Comments on: Catch 22 http://www.word-detective.com/2011/10/catch-22/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aidian Holder http://www.word-detective.com/2011/10/catch-22/comment-page-1/#comment-27334 Aidian Holder Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:26:35 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=5679#comment-27334 <cite>"Like turning on the TV to find out why the power’s off"</cite> Funny... in a TV newsroom once, the desk guy reported news of a power outage affecting much of the west side of town... at which point the news director (the boss, who should know better) said "Let's run a crawl (text across the bottom of the screen) to let people know." To his credit, he realized how that sounded even before I started laughing at him... “Like turning on the TV to find out why the power’s off”

Funny… in a TV newsroom once, the desk guy reported news of a power outage affecting much of the west side of town… at which point the news director (the boss, who should know better) said “Let’s run a crawl (text across the bottom of the screen) to let people know.” To his credit, he realized how that sounded even before I started laughing at him…

]]> By: Bob Ide http://www.word-detective.com/2011/10/catch-22/comment-page-1/#comment-26723 Bob Ide Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:40:53 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=5679#comment-26723 Just saw Catch 22 in action at the office. A group couldn't plan a project because they didn't have a budget to cover the planning work... and they couldn't get a budget without a project plan. I suppose they solved it... somehow... Just saw Catch 22 in action at the office. A group couldn’t plan a project because they didn’t have a budget to cover the planning work… and they couldn’t get a budget without a project plan. I suppose they solved it… somehow…

]]> By: glen Peterman http://www.word-detective.com/2011/10/catch-22/comment-page-1/#comment-26350 glen Peterman Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:23:16 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=5679#comment-26350 I agree, recently subsribed because I found the writing style is so entertaining. Looking forward to and answer to my question. I agree, recently subsribed because I found the writing style is so entertaining. Looking forward to and answer to my question.

]]> By: Tim LaDuca http://www.word-detective.com/2011/10/catch-22/comment-page-1/#comment-25990 Tim LaDuca Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:52:59 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=5679#comment-25990 Thank you. I love your writing. You are very gifted. Thank you. I love your writing. You are very gifted.

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