Monthly Archives: September 2009

Excerpts from what seems to be a very popular travel guide to New York City

By melindataub | Published: September 14, 2009
Welcome to New York City! Or the “Big Apple,” as the locals call it. You should call it that too, a lot. New York is one of the most diverse cities in the world. Look around you. How many different kinds of ethnics can you see? Count them off. Out loud! Don’t forget to point out [...]
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President Obama’s Healthcare Speech Was Not the First Time Congressman Joe Wilson Spoke Truth to Power

By melindataub | Published: September 10, 2009
You probably know that Obama’s healthcare address was heckled last night by Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC). What you may not know is that Congressman Joe Wilson has a long history of telling it like it is, even if the “man” doesn’t want to hear it. For example: 1. Congressman Joe Wilson’s mother tells him there is [...]
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A scene from HOUSE: MD

By melindataub | Published: September 8, 2009
In 2007, popular medical drama “House” introduced a new character. His name is Dr. Taub. Here is a scene I have written for him. NURSE Dr. Taub, the patient’s crashing! What should we do? DR. TAUB What did you call me? NURSE Um… Dr. Taub? That’s your name, right? DR. TAUB It is! And you pronounced it correctly! Tow-b. Most people assume it’s [...]
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Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson let go from SNL

By melindataub | Published: September 4, 2009
According to The Comics’ Comic they won’t be back for the new season. Sad but hardly surprising. SNL is pretty brutal about chucking people. I thought it was funny this week when the blogosphere was getting so excited after the announced hiring of Nasim Pedrad and Jenny Slate. “SNL is going to have six women this [...]
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By melindataub | Published: September 2, 2009
From: Fred Jameson, Director of Asian Trading, Dibley Brown Gruber To: commodities-traders@dbg.com Subject: Nikkei Directives People, as anyone knows who’s hit Bloomberg this morning, we’ve got trouble in the Japanese markets. Keep an eye on any and all trades over there today, especially high-frequency moves in grain and gold. Things are bound to be volatile since last night’s [...]
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