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The Geller Yeller, front page

The Geller Yeller

Could This Paper Be Any More Ours?

Music

Cat’s Out of the Bag; Smelly Cat Is on TV in Someone Else’s Voice

Phoebe needed a day. She also has notes.

The inside of Central Perk, with the couch in front of the counter
Central Perk, where the producer heard Smelly Cat.

A producer heard Phoebe play Smelly Cat at Central Perk and made it into a music video, sung by someone else.

Phoebe found out when it came on TV. She says the song is still hers, and the cat is fine.

Overheard

Big news, and I’m not even being sarcastic.
— Chandler, replying

Birthdays & Anniversaries

  • Phoebeturns 31 (again)Sat
  • Jack & Judy’s anniversaryThu
  • Marcelseven, in San DiegoFri

Family Forecast

West VillageMonica, Chandler, Rachel, JoeyClear52° /41°
Upper West SideRossDrizzle50° /40°
Long IslandMr. and Mrs. GellerWindy49° /37°

Corrections

In No. 235, we said Marcel was at the Bronx Zoo. He is in San Diego.

Photo: Gga2015, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo Credits

Sections on the front page

There’s room for 4. The page is full, so adding one swaps out Overheard (on longest). Tap one that’s on to take it off.

The rest of the issue

  • Ross’s history column, Dear Phoebe, and the letters.
  • Readers RSVP, vote, pledge and claim a dish, without an account.
  • A crossword clued from the issue, and the kids’ drawings.
  • The optional tabloid. Anyone can keep out of it.

Before and after it goes out

Passed for press

Every editor gets the draft first. Approve it and the stamp goes on; hold it and it waits.

The Geller Yeller, No. 236Draft

Goes out Sunday at 7:00 AM unless someone holds it.

Seen by Monica · Phoebe hasn’t looked yet

The Geller Yeller

Could This Paper Be Any More Ours?

Music

Cat’s Out of the Bag; Smelly Cat Is on TV in Someone Else’s Voice

Phoebe needed a day. She also has notes.

The inside of Central Perk, with the couch in front of the counter
Central Perk, where the producer heard Smelly Cat.

A producer heard Phoebe play Smelly Cat at Central Perk and made it into a music video, sung by someone else.

Phoebe found out when it came on TV. She says the song is still hers, and the cat is fine.

Being read

The day after, Phoebe hears that people read it. One note, never a feed.

The Geller Yeller to Phoebe

Twelve people read your story

Twelve people read “Cat’s Out of the Bag; Smelly Cat Is on TV in Someone Else’s Voice” in No. 236. Rachel and Joey loved it. It made Monica and Chandler laugh.

What the paper noticed

For editors only: what the paper picked up from the family’s mail, and how it knows.

Noticed

From the family’s mail and the back issues. Only editors see this.

  1. Callback · could go in the paper

    Ross’s couch is the second thing this fall that didn’t fit up the stairs.

    Why we know this
    • Rachel wrote, this weekIt got stuck at the turn in the stairs.

    • Chandler wrote, October 2The armchair is living in the hall now.

  2. Coming up · for editors only

    Jack and Judy’s anniversary is Thursday. Last year five of you sent something for it.

    Why we know this
    • Judy, on fileOur anniversary is the Thursday after Thanksgiving.

    • The back issues, No. 184Five notes for Jack and Judy.

  3. Quiet lately · for editors only

    Apart from the couch, Ross hasn’t sent anything in four issues. A question to send: “What’s new at the museum this month?”

    Why we know this
    • The back issues, No. 232 to 235Nothing from Ross.

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