May 2007...
 

I spoke with Steve Langford of Howard 100 News this morning concerning the jerks vs. suckers fiasco cause by Robin last Thursday.

The interview should air at noon (Eastern) and replay later in the afternoon.  (5.30.07) -robinswrong

 

During the Howard Meets the Beatles special, the gang was talking about an interview Stuttering John did with Ringo Starr during a press conference. Howard said that Ringo couldn't play any good Beatles' songs on tour. Robin responded, "Yeah, he can only play 'Sweet 16.'"

Ringo had a hit with "You're Sixteen," not "Sweet Sixteen," and he didn't even write it. It was written by Johnny Burnette.

B.B. King, Hilary Duff, Destiny's Child and Billy Idol all recorded songs called "Sweet Sixteen." It's hard to find someone who DIDN'T have a song called "Sweet Sixteen," but of course Robin managed to do it. Even her wrongs of the past haunt her, bring on THE TAPES!  (5.28.07) -Burbank Ball Buster
 

This might be the biggest wrong by Robin in the history of the show.  Today, at the very start of the show Robin, said that Artie called Howard and Gary jerks. Artie said he didn't remember that and Robin said it was on the wrap-up show. It didn't happen. 

Artie didn't call Howard a jerk and one has to wonder why Robin would say such a thing. Artie did say that Howard and Gary were suckers for falling for the Bob Levy scam of bringing a girl on the show acting as if she likes fat guys.

Robin being wrong about this created one of the bigger fights in the history of the show and may cause Artie to leave the show.

You can read more about it here at SFN. (The SFN link has been updated, check out the audio proof of Robin's major screw up!)  (5.24.07) -robinswrong

During the news, when talking about the American Idol finale, Robin stated that Jordin Sparks won, making Blake Lewis the "second runner up."

Runner up is term to denote finishing in 2nd place. That would make Blake Lewis the first runner up.  (5.24.07) -Chadwick

Robin did it again - she lost the Mike Walker game for the 8th time in a row.

In her defense, no one got the correct answer today. Her totals are now: 1 1/2 out of 17 in 2007 (8.8%) and 4 1/2 out of the last 42 (10.7%).  (5.24.07) -The Amazed Listener
 

On today's show, Robin played a quote from someone she referred to as Senator "Bill" Dorgan. Ever the 'expert' on politics, Robin Quivers, actually played a quote from Senator Byron Dorgan.

There is no one named "Bill" Dorgan serving in the United States Senate.  (5.23.07) -Hugh Blowmont

During the news while talking about the Gov. Jon Corzine seatbelt story, Robin Quivers once again misspoke when trying to use a colloquialism. Robin said that the Governor was chomping at the bit to talk to passengers about using their seatbelt.

The correct term is champing at the bit. Maybe it is an understandable mistake when you consider the source, Robin always seems eager to make her next mistake!  (5.23.07) -#1 Robin Fan.

In the process of bragging about her trip to the Burgundy countryside of France, Robin the sophisticate, seemed to think her race car driving skills will apply in the car ride to the wine country. She confidently boasted Burgundy is only an hour to an hour and a half outside of Paris.

Having been there myself and double checking with Mapquest, it is a distance of 194.74 miles or roughly three hours in the car to the city of Beaune, the epicenter of Burgundy.

Don't forget Robin, you pay speeding tickets on the spot in France!  (5.23.07)  -Annoyed again

At the top of today's show, a caller asked what happened to the controversy over Howard's supposed "departure" from satellite radio that happened a few months back. Howard marveled that even though he said time after time that he was not leaving satellite, the news published that he was. Robin interrupted to complain that no one in the news published a retraction, because they never have to take credit when they're wrong!

If she is so worried about people taking credit when they are wrong, I wonder when the Robin Quivers Retraction show is going to start on Sirius.  (5.23.07)  -Impeach Robin.

Today on the show, Mike the lotto winner came in the studio to talk about winning a million dollars. Robin compared his story to another that was recently in the news.  She stated a waitress found ten dollars and bought the last scratch off ticket. 

The winner was actually a gas station attendant. Once again, Robin Quivers hits the lottery on being wrong.  (5.22.07) -Gaw2525.

During the news, Howard was talking about the movie “A Good Year” and how bad he thought it was. Howard asked Robin, "..you ever seen a movie where people are talking on the phone the whole movie?”  The Queen of Entertainment, Robin Quivers, quickly and definitively responded, “No...that doesn't sound like a movie to me.”

Well, here are a few movies Robin might want to check out: Talk Radio, Phone Booth, Phone, When a Stranger Calls(1979) or When a Stranger Calls(2006).  (5.21.07) -hero1240

Today, Howard brought up a 60 Minutes piece that aired last night about computers developed for third world countries. Howard said the computers can run for ten hours, just as was said on the program.

Robin, always feeling the need to chime in, yelled out "20!". When asked during the interview, Walter Bender said the battery would last 10-12 hours. 

It's too bad Robin's batteries never run low when giving out misinformation.  (5.21.07) -AJ.

Today Howard talked about Lucky Charms after doing a Craig Ferguson impression and said there was something new about the cereal a couple of years ago. Time traveler/historian Robin Quivers commented the new thing was marshmallows. According to Wikipedia, the cereal was created by General Mills in 1962 and has always contained "marbits".

Then again, Robin thinks ten plus weeks of vacation time is only a few days off, so who can blame her confusion.  (5.21.07) -Mr. Handlebar

New week and the same result while playing the Mike Walker game, headlines everywhere read: Robin Loses Again.

Here are the most current and up to date stats:

1 1/2 out of 16 in 2007 (9%) and 4 1/2 out of the last 41 (11%).  (5.17.07) -robinswrong
 

Today, when talking about Jerry Falwell's death, Robin said "nobody has asked Larry Flynt for his comments. We should get those."

If the "newswoman" had looked for two seconds on the internet, Larry Flynt put out an official statement yesterday.  (5.16.07)  -the brooklyn brawler
 

Robin did a story today about a little British girl who went missing in Portugal. A bunch of stars including J.K. Rowling, Simon Cowell & Richard Branson contributed money for a reward.

Robin was wondering about the odd amounts people had given like Simon Cowell’s $99,000, but it did not occur to world traveler that this was a British story about English stars and the amounts were converted from British pounds to U.S. dollars. Simon Cowell contributed 50,000 British pounds which equals $99,000.  (5.15.07) -OzMan

Maybe Robin Quivers was too busy not preparing for the news again to know where Lisa 'Left-Eye' Lopes' crash took place when talking about the death of the former R&B star.

Honduras, (not Costa Rica as Robin proclaimed) was where the TLC singer met her demise. They are both in Central America, but there's still a little country in between them called Nicaragua.

Once again Robin missed the target, but hit the tree!  (5.15.07) -JD's Swagger.

In the discussion with Dee Snider this morning he mentioned his upcoming motorcycle ride for the March of Dimes. Howard asked Dee if he wasn't afraid of having an accident or falling off his bike.  Dee said he was afraid of having someone knock him off with their car.

Robin then interrupted and said she had read a story about a guy getting his head run over by a truck. It was a close account, but it was a guy on a bicycle who couldn't stop in time when a delivery truck pulled in front of him.

Hooonk! Look up Robin!  (5.15.07) -QuietQuivers

The Editor of Maxim Magazine was in the studio and Howard was asking who is good looking enough to be on Maxim's cover. Howard mentioned that the hooker on last Sunday's Sopranos episode was the hottest chick he'd ever seen and wondered who she was.

Robin chimed in "Who is she...Where did they find her?" While Howard can be given a pass since he's not a journalist, Robin receives no such consideration since she's supposedly a newswoman.

The hooker was played by Sarah Shahi, also known for her work on Showtime's "The L Word."  (5.15.07) -The Amazed Listener

Robin said today that she was reading the Rod Stewart wedding invitation and he now calls himself, Roderick Stewart CBE because he was knighted by the Queen.

When asked what CBE (Commander of the order of the British Empire) stood for, Robin said she didn't know, but that it came from him being knighted and is now Sir Rod Stewart.

One is not knighted a CBE, Rod Stewart was appointed.  (5.15.07) -The Amazed Listener

During the news Robin reported that Pope Benedict made “some priest” into a saint. Antonio de Sant'Anna Galvao was a friar, not “some priest.”

I guess receiving credit for over 5,000 miraculous cures earns you the incorrect label of “some priest” in Robin’s book.  (5.14.07) -hero1240
 

During the news today, Robin asked Howard if he saw Mitt Romney on 60 Minutes last night. Then Robin said John Edwards wife has multiple sclerosis.

While Elizabeth Edwards has suffered from health issues, MS, is not one of them. Mitt Romney's wife Ann was diagnosed with MS in 1998. 

Another day, another health related screw up from former Nurse Quivers. (5.14.07) -BP.

On today's show, during the news, Howard was referencing the stolen werewolf joke D.L. Hughley and Dennis Miller used and mentioned it was originally used on Adam Carolla.

Howard agreed that Adam does look like a werewolf that didn't finish its transformation and Robin chimed in with, "If you put a cape around his shoulders I'd shudder!"

Wow, since when did werewolves take over for vampires?  (5.10.07) -David in Connecticut

After covering The Beaver's (Jerry Mathers) debut on Broadway for about three minutes, Robin concluded by stating that she did not know when his run would start. Again, doing some research or checking Broadway.com would help.

"The Beav" debuts June 5th in the cast of Hairspray.  (5.10.07) -Impeach Robin

Regarding Robin's "breaking news" on throat cancer, this might have been a helpful addition in reducing the alarm, but I assume Robin isn't one to read past the first paragraph of something. And hey, it's more dramatic to say that a study links a sexually transmitted disease to throat cancer.

The second and third paragraphs seem worth mentioning. From E Canada Now:


Study author and cancer virus expert Maura Gillison, M.D., Ph.D., first reported the connection between HPV and specific throat cancers in 2000, supporting previous work by other investigators. "We believed the links were strong, but needed to understand which behaviors put people at higher risk," says Gillison.

Gillison added that "people should be reassured that oropharyngeal cancer is relatively uncommon, and the overwhelming majority of people with an oral HPV infection probably will not get throat cancer," says Gillison. Consistent condom use may reduce risk.

Why let the facts get in the way of a good story?  (5.10.07) -Impeach Robin

Jeff the Drunk explained today that he was diagnosed with an ulcer. Robin Quivers asked if this was a stomach ulcer. Jeff explained that this was the skin problem on his buttocks that landed him in the hospital, following his appearance in studio. Nurse Robin said she never heard of that before.

In clinical terms, "ulcer" simply means "opening". An ulcer can occur as an opening of the stomach, skin, eyes, or mucous membrane. I can't imagine any nurse being unfamiliar with this, especially after seeing Jeff's horrible skin problem with her own eyes.

Just another opportunity for Nurse Quivers enlightenment/misdiagnosis.  (5.10.07) -SuperSizeMyMasterCleanse.

During the news today, Robin tried to sing the lyrics from Black Sabbath’s War Pigs and she “sang”:

‘Generals gathered in their masses….Just like witches in black molasses’

BLACK MOLASSES!?! It’s black masses!  (5.9.07) -sethkg


 

On the show today, after Miss Howard Stern called in they played a country song she recorded with Trent Tomlinson about drinking called Drunker Than Me.

Howard remarked that Andrea even likes drinking music.  Robin then chimed in and said I know, she's so into drinking so much she's into drinking music. 

