# Well, You See, We Poisoned the Environment Because... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 28, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-you-see-we-poisoned-the-environment-because/439559 "2008-02-28T21:42:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-you-see-we-poisoned-the-environment-because/439559/1 "2008-02-28T21:42:32Z")
…[the front fell off the tanker](http://www.hutton-web-design.co.uk/tanker.html) . ---
**Author:** ![JustAnotherGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@JustAnotherGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustAnotherGeek)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-you-see-we-poisoned-the-environment-because/439559/2 "2008-02-28T21:46:00Z")
Please pleaseplease tell me this is some kind of spoof? I mean, what was this guy doing giving an interview about the safety of the boats that he wasn’t able to answer basic questions? ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-you-see-we-poisoned-the-environment-because/439559/3 "2008-02-28T21:53:07Z")
Is this referencing a news story? It’s bloody hilarious, anyway. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-you-see-we-poisoned-the-environment-because/439559/4 "2008-02-28T22:09:53Z")
[All shall be revealed.](http://blogs.kitsapsun.com/kitsap/waterways/archive/2008/01/why_did_the_front_fall_off.html) Yes, it’s a spoof (well, doh), by comedians [Clarke and Dawe](http://www.mrjohnclarke.com/index.php?page=CD). If references the 1991 [Kirki incident](http://www.amsa.gov.au/Marine_Environment_Protection/Major_Oil_Spills_in_Australia/Kirki/index.asp), where, well, the front fell off an oil tanker. Now, could everyone - and yes, by that I mean the rest of the Internet as well (Snopes! Over there in the corner! I’m looking at you!) - please stop posting this and asking if it’s real interview already? Thank you. Cripes ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-you-see-we-poisoned-the-environment-because/439559/5 "2008-02-28T22:23:58Z")
You know, I am always stunned when I discover some new silly YouTube video. Someone linked [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Y73sPHKxw) yesterday, and I still replay it six times in a row. I should just surrender, I will never see all of the interwebs. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-you-see-we-poisoned-the-environment-because/439559/6 "2008-02-28T23:08:48Z")
[QUOTE=Peak Banana] [All shall be revealed.](http://blogs.kitsapsun.com/kitsap/waterways/archive/2008/01/why_did_the_front_fall_off.html) Yes, it’s a spoof (well, doh), by comedians [Clarke and Dawe](http://www.mrjohnclarke.com/index.php?page=CD). If references the 1991 [Kirki incident](http://www.amsa.gov.au/Marine_Environment_Protection/Major_Oil_Spills_in_Australia/Kirki/index.asp), where, well, the front fell off an oil tanker. Now, could everyone - and yes, by that I mean the rest of the Internet as well (Snopes! Over there in the corner! I’m looking at you!) - please stop posting this and asking if it’s real interview already? Thank you. Cripes [/QUOTE] I was looking around the Internets earlier looking to see if it was a spoof. Glad you brought that up. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-you-see-we-poisoned-the-environment-because/439559/7 "2008-02-29T01:10:56Z")
[QUOTE=Peak Banana] [All shall be revealed.](http://blogs.kitsapsun.com/kitsap/waterways/archive/2008/01/why_did_the_front_fall_off.html) Yes, it’s a spoof (well, doh), by comedians [Clarke and Dawe](http://www.mrjohnclarke.com/index.php?page=CD). If references the 1991 [Kirki incident](http://www.amsa.gov.au/Marine_Environment_Protection/Major_Oil_Spills_in_Australia/Kirki/index.asp), where, well, the front fell off an oil tanker. [/QUOTE] To be fair, that is pretty unusual. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-you-see-we-poisoned-the-environment-because/439559/8 "2008-02-29T02:44:32Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] To be fair, that is pretty unusual. [/QUOTE] Well, the front’s not supposed to fall off, for a start. As I do every time this link is posted, let me recommend _The Games_, a mockumentary series starring these two (and Gina Riley) about the organizing of the Sydney Olympics. One of the funniest TV shows, ever.