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progressivebydesign

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16. this is what happens when regional affiliates hire interns to do the work...

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 02:06 PM

Nov 2012

I used to work in a regional NBC affiliate. They had these people making minimum wage, with no life experience, or work experience, in charge of things like that. And hilarity often ensued. Much like the headline writers at the newspaper I worked for.

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ABC station botches Petraeus book cover: ‘ALL Up IN My Snatch’ [View all] Playinghardball Nov 2012 OP

I laughed. I'm a horrible person, I know. Arkana Nov 2012 #1

I'm new here.... Tonkinlievet Nov 2012 #12

I am laughing as well and it's great to be a little bad. part man all 86 Nov 2012 #18

Oh my! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #2

lol Go Vols Nov 2012 #3

What stands out for me is that she didn't even write the book... joeybee12 Nov 2012 #4

So, he was all up in Vernon Loeb's snatch? geardaddy Nov 2012 #6

It's lonely being a general... joeybee12 Nov 2012 #8

Ouch. geardaddy Nov 2012 #5

!!!! BumRushDaShow Nov 2012 #7

Oops! emulatorloo Nov 2012 #9

That's disgusting IMO....n/t monmouth3 Nov 2012 #10

interesting that abc news juts picks photos off of the internet, instead of buying them or making robinlynne Nov 2012 #11

LOL! That is awesome. TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #13

Soooooooo much win this month, so little time to enjoy it! nc4bo Nov 2012 #14

someone onethatcares Nov 2012 #15

this is what happens when regional affiliates hire interns to do the work... progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #16

BTW, see that headline? "D.U. talk provides insight into relationship" not us, but funny as hell nt progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #17