George Noory Sucks! - The Definitive Compendium

[Morgus]

A couple nights ago, math whiz Noory tried to calculate in his head how many years ago was the Apollo 11 moon landing since it was the anniversary date July 20.
Noory kept coming up with "42" years, but finally got corrected by his staff.
2016 - 1969 = 47 years, not 42, Noory!

Maybe Noory lost track of time and thought we are now in the year 2011?

[ItsOver]

About a buck twenty five?

Looks like I missed some prime Noory Fun with Fonics and other Sounds tonight.

Hahaha.  Jorch.  The poster child for incompetence, unintentional chuckles, and eyebrow raising. 

[albrecht]

Caller:  "What do you call it when you drive your car and push the button to go at a constant speed?"

George:  "Auto control"

Jeez I tune in for ten minutes and hear more stupid stuff than I've heard all week elsewhere.

As I said I'm convinced he was raised in an ethnic household and a very sheltered life where English was his second language. He always mixes metaphors, says common sayings and idioms incorrectly, and does know the name for common things. "Auto control" is what someone might say whose English is a second language and using a dictionary to come up with a semi-logical equivalent to the actual term used, "cruise control."

[UFQuack]

As I said I'm convinced he was raised in an ethnic household and a very sheltered life where English was his second language. He always mixes metaphors, says common sayings and idioms incorrectly, and doesn't know the name for common things. "Auto control" is what someone might say whose English is a second language and using a dictionary to come up with a semi-logical equivalent to the actual term used, "cruise control."

I wonder if it is perhaps a more serious problem than that. I know it is possible for many people to make these mistakes, I myself have difficulty grasping for words or phrases which I know but for some reason there's a lack of instantaneous recall, but then again if you are a person who cannot somehow functionally improve yourself to control it or limit it, then at least you have the sense to stay the hell out of professional broadcasting, even if someone at the broadcasting company was oblivious enough to have hired you in the first place.

This is not quite the same thing, but there are some screwy things that can happen with our thoughts: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/the_good_word/2015/03/wordnesia_that_strange_phenomenon_of_blanking_on_the_spelling_or_meaning.html

And then there are more serious conditions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomic_aphasia

I'm not saying I know what his problem is or that he has one at all, just that he's not getting the job done. Then again for all we know, Jorch could just be tired or half asleep after having a full day in the daytime, either way he shouldn't be hosting a show at night.

[albrecht]

I wonder if it is perhaps a more serious problem than that. I know it is possible for many people to make these mistakes, I myself have difficulty grasping for words or phrases which I know but for some reason there's a lack of instantaneous recall, but then again if you are a person who cannot somehow functionally improve yourself to control it or limit it, then at least you have the sense to stay the hell out of professional broadcasting, even if someone at the broadcasting company was oblivious enough to have hired you in the first place.

This is not quite the same thing, but there are some screwy things that can happen with our thoughts: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/the_good_word/2015/03/wordnesia_that_strange_phenomenon_of_blanking_on_the_spelling_or_meaning.html

And then there are more serious conditions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomic_aphasia

I'm not saying I know what his problem is or that he has one at all, just that he's not getting the job done. Then again for all we know, Jorch could just be tired or half asleep after having a full day in the daytime, either way he shouldn't be hosting a show at night.

Thanks, interesting articles. I will note the slate magazine article even mentions the possible cause is when your "auto control"  glitches and so an automatic process gets fouled up and the word doesn't seem right or can't find the proper word. As mentioned in article: thinking about your swing, thinking about using the clutch, etc instead of automatic, learned behavior. There is so much weird and cool stuff when it comes to the brain (that sounds like a Norry line) but it is true.

Along my theory (English as a 2nd or 3rd language) comes problems even people learning a new language have, especially for local idioms but also for spelling/pronunciation. Sometimes one gets confused because one language pronounces letters different ways and English pronounces them seeming every way depending on word and region!

[albrecht]

LOL, I couldn't believe how stupid that was.  Then he asked "would the bag break?"  He tried to play off like it was a trick question and he was being funny or something.  That was so bad.

