Post Worst Noory Quote

[b_dubb]

[telling a caller how to send a picture or video of a UFO]
"We'll take a peek at it.  Just a still, that'll be fine.  Or if you wanna MP...-How do they do it Dan?  MP3 us the video, MP3 the video and we'll take a look at that.  thanks!"

"that's right ... uh ... just video us that video and once that's done .... um ... you've video'ed the video to us .... we'll take a look at the video and then .... if you've video'ed the video correctly ... we'll respond about the video ... maybe even video it back to you with some notes.  is that how that works tom?  yeah ... just video us that video" - snoors

[KMKMKM]

George is on a roll this show!(Dec 17 2004)  Got this gem from the same show as the previous quote.

[guy tells some BS story about fighting off a demon with a crucifix]
"well you know the old saying, "thank god you had the cross" *awkward silence* ...to tell you the truth."

I don't know what's funnier, the awkward silence followed by "to tell you the truth" and nothing else or the fact I don't think that "old saying" exists.

I don't think George understands the meanings of "you know the old saying" or "you know what they say", because usually it's followed by nonsense.

[Stevenqbosell]

^^^^

Now that I think of it, there are an awful lot of awkward silences on every single one of his shows.

it's usually

a) lame Nooryism.

b) even worse, for a "professional broadcaster" - horrible pacing

[davboz]

"They hover. And they stay up in the air."

[davboz]

[telling a caller how to send a picture or video of a UFO]
"We'll take a peek at it.  Just a still, that'll be fine.  Or if you wanna MP...-How do they do it Dan?  MP3 us the video, MP3 the video and we'll take a look at that.  thanks!"

Yea. Just audio file us that video and we'll ..uh...watch it?

[anagrammy]

Gotta throw this wincer in the bin:

GN:  "...and so the young boy lay down on the tracks lengthways..."

And what exactly do we do to "get ready so you'll be all set to hear from NAME after the break, when we will get the whole story, so get ready for NAME."     F I  L  L   E   R  R   R   R   R.


Anagrammy

[marklancedance]

This is hilarious
Coast to Coast AM -- George Noory Caught Lying

[b_dubb]

George is SOOOOOO psychic

[SheilaVG]

At the risk of quoting myself almost as much as Noory likes to quote himself: "{anything that comes into his mind, even if it has no connection} wireless internet."

At this point you'd think he or someone would figure that all those that still listen to him have heard his take on this yet he says it over and over again, I guess to impress the guests. It's like having someone with 0 memory saying the same self aggrandizing rubbish over and over and over again. I mean, who does he think cares? I'll take Ian's sometimes lame jokes or lighthearted observations any day over this wireless internet thing.

[anagrammy]

We suspect George may not be listening to the guest, right?  Well, don't forget the times he has accidentally repeated EXACTLY the same card question, complete with the learned inflection of simulated spontaneity, for example:

"There's definitely something going ON... and people are FEELING it, don't you think?"

and this one, a dead giveaway of the professional radio reader,a repeated with exact inflection:

"The recovery seems to be picking up.  Stores are busier, streets are busier, the malls are busier...(thoughtful pause)...isn't it really about hope?  Do you think people have more hope?"

and my two favorites:

"We're part of the universe, aren't we?

"2012 is coming soon, isn't it?

Anagrammy

[b_dubb]

hey George ... basic math lesson ... since they didn't cover this at whatever school you went to .... 2011 + 1 = 2012.  so yes 2012 is coming soon

[TaoOfLuxLisbon]

Talking about Robert Ripley, of "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" fame, who was born in 1890, and died of a heart attack in 1940.

Guest : "He checked himself into the hospital after passing out, but died shortly after."

George: "If they had the medical technology they do now back then, he'd still be around today!"

[analog kid]

^^^^

Now that I think of it, there are an awful lot of awkward silences on every single one of his shows.

it's usually

a) lame Nooryism.

b) even worse, for a "professional broadcaster" - horrible pacing

This might have been mentioned already, but also how he trails off into an incoherent, inaudible mumble with his followup comments. What a terrible habit for a broadcaster to have.

[Marc.Knight]

A real gem during tonight's show:


Noory asking guest neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter:


"When people say you have a mush-brain, are they saying you have too much fat on your brain?"

[b_dubb]

he's a whip smart barrel of monkey puss.  you can't sneak anything by o'l snoors

[MV/Liberace!]

A real gem during tonight's show:


Noory asking guest neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter:


"When people say you have a mush-brain, are they saying you have too much fat on your brain?"

he asks that question like he routinely hears people say that to him, and he wants to examine their comments more in-depth.

[SheilaVG]

I can't remember what the first one was last night but I love this (not verbatim):

"Whose Lawrence Welk" "Bubbles?"

If you listen to that show you hear the first one. It was a question to the guest, something reminiscent when he said something like where's Africa, lol.

[Marc.Knight]

I can't remember what the first one was last night but I love this (not verbatim):

"Whose Lawrence Welk" "Bubbles?"

If you listen to that show you hear the first one. It was a question to the guest, something reminiscent when he said something like where's Africa, lol.

......or the hilarious time when he was shocked to learn that North and South Korea were "connected".

