyCrocker: as Patti Smith sang: "can't you see the glitter, the glitter in their eyes?" then the little robots sing in unison: "Every night before I rest my head
    See those dollar bills go swirling 'round my bed.
    I know they're stolen, but I don't feel bad.
    I take that money, buy you things you never had.

    Oh, baby, it would mean so much to me,
    Oh, baby, to buy you all the things you need for free.
    I'll buy you a jet plane, baby,
    Get you on a higher plane to a jet stream
    And take you through the stratosphere
    And check out the planets there and then take you down
    Deep where it's hot, hot in Arabia, babia, then cool, cold fields of snow
    And we'll roll, dream, roll, dream, roll, roll, dream, dream.
    When we dream it, when we dream it, when we dream it,
    We'll dream it, dream it for free, free money,
    Free money, free money, free money, free money, free money, free money. " #funemployment
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    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    11/10/09

    @agrodolce: Hot in Arabia, babia is great! #funemployment
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    Image of Charlotte Rae's Web Charlotte Rae's Web
    11/10/09

    @BettyCrocker: 4 guys, 2 girls... either way, you've got at least one gay couple and as many as three. #funemployment
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    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    11/10/09

    @Charlotte Rae's Web: Both gals are pretty. They can be my shopping buddies. #funemployment
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    Image of Charlotte Rae's Web Charlotte Rae's Web
    11/10/09

    @BettyCrocker: They both love to laugh plus one has a drink and the other has a camera. +4 #funemployment
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    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    11/10/09

    @Charlotte Rae's Web: Absolutely! And! Shiny glossy hair = gals with product they will share. #funemployment
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    Image of hamburgerhotdog hamburgerhotdog
    11/10/09

    In reply to Funemployment: Just About Over
    Since when was Virginia Beach considered tony? Everyone I know from VA speaks of it the way you speak of burned out Detroit - at your own risk. I even got food poisoning from one of the many all-you-can-eat seafood buffets on my last visit and was too scared to visit their hospital. #funemployment
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    Image of merc6point9 merc6point9
    11/10/09

    @hamburgerhotdog: It's not that bad...but it's also not that great. The beaches are covered in seaweed, which ain't tony. #funemployment
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    Image of hamburgerhotdog hamburgerhotdog
    11/10/09

    @merc6point9: It was fine when I was there but it's certainly no Hamptons. #funemployment
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/10/09

    @hamburgerhotdog: I thought it was the Jersey Shore, but south #funemployment
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    Image of Conchie Birdie Conchie Birdie
    11/10/09

    In reply to Funemployment: Just About Over
    Americans living beyond their means and suffering the consequences? Shocking. #funemployment
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    Image of Beau Nerd Beau Nerd
    11/10/09

    In reply to Funemployment: Just About Over
    What is this "steak" you speak of? #funemployment
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    11/10/09

    In reply to Funemployment: Just About Over
    Love how the WSJ keeps out high-earning execs out of their story to avoid fanning the populist flames against the $2m/year execs who'll be continuing to tauntingly wave at the proles on the way to play golf.
    Instead, they focus on middle/upper-middle class execs, making it seem like the Severance Class is almost like Joe Sixpack. #funemployment
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    Image of cassandra cassandra
    11/10/09

    @Trai_Dep: STRONGLY AGREE. #funemployment
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    11/10/09

    @Trai_Dep: BREAKING: Bourgeoisie acts in ways that affirm their standing as members of the bourgeoisie. Scandalous behavior such as Starbucks coffee and networking to ensue, and also continuance of a child's education. News at 11. #funemployment
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    Image of scroll_lock scroll_lock
    11/10/09

    In reply to Funemployment: Just About Over
    Off topic housekeeping question: on commenter profile pages, I see the total numbers of friends and followers shows a wrong number, yet all the friends/followers are still listed. Weird. #funemployment
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    Image of narnio narnio
    11/10/09

    @scroll_lock: if i could remove your star, i would. #funemployment
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    11/10/09

    @narnio: Thanks! #funemployment
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