Tv Anchor Aspirant Gifts

"The Net National Product rose slightly last month."

"I caution everyone to avoid taking the first field reporter job that comes along."

News: Deaths! Deaths! Deaths!

'Mighty strange weather tonight, followed by downright weird tomorrow....'

News and Magazines. Celebrity gossip. Sports scandals. Political bickering. We're out of the "information age" and well into the "too much information age"!

"And now here's Cathie with the hypothetical portion of the news."

Difference of Opinion

'Today the stock market was moribund, as growth equities sputtered and bonds dipped due to the inverted yield curve. I'd translate that into layman's terms...but they don't pay me enough.'

"This just in: According to a recent poll, painkillers have replaced religion as the opiate of the masses."

"Now we move over to the sports desk."

"Strawman argument terrorises conversation... News at eleven."

"I love it when you use your 'All Things Considered' voice."

'Do you realize that we're sitting in a prefabricated house, eating precooked dinners, and listening to Chris Matthews' opinions?'

"And by president we mean the one on Saturday night tv, not the real one. He kinda sucks."

'Poll results are in...90% of Americans can't spell Schwarzenneger.'

"As some of you may have guessed I got yesterday's sunburn factor wrong!"

Mary Tyler Moore: Spot the Difference

'You don't want weather? Not a problem! How about sports, or maybe a nice movie? We can do that! Just put that thing down and let's talk, OK?'

"....So called 'fake news' is dangerous to our democracy!"

"This just in: one of us always tells lies; the other always tells the truth. Who's who? Stay tuned."

"I'm Lester Holt, and this, is date night."

"Which news channel should we watch?"

"Er...nothing much has happened yet today...."

Local News in Heaven

'Och lye the news'

'Stocks rose on the rumor that the market is mostly rumor-driven.'

'...and this time Gerald, don't refer to the RBS as the Ripoff Bonus Scheme!'

Hello, this is Cable News. Oh. I'm Mortimer Park. As you know, we only have four short years until the next presidential election. So it's time to start asking: Who should run? Whom do you prefer? (A) Al Gore … (B) John Kerry … (C) Marco Rubio … (D) Ted Cruz ... (E) Christ Christie ... House of Java Cybercafe. How about (F) You? Mr. Eugene Yu is actually (T).

"New studies show that the so-called 'lucky man' made popular by the prog-rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer was, in fact, just very well-connected."

"Hang in there everyone—we promise a cute animal story at the end."

Reporter #6: television.

'Apologists today said little white lies -- but not the big lie -- may have played a part in Iraq Policies....'

'NBC has revealed plans for a new, humorous version of The Office.'

Turkey, present day...

"Here are today's leading factoids, and I'm Skip Shumaker, spoon-feeding them to you!"