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Top Gun
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...so a live broadcaster for a triathlon is now supposed to stop what he's doing mid-race and Google "what is this giant robot statue I'm looking at" for something that was on-camera for all of maybe 15 seconds? In what world do you think this happens? Last edited by Top Gun on Fri Aug 06, 2021 11:04 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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NeverConvex
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'Scandal' seems a bit strong? Sloppy reporting, I think I'd agree with (I feel more forgiving of the live commentators, who don't have time to research their claims), but unless I'm confused or missing something, calling a Gundam a 'Gandum' or 'Transformer' seems more like a minor faux paus than a scandal.
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Borderite92
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Let's not forget Al Roker in 2010 when said "Space Battleship Yamamoto" at the Macy's parade. And NBC adds insult when they play a certain arachnid's song over the chorus from NYPD's band.
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Crpt774
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Why are so many people focussing on the word scandal here? Are ANN not allowed to do jokey titles for amusing stuff now?
It's a meme people, stop trying to take it seriously. It's embarrassing to read |
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NeverConvex
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I think only one other person and I mentioned the word 'scandal'? I also didn't read the replies prior to commenting on it
I was actually wondering if it was meant to be a bit of jokey hyperbole. I don't have a problem with that, but I didn't 'get the joke' in this case (i.e., it was not clear to me it was meant as a joke; maybe it should have been), if that was the intent, I guess |
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
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Have you heard of sarcasm or exaggeration? |
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NeverConvex
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I think you were posting this as I was literally replying to the person above you. It crossed my mind that it might be a joke/hyperbole/exaggeration, yeah; I thought about speculating as much in my initial reply. Wasn't clear to me that was the intention, though. Maybe it should have been? *shrugs* |
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GracieLizzy
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Was the tweet quoting a commentator? I thought it was the BBC's sports Twitter person coming up with it themselves, which means they probably could have done a quick Google unlike on live TV. |
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enurtsol
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Japan has a million robots - to an outsider, they can't tell which is which
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Hiroki not Takuya
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^I think it was an honest and understandable mistake. Unless anyone cares it's just one of those Giant Robots the Japanese are inexplicably fond of.
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Electric Wooloo
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IIRC I heard it called "The Unicorn Robot" too. Which is close enough that you know someone looked it up/knew but it got confused on the way to the announcer's mouth.
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Barciad
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Speaking as an Englishman who fell in love with Gundam over 15 years ago. All I can say is, please excuse my fellow countrymen. We are young and have much to learn.
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thedarkemissary
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How about just pronouncing it correctly as it shows up on your tele-prompter, "Gundam" = "gan-dum." Like, what? You can't even read your own english? You got vowel dyslexia? |
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Tachibana
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Fake news BBC = British Bullshit Channel
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