[pressgang] Quote of the Day, November 8, 2018

[Kevin Nauta]

Colin:LyColin:Lynda, do you know what these figures are doing? They're screaming in pain. Andthe reason they're screaming in pain, Lynda, is because we can't afford to dothis issue.Lynda: What doyou mean can't afford? 
Colin: MattKerr charges us rent for this place. He charges us for printing, for materials,he even charges us for breathing on Gazette property. And now we've got thephone bill to pay. The only money we make is from the advertising we sell.
Lynda: Whatabout the half page ad from the DIY store? You said that would cover it.
Colin: They'reonly gonna pay for the ad if we run a photograph of Tommy Anderson at theopening ceremony. And that's not till tomorrow morning. 
Kenny: Yeah,and we're printing tonight. 
Colin: Andwithout that photograph, we haven't a budgie's chance in a microwave of gettingpaid for the ad. 
Lynda: So whatdo we do? 
Colin: Do?Lynda, this is an impossible situation. The opening ceremony is not tilltomorrow morning, Tommy Anderson won't be there till then. They haven't evengot the sign up outside the shop yet. 
Lynda: Andthere's absolutely no way you can fix it? 


Colin: Well, ofcourse I can fix it. I just wanted you to know it's difficult, that's all.nda, do you know what these figures are doing? They're screaming in pain. Andthe reason they're screaming in pain, Lynda, is because we can't afford to dothis issue. 
Lynda: What doyou mean can't afford? 
Colin: MattKerr charges us rent for this place. He charges us for printing, for materials,he even charges us for breathing on Gazette property. And now we've got thephone bill to pay. The only money we make is from the advertising we sell.
Lynda: Whatabout the half page ad from the DIY store? You said that would cover it.
Colin: They'reonly gonna pay for the ad if we run a photograph of Tommy Anderson at theopening ceremony. And that's not till tomorrow morning. 
Kenny: Yeah,and we're printing tonight. 
Colin: Andwithout that photograph, we haven't a budgie's chance in a microwave of gettingpaid for the ad. 
Lynda: So whatdo we do? 
Colin: Do?Lynda, this is an impossible situation. The opening ceremony is not tilltomorrow morning, Tommy Anderson won't be there till then. They haven't evengot the sign up outside the shop yet. 
Lynda: Andthere's absolutely no way you can fix it? 
Colin: Well, ofcourse I can fix it. I just wanted you to know it's difficult, that's all.

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