Legends of the Blue Pencil

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I used to work for a guy who was the God of Copy Editors

Comments

[namja]

It's the calm one liners that really floor people.

Recently there was an interoffice theft that ended up being perpetrated by the owner herself. (however she accused everyone of it in the meantime) Once she relized that everyone would have to take a polygraph including her, the missing piece of equipment suddenly showed up in abilene. When she was bringing it in from "abilene" where the electricians had accidentally taken it to, she puts on a dopey smile and goes "fresh from EAST Texas." I didn't look up from what i was doing, and said calmly "Abilene is in West Texas." She stopped smiling.

[amorpoeta]

I think I've said it before, but your people stories really make my day.

[salome_st_john]

That guy is my new hero.

[frobisher]

Me too. Especially as I have a history of telling authority figures they're wrong too. Did that to my film editing prof once, and I'm not sure he ever actually forgave me...

[hotelsamurai]

that's awesome.

[hydrozoa]

::applause::