You should have a boss like this

We had a relatively important news story in Pittsburgh today involving five children who died in a fire. All morning the editors were buzzing... "F-ing this, f-ing that" into their cell phones. Photographers are dispatching, reporters are on the phone...

The bossman comes around the corner from his office today... and in a very pressing tone, announces to our department: "DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE TEENAGER THAT WAS ARRESTED FOR KILLING THE DOG?"

We stare at him blankly. The dog?

"The one found in the washing machine?" Bossman says.

Actually, I had recently surfed... er, I mean, RESEARCHED that article. "Yes." Please don't let that be the lead for tomorrow, I am thinking.

"Well, do you know what the name of the dog was?"

Oh I get it now. Lucky?

"Fluffy."

Bossman took off around the corner before getting the reaction. He always does that. And it's probably just as well.