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- PATSCRU, on 11/28/2007, -3/+167I think guys like this can be a little ray of sunshine on your day, and it's a shame that they are often ostracized or fired because of their non-conformity in the workplace. I remember some amtrak or ny subway rides where the announcer had me almost in tears because he was deadpanning one-liners about each stop we were making.
Then there was the disneyland announcer in the line for pirates of the carribean late one night: "Ladies and gentleman, we need your help in locating an individual who may be lost on this ride. She is 5'6", long blond hair, with blue eyes and a fitted Boston Red Sox jersey. If she is found, please bring her up to the announcer's booth; I've been looking for her all my life." Hilarious. - inactive, on 11/28/2007, -4/+131Ah, figures.
Anytime you see humor or a good attitude some humorless dick has to shut it down. - mammajamma101, on 11/28/2007, -1/+67"London Underground is sorry to have to announce that further contracts for Miss Clarke are experiencing severe delays,"
Classic - Error601, on 11/28/2007, -4/+62Alright, enough of that silliness. And now for something completely different.
- TheDHC, on 11/28/2007, -1/+48the bit about the sudoku puzzles is comedy gold
- ewok85a, on 11/28/2007, -2/+43Disgusting. She puts some MP3s of her own voice on her own site, and gets fired for it?
- superyounan1, on 11/28/2007, -1/+39ARE WE TOO LOUD?
- TheDHC, on 11/28/2007, -1/+34I'm an American, i would have laughed when i heard the bit about loud yanks.
- anjinash, on 11/28/2007, -3/+33Yeah, like Monty Python, Benny Hill, Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Rowan Atkinson, and Ricky Gervais. Bunch of humorless pricks, eh?
- redrob, on 11/28/2007, -0/+29As the article says, the announcements are spoofs available via her website. However, the article inaccuratley suggests that these spoof announcements are the reason for her sacking. According to this version of the story (www.rte.ie/news/2007/1127/london.html) she was let go for saying on her website that she no longer uses the tube because the service is 'dreadful'.
- inactive, on 11/28/2007, -2/+25Southwest flight attendants have been doing this forever. It's one of the main reasons I'll fly them whenever I have the chance. The preflight stuff has me in tears and stomach pain most flights. Good stuff.
- inactive, on 11/28/2007, -2/+22Are you trying to be funny, or are you actually serious?
- daEvan, on 11/28/2007, -1/+20Who can stay mad at any remark made with a dashing British accent?
- Microfoot, on 11/28/2007, -2/+20The Bush icon makes me a bit worried...
- MatttK, on 11/28/2007, -0/+18I know you're kidding but people who sincerely believe Sodoku has anything to do with math drive me mad.
- superal1394, on 11/28/2007, -1/+17British air is the same way. They botched a landing one time (whole plane bounced) and the co-pilot was ruthless about it.
"As soon as captain kangaroo here brings us to the gate, your vomit bags can be left in your seat, and heart rates can return to normal" - wabbiteh, on 11/28/2007, -2/+17It's because Americans are an easy target for a joke in this situation. Sure, they could have made a joke about the Poles (or Canadians, or French, etc.), but it just wouldn't have been as funny.
On a related note, I have to disagree with you that Americans are percieved as a valid target and no one else is. I mean, look at the American tendency to bash the French. The only reproaches I hear there are because most of the jokes are absolutely terrible and/or stupid.
EDIT: bah, beaten by chrispeters - mikemil828, on 11/28/2007, -4/+19his?
- Nossie, on 11/28/2007, -1/+14useless fact.... One of the BBCs announcers got his job because executives for the BBC heard him announce for the london underground.
- mstoneburner, on 11/28/2007, -1/+14The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.
- DrShotgun, on 11/28/2007, -2/+14We interrupt this program to annoy you and make things generally irritating for you.
- Tarnum, on 11/28/2007, -2/+14"She... recorded the announcements ... and posted them on her Web site."
Fired for posting on her web site? - daEvan, on 11/28/2007, -0/+11Dugg in hopes that this announcer may get their job back.
- KeyLimePie, on 11/28/2007, -1/+12If it's all in good fun and the passengers don't complain, where's the harm! They could've just told her to remove the messages?
