The Los Angeles Times Calendar section on Thursday accidentally listed MTV's hit series "Jackass" as airing on MSNBC at 7 and 10PM.
7 and 10PM just so happen to be when "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" replays on the West Coast.
Innocent mistake or Freudian slip?
You decide as you read what Andrew Malcolm deliciously reported Friday:
Here is an actual correction from Page A4 of today's print edition:
FOR THE RECORD:TV listings: The Prime-Time TV grid in Thursday's Calendar section mistakenly listed MTV's "Jackass" show on the MSNBC cable schedule at 7 and 10 p.m. where instead MSNBC's "Countdown With Keith Olbermann" should have been listed.
Malcolm marvelously quipped, "It's not the Worst Mistake in the World."
Even better, as a result of this error, "a few thousand people might have tuned into MSNBC, the Obama administration's favorite cable channel, expecting to see a 'Jackass' show and instead they'd have found Keith Olbermann."
As Malcolm wonderfully asked, "[W]hat if nobody noticed the difference?"
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August 21, 2009 - 09:32 ET by obageegeeNo there is real in truth in advertising
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I Tried Posting This In The Comments Section
August 21, 2009 - 14:03 ET by Wildcatter1980I just checked and it evidently did not make it past the moderator. No surprises there.
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We need to stop calling them "Progressives" when in reality they are big government "Socialists" who no longer value the individual's rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
ROFL,
August 21, 2009 - 09:36 ET by UpNorthand that definitely needed an alert. My keyboard will eventually dry out, after it's coffee bath.
I'm sure that the mind-numbed dimbulbs that tuned in expecting to see Jackass didn't even note any difference when Olberdork popped up on their screen. And you chose to show a picture of the Jackass, thank you.
Accident?
August 21, 2009 - 09:37 ET by blazermaniacThis is no accident. Someone finally told the truth. Whether it's "Jackass" or Keith Olbernann, it's the same thing!
Freudian Slip? "There
August 21, 2009 - 09:36 ET by MightyMouthFreudian Slip?
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
From orange to red to blue in 5 seconds
August 21, 2009 - 09:45 ET by SickofLibsOlbermann must have looked like a Humboldt squid pulsating in colors when he heard about this.
The funniest part is the printed correction calling even more attention to it!
??? I thought "Jackass" and "Olbermann" were synonymous...
August 21, 2009 - 09:46 ET by wnaegeleSigh!
Jackass?
August 21, 2009 - 09:56 ET by sevenWhat does a jackass do to deserve the insult?
Jack Ass - How Appropos for Olbermann
August 21, 2009 - 09:56 ET by Retired GeekThat should be the title of his 'Propaganda' show always.
MASSNBC
August 21, 2009 - 09:57 ET by BarkerHenceforth, I shall refer to Bathtub Boy as Jackass O'.
What Do You Get
August 21, 2009 - 10:05 ET by kilrodWhat do you get when you cross a jackass with a babboon??
answer -- An "olbermann" named Keith.!!~~!!
Thanks Noel for the (GRINS).!!~~!!
kilrod
If an unborn child cannot trust you, why should I,??
Isn't It Ironic, Don't Ya Think?
August 21, 2009 - 10:06 ET by dvdaughtry"Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you."
--Alanis Morsette
You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?
"Jackass" vs. "Countdown"
August 21, 2009 - 10:08 ET by Darwin AkbarThese shows are actually very different.
One features an outlandish buffoon who often seems to be mentally defective......and the other stars Johnny Knoxville.
Insult?
August 21, 2009 - 10:15 ET by SpokerWhat an insult to a poor innocent donkey!
Any Way to Tell the Difference?
August 21, 2009 - 10:28 ET by sergeant stogieAnd in homes across the country, DVR's, VCR's, and TIVO's never blinked an eye. Looked and sounded like a jackass to them!
A Very Easy Mistake To Make
August 21, 2009 - 10:29 ET by sic721Doesn't this look exactly like Olbermann?
There was a Texas Ranger one time who said that there's no stopping a man who knows he's in the right and keeps a-coming.--Louis L'Amour
Well, yeah, but
August 22, 2009 - 14:20 ET by DoktorFrankenKeith has a bit of a tan.
I hear the LA Times has launched an investigation
August 21, 2009 - 10:29 ET by nwahsIt seems they may have accidentally hired a Republican.
I am the mob. Don't tread on me.
Someone at the LA Times has
August 21, 2009 - 10:40 ET by pcantidoteSomeone at the LA Times has a marvelous sense of humor. Kudos.
Enforce Term Limits if They Won't: Vote Against ALL Incumbents in 2010.
It would have been more
August 21, 2009 - 10:48 ET by Airforce_5_OAccurate if they would have drop the “Jack” and added “hole” to the end.
Liberalism: The huanting feeling that someone, somewhere, can help themselves.
If you look carefully--
August 21, 2009 - 10:53 ET by misterbill--- at the picture, it is possible that Obama is behind OLB.
No misterbill
August 21, 2009 - 11:03 ET by Airforce_5_OIts his own finger.
Liberalism: The huanting feeling that someone, somewhere, can help themselves.
Verrrry bad---but---
August 21, 2009 - 11:05 ET by misterbillverrrry good and verry funny.
And MTV had a 7 pm listing for.....
August 21, 2009 - 10:53 ET by JTPMentally challenged, lie spewing, self interested, brown nosed, netnuts "fact" dispensor, condensending, hatefilled, conservative bashing, no skills, loud, arrogant, skill deficient blowhard.
Immediately, everyone knew that Keith made a station change.
"Live for yourself...there's no one else more worth living for.
Begging hands and bleeding hearts will only cry out for more"- Rush--Anthem
Legal Action?
August 21, 2009 - 11:01 ET by slickwillie2001Producers of the real Jackass show are reported to be considering legal action for the insult by association. They fear the fine reputation of their program has been besmirched.
Lovely
August 21, 2009 - 11:12 ET by jdlybrandA bit of Karma is in the air!
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
Olbermann-Jackass
August 21, 2009 - 11:14 ET by grumpyoldbI dunno. Maybe they just renamed the show, he is a jackass after all.
Gee, you think Bill
August 21, 2009 - 11:42 ET by Chris NormanGee, you think Bill O'Reilly might make mention of this in some form?
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Delicious!
August 21, 2009 - 11:48 ET by arkansaszippersDelicious!
Could be just a slip...
August 21, 2009 - 11:59 ET by Dustin JolleyThat could be just a slip, even though Jackass pretty much describes Olbermann and everybody else on MSNBC.
Darn--I wanted to see Johnny Knoxville!
August 21, 2009 - 12:19 ET by JeffC...I'm upset--I tuned in expecting to see a bunch of idiots doing silly stunts and instead, all I saw was one idiot, and all he did was sit behind a desk.
What's it normally say?
August 21, 2009 - 14:08 ET by BKeyserWhat's it normally say?
An
August 21, 2009 - 14:10 ET by jessieHAn honest mistake. They have the same features.
Noel... The word
August 21, 2009 - 15:11 ET by Tim the EnchanterNoel... The word "accidentally" in the title of this thread, you realize, is pure speculation on your part (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).
Tim
August 21, 2009 - 15:31 ET by Noel SheppardTim,
Mais oui! ns
Uh-Oh, looks who going to
August 21, 2009 - 17:56 ET by JAJTUh-Oh, looks who going to be on the World Worstest Person tonight!
JAJT
Hmm.... Olbermann/Jack Ass
August 22, 2009 - 14:27 ET by DoktorFrankenWhen all the planets align and the Perseid Meteors fill the night sky, the true show titles also align with the proper jackasses.
At least, that's what the voices in Olbermann's head have said.