Athlete interviews... Re: [thechat] Olympics...

[Norman Bunn]

Wait a minute, I saw these same interviews last night on my local news! Scary!

Norman

>How 'bout "don't get me started on reporting in general".
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>Reporters keep asking the stupidest question in the world: "you just totally
>kicked ass (or got your ass kicked), how does it feel? and what does it mean
>to you, and your family, and your team, and your god?"
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>And then the athlete sez: "well it hasn't really sunk in yet" [that's
>because it happened 20 seconds ago] or "well, you know, we just got beat. i
>have to hand it to the other team, but we gave 'em some help too." or "the
>[sponsor company name] car was really runnin' strong today, and the [sponsor
>company name] crew kept us out of the pits and on the track. it was just
>good racin'. i'd like to thank God, [sponsor company name], and my very
>attractive wife."
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>I also would personally like to thank God for taking time out from famine
>and war to make sure that good victories happen for quality folk.
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>Political version of bad reporting (in recent times):
>reporter - when will we retaliate?
>politician - against whom?
>r - the bad guys
>p - well, first we need to determine who the bad guys are.
>r - so, when will we retaliate?
>p - after we determine whom to retaliate against.
>r - i see. When are you going to attack the enemy?
>p - well, i don't think we should tell you, or the enemy, that.
>r - right. So, when do you think the enemy should expect to be attacked?
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>Then there's the local news version:
>reporter - What can you tell us about your neighbor who recently
>     a) did something horrible
>     b) had something horrible happen to them
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>neighbor - Well, they
>     a) were quiet, and never bothered anyone. I can't believe it.
>     b) were the nicest person you'd wanna meet. I can't believe it.
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>Celebrity/movie star version:
>r - asks a question which allows celebrity to show us how much they put into
>their craft.
>c - answer which illustrates how hard they work, and how great (excuse me,
>faaahbulous) all of the cast/crew was. oh, and how lucky they are.
>r - asks a question to show that celebrity has other interests.
>c - answer shows a deep concern for the human condition as it applies to the
>common folk. somehow slips something in about the $1,500/day shiatsu massage
>therapist that they have on hand at all times while filming/recording.
>r - "You look great" (this much is usually true)
>c - "Thank you"
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>o'kay, i'm ready for my workday now...
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>matt g
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