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17.06.2008
Bill O'Reilly's Contribution to Humanity

Jason Linkins at The Huffington Post has the goods on Bill O'Reilly's new memoir, which comes out in September. What is it titled? Well, as it turns out, a nun at the school O'Reilly once attended referred to young Bill as "a bold fresh piece of humanity." And now--yes, really--O'Reilly has chosen to title his book, "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity." You might say that this hints at O'Reilly's egomania, but I reject such cynicism. 

Readers are welcome to compliment this post on the strict condition that I am allowed to use any of the positive comments as the title for my forthcoming memoir.

--Isaac Chotiner 

Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:18 PM with 21 comment(s)

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jhildner said:

I think she actually called him a steaming pile of personhood.

June 17, 2008 6:40 PM

timteeter said:

"Yes, But a GOOD Journalistic Hack," by Isaac Chotiner

"God's Gift to Blogging," by Isaac Chotiner

"You Say 'TNR Intern' Like That's a BAD Thing," by Isaac Chotiner

June 17, 2008 6:47 PM

ironyroad said:

jhildner, you may be closer than you think.  If the nun was Irish -- which isn't, after all, totally unlikely -- then the phrase "bold fresh piece of humanity" has a meaning far closer to "cheeky insolent little jerk" than the young O'Reilly may have realized.  Or maybe he's forgotten.

June 17, 2008 6:56 PM

dolemite said:

O'Reilly really should have entitled his memoir "We'll Do It Live!  Fuck It!"

June 17, 2008 7:18 PM

jemerk said:

Way too verbose - "A Piece" would have been just right.

June 17, 2008 7:18 PM

adamvaught said:

I read this, and then spent twenty-minutes trying to write a good joke. But I just can't do better than "O'Reilly has chosen to title his book, 'A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity.'" What an utter assclown.  

June 17, 2008 8:56 PM

basman said:

My mother once said to me when I young and particularly obnoxious, "I hope you have children who are just like you." I realize now how much good fortune she was wishing for me and that "paskudniak" means a "steaming pile of sweetness and light".

June 17, 2008 9:12 PM

cspencef said:

Wow.  Olbermann's head must be exploding.

June 17, 2008 9:26 PM

aculimic said:

IT'S A COOKBOOK!!!

June 17, 2008 9:46 PM

jhildner said:

aculimic wins

June 17, 2008 10:08 PM

CRS9TNR said:

Isaac Chotiner - Minimum Wage - Maximum Bogger

June 17, 2008 10:33 PM

dylanposer said:

"A Million Little Pieces"

Oh, wait...

June 18, 2008 2:17 AM

dylanposer said:

"A Million Little Pieces"

Oh, wait...

June 18, 2008 2:17 AM

EricWitte said:

aculimic: brilliant.

June 18, 2008 3:31 AM

GoodLiberal said:

'I am America, and so can you'?

June 18, 2008 8:27 AM

JackR said:

"Colonoscopy with a Crowbar: Finding My Head"

June 18, 2008 8:38 AM

tembrach said:

With that phrase, - putdown really - the Nun was putting Bill in his place. And Bill - being rather clueless when it comes to things of a subtle nature - took it as a compliment.

June 18, 2008 9:07 AM

ratnerstar said:

I'm going to send aculimic a bill for the cost of removing these coffee stains from my shirt.  Hilarious!

June 18, 2008 9:18 AM

blackton said:

Beating the love of God into you, day by day and blow by blow.

June 18, 2008 10:27 AM

GSpinks said:

dolemite: LOL!

Harassing America: One Producer at a Time

cspencef: no doubt!

June 18, 2008 12:04 PM

adaglas said:

In his defense, "Heart of Darkness" was already taken.

June 18, 2008 12:19 PM