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Betsy Rothstein Gossip blogger
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Cheap traffic ploys: They’re the worst. Who does that anymore? 

“What a waste of space: Deadline now running pointless slideshows of TV series characters. Cheap traffic ploy.” — entertainment scourge Nikki Finke, who founded Deadline.

Spaghettios with meatballs can be a real pain in the ass 

“Never realized how many meatballs were in spaghettios w meatballs until I had to dig out all of the meatballs per my daughter.” — Sean Spicer, communications director, RNC.

This can’t be good 

“Sitting @ a major Cairo intersection–police around, 1PM–& I’m watching a truck illegally load up big tank of gas to sell on black market” — Abigail Hauslohner, Cairo Bureau Chief, WaPo.

A lot of “Ram” in this guy’s name

“Tried reading an op-ed by an Indian academic in an Indian newspaper. Too dense. Gave up.” — Ram Ramgopal, executive editor, CNN.

Word of the week: “crotchety” 

“Study: Crotchety journalists grow more and more crotchety as the years pass.” — WaPo‘s Aaron Blake, linking to this story.

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Speaking of crotchety, this journo does not like sunshine

“Cloudy and cool in DC this morning. No blinding sunshine. Let’s have this everyday till July. Better yet, till September.” — CBS White House radio correspondent Mark Knoller. (Can we borrow NBC’s “psychological consultant” and see what’s going on with him?)

WaPo‘s Gene Weingarten needs a computer tutor 

“New to Firefox on Mac. Can someone tell me how to refresh a page? Refresh option doesn’t drop from ‘View.’ Thanks.” — the Post‘s “humor” columnist.

What is April? 

“April showers bring…more damn rain.” — Sarah Kliff, senior editor, Vox Media.