BBC Click - Browser Ballot Hilarity

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I am a regular viewer of the BBC technology show “Click” (as many of you UK people may be) which broadcasts on BBC News 24 weekly. On a recent episode they had a very interesting but accidently hilarious segment on the new European browser ballot screen, someone has uploaded it to YouTube so I highly recommend everyone check it out. It’s probably one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen in regards to technology on TV (watch it through to the end).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P28hsqqo_k

Personal Highlights to watch out for:

  • Steve Balmer explaining that IE is the most compatible browser on earth (and baking in it’s awesomeness) - doesn’t he look like Homer Simpson!
  • Apple upon being asked to say why they think their browser is a worthy choice… declining / refusing to comment on the matter.
  • And a fat naked serial killer looking guy being the only supporter for Internet Explorer because it’s “the best thing ever” - classic.

If you want to die of laughter… check it out! :lol:

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Oh I saw him on the short TV version! Verrrry odd bloke! Not really who you’d want advertising your browser. Must be a p*ss-take though surely?

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Who said they were advertising the browser? It was people who watch the show sending in their video clips about what browser they choose and why. :slight_smile:

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[FONT=“Georgia”]This wasn’t funny.

In fact the idea of the European Union butting into the affairs of a non-state-owned company is infuriating.

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I don’t mean literally advertising as in they paid for him to advertise IE :rolleyes: (that’d mean they’d have a sense of humour) I mean that he was saying how wonderful IE is - probably not the “type” they’d want saying this (or advertising) their product. They’d want some hip, cool and trendy type not an odd, still lives with mum type.

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Sorry - I do not watch the BBC as it is full of political bias (my opinion).

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not a chuckle, not a giggle, not even a smile

there’s another 7 minutes of my life gone that i’ll never get back

next time, todd, you pimp something as being funny, it had bloody well better be funny

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Well I thought it was funny, but I have a pretty warped and dirty sense of humour :rolleyes: