outback to jungle

Musings on experiences of volunteering in Papua New Guinea with some gratuitous domestic social and public comment

Thursday, June 29, 2006

interactive television

Dave. Good morning Mabel dear. Would you like a cuppa?
Mabel. You know I would Dave. And while you're at it, see what the poll question is for today.
Dave. There you are love. And they want to know who we should support in the soccer now.
Mabel. Ooh, I dunno Dave. Not Italy after what they did to us.
Dave. Well what about England then?
Mabel. Ooh I dunno Dave. Do you think they're good enough? This poll is too hard. See what the poll is on the other station.
Dave. Well Seven wants to know will Brazil win and Ten wants to know whether we should watch the final.
Mabel. Ooh, they're all pretty important questions Dave. D'ya reckon our opinion will count?
Dave. Ooh well of course Mabel. Remember when they asked us if David Hicks was guilty and Michelle Corby? Of course they were. See here's one on the internet. Should drug addicts be banned from certain towns and suburbs. Well of course they should. See what happens when they ask the right people? We don't want them in our suburb now do we. By the way, why is our phone bill so high?

1 Comments:

At 8:49 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I enjoy your ideas but I disagree with your cynicism about polls. Some people are bed-ridden and polls give them a way of participating in community dialogue.

 

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