What kind of "trick question" would asking someone how much a bag of coins weigh? He doesn't even understand the concept of a "trick question."
ps: the guest, and Norry, was very frustrating when they were talking Brexit. This happened with Norry and his guests before. While there will no doubt be a lot of billable hours by accountants, regulators, and lawyers he, and his guest, don't get the fundamentals: Britain was never on the Euro but used the Pound and also had several other concessions given to them when they join, including aspects of immigration and law.

[PB the Deplorable]

That's ok, George doesn't 'do politics' on his show

[UFQuack]

Here we go again:

http://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/the-guy-from-pittsburgh-haters/

[Dateline]

A dedication:  To Norry from the Haters with great amusement.

[21st Century Man]

Shit.  I seem to remember that George Senda aka Falkie was one of those haterz.  What a hypocrite.

[Dateline]

FYI:  Most developed world countries have accepted the chronological age of 65 years as a definition of 'elderly' or older person, but like many westernized concepts, this does not adapt well to the situation in Africa.

Norry is 66.  Norry is elderly.

[PB the Deplorable]

Here we go again:

http://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/the-guy-from-pittsburgh-haters/

Internet trolls are out killing cops and blowing shit up, so ignore them?  Incoherent much, Falkie?

[PB the Deplorable]

How much does a sack of turds weigh?

[Dateline]

How much does a sack of turds weigh?

One Falk.

[UFQuack]

Shit.  I seem to remember that George Senda aka Falkie was one of those haterz.  What a hypocrite.

Yeah, seems to play both roles depending on the script.

[UFQuack]

One Falk.

Hehehe

Maybe they should add that to the measuring chart when they mix the farm animal shit for fertilizers.

[Dateline]

Norry has drained the "fun" out of Coast.

Norry has ruined Coast like a Clinton presidency.

[UFQuack]

Norry has drained the "fun" out of Coast.

Norry has ruined Coast like a Clinton presidency.

He's a stain on broadcasting.

Ah look we could do a comedy act together!

[Morgus]

Noory told a story to Tommy how his favorite toy as a kid was the "Slinky" that he got to go down stairs.

[Morgus]

Noory responded to a caller asking for an update on Art Bell's health condition...

[akwilly]

Noory responded to a caller asking for an update on Art Bell's health condition...

what was his response

[Kidnostad3]

As I said I'm convinced he was raised in an ethnic household and a very sheltered life where English was his second language. He always mixes metaphors, says common sayings and idioms incorrectly, and does know the name for common things. "Auto control" is what someone might say whose English is a second language and using a dictionary to come up with a semi-logical equivalent to the actual term used, "cruise control."

Puleeeeease!  I once heard George say "he smokes like a fish."  He was born in this country and attended K-12 and college here.  That's a mistake a newly arrived uneducated refugee might make but not someone for whom English is a first language and who has spent 60+ years in our culture.  To blame George's nonsensical utterings on being raised in an ethnic household assumes a degree of sequestration and lack of exposure to common jargon through books, TV, radio and just plane being alive that does not comport with his frequent and repeated reminiscences of his childhood.  His thoughtless impulsive utterances are a classic symptom of ADD or ADHD or whatever they are calling it now a days. 

[PB the Deplorable]

His supposed degree is in Communications.  His school is quite proud of him.

http://www.udmercy.edu/stay-connected/news-events/newsletters/clae/2009/02/noory/index.htm

[PaulAtreides]

Noory told a story to Tommy how his favorite toy as a kid was the "Slinky" that he got to go down stairs.

That's quite an achievement to get a Slinky to go down stairs.  I bet he worked on it with Replay Richard Hoagland to get the torsion settings just right.

[Robert]

Puleeeeease!  I once heard George say "he smokes like a fish."  He was born in this country and attended K-12 and college here.  That's a mistake a newly arrived uneducated refugee might make but not someone for whom English is a first language and who has spent 60+ years in our culture.  To blame George's nonsensical utterings on being raised in an ethnic household assumes a degree of sequestration and lack of exposure to common jargon through books, TV, radio and just plane being alive that does not comport with his frequent and repeated reminiscences of his childhood.  His thoughtless impulsive utterances are a classic symptom of ADD or ADHD or whatever they are calling it now a days.

No, that one's just a malapropism, and probably not even a very uncommon one.  Maybe you can Google for its complement, someone who said someone "drinks like a chimney".  (Charitably, one might even think Noory was joking by it, the word play being reinforced by the existence of smoked fish...nah!)  Talk enough, and you're bound to say some.  Noory's fault is in never acknowledging them, which may also be why his mispronunciations persist so long.

