March 11, 2006

An Oil Company, a Dead Whale & the Fine Art of Spin


From reader Maxwell in England:

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(Click to download wmv file. Make sure you watch the entire clip.)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm sorry, but did that interviewee actually say, "I don't know, I'm not a botanist"?

Douglas Adams could have written that dialouge.

Anonymous said...

i think the "bugger off" at the end might be a clue...

Anonymous said...

Yes, most definitely satire. John Clarke is a well known Aust/NZ political satirist: http://www.abc.net.au/thingo/txt/s1234031.htm

Anonymous said...

Actually I think he said "Bugger up your results, wouldn't it?" not "Bugger off" :p But still, too funny