Kate: I just wanted to congratulate you on being Time's Person of the Year.
Me: Congratulations to you as well!
Kate: Thank you, thank you. I knew I was on the short list last year, but this is really an honor.
Me: I had a conversation with a coworker and I think I really convinced him that I was on the cover. He said, "What, is it someone who looks exactly like you?" No, it's ME. And it's also YOU. Very existential.
Kate: Yeah, and it doesn't diminish the honor at all to have to share it with six billion other freaks.
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God damn that's some witty banter. No wonder we're both POTY.
Cop-Out of the Year:
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Aw, Greg, show some love. You'll be alone on the cover next year.
I think that the people at Time magazine looked at all of the newsmakers of the year and threw their hands up in disgust...
It's too bad Britney's vag isn't a person, because it would have won, hands down.
And who do you think would win if Time had a "Least Favorite/Unimportant Person of the Year" - K-Fed or Paris Hilton?
I think Time just forgot about it and then, "Oh shit, it goes to print tomorrow! Well, put a shiny piece of metal on there and say, YOU."
I can respect procrastination.
Also, when I see that cover why do I picture Time editors shouting and pointing at people like Oprah on her car giveaway show, "You're person of the year! And you! And you!"
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