I wasn't offended, other than the fact Big Al ain't that big any more, and I find that offensive.
He should be Slightly Above Average Al or Portly Al. It's just that Toner Wednesday is as OLD as Moses' toenails. --- In [email protected], "Randy Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Went to see Dave Barry last night at GWU's Lisner Aud. His warm-up act, > Big Al Goodwin, used almost that same toner joke: "What a week. Super > Bowl Sunday, Super Tuesday, and Super Ash Wednesday, which is the day > Jesus changed the toner cartridge." (and then he pantomimed accidentally > smudging his forehead). FWIW, Big Al worked clean, used words like he > was "blessed," & stated that he himself was a Christian. It didn't seem > offensive in the auditorium, so apologies if it comes across that way to > anyone. > > > > Weingarten was in the audience, acknowledged by Dave Barry as his old > boss/editor at the Miami Herald. Dave said he was the best, except his > managerial skills were non-existent - missed meetings, etc. Told a > hilarious story about an inspection by some new owners coming to all the > department heads for a 5-minute brief on what each department did. Gene > never read the memo, so when they showed up, he improvised, and had his > writers tell the inspectors about a photo on hurricane chasers they'd > been working on (with a guy hanging from a bar, wind in his face, then > the photo turned sideways like he was hanging on for dear life as a > hurricane was about to rip him lose from the bar). Gene said, "Hey, get > the picture of that guy getting blown." The writers found it mildly > funny, but Gene thought it was the funniest thing ever said in the > history of mankind, and lost his composure, face down, cracking up. He > gained it back, then lost it again (everyone else had turned to > crickets). The fourth time he lost it, when he brought his head back > up, the inspectors were gone. So that was his briefing. > > >
