Volume 4, Number 1
Even Bill must be laughing!
The network news anchors are supposedly the most polished professionals working in broadcast journalism. Like any TV reporter, they use teasers to pique interest in upcoming stories. We aren't entirely sure this teaser wasn't intended as a clever gag. But it was delivered with such seriousness, it just had to be another fine candidate for WTMTSW. Tom Brokaw of NBC should have known better when he teased about an upcoming interview with Monica Lewinsky by closing with...
"... we'll see what more Lewinsky has to reveal."
WTMTSW... "We haven't seen enough of Monica, now have we?"
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Here's to new biz.
A smart and savvy businessman always looks for new angles to broaden his horizons and expand his business by tapping into new markets. We thought this might be the case taken to the extreme when we passed by a local store owner in Drexel Hill, PA with a sign stating...
"Prince's auto repair and pet goodies."
WTMTSW... "Hey daddy, I think Fluffy needs a lube job!"
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Prices slashed!
A world of discount shopping awaits bargain hunters in Lancaster, PA. The Outlet center hosts such big name vendors such as GAP, The Bombay Company, and Eddie Bauer. Thousands of people flock to these stores to cash in on the discount prices. One outlet, Nike, the athletic footwear giant, likes to outprice the competition. For instance, we passed by a display of new sport jackets we seemed to like. The sign above stated...
"Suggested retail $38.00 Outlet sale $37.99"
WTMTSW... WTMTSW...With prices like these we
must be INSANE!!!
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Road Games.
On a long stretch of highway called 295, a small, yet intriguing museum sign rests between Baltimore and our Nation's Capital. This sign caught our attention simply because you'd think they would have been a little more creative, given the subject of their museum. The sign read...
"National Cryptoligic Museum."
WTMTSW... Hope they're better when they do it for real!
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Just in case!
The health of Great political leaders always takes precedence in the nightly news. The media loves to feed its hungry audience on up-to-the-minute coverage on the current conditions of our leaders, not to mention the competing media's' insatiable love for ratings. In 1998, an NBC anchor covering the health of Jordan's King Hussein reported that...
"Jordan's King Hussein has been pronounced brain dead by his physician this evening... should he recover?...
WTMTSW... Everybody please stand by!
What They Meant To Say Was...(WTMTSW) Nov. 1, 1999 Edition / Vol.4, No.2
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