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Old 05-15-2006, 10:44 AM   #1
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Default Taxidriver gets to be expert on BBC by mistake
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...a_source=&ct=5

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Old 05-15-2006, 10:55 AM   #2
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haha hilarious!! great find
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Old 05-15-2006, 12:51 PM   #3
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All things considered, I'd say the guy did a pretty good job for just making it up on the fly.
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Old 05-15-2006, 07:25 PM   #4
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Holy crap, that is one of the best things i've ever seen...that dude is seriously a legend.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:

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Old 05-15-2006, 11:55 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by fotze
I tried posting that 50 times yesterday but the site has banned me from new threads.

The guys face when he realizes he is going on the air is priceless.
Banned from new threads?!? I didn't even know they could DO that.

Anyway, this story even made NPR today. Hilarious.
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Old 05-16-2006, 12:17 AM   #6
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Actually, he was there for a job interview. BBC has the followup here..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4774429.stm

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