Looks Like I'll Be Having a Pleasant Tomorrow
Guest post by Dan Rather
Good evenings folks, welcome to my computer communication. Now that CBS is starting its own blog, it's all but certain your humble correspondent is about to embark on the next phase of his journalistic journey through history by taking that big on-ramp to the information superhighway (tip of the Stetson to President Gore).
So the pajamas are on, the cheese doodles are within reach, a twelve-pack of Mountain Dew is icing down in the fridge, and believe it or not, this dude's got a Dell.
But when you get right down to it, there's really nothing new here except the medium; news is news and writing is writing, and this reporter takes great pride in the fact that he's always written his own copy (except for a couple of stories we did late in 2004 that were basically handed to me just seconds before the old "On Air" sign lit up. But, as the kids say, that was then, this is now, and if a frog had side pockets - well, you know).
I want to assure all of you that I'm going to approach this thing with a fresh, original style that's sure to delight my soon-to-be loyal readers while confounding the partisan political operatives who make up the vast majority of the so-called blogosphere.
So, my computer-savvy friends, in closing me just say LOL, IIRC, OMG, MSG, BYOB, WTF, IMHO and LMAO.
And until the next post: Courage.
I mean: Heh.
Ahem...
There better be a check in the mail for the Gore comment inspiration.
Posted by: Jeff H | July 12, 2005 at 09:49 PM
All right, how's this:
Hey everyone, Jeff came up with a really funny joke about Al Gore inventing the Internet.
The man is a genius. Where does he get this stuff?
Posted by: John from WuzzaDem | July 12, 2005 at 09:59 PM
Oooohhhh, Texan Danny ("What's the frequency, Kenneth?") Rather, love your jammies. R yew gonna regale us with some lone tall Texas tales about 1960's electric typewriters with modern 1990's fonts, and may not be authenic, but could be factual, Memos, hmmmm?
Posted by: Cheap Bimbo | July 12, 2005 at 10:45 PM
Damn, I think ol' Danny boy paints his toenails.
Heh. Indeed.
Posted by: Pile On | July 13, 2005 at 04:40 AM
Whats come over DAN BLATHER any way looks like losing his top spot has cuased him to lose his marbles
Posted by: bird of paridise | July 13, 2005 at 07:15 AM
He only ever had one marble and now he's misplaced it.
Posted by: Dianne | July 13, 2005 at 07:21 AM
or according to Blather, the bloggers stole it.
Posted by: Dianne | July 13, 2005 at 07:22 AM
Dan who? Is this supposed to be somebody we know? Oh, wait a minute--the big ears, the goofy grin, the "what, me worry?" expression--I get it. Good one, JOhn.
Posted by: robin | July 13, 2005 at 07:26 AM
Well, that's just great. Now everybody thinks Al Gore is a genius, and I still get no love.
I think I'll just take my marble and...hey, where's my marble? Anybody seen my marble?
Dan!!! Why that low down, thievin' piece of s...
Posted by: Jeff H | July 13, 2005 at 09:32 AM
KILL THAT NEW KID, "DANNY RATHER!"
*grabs pitchfork*
Posted by: CollegePundit | July 13, 2005 at 02:59 PM
You forgot ROTFL. Which I was doing.
Posted by: Mike Fitch | July 13, 2005 at 10:13 PM
"You forgot ROTFL. Which I was doing."
And, "IRL"
Posted by: CollegePundit | July 14, 2005 at 05:37 AM