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February 19, 2008

INTERMISSION

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Cadburys Caramel

Due to the overtly sexual nature of these adverts Cadburys Caramel was banned in over 37 countries, as it was believed the gooey caramel centre contained crystal meth. Once ingested the devious chocolate would induce feelings of euphoria, heightened sexuality and the need to listen to Barry White records (also banned). Mr Beaver is obviously a reference to female feet and Rabbit is the crack dealer, the tree however is innocent, although this did not stop a rash of tree killings in the Middle East.

Hofmeister

George the alcoholic bear starred in nearly all the Hofmeister adverts in the 1980’s until his death from cirrhosis of the liver in 91. He was replaced, but the magic was not the same, as the company chose to use a tea total panda simply dressed in a brown bear costume. The Brand finally died in 2003. This particular advert is in reference to the rampant alcoholism inherent amongst astronomers at the time. Patrick Moore in late 87 was reported as saying “I can’t see Uranus until I’ve had at least twelve cans of Hofmeister”.

KFC

During the 1980’s undercover agents of the KFC bought cloud seeding technology from the KGB in exchange for the Colonels secret recipe. They then used this to ruin every bank holiday, forcing thousands of British children to be taken to their restaurant chains instead of the recently opened Alton Towers.

Look-In Magazine

Look-In enabled thousands of children who were not posh enough to watch the BBC to still enjoy ITV programming when it was only showing Tales of the Unexpected or Crossroads. It ran until 1994 when ITV became shit. Fraggle Rock although filmed by Jim Henson was in fact a documentary about a race of bastards who ate what the ingenious and yet sadly oppressed Doozers built. Filming stopped abruptly when the Doozers finally shook of the manacles of oppression and destroyed the Fraggle Race.

Now 2!

As if Now! Wasn’t enough for you, you financially free 80’s child you. Sales of Now 2 enabled PolyGram records to buy the Isle of Skye and create the worlds first music artist labour camp. Its early inmates seeding the way for soap star singers and boy bands.

It is a little known fact, but if you play Culture Club records backwards the secret messages can turn you un-gay.

Milk Tray Man

The milk tray man has remained at the top of the Weight Watchers Most Wanted List for over thirty years. During the 80’s he systematically target young and beautiful women, bringing them box after sickening box of chocolates in an effort to make them fat. It is thought he was once spurned by a supermodel and turned onto a devious scheme of revenge. His whereabouts remain unknown.

Weety Snax

Banned in 1987 for containing imagination these “snax” gave children creative ideas and other such dangerous feelings. Due to a copyright infringement it is not actually Superman in the adverts but Andy Crane of “The Broom Cupboard” fame. Spiderman is Spiderman.

Holidays

Holidays were a new invention of Sir Clive Sinclair and released for general use in 1982 on an unsuspecting British Public. Early Holidays were barbaric, with many confused holidaymakers simply staying in an airport for two weeks – hence the title “Why Bristol Airport”.

Computer Games

Computer games had been around since 1882 when “Pong” was invented by Charles Babbage. As we can see they certainly had come a long way since then. Fortunately a secret political agreement put a freeze on the amount of progress computer games can make, which is why chucky egg was so crap. Tom Baker was so skint in the 1980’s he would have come round and cut your lawn for a couple of quid, such was his addiction to scarves at the time. He is reported to have once worn thirteen scarves to the opening of a comic book shop in Burry St Edmonds.


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November 22, 2007

Fox News

Fox News

The Fox News channel was launched in October 1996 to just a few vegetative cable viewers unable to comprehend what was on the screen in front of them. Since then the channel, through sheer journalistic power alone has risen to its present day level, being available to over 85 million US households and further countless millions around the world. We were fortunate enough to be able to interview a few of the lucky people who get to work at this bastion of free speech.

Electra Republikan – Human Resources Manager

Electra is a pretty blonde woman in her early thirties with a faraway look in her eyes.

ER: Oh yeah its great working here, you really feel like your part of something bigger, like a well oiled……

BBL: Regime?

ER: Yeah exactly! Anyhooser we get allsorts of people arriving to work here even, you know, even foreigners. [Looks suspiciously at a young black mail room clerk going past] A lot of journalists come from other companies to learn how things should be done. Yeah we teach a lot of young reporters the ropes; we even have training schools in journalism set up around the world. Let me see, there’s one in North Korea, Iran, Kuwait oh gee everywhere.

BBL: Have you ever met Roger Ailes?

ER: Roger? Sure, Rogers a real hoot. You couldn’t meet a nicer guy. [Said slightly louder than necessary]

BBL: He has done work for quite a lot of, shall we say interesting characters like Regan, Nixon, Disney and Pol Pot. Has he ever mentioned his previous work?

ER: Well…I guess we have all had some crazy jobs. [Lowers voice] He did once say this………..

[She pulls back her sleeve to reveal a bracelet with a red crystal in it, its glowing]

ER: Oh God no……I have to go.

Ted Biased – Trainee Reporter

Ted is a young twenty something with blonde hair, chiseled good looks and altogether too many teeth. On his desk is a mug, it reads “You don’t have to be a Republican to work here – but it helps”

TB: I think with my training and a little luck, I should make Anchor by the time I’m thirty no problem.

BBL: Wow you’re quite the confident one. What is your training if you don’t mind me asking?

TB: My Father is a Senator.

BBL: Err, ok. So what do you say to those people who argue that Fox manipulates the news?

TB: That’s nonsense we don’t manipulate news, we are completely impartial. Jeez these people just don’t understand. A lot of news just isn’t interesting enough for you average guy at home. We get a lot of information here, most of it not relevant, like for instance, civilian deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. Who needs to know that! Its not that we manipulate, we just prune out the stuff that people don’t need to know.

BBL: So what are you working on at the moment?

TB: I’m learning how to end and interview quickly, there are quite a few techniques. Cutting the other persons mike, telling them to shut up. It’s tricky to get right, but I’m getting there.

BBL: Do you think that Fox news is conservative or even right wing?

TB: Absolutely not, in any way is Fox conservative. Just read our slogan “Fair and balanced” what kind of right wing channel would have that slogan. Besides its not that we have anything against gay rights, blacks, abortion or any of that hippy stuff. Its just we thinks its wrong.

BBL: How about Rupert Murdoch what do think of him?

TB: Again people seem to have the guy all wrong. I have heard nothing but good things about the man. He is really into charity work, just the other day I heard he has a new project, some sort of TV show I think. They mentioned the title “Deaf Star”. I mean giving the useless deaf a chance to be on TV, what is more charitable than that?

Whatever you may think about Fox News this great channel continues to go from strength to strength. It truly is “The Most Powerful Name in News”.

Extra Information – Fox News is wholly owned by Fox Entertainment Group which is itself a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation. News Corporation is one of the world’s largest corporations and in turn owns many other companies including: Newspapers such as the Sun, The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal. Many movie companies including of course 20th Century Fox. Several Internet sites including Myspace and IGN.

It is also in talks to acquire the following corporations. The Soylent Green Corporation, The Weyland-Yutani Corporation, OMNI Consumer Products and Disneyland Paris.

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