en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/616784 Comments by hedanicree http://jennifermoody.mvourtown.com/2010/02/16/moody-egad-its-almost-lent/#IDComment57155085 I actually spend more when I have cash then if I have the cards. I already try not to use the cards because I"m mother's child and learned to budget at age 2. So, I hope flipping to cash from the plastic works out for you during Lent. Although technically, you'll have to give them up for 46 days and not 40. Lent is 40 days, but Sundays don't count. Go figure. I've never understood them. Me -- well, I'm giving up the Pepsi, my addiction. We'll see how long I last without the caffeine. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:16:58 +0000 http://jennifermoody.mvourtown.com/2010/02/16/moody-egad-its-almost-lent/#IDComment57155085 http://stevelundeberg.mvourtown.com/2010/02/12/lundy-religious-fervor/#IDComment56529322 Something like that is always tricky, Steve. I tend to err on the side of caution; I definitely wouldn't have gone with the '12 Angry Mennonites' simply because, as journalist, we should be well aware that if it can be misconstrued, it will be. It is clever, but clearly not everyone is aware of pop culture, sports culture or sometimes culture outside their own bubble. So, I guess mostly, you just have to consider how many phone calls like that you want to put up with -- I have less patience for that, so again I choose caution. We do a lot of headlines similar to that here. Example: Centerpiece headline today was Beware of Dog Dragon. The dog had a strike through and the story was about an extremely large Dragon sculpture made out of snow. But, our editor tends to be the king of puns, so you'll find something similar on a daily basis without having to field phone calls. I think I would have nixed '12 Angry Mennonites' no matter how clever, because 10-1, you'll get 12 'angry' Mennonites calling you. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:50:47 +0000 http://stevelundeberg.mvourtown.com/2010/02/12/lundy-religious-fervor/#IDComment56529322 http://stevelundeberg.mvourtown.com/2009/10/23/lundy-paid-obits-are-killing-me/#IDComment40389984 I have to laugh at this Steve, because I felt the same way the entire three years I was yelled at by people for eliminating quote marks or removing *gasp* a comma. My other favorite is people feeling the need to capitalize everything - Father, Friend, Brother, Sister - last I checked those are nouns, but not proper ones. You have my condolences on having to deal with the obits. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:19:21 +0000 http://stevelundeberg.mvourtown.com/2009/10/23/lundy-paid-obits-are-killing-me/#IDComment40389984 http://mikehenneke.mvourtown.com/2009/07/26/its-not-my-job/#IDComment28559755 Been hearing that one around here lately, too, but if I learned anything from you guys in the three and half years I worked with you, it was that 'not my job' does not exist. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:06:05 +0000 http://mikehenneke.mvourtown.com/2009/07/26/its-not-my-job/#IDComment28559755