Posted 02/07/07

Pat Smith reads the news
Each week, Pat Smith will select one news story to read aloud in the modern vernacular. Think of it as the Vatican II for news writing.
This week, Pat's story is Believing Scripture but playing by science's rules, from the Feb. 12 New York Times.
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Quotes of the Week

"Anybody who says they are a good liar obviously is not,
because any legitimately savvy liar would always insist
they're honest about everything."
-Chuck Klosterman

"Naked, naked, naked. I'm going to say that word as much as I want!" -Kate Power

"I hated every minute of training, but I said, ''Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'"
-Muhammad Ali

"That's gossip, not journalism. And its not the news, its just noise. Gossip is what corrupts journalists." -Law and Order.

People Magazine: Describe your dream girl.
Flavor Flav: I want a girl who looks good when she wakes up in the morning.
We could take her face and dip it in dough and she'll make some nice face cookies.
Some girls wake up, man, you could put their face in dough, and you'll get a gorilla cookie,
for real! I've had some beastlies on my show.

"I don't drink as much as I used to could."
-Anna Nicole Smith

"I need to find a girl who will love me for my money. And isn't good at math."
-Anonymous

"That's the difference between me and the rest of the world! Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!"
- Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes

"He knew who I was, at that time, because I had a reputation as a writer. I knew he was part of the Bush dynasty. But he was nothing, he offered nothing, and he promised nothing. He had no humor. He was insignificant in every way and consequently I didn't pay much attention to him. But when he passed out in my bathtub, then I noticed him. I'd been in another room, talking to the bright people. I had to have him taken away."
-Hunter S. Thompson on meeting George W. Bush at his Super Bowl party in Houston in 1974.