Olympic Coverage

I hear ya. That same fucker got his ass kicked in the parking lot as soon as the shift was over. He stopped throwing X-acto knives after that.

 

I've heard Harrisburg is a great town in which to get your ass kicked.

 

Only with X-acto knives.

 

I wouldn't say a great town to get your ass kicked but the locals will definitely oblige.

 

Aw, the good ole days.

 

I spent about the first eight years of my career on the composing room floor making sure my marked dummies were followed and type was placed straight (and without finger and thumb prints everywhere). 2-3 hours a night, every night. Some of the best conversations I've had in the business happened on the composing room floor. Some of the best lessons in work ethic were learned there. Not to mention the countless stands of .5 pt and 1 pt hairline rules brought home on the bottom of my shoes (only to be found a week later in the corner of the bedroom).

 

I have some fond memories of those days. I was also tickled pink when I figured out, pre-pagination, how to send my stories in modular blocks so they could just be laid on the page as a whole. And I didn't have to spend three hours a night down there.

(Talk about a thread-jack. )

 

I recall in my youth making a big mistake and catchingit on the composing room floor just as the page was about to be sent. WHEW!!!!!!!!

 

I've been really embarrassed about my own proofing skills when the guys in plate-making called about an error they found in a story that they were reading on the plate.

 

The last thread was winding down, anyhow

 

we've been using the roundup, which has something for everyone, starting it on the front and jumping it ... with several photos, of course, and anything major separate, like the badminton scandal. I you cant find a solid AP package from what they're givin us every day, you aint tryin real hard

 

A lot of incorrect agate. Something must be getting lost in translation from the UK.