Thanks Robin, we didn't just hear Howard tell us that Andrea likes drinking music. I think I need a drink, it's noon somewhere, right?  (5.9.07) -robinswrong

This morning, the discussion turned to Tommy Mottola, former head of Sony Records and ex-husband of Mariah Carey.

Concerning his current spouse, Newshound Robin Quivers remarked, he married some Latin chick. As everyone but Robin seems to know, Mottola's current wife is Thalia. 

How ironic - the Howard Stern Show employee charged with awareness concerning current events is completely oblivious to the identity of the woman to whom Tommy Mottola has been married since 2000!  (5.9.07) -The Amazed Listener

Neuticles Redux

Robin did a story about what she acted like was a new product, that can be inserted in a dogs scrotum to replace their testicles. The inventor of this item was on the show in 2001.

Pretty ballsy to act like this is some new invention Robin. (5.8.07) -rytyshy.


 

While Howard was talking about the horror stories of his youth, Robin said it sounded like the movie 28 days.

While admittedly scary, this one stars Sandra Bullock. Robin of course meant 28 Days Later, or its sequel 28 Weeks Later. (5.8.07) -MrHandlebar

During the news, Robin referenced a study of NBA referees and how white refs call more fouls on black players.

Robin called the men in grey, "Umpires or officials." While they are usually called referees and sometimes called officials, never in the NBA are they called umpires.

If today's show were a baseball game, Robin would have a double golden sombrero.  (5.7.07) -hero1240.

While reporting on the record breaking box office weekend of "Spider-Man 3," Robin said that the number two movie was "Disturbia" at seven million dollars. Disturbia actually took in 5.8 million.

Makes me wonder if "Disturbia 2" will be about a news woman who constantly gives disturbingly inaccurate reports.  (5.7.07) -Burbank Ball Buster

 

According to Robin on her news today, TV will not be receivable over the free airwaves once TV transmission goes all digital and analog will no longer be broadcast. (That's due February 19th, 2009.)

Certainly, TV will be available over the free airwaves using a TV with a built in ATSC tuner. Just a regular UHF or HDTV antenna or even a set of 'rabbit ears' will pick up the free air signal. All TV's will be required to receive free terrestrial digital TV signals in the future, if not already. You can NOW receive free digital TV with the right TV set or a ATSC set-top-box digital tuner .

I've installed and serviced television receivers for over 30 years. Her reception is bad and she is wrong again! (5.7.07) -Wayne, The Thinnest One.
 

While playing the Bigfoot game today, Robin pondered whether or not Big Foot Mark liked music.

Of course she doesn't remember that only a couple of months ago Big Foot Mark came into the studio with a band and was singing various classic rock songs. (5.7.07) -Black Tits
 

During the Cindy "boob bit" today, when "Dr. JD" came in to the studio, he said he went to "John Hopkins" medical school.

No one corrected him. It is "Johns Hopkins". One would think Robin, being from Baltimore and a nurse, should have caught this mistake.  (5.7.07) -Teri from Baltimore

Today during the discussion about Roger Clemens signing with the Yankees, Robin the sportscaster chimed in trying to add to a conversation on a topic she knows nothing about like normal and said, "when Clemens went from the Red Sox to the Yankees...."

Of course she was immediately shot down since everyone knows that Clemens went from the Red Sox to the Blue Jays before playing for the Yankees. Everyone but Robin the newswoman that is.  (5.7.07) -Robinis60.


 

Today Howard was discussing the fact that Paris Hilton was sentenced to 45 days in jail in California. As they discussed Hilton's sentence Robin predicted that Paris would probably go to one of those private jails that you pay for.

However, had she read a news report Robin would have realized she was wrong in her prediction. CNN reported on the Hilton sentence, "She will not be allowed any work release, furloughs, use of an alternative jail or electronic monitoring in lieu of jail, Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer ruled after a hearing."

