“…and now, to make up for all the depressing, disturbing, unpleasant news we bring you all day long, please accept five minutes of footage of this basket of kittens.”
I’m hazy on the start and end of this particular practice… but for several years Rachel Maddow would end her broadcast week by demonstrating how to make classic or entirely new cocktails at the end of each Friday program. She’d talk about the history of the drink, suggest a few tweaks, and sometimes demonstrate her own innovation on a beloved standard cocktail. Famously, she once stated that she disliked Pina Coladas… and then proceeded to make one that she had reformulated into a respectable beverage.
No, Pig is right. It’s not her fault. It’s ours for choosing to watch constantly. We don’t need to watch the news 24/7 because it’s available. It puts crap in our heads. We are much better off turning off the news. It keeps us happier and a more positive mindset.
Too many ‘news ladies’, and news men, these days think up things that never happened and try to pass them off as news. Or put their own interpretations to things that did happen and pass the spin off as fact.
BE THIS GUY about 5 years ago
Does the news lady have scotch and/or bourbon?
DanielRyanMulligan about 5 years ago
thank you buster keaton for allowing us to enter the screen
Bilan about 5 years ago
Can the weather girl make it up to me?
mr_sherman Premium Member about 5 years ago
Forget Justin Case, I’d rather have the case.
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member about 5 years ago
And like all motherly News Ladies they give you your teddy bear and a bottle of liquor
DennisinSeattle about 5 years ago
Wow, he must have cable, my News Lady never gave me a hug. Never mind a bottle.
Little Caesar about 5 years ago
“Booze is the only answer” – Woody Woodbury
willispate about 5 years ago
I’ve heard of 3-D TV, but this is ridiculous.
hariseldon59 about 5 years ago
Gin and teddy.
dwane.scoty1 about 5 years ago
Weather Girl could have been a tad hotter, Pab! Looked a bit neutral to me!
dadoctah about 5 years ago
“…and now, to make up for all the depressing, disturbing, unpleasant news we bring you all day long, please accept five minutes of footage of this basket of kittens.”
jimmjonzz Premium Member about 5 years ago
I’m hazy on the start and end of this particular practice… but for several years Rachel Maddow would end her broadcast week by demonstrating how to make classic or entirely new cocktails at the end of each Friday program. She’d talk about the history of the drink, suggest a few tweaks, and sometimes demonstrate her own innovation on a beloved standard cocktail. Famously, she once stated that she disliked Pina Coladas… and then proceeded to make one that she had reformulated into a respectable beverage.
Gent about 5 years ago
Oh good. Now we got food, and a drink to go with it too.
Breadboard about 5 years ago
Saved by Mr. Booze !
Ksandler4570 about 5 years ago
No, Pig is right. It’s not her fault. It’s ours for choosing to watch constantly. We don’t need to watch the news 24/7 because it’s available. It puts crap in our heads. We are much better off turning off the news. It keeps us happier and a more positive mindset.
mjb515 about 5 years ago
“Dirty little secrets
Dirty little lies
We got our dirty little fingers in everybody’s pie
We love to cut you down to size
We love dirty laundry
We can do “The Innuendo”
We can dance and sing
When it’s said and done we haven’t told you a thing
We all know that Kraft is king
Give us dirty laundry!
Kick ‘em when they’re up
Kick ‘em when they’re down"
Snoots about 5 years ago
Nah, if she thought of everything the bottle would be brandy or malt scotch. Gin? Bleh.
Geophyzz about 5 years ago
With gin on his breath and a Bible in his hand, he talked about honor and things I should know.
Zebrastripes about 5 years ago
PIG had tee martunies then went to bed
V45mikky about 5 years ago
Like Gin will take care of all our problems.
Andrew Sleeth about 5 years ago
Will she tuck us in, too? … give us a good-night kiss?
Cameron1988 Premium Member about 5 years ago
I wonder if that sort of luxury would’ve worked 80 years ago when people had to listen to the news on the radio
Holden Awn about 5 years ago
Too many ‘news ladies’, and news men, these days think up things that never happened and try to pass them off as news. Or put their own interpretations to things that did happen and pass the spin off as fact.
Ermine Notyours about 5 years ago
They don’t even advertise hard liquor on the news, but now they can give it away?
nednewbie about 5 years ago
Can I have a bottle too, News Lady? :-D
waes-hael about 5 years ago
Yes! Yes it IS the newscaster’s fault! Infotainment Industry only seeks to keep its audience emotionally astir!
YippiKiAyMofo about 5 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTJcchmKhPw
willie_mctell about 5 years ago
We don’t get that show here. Is Comcast holding out?
Bookworm about 5 years ago
I’m not sure this would work, Pig. As sensitive as you are, you’d probably just go on a crying jag.
Eric S about 5 years ago
That was a woman??
Fontessa about 5 years ago
Queen Elizabeth drinks s glass of champagne at bedtime.
SIERAGATOR Premium Member about 5 years ago
the Eagles “Dirty laundry”
Lyons Group, Inc. about 5 years ago
A hug and a christian word of wisdom would do (it being Sunday), not a bottle of gin.
asrialfeeple about 5 years ago
At least all the bad thing are still newsworthy.
ericrgrant about 5 years ago
There’s nothing like the real world to get you down.
Concretionist about 5 years ago
If the TV started conversing with me, much less came through the screen and gave me a hug, I’d freak out big time, wouldn’t I Siri?
Sisyphos about 5 years ago
A bottle of gin and a teddy bear! Pig is all set for a good booze-’n-snooze.
Would be even better if news readers ready did “just say what happens,” but I don’t want to shatter Pig’s blissful naivete…
chris_weaver about 5 years ago
The modern miracle of interactive media!