History Main / NoteFromEd

* John Mortimer, in his ''RumpoleOfTheBailey'' short stories and novels, was very enthusiastic about footnoting allusions within a story to other other stories in the Rumpole Canon, to the point of providing exact citations to stories being alluded to. [Possibly a "TakeThat" to SherlockHolmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (internal evidence suggests that the Rumpole stories are, in part, an {{Homage}} to the Holmes stories), whose attitude towards consistency between stories was extremely casual, at best.]

* ''YourSinclair'' went nuts with this, particular during T'Zer's spell. Also went recursive, with Ed's contributions occasionally being heckled by Ed's Ed.

In some more informal media works ''[[SelfDemonstratingArticle [Name them - Ed.]]]'', the Editor may make humorous in-article comments, usually noting that the author is completely crazy in his or her views, pointing out where the article referred is located in the many back issues, or stating that the writer will soon be getting [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P45_(tax) their P45]] if they are a UK resident.

* ''{{Cracked}}'' articles sometimes include editor's notes for further jokes. [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-lovable-animals-you-didnt-know-are-secretly-terrifying/ For example]]: "If there’s two things Cracked is all about, it’s fucked up animals and dongs. And since they won’t let me write "The 7 Most Fucked Up Animal Dongs," '''(Editor's Note: Only because it's been written already)''' I had to settle for focusing on just the animal stuff."

* In one of the ''LooneyTunes'' style parodies published under the ElfQuest ''New Blood'' line, one of the characters remarks that "Something funny is going on". Note from the editor added to the panel "Terry and Bill - ''something funny'' better start real soon! - Richard"

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** One of the editors, [[ButtMonkey Guy Haley]], in one of his first issues, actually consoled himself on a run of bad luck with editor's notes, leading to the main text concluding: "Great. Now I'm going insane."

** Especially in the spoof columns, where it's been known for, say, Glenda Slagg to be fired, re-hired and [[GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity fired again]] over the course of a single column.
* In an issue of ''[[{{ComicBook/Squee}} Squee]]'' where he's being chased by his grandpa who wants to eat him, the grandpa shouts "The next time I see you you're going to be a lot smaller and coming out the other end!" and a note from Jhonen Vasquez says "Ok, even I admit how disgusting this is."
** These pop up all over the place in Vasquez's comics, to the point where they're almost a running gag, though the notes aren't from an editor but explicitly from Jhonen himself.

* The ''WebOriginal/AgonyBooth'''s editor, Albert, occasionally adds research notes to the site's [[strike:reviews]] recaps.

* ''[[StephenColbert I Am America (And So Can You!)]]'' has a few examples, such as: "NOTE FROM EDITOR: DO NOT SLEEP WITH A 9MM UNDER YOUR PILLOW AND FIRE AT SHADOWS UPON WAKING".

* In ''[[DailyShow America: The Book]]'', in one of Samantha Bee's "Pardon me, would you mind if I told you how we do it in Canada?" segments, when trying to describe Canadian parliamentary procedures it's cut off mid-paragraph with "This paragraph cut due to extreme boringness. - Ed"

* ''DoctorWhoMagazine''

* The ''AgonyBooth'''s editor, Albert, occasionally adds research notes to the site's [[strike:reviews]] recaps.

In some more informal media works ''[Name them - Ed.]'', the Editor may make humorous in-article comments, usually noting that the author is completely crazy in his or her views, pointing out where the article referred is located in the many back issues, or stating that the writer will soon be getting, if they are a UK resident, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P45_(tax) their P45]].

See also ClueFromEd, the comic book counterpart.

* ''HarryHillsTVBurp'' Book is full of these, often whole conversations between Hill and his publisher.

* ''ThePrincessBride'' is full of notes from William Goldman about all the stuff he cut out from S. Morgenstern's original book, that he's abridging.
** Sometimes it takes almost as long to explain what he was cutting and why as it would have been to leave the cut stuff alone.

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* In one of the ''Tiny Tunes'' style parodies published under the ElfQuest ''New Blood'' line, one of the characters remarks that "Something funny is going on". Note from the editor added to the panel "Terry and Bill - ''something funny'' better start real soon! - Richard"

* In an issue of ''{{Squee}}'' where he's being chased by his grandpa who wants to eat him, the grandpa shouts "The next time I see you you're going to be a lot smaller and coming out the other end!" and a note from Jhonnen Vasqueez says "Ok, even I admit how disgusting this is"