Robin is lucky you can't be sent to jail for speaking before you check the facts.  (5.7.07) -Fastdog in D.C.
 

The final weigh in occurred this morning in the Battle of the Blobs. When Benjy's turn came, before stepping on the scale, he remarked that he had just come out of a sauna.

Not a minute later, Robin took a look at the profusely sweating Benjy and said: "You know that wet might take you up a pound or two."

Doesn't Nurse Quivers understand that a sauna is a hot, dry chamber that causes its occupant to sweat and "that wet" was Benjy's sweat coming out of his body? How does sweating increase someone's weight? Maybe Robin should install a sauna in her booth.  (5.7.07) -The Amazed Listener
 

In today's Mike Walker game, Robin thought the story about Mariah Carey introducing a line of tanning products was the fake story. No one else was brave/stupid enough to guess along with Genius Quivers.

Of course, Robin was wrong! For those keeping score, that's 1 1/2 out of 15 in 2007 (10%) and 4 1/2 out of the last 40 (11.25%). Since a blind chicken would theoretically choose correctly 1 out of every 4 times, Robin would have to win the next 8 straight games to rise to the chicken level in playing the Mike Walker game. Who wants to bet on it?!?!  (5.3.07) -The Amazed Listener
 

When discussing Karl Rove's run in with Sheryl Crow at the White House Correspondents Dinner today, Robin reported that Sheryl and Larry David were spit at by Rove. Of course it was Larry's wife Laurie, with Crow, who wanted to speak with Rove regarding global warming.

If we could only get Robin to Curb Her Enthusiasm with wrong news items!  (5.2.07) -Bruce in Ohio

Today during the news, Robin talked about the American Idol campaign "Idol Gives Back." She said that viewers contributed $70 million dollars while American Idol contributed "hardly a dime."

In fact, American Idol donated ten cents per call for the first 50 million calls by people voting. The show received around 70 million calls which means that American Idol donated $5 million dollars. This may be hardly anything for Robin, but for most people, it's a lot of dimes!   (5.2.07) -LarMcc.

While discussing last nights episode of American Idol the subject of Lakisha Jones's performance came up. Howard said she was too fat to be the American Idol and then Robin chimed in that she used to be a backup singer.

Wrong. Melinda Doolittle was the backup singer, but hey what’s another mistake in Robin’s life?  (5.2.07) -GarbageRobin

 

When Tobey Maguire was on the show today, Robin mentioned that she had watched his new movie, Spiderman 3, "intensely."

The correct word, Robin, is "intently." Learn how to speak proper English, Robin; you're a newswoman and a "radio personality".  (5.2.07) -Queen of all English Teachers

Robin was excited to announce that Elizabeth Hasselhoff was pregnant. This would make sense if she screwed the Hoff'. 

Howard then corrected the always well prepared newswoman and said it was Elizabeth Hasselbeck that is pregnant.  (5.1.07) -JonnyAppleseed

 

While reporting that Boy George had been arrested, Robin referenced his hit single as "Do You Want To Really Hurt Me?". The actual title is "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?"

Does Robin really want to keep hurting us with her inaccuracies? (5.1.07) -Burbank Ball Buster



 

Today on the show when Robin was asking who's richer, Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera, Artie made mention that the "Latin Market" played a large part in Christina Aguilera's career. Robin asked why, stating that Christina Aguilera hasn't even made a Spanish album.

Maybe someone should point Robin to Amazon.com....  (5.1.07) -Ashamed I Even Know This.

Today when the gang was still talking about Howard's early departure from Gary's party, a caller said Howard was just being honest like the time he talked about Bradley's funeral.

Howard said what's his name again and Robin said Bill Bradley. I think the former basketball star, Senator, and current Sirius talker would be surprised to hear that he had a funeral. It was actually Ed Bradley's funeral which Howard attended.  (5.1.07)  -Wayneo