Shallow end of the gene pool

[patgund]

Found this on Neil Gaiman's website

Amazing how shallow people can be

Thursday, March 20, 2003

I turned on the news.

Male newsreader: "It looks -- for now -- like the Iraqui missiles have stopped dropping on Kuwait, although the all-clear sirens haven't sounded. Tonight should see the beginning of Operation Shock and Awe."

Female Newsreader: "And the Big Question on Everybody's Lips is -- How will all this affect the Oscars?"

Male newsreader (realising that this may be a slight gaffe, trying to fix it): "Er, the big Entertainment Question, you mean."

Female Newsreader (irritated at being interrupted): "Well, it's all we're thinking about in LA."

I turned off the news at that point, feeling like I was living in a rather broadly written satire.

Comments

[snobahr.livejournal.com]

What's this "we" snit, white girl? (directed at female newscaster) Being a Los Angeles resident, I can say with confident authority that I don't give a boiled fig about the Oscars. I'm glad it's going ahead, even without the Red Carpet interviews, because it is a Hollywood Institution, and the nation is in a state where it's not a danger to the public health/welfare if it goes forward. But that's not all "we're" thinking about in LA, ThankYouVeryMuch. Hrmph.

I'm more concerned with what I'm going to make for dinner, tonight.

[angelique69.livejournal.com]

LMAO! *Wondering if this newscaster was a natural blond or had peroxide poisoning* Blessed Be, Angelique