markcic Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 http://carsonspost.wordpress.com/2007/06/2...front-fell-off/ This is one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 (edited) - There's a minimum crew requirement - What's the minimum crew ? - uh ........... one I suppose What a riot! Edited November 19, 2007 by CHRIS KEEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dunn Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Great video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Pretty funny A cross between Monty Python and Dan Rather Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 it was funny....until the front fell off! lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm iprod Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Priceless John Clarke one of the greatest Kiwi exports. These two went on to do a show called The Games. It was a piss take on the running of the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Brilliant stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 (edited) [note: merged threads] Don't know if this is real or not, but it is hilarious: http://www.brianenos...nt_fell_off.wmv Was in the email it was in: >>> On August 19th 2007, an oil tanker off the coast of Australia split in >>> two, dumping 20,000 tons of crude oil. >>> >>> Senator Collins, a member of the Australian Parliament, appeared on a >>> TV news program to reassure the Australian public. >>> >>> This actual interview is so funny, you'd swear it was a Monty Python >>> skit. Edited September 19, 2010 by Flexmoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maksim Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 This has to be a joke right? lol. thanks for the laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 It's just a flesh wound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 (edited) hahahaha "they have to have a steering wheel" "Whats out there?" "theres nothing out there. theres sea and birds and fish." "And?" "....And 20,000 tons of crude oil" people at work think im crazy laughing in my cubicle, lol Edited September 10, 2010 by Corey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny7 Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 that is funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foisgrassdedieu Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Minimum crew requirement : 1 lol Too funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I know - I've watched it 3 times today and laughed my ass off each time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveU Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 It can't be real. But hilarious. Nothing's out there besides..... ... and 20,000 tons of crude oil ... and the fire ... and the part of the ship that the front fell off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmik de Bris Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 It can't be real. But hilarious. Nothing's out there besides..... ... and 20,000 tons of crude oil ... and the fire ... and the part of the ship that the front fell off... John Clark is a well known Australian/New Zealand comedian. He's been in a number of TV programs out our way. Popular in NZ for hid Fred Dagg character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ap38 Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Too Funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 (edited) It's not real, but damn funny. Commentary: According to this email forward, an accompanying video shows a news interview in which Australian Senator Collins talks about a recent oil tanker mishap off the coast of Australia in which "the front fell off" the ship spilling 20,000 tons of crude oil into the ocean. The "senator's" comments are so absurd that the interview is actually extremely funny. The message apparently intends the viewer to believe that this humour is unintentional and simply the result of yet another politician making a fool of himself in the public eye. However, in spite of the claim in the message, the video is not an "actual interview". It is in fact a satirical mock interview that fully intends to be funny. The video does not depict the real Senator Collins or any other actual government spokesperson. Instead it is one episode of a long running humour segment delivered by Australian comedians John Clarke and Bryan Dawe. The "Front Fell Off" episode first aired back in 1991. For a number of years, the duo has delivered their bitingly satirical take on Australian politics and society first on radio and later in regular TV segments. They currently appear on ABC current affairs program, The 7.30 Report. Clarke has played a variety of "newsworthy" Australians including prime ministers and other politicians and prominent business leaders while Dawe plays his hapless interviewer. Information on Clarke's website explains the pair's approach: In the interviews, John makes no attempt to look or sound like the person he is pretending to be, but deals with matters as he sees fit. Bryan persists with dignity and strives for understanding. Clarke and Dawe are well known in Australia, and, when the "interviews" are aired in their original context, most viewers would very quickly realise that they are only for entertainment and feature an actor just pretending to be the high-profile "interviewee" named in the episode. However, in this case, it appears that some unknown prankster has removed the segment from its original setting and tacked on title and ending captions that imply that it shows a genuine news interview with the real Senator Collins. Senator Bob Collins did serve as Federal Minister for Shipping between 1990 and 1992 but he never gave an interview even remotely resembling the one portrayed in the comedy piece. Collins died in September 2007. Moreover, the oil spill incident lampooned in the Clarke & Dawe segment occurred in 1991 not 2007 as suggested in the email. The original and unaltered version of Clarke & Dawe's "The Front Fell Off" episode is available on Clarke's website. Here is the link to the actual incident in 1991. Apparently, the bow of the ship DID fall off! http://www.amsa.gov.au/Marine_Environment_Protection/Major_oil_spills_in_australia/Kirki/index.asp Edited September 11, 2010 by GrumpyOne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide45 Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 The search only goes back a few years unless you reset the dates. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=56278 It's still funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZinSC Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 That is funny! Good stuff! Kind of reminds me of "...but ours goes to 11" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 (edited) I just showed this to my wife, who almost soiled herself laughing! She was crying, she was laughing so hard... Edited September 18, 2010 by GrumpyOne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avezorak Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Holy Crap that is too funny..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Bump, because it is so damn funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Good bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Santiago Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I laugh at that every time I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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