You got fired, and you still hang around here like a big loser. Why can't he?

Cordelia ,'Chosen'


Natter 64: Yes, we still need you  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Daisy Jane - Jan 07, 2010 1:10:07 pm PST #29958 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Even funnier are 11 Hilarious (and Very Necessary) Newspaper Corrections. They are truly amazing.

That 1969 NYT one is a thing of beauty.

Conan on TDS? No. Stewart would never be able to get anything done.


brenda m - Jan 07, 2010 1:19:58 pm PST #29959 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

And the Ottawa Citizen was clearly having some fun with the correction of their correction.


flea - Jan 07, 2010 1:30:08 pm PST #29960 of 30001
information libertarian

I once read a hilarious correction in the NYT about how many bras Ivana Trump buys in a year. She actually buys one dozen in each color, not twelve dozen in each color. So you know.


Jesse - Jan 07, 2010 1:34:47 pm PST #29961 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

TMZ is reporting that Jay Leno will go back to the 11:30pm timeslot after the Olympics, which means that Conan is out of a job.

Booo!

So I went to the Whole Foods. I hate that place. In addition to the cat food (and they didn't have the flavor I usually get), I got some store-brand crackers and spicy cheddar cheese. So that was exciting.


Laura - Jan 07, 2010 1:38:37 pm PST #29962 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

The corrections were much fun.

I can't really see myself watching the Tonight Show with Leno or Conan because it isn't my thing, but I'm not sorry to see Conan go. I never saw him do the 11:30 thing, but I tuned in 3 times to see his later night show when he had a guest on that I was particularly fond of. All 3 times he knew absolutely nothing about the guest, hadn't seen the work, read the book, whatever. I never watched his show again.

I'm sure he is a talented fellow, but he really turned me off with his lack of preparation. At least when Jon Stewart hasn't read the book or seen the movie he will fess up to it. I hope Conan improved over time, but I never gave him another chance.


Jesse - Jan 07, 2010 1:52:17 pm PST #29963 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Man, I think Conan is so much funnier than Leno, although I'm not a super-regular watcher.

I also had some instant karma action: I found a $5 bill at the Whole Foods, and just shoved it in my pocket. So when I pulled my iPod out of that same pocket outside, the money went flying away in the wind. Easy come, easy go!


§ ita § - Jan 07, 2010 1:52:42 pm PST #29964 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I get the impression Conan is more fun to hang out with than Jay, so I want him more employed. I've never found Jay funny. But the only interview shows I watch are Jonathan Ross and Graham Norton. I don't think I could keep up my interest for something almost every night of the week.


Sue - Jan 07, 2010 1:55:23 pm PST #29965 of 30001
hip deep in pie

ita, did you hear the Ross is leaving the BBC?

Conan is best with guests when he can be funny. Jay had never been funny to me.


§ ita § - Jan 07, 2010 2:04:02 pm PST #29966 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

did you hear the Ross is leaving the BBC?

Oh, dear! Is this just-ending series his last? What's he up to next? Well, as long as Graham stays producing. Jonathan is good, but sometimes I skip some of his guests. Norton has a way of making everyone interesting, not least of all by talking to them all at the same time.


Burrell - Jan 07, 2010 2:08:04 pm PST #29967 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Oh Cash! I'm sorry to hear it was such tsuris, but I'm glad Liv is fine now, and the penny is out.

I find Jay Leno unwatchable, but clearly someone out there likes him.