Plus There Were Typewriters: An Online Transcript
me: there's one of these next to my office on the sidewalk:
(sends link)
Sis: nice
me: yeah
kind of a cool jab at, you know, change
i mean, the business sucks right now, completely
still, nice to see someone keep swinging
Sis: seriously
me: like, watching Wire 5 makes me want to be a reporter, but an old one 30 years ago
some old guy who won't even use a fax machine
Sis: right, totally
it makes you sad that you missed the boat
me: yeah
work some small-town rag, know everyone at the hall, flirt with secretaries, where's my hat janet i've got a meeting
Sis: :)
me: "you tell the mayor he can put an egg in his shoe and beat it! we've got the exclusive!"
[goes maybe a little overboard]
Sis: hehe
i want to work at your newsroom
me: we don't have a lot of dolls, but if you're thick skinned enough, we could use you
Sis: ok
i promise i won't get my skirt in a knot
me: do it and you're out on your keyster
Comments: 3
You want to work in the set of Madmen, in other words.
I imagined you saying that quoted line in a Chappellian 1940s voice.
Nice. Great ad. Reminds me of a college prof who insisted that those of us looking at print media get out asap. "Print is dying," he said, "in 10 years we'll all read our books online."
I politely disagreed and he snidely said, "of course you do. May I ask why?"
"Because," I answered, turning a page in one of my books, "that feels good."
I want to work in that newsroom, too. Maybe we can lobby for it after the next round of layoffs. Like, "In order to boost morale, we propose getting rid of all this technology, changing the dress code to reflect a more quaint era and mandatory lingo lessons for everyone."
And one correction: There USED TO BE one of those next to your office on the sidewalk.
Sep 5, 2008 11:05 AM