Clarke and Dawe - The Front Fell Off

What about parody that a reasonable person would recognise as such, but a small number of fools might not? For example [1] or [2] [1] [VIDEO] [2] [LINK]

Oh well that's not very typical, I'd like to make that point... (reference: [VIDEO] ) Seriously, these findings are facepalm-worthy. It really doesn't inspire any confidence in their quality control.

Well, it's not built of cardboard and rubber... Does everyone know this delicious skit? "Clarke and Dawe - The Front Fell Off" [VIDEO]

I really thought your comment was going to be a reference to this sketch. “The front fell off” is...not something one expects to be a realistic scenario. [VIDEO]

I have run into this a few times when I've posted a link (where it seemed amusing and relevant to a discussion) to this classic video of Australian Senator Bob Collins discussing an environmental mishap: [VIDEO] Invariably, someone replies with a comment like "People should be aware that this is not actually an Australian senator, it is the comedian John Clarke impersonating one." Every. Single. Time. As if it wouldn't be obvious after watching the first few minutes of the video! What ever happened to the fun of not realizing something is satire until you're partway into it?

[VIDEO] [Interviewer:] So what do you do to protect the environment in cases like this? [Senator Collins:] Well, the ship was towed outside the environment. [Interviewer:] Into another environment…. [Senator Collins:] No, no, no. it’s been towed beyond the environment, it’s not in the environment [Interviewer:] Yeah, but from one environment to another environment. [Senator Collins:] No, it’s beyond the environment, it’s not in an environment. It has been towed beyond the environment. [Interviewer:] Well, what’s out there? [Senator Collins:] Nothing’s out there… [Interviewer:] Well there must be something out there [Senator Collins:] There is nothing out there… all there is …. is sea …and birds ….and fish [Interviewer:] And? [Senator Collins:] And 20,000 tons of crude oil [Interviewer:] And what else? [Senator Collins:] And a fire [Interviewer:] And anything else? [Senator Collins:] And the part of the ship that the front fell off, but there’s nothing else out there.

Someone should remake "The front fell off" video[1] but fitting the context: A Russian reporter interviewing the Russian defense minister. [1] [VIDEO]

It's the part of 12 factor that makes me giggle a bit; like it how does it get into the environment? Reminds of the "Front fell off" comic sketch. "No, we towed it out of the environment" [VIDEO]