Comments On: Kind of Awesome by Paul Constant

Re: Kind of Awesome

lostboy — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:01:19 -0800

Did anyone else notice that the person calling the count down is cute?

...ok, I am officially pathetic now.

Posted by lostboy

Re: Kind of Awesome

Carollani — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:51:55 -0800

Hahahaha, I love that. Come on guys, that takes dedication and a whole lot of time to get down.
Posted by Carollani

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Lloyd Clydesdale — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:19:04 -0800

19 - tissue?
Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale

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FritoPie — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:05:55 -0800

@16 I know about blogs. I just expect more from newspapers, even when they use use a blog as a platform for content.
Posted by FritoPie

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Drew — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:20:50 -0800

All I can think about is the entire production crew standing around watching this night after night and thinking "Sure. The anchors are obviously worth 10x my shitty salary." Murray "Slaughter" is right!
Posted by Drew

Re: Kind of Awesome

Deacon Seattle — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:49:46 -0800

Adorable. I'd like to see Jean try some of that shit. I guess only if it were good for you and good enough for Health Link.
Posted by Deacon Seattle

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another Andy — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:41:23 -0800

@9, clearly you do not understand how blogs work. Did you think that BoingBoing, MetaFilter or Buzzfeed originate all this material?
Posted by another Andy

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DavidC — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:17:34 -0800

I thought it was heartwarming. I feel like a bit of a heel to mention the B/W thing but I'm old enough that still has an impact.
Posted by DavidC

Re: Kind of Awesome

danhowes — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:12:51 -0800

I've meet a few television news anchors, and they are all pretty hilarious. I guess you have to have a sense of humor to be able to transition seamlessly from "...the death toll continues to rise" right to "Jeff, what is up with this weather?".
Posted by danhowes

Re: Kind of Awesome

rtw — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:23:06 -0800

That's kind of the cutest thing I've ever seen.
Posted by rtw

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devilsmoke — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:22:42 -0800

@9 I think I speak for the 95% of Slog readers that don't carve large amounts of time out of their schedule to 'find' the next cool video that will impress their friends with their (the Slog reader's) internet skills when I say:

shut the fuck up. please.
Posted by devilsmoke

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LT L — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:17:25 -0800

Ha. My brother is their producer; supposedly this has been going on for years and they've been adding a new move bit by bit. It started at about 15 seconds of hand-jive and evolved into this.
Posted by LT L

Re: Kind of Awesome

Abby — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:15:33 -0800

@9: why should they cater to you? I don't read any of those blogs.

And shenanigans or not, this is awesome.
Posted by Abby

Re: Kind of Awesome

fritopie — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:06:57 -0800

I avoid watching most "viral" videos until SLOG posts them. That way I can feel like the stranger might have a chance of being on the cutting edge and not on the verge of collapse that it actually is.

The editorial folks on staff should institute some sort of rule that no SLogggers are allowed to post anything that has previously been on BoingBoing, MEtaFilter or Buzzfeed.

unless you can add something of value, please, for the love of journalism, stop posting this crap.

oh, and RE: this video: It's OBVIOUS SHENANIGANS
Posted by fritopie

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Jubilation T. Cornball — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:01:26 -0800

WGN, you had me at Hardrock, but now I need to marry you.
Posted by Jubilation T. Cornball

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bearseatbeats — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:59:04 -0800

WTF?

The secret lives of newscasters...who knew?
Posted by bearseatbeats

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blah! — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:37:18 -0800

That was surprisingly awesome. And not at all what I was expecting.
Posted by blah!

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wooooo! — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:22:52 -0800

that's adorable.

i always kinda imagined that news anchors all despise their co-anchors, and that the space between segments is filled with hostility.

now i will picture all newscasters engaging in things like this, and i will smile.

thanks for posting!
Posted by wooooo!

Re: Kind of Awesome

Balt-O-Matt — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:21:32 -0800

WGN is awesome.
Posted by Balt-O-Matt

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Sargon Bighorn — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:19:16 -0800

They're playing to the camera, just like intelligent animals in the wild.
Posted by Sargon Bighorn

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Oh that — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:39:58 -0800

I have so much more respect for the anchors. Seriously. They're are human.
Posted by Oh that

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Banna — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:38:34 -0800

If only I had the free time at my job to devote to memorizing a funny two minute routine.
Posted by Banna