I may have mentioned that Rich Conaty on "The Big Broadcast" (and probably his other shows) weirdly "lampshades" his mistakes by dumping them,  then making fun of his slip, which is bizarre because with the dump it cuts directly to his laughing at a gaffe that we didn't even get to hear.  What's the use of dumping it then, unless it was a case of coprolalia?

[Kidnostad3]

No, that one's just a malapropism, and probably not even a very uncommon one.  Maybe you can Google for its complement, someone who said someone "drinks like a chimney".  (Charitably, one might even think Noory was joking by it, the word play being reinforced by the existence of smoked fish...nah!)  Talk enough, and you're bound to say some.  Noory's fault is in never acknowledging them, which may also be why his mispronunciations persist so long.

I may have mentioned that Rich Conaty on "The Big Broadcast" (and probably his other shows) weirdly "lampshades" his mistakes by dumping them,  then making fun of his slip, which is bizarre because with the dump it cuts directly to his laughing at a gaffe that we didn't even get to hear.  What's the use of dumping it then, unless it was a case of coprolalia?

Could it be that the reason George misspeaks so often is that he impulsvely blurts out what pops into his mind without first evaluating it from the standpoints of relevancy or intelligence.   His malapropisms naturally follow because in his zeal to sound knowledgeable and quick witted he doesn't take time to formulate his words before he ejaculates them.  Again, this is classic ADD/ADHD behavior and I doubt it has anything to do with his ethnicity.  He could also be dyslexic given his tendency to misread copy. 

[albrecht]

Norry mused again about "cobblers" and them going out of business and changing times. I recall that Tommy never even heard of the word 'cobbler.' Now, it could be the Texas thing (boots and more high-income location so many 'suits' etc so nice shoes), but there are several around here that have been in business for decades and still are. I'm sure technology and the more casual clothing will mean less business and even some going out of business and there is definite instances of technology taking away jobs but it is a weird focus of Norry on 'cobblers.'  If one is worried about unemployment and demographic changes due to technology there are much better areas to be concerned. How many cobbler jobs are there, or were, there really?
ps: most "cobbler" places also do things like cut keys in addition to fixing heels and shoes.

[UFQuack]

His supposed degree is in Communications.  His school is quite proud of him.

http://www.udmercy.edu/stay-connected/news-events/newsletters/clae/2009/02/noory/index.htm

OMG! Schools always try to take credit for when someone lands a job.

It reads funny, I like this line:

"It deals with high strangeness," says Noory. "I interview guests who are hunting for Big Foot or who are ghost hunters.  I want interesting guests and spontaneous conversations," says Noory, who prefers to interview guests on the fly.

As far as I know "High Strangeness" is a very specific category used by Linda Moulton Howe to describe an aspect of UFO phenomena, but Noory uses it like a general term, like it would apply to anything that's strange, like that time he accidentally shaved his mustache off, he must have experienced high strangeness without it.

Also:

"Some of his favorite (and recurring) guests have been Richard Hoagland, who studies conspiracy theories and pseudo science" LOL

"Because he is based in Los Angeles, Hollywood actors like Pat Boone and Pamela Anderson have spent time in the studio"

Seriously? I'm beginning to think you know who wrote this description, the school must have asked him to write it up! hahaha

"After work, he logs roughly six hours of sleep then wakes up and begins answering the 1,500 emails he receives a day."  Oh man, I'm cracking up!

"By the time Noory was 11 years old, he mapped out his destiny in the field of broadcasting." Hoooo boy!

[albrecht]

Noory told a story to Tommy how his favorite toy as a kid was the "Slinky" that he got to go down stairs.

And Tommy seemed to think a Slinky would go back up the stairs. 
Note to Norry: Slinky works by momentum and gravity, not "centrickuhfull force."

[UFQuack]

More from his Alumnus Profile:

"His early career included positions at TV stations in Minnesota, where he was the youngest news director in the nation, and then St. Louis. While in St. Louis, in 1996, Noory reinvented himself for radio"

Reallly? How does one "reinvent" themselves a total boob?

"The next chapter in Noory's career involves writing books."

Next chapter? Books? Oh man