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3catwoman3

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2. Altho not a personal story, one of my favorite stupid reporter stories...

Reply to PCIntern (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 01:56 PM

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...goes way back to the Winter Olympics in which speed skater Dan Jansen had so many heart-breaking falls. A reporter asked Jansen's coach how much of an influence the slipperiness of the ice was in these falls.

With a withering glare, and a voice dripping with contempt, the coach succinctly replied, "Ice is always slippery."

I eagerly await your next stories.

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I'm gonna tell you how stupid many of these MSM people are from personal experience: [View all] PCIntern Tuesday OP

I appreciate your stories, PCIntern! Alice Kramden Tuesday #1

So do I canetoad Tuesday #22

Altho not a personal story, one of my favorite stupid reporter stories... 3catwoman3 Tuesday #2

Gell-Mann effect Nasruddin Tuesday #3

I've had a lot of dental/mouth work in the last few years. ananda Tuesday #4

I took that into account PCIntern Tuesday #5

Yeah, she definitely has some sort of history with this. ananda Tuesday #10

Were you tempted to cancel the interview? I would have been. 3catwoman3 Tuesday #12

Somehow, I visualize one of those media presenters in a Tom Tomorrow cartoon. NBachers Tuesday #6

Unfortunately PatSeg Tuesday #7

Lawrence O is my TV crush. 3catwoman3 Tuesday #13

Absolutely, same here PatSeg Tuesday #21

Pseudo intellectuals BeneteauBum Tuesday #8

I now know there is an adjectival form of estuary. 3catwoman3 Tuesday #15

I've worked in television for most of the last 30 years, and there are some stupid people in the industry. Fil1957 Tuesday #9

Yeah, I have done dozens of TV interviews at this point Cosmocat Tuesday #18

The finished product is always polished and slick PCIntern Tuesday #19

Please change your headline, it assumes Lilgirl44 Tuesday #11

It in no way does any such thing. PCIntern Tuesday #14

Yes , it does. Lilgirl44 Tuesday #20

??? Joinfortmill Tuesday #17

Wow. Who knew? Thanks much. Joinfortmill Tuesday #16

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