[WikiEN-l] Jimmy Wales on /The Chaser's War on Everything/

[Mark Gallagher]

Surprised no other Aussie has mentioned this one.  By "Aussie" I mean, 
of course, Stephen Bain, who falls into the core demographic and almost 
certainly watches the programme.

/The Chaser's War on Everything/ last Wednesday/Friday included a press 
conference with Jimmy Wales, who quite possibly didn't even know who 
they were.  Pretty standard: "There are now 1.7m articles on English 
Wikipedia.  How did you manage to write them all?" and "How do you feel 
about the fact that I changed your article this morning to [something, I 
forget what]?"  However, /Chaser/ is always worth watching.  I thought 
Jimbo reacted quite well to the /Chaser/'s lad, too.  His answer to the 
articles question: "A lot of coffee."


Also on Friday's episode: the ghost of Mark Latham; dressing up as a 
baby to avoid paying zoo admissions; a parody of "Grease Lightning" 
about petrol-guzzling SUVs; "three minute massages" (and dental work, 
gynaecology, proctology, and terrorism) in pubs; taking photos of 
tourists in the style of camera advertisements; the wonder of Fox News; 
human statues with Parkinson's Disease (that one's a bit sick); standing 
up for Snoop Dogg at DIMIA; making yourself at home in newsagents; 
testing the reality of ads.

-- 
Mark Gallagher
"'Yes, sir,' said Jeeves in a low, cold voice, as if he had been bitten 
in the leg by a personal friend."
- P G Wodehouse, /Carry On, Jeeves/