A friend of mine sent this to me. It appears that an oil tanker near Australia broken in half (or rather, it's front fell off) in the 1990's and a local politician goes onto television show to discuss it.
It really does sound like a comedy skit, but it's a real interview from what I've been told (I don't mind being corrected, because this really is hilarious).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcU4t6zRAKg
Full Version: The front fell off
Too funny. Maybe they played around with the editing a bit, but I'm sure its true.
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Indeed, this "interview" appears very much like a Saturday Night Live skit because it is in fact a comedy sketch from the early 1990s, the parts of the politician and interviewer being played by Australian television comedy duo John Clarke and Brian Dawe as they discuss an oil spill that occurred in 1991 when the Greek tanker Kirki lost its bow off the coast of Western Australia
Clarke and Dawe's stock in trade is presenting satirical takes on current events, often in the form of mock interviews in which Clarke assumes the role of a beleaguered politician (or other prominent public figure) attempting to explain away some blunder while being grilled by interviewer Dawe.
Clarke and Dawe's stock in trade is presenting satirical takes on current events, often in the form of mock interviews in which Clarke assumes the role of a beleaguered politician (or other prominent public figure) attempting to explain away some blunder while being grilled by interviewer Dawe.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/frontfell.asp
Thanks, Stoon. Too bad it wasn't real then. I'd love to have poked more fun at it. lol
QUOTE (Grinder @ Sep 20 2008, 01:23 AM) 
Thanks, Stoon. Too bad it wasn't real then. I'd love to have poked more fun at it. lol
Love the avatar pic btw.
QUOTE (Stoon @ Sep 20 2008, 12:26 AM)
Love the avatar pic btw.
lol Thanks! I've got a couple different ones I'll probably be cycling through every few months.
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