1. A frankenbite allows editors to manufacture "story" efficiently and dramatically by extracting the salient elements of a lengthy, nuanced interview or exchange into a seemingly blunt, revealing confession or argument.
2. In reality television, the process of editing two or more sound bites together to create a different result, to fix grammar, or to change to meaning of a sentence.
Example: Adding "not" to the phrase "I'm here to make friends" results in "I'm not here to make friends".
2. In reality television, the process of editing two or more sound bites together to create a different result, to fix grammar, or to change to meaning of a sentence.
Example: Adding "not" to the phrase "I'm here to make friends" results in "I'm not here to make friends".
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The United States senator who finally gave the Democratic Party the 60 votes they needed to keep the GOP from filibustering the country to a standstill.
Jon Stewart: "(Senator Arlen) Specter's move (switching political parties) puts the Democrats within a hair's breath of an unfilibusterable 60 seat Senate majority.
So now it appears the Senate's balance of power--in many respects, the very future of our nation--is in the hands of Al Franken."
-- The Daily Show, April 28, 2009
So now it appears the Senate's balance of power--in many respects, the very future of our nation--is in the hands of Al Franken."
-- The Daily Show, April 28, 2009
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Elmo didn't have the money for a new bike, but he managed to assemble a Frankenbike from stuff he had lying around the garage and a few parts he picked up cheap from craigslist.
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Person 1: Ah, I made the mistake of bringing my J.Crew pea coat out last night and now its covered in beer!
Person 2: You should have brought your fracket instead!
Person 2: You should have brought your fracket instead!
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