[anagrammy]

He asked yet another brainless question that shocked the guest, Mark Stevenson, author of "The Optimist's Tour of the Future:"

"Have you found anyone (to interview) concerned about the future?"

(stunned silence) " Well, er, of course, George, that's why I wrote my book."


Anagrammy

PS. Anyone want to donate for a world globe for Noory?  We could write on it with black marker where Korea is, north and south, the location of the Pyramids relative to the Gaza strip (that one was priceless!), circle Fiji since he's never heard of it....just sayin'

[MV/Liberace!]

......or the hilarious time when he was shocked to learn that North and South Korea were "connected".

you're not serious, are you?  please tell me this is just a joke.  i can't continue living in a world where a man dumb enough not to know north/south korea are connected could host a nationally syndicated radio show and make millions of dollars.  forget history/geography/etc...  didn't he even watch mash?

[Master_of_Reality]

GN is getting more and more difficult to listen to. He is so F'n shallow at times (I know, tell us something we are not already well aware of).

So during last nights show with Mary Ann Winkowski and the topic of Earthbound Spirits...she's talking about smudging and how Native American Indians used sage.

So I am paraphrasing here:

GN: oh, sage, that's a spice, it's some kinda spice.
MAW: well, no, sage is an herb
GN: oh, ya, that's right, it's an herb...used in making spaghetti sauce and stuff.

Uh, no George, OREGANO is used when making spaghetti sauce.

And the Nooryism's (or better yet "Annoyrism's) continue as I grit my teeth, roll my eyes and turn off the radio at times because I just can't take him.   

[anagrammy]

It occurred to me what's worse than the Nooryisms (I like that Annoyerisms LOL) is the MISSING CONVERSATION.

It is not a real conversation between the guest and George Noory.  I just listened to the podcast of Dr. David Perlmutter about optimizing brain health.  It was a good show which could have been fabulous had George been able/willing to ask the next natural question the listener would ask.

This is at the heart of what 's wrong.  My questions are not being asked.  The Doctor is talking about vitamin D and brain health and George will ask in his fake "I just thought of this myself" tone,

"So, Doctor, does the brain sometimes cut off sensation from the leg or foot in preparation for sleep?"

It's jarring.  It interrupts flow and makes you look up and say WTF?

George is a nice person, I'm sure.  However, after listening to his show I feel like I've had, um, unsatisfying sex, which is a slight regret that I ever started ---because of the disappointment.

Intelligent listeners being made uncomfortable with unanswered questions leads to decreased audience share --but only among people with a good mind who are actually bothered by unanswered questions which the guest could have answered, like,

is there any difference between sunning yourself for your vitamin D or taking a pill?  (no worries, I'll get it off the internet, but damn that 's annoying)

Anagrammy

[b_dubb]

i feel like you have to use 'nice' in quotes when you talk about George.  cause i suspect it's an act.  mostly.  he's an Ellsworth Toohey of radio if you get the Ayn Rand reference

[anagrammy]

What a perfect analogy!  You hit that one out of the park, bdubb.  Night after night I have heard Noory give banal or disconnected replies to the most inspiring or interesting statements from guests.  It's a miracle he ever gets anyone back.  I figure they are thinking it's worth it for the book publicity. 

MichaelV mentioned his surprise that anyone in professional radio can keep his job.  How CAN he repeatedly make references as stupid as the former Miss North Carolina and still have a job? When you think about it, THAT's a paranormal event of high strangeness right there.

If he were a woman, I'd suspect the Occam's Razor answer.  Sleeping with the boss.  Then again....

Anagrammy

[Marc.Knight]

you're not serious, are you?  please tell me this is just a joke.  i can't continue living in a world where a man dumb enough not to know north/south korea are connected could host a nationally syndicated radio show and make millions of dollars.  forget history/geography/etc...  didn't he even watch mash?

This is no joke. 

[James G.]

Several months ago, when addressing a guest about talk-radio:

"It's all about ratings."

Enough said. No matter how incredulous the program. as Coast To Coast AM is these days. And Noory confirms. They care not about substance or plausibility. Only ratings. The business prevails, and the integrity of the program matters not.

Like Mr. Art Bell, I quit it, too. Because I'm made of something.

[b_dubb]

tonight's show about NASA holding ET hostage in Dubbya's basement ...

George said something like ... "It's like these fossils on Mars.  And people are saying there aren't any fossils.  These people have missed the boat.  Literally"

LITERALLY?! is there a Prince Cruise to Mars?  i don't think so. 

[MV/Liberace!]

tonight's show about NASA holding ET hostage in Dubbya's basement ...

George said something like ... "It's like these fossils on Mars.  And people are saying there aren't any fossils.  These people have missed the boat.  Literally"

LITERALLY?! is there a Prince Cruise to Mars?  i don't think so.

it would seem he thinks the word "literally" means, "i feel really strongly about this."  dummy.

[b_dubb]

he literally misunderstands the meaning of the word literally.  literally.  seems like a real problem for someone in broadcasting

David Cross - Literally

[onan]

he literally misunderstands the meaning of the word literally.  literally.  seems like a real problem for someone in broadcasting

I think he got it right