We’re well into December, the grass is still green (not white), so time to sit back and enjoy more updated clichés (with originals in italics):
With less outdoor activities in the winter, more time for hobbies…
Minefields – what’s in a name?
(a) “Sometimes when there are multiple writers on a project, you go through a process called arbitration. That’s to figure out who gets the ‘Written by’ credit on a movie. It’s all handled by the Writers Guild, and it’s an incredibly screwed-up system that’s probably the best system that we can manage given all the variables involved. (more…)
It’s the end of November, with new shopping clichés like ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday’ upon us, so time to battle back with more updated clichés (with originals in italics):
We are on the cusp of the two shortest months of daylight as we near the winter solstice; how can we turn this to advantage…
Minefields – next…:
(a) “You’re like the architect, but they’re building the building, and sometimes they decide, ‘You know what? That’s not quite the building we want. We’re gonna bring in somebody else to design the new gazebo.’ I’ve replaced writers and I’ve been replaced. The times it’s gone well have been when everyone’s a grown-up about it.” (more…)
the watch of time 
Ticker Speed Headlines (revisited)
It seems not that long ago that the only time you saw a ticker list of information across the bottom, or side, of a TV screen was when relaying stock market or related activity. Stocks and other commodities current value was flashed in a continuous loop, in real time when available. The loop would run perceptibly, if multiple loops speeds would vary. The general implication was that only this type of activity merited a tape feed.
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