[OFF-TOPIC] If you're going to blag it, do it with style

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  • tacomax
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    • 08-10-05
    • 9619

    #1
    [OFF-TOPIC] If you're going to blag it, do it with style
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    Click on the link to watch the video. One of the funniest things you'll ever see is the look of horror on the guy's face when he realises that he's been introduced as someone else.

    BBC News 'wrong Guy' is revealed

    The true identity of a man who was mistakenly interviewed on BBC News 24 has been revealed.

    Guy Goma, a graduate from the Congo, appeared on the news channel in place of an IT expert after a mix-up.

    But Mr Goma, who was wrongly identified in the press as a taxi driver, was really at the BBC for a job interview.

    Mr Goma said his appearance was "very stressful" and wondered why the questions were not related to the data support cleanser job he applied for.

    The mix-up occurred when a producer went to collect the expert from the wrong reception in BBC Television Centre in West London.

    The producer asked for Guy Kewney, editor of Newswireless.net, who was due to be interviewed about the Apple vs Apple court case.

    After being pointed in Mr Goma's direction by a receptionist, the producer - who had seen a photo of the real expert - checked: "Are you Guy Kewney?"

    The economics and business studies graduate answered in the affirmative and was whisked up to the studio.

    Business presenter Karen Bowerman, who was to interview the expert, managed to get a message to the editor that the guest seemed "very breathless and nervous".

    Mr Goma was eventually asked three questions live on air, assuming this was an interview situation.

    It was only later that it was discovered that Mr Kewney was still waiting in reception - prompting producers to wonder who their wrong man was.

    'Happy to return'

    Mr Goma said his interview was "very short", but he was prepared to return to the airwaves and was "happy to speak about any situation".

    He added that next time he would insist upon "preparing myself".

    A BBC spokeswoman said: "This has turned out to be a genuine misunderstanding.

    "We've looked carefully at our guest procedures and will take every measure to ensure this doesn't happen again."
    Originally posted by pags11
    SBR would never get rid of me...ever...
    Originally posted by BuddyBear
    I'd probably most likely chose Pags to jack off too.
    Originally posted by curious
    taco is not a troll, he is a bubonic plague bacteria.
  • rolemand
    SBR MVP
    • 03-24-06
    • 1033

    #2
    That was a classic
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    • tacomax
      SBR Hall of Famer
      • 08-10-05
      • 9619

      #3
      Originally posted by pags11
      SBR would never get rid of me...ever...
      Originally posted by BuddyBear
      I'd probably most likely chose Pags to jack off too.
      Originally posted by curious
      taco is not a troll, he is a bubonic plague bacteria.
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      • JoshW
        SBR MVP
        • 08-10-05
        • 3431

        #4
        LMAO tacomax, great capture
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