Also: ' "London Underground is sorry to have to announce that further contracts for Miss Clarke are experiencing severe delays,"a TfL spokesman told the Evening Standard Monday. ' Well I bet she's pleased they're rubbing it in. - Jarden, on 11/28/2007, -2/+12I think Nick Frost would be honoured and bemused to make this list.
- hakluytbean, on 11/28/2007, -0/+9Technically it's just a misspelling. It should be 'humour'.
- xJudahx, on 11/28/2007, -2/+10I don't know if you ride public transportation in the US, but yes people are rude and talk too loud. Who cares at a laugh at our expense(we still have a sense of humor, right?).
And yes, we are a big target. Jealously is universal. - chaosium, on 11/28/2007, -0/+8Maybe you shouldn't be such a mewling bitch about it.
- anjinash, on 11/28/2007, -0/+8Probably, but as anyone who's seen Spaced, Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz could tell you.. he's friggin hysterical.
- Stephiems, on 11/28/2007, -0/+8Seems to me like the only one of the comments that can really be taken as offensive is the one about Americans, because that's aimed directly a certain people. The other ones are fairly vague. I think us Americans are fairly used to being jabbed at and don't take it seriously. The ironic part is that I'm pretty sure through the rest of Europe and at least here in Australia, British tourists are made fun of the most. I don't see any harm in it, it isn't meant in a horrible way, just a bit of fun.
- chrispeters, on 11/28/2007, -9/+17It's because they're such a big easy target.
- xJudahx, on 11/28/2007, -1/+8Bunch of wordsters upset that us mathematics people have our own thing, let us be!!
- xJudahx, on 11/28/2007, -2/+9off?
- inactive, on 11/28/2007, -2/+9Virgin Blue does a similar thing. 'Passengers are reminded that smoking is prohibited on all aircraft. Passengers found smoking will be escorted off the plane immediately'.
- mrASSMAN, on 11/28/2007, -0/+7Actually its been down for days.. this story has been making the rounds.
- jj101, on 11/28/2007, -0/+7I heard the announcer at Gloucester Road say " The train on platform 3 is bound for Wimbledon. The train on platform 4 is for Upminister. Anyone left standing on this platform is lost." Everyone laughed -I think they should be able to make amusing announcements.
- funkyjunk3, on 11/28/2007, -0/+7You'll find a recording of a spoof here: http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/200 ...
She was featured on NPR's Marketplace and the recording starts at ~28min into the podcast.
She also has the recordings on her website which is currently being flooded, but it says come back in a few days. Simply google "Emma Clarke" and its the top result. - xJudahx, on 11/28/2007, -1/+7And English don't make fun of the French, yeah right!!!!! You definitely hate them more (we don't really care, it's France)
Who doesn't love a good Pollack joke? - EnderMB, on 11/28/2007, -2/+8If she were to actually announce these then I would understand her being sacked, but as far as the story goes she just used their facilities to put it on their website. In a way I can see how this could be an offence, but not a sackable offence.
- chaosium, on 11/28/2007, -1/+7Hahaha fatties voting you down.
- TheMean, on 11/28/2007, -2/+8I logged in just to digg you down for that atrocious comment.
- zelgadissan, on 11/28/2007, -0/+6Making fun of Americans is a national pasttime here in America. What's wrong with it in other countries?
- chsbrgr, on 11/28/2007, -0/+5... finger too fat ... can't ... bury
- brad77, on 11/28/2007, -1/+6Except this guy was a girl and she did this on her own time on her website. It's a shame, though. I can understand her promoting herself on her site. I can't imagine that she was going to retire early with the money she made from the TfL.
Did they receive any complaints, or did the higher ups just have sticks up their butts? I could understand if she grabbed the mic and said something like "Attention Tube passengers: Testicles. That is all."
Now that would've been funny. - mstoneburner, on 11/28/2007, -1/+6Yeah, I don't care what limeys say about me. Let 'em have their laughs. I have perfect teeth.
- skodaman, on 11/28/2007, -0/+5The comment was actually saying that she finds the idea of listening to herself dreadful.
Some people just act before listening and thinking... - carpespasm, on 11/28/2007, -1/+6because it's popular to rib on americans now like it was to make fun of the USSR once they stopped being such a big scary power?
- Neopublican, on 11/28/2007, -1/+5*woman
- Tarnum, on 11/28/2007, -0/+4Ah, the ads!
- spudhead, on 11/28/2007, -3/+7You mean because we're fat?
Is this some kind of fat joke?? -
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