9.06.2004
funny
So yesterday I heard one of the funniest moments I've ever heard on NPR. Legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg, who is a legend in her field, adored by many, reviled by some, was called into the studio in a demonstration of the art of pie throwing. Sadly, Ms. Totenberg was the benefactor and not the recipient of said pie. That honor would have to go to Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon. Now, I've been listening to NPR since High School, and I've NEVER heard anything quite so funny. You can read about it, hear it, or even watch it (watching it is only funny if you're invested in these characters, as i am) by clicking here.
Also, it has been brought to my attention that a British interactive television network, aptly named Avago, has programmed "Gerbil Roulette." The rules which follow are taken directly off of the Avago website: "When the wheel stops turning its up to you to decide which house our talented little rodent will choose to enter. It couldn't be easier." The New York Times has this, decidely more useful, description: "Viewers can also wager on a gerbil, which is spun around on a platform and then scurries off into one of eight surrounding gerbil houses. Bet on the right house, and win." This is hilarious. Avago also offers Squeal of Fortune, in which a farmer reaches into a pen full of piglets and grabs one of them. Viewers bet as to which number (1 - 9) will be written on the piglet's belly. Seriously, British people are weird.
Also, it has been brought to my attention that a British interactive television network, aptly named Avago, has programmed "Gerbil Roulette." The rules which follow are taken directly off of the Avago website: "When the wheel stops turning its up to you to decide which house our talented little rodent will choose to enter. It couldn't be easier." The New York Times has this, decidely more useful, description: "Viewers can also wager on a gerbil, which is spun around on a platform and then scurries off into one of eight surrounding gerbil houses. Bet on the right house, and win." This is hilarious. Avago also offers Squeal of Fortune, in which a farmer reaches into a pen full of piglets and grabs one of them. Viewers bet as to which number (1 - 9) will be written on the piglet's belly. Seriously, British people are weird.
