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It was interesting that the discussion went to news and the statement that it isn’t really news if there aren’t two people interjecting.
That is a huge difference between US news and Europe, in Germany and the UK the news is the news, an anchor reads the news and they spring out to journalists on-site for the latest news, then back to the anchor for the next story.
Then you have discussion programs, where they discuss the news and put their spin on it. I rarely listen to/watch the discussion programs (they are usually late at night, as well, which means having to stay up to watch them), I want the facts and I want them delivered succinctly, not with someone’s interpretations of what the event means, I do that for myself.
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I watch more news from Europe than US news these days for this reason. Easy access to France24, DW, BBC, etc. Only news I will ever put in US is PBS Newshour.
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@Leo 's reading of the bottle-rocket report was very good. If you enjoyed it, you may enjoy this recording from long ago of Gerard Hoffnung, who was a master of comic timing. There are several of his other monologues out on the Internet.
Also, with regard to the AI action figures and “Why do we all do this?”
Because we’re all monkeys: monkey see, monkey do.
I haven’t heard that in years. I remember that from when I was a kid.
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It was Leo’s delivery and timing that reminded me of it, made me go hunt to see if it was available anywhere.
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Oh thanks! I will have to listen. Love that kind of stuff.
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It’s worth remembering that the audience is the Oxford Union - the premier debating society at one of the UK’s two top universities - and he plays them like musical instrument.
Unfortunately the recording misses the beginning, where he explains that he is reading from a (fictitious) letter from a bricklayer to his employer, explaining his absence from work.
I can see Leo enjoys playing with voice, tone and timing in a similar way, although not so theatrically.
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