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Cube Inmate · 03-24-2008, 03:24 AM

Best screw-up I ever heard live on-the-air was about 18 months ago.... The folksy host on the QR77 late afternoon show had a prize to give away, and asked for people to call in. A few minutes later, he started answering calls. The dialogue was priceless:

Host: We've got Mohammed on the line.
Kid: Hello?
Host: Is this Mohammed?
Kid: Yeah. (In perfect "accent-free" Canadian English)
Host: You don't sound like a Mohammed.
Kid: What?
Host: I said you don't sound like a Mohammed.
Kid: What do you mean?
<crickets>
Host: Uh...
<crickets>

I can't remember how it ended, but the sound of the host's silence as he realized his gaff was priceless. I couldn't believe that he actually repeated his gaff a second time, but he did! I know it's old, but I get a huge laugh every time I think of this thing... did anybody else hear this? I'm thinking it was probably November 2006.

What's the worst gaffe you've ever heard / seen in the mass media?

edit: ironic that I would misspell the word "gaffe" in a public forum.

03-24-2008, 03:24 AM	#1
Cube Inmate First Line Centre Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boxed-in Exp:	Gaffes in the media... d'oh! Best screw-up I ever heard live on-the-air was about 18 months ago.... The folksy host on the QR77 late afternoon show had a prize to give away, and asked for people to call in. A few minutes later, he started answering calls. The dialogue was priceless: Host: We've got Mohammed on the line. Kid: Hello? Host: Is this Mohammed? Kid: Yeah. (In perfect "accent-free" Canadian English) Host: You don't sound like a Mohammed. Kid: What? Host: I said you don't sound like a Mohammed. Kid: What do you mean? <crickets> Host: Uh... <crickets> I can't remember how it ended, but the sound of the host's silence as he realized his gaff was priceless. I couldn't believe that he actually repeated his gaff a second time, but he did! I know it's old, but I get a huge laugh every time I think of this thing... did anybody else hear this? I'm thinking it was probably November 2006. What's the worst gaffe you've ever heard / seen in the mass media? edit: ironic that I would misspell the word "gaffe" in a public forum. Last edited by Cube Inmate; 03-25-2008 at 02:15 PM.