CBS correspondent forgets how to talk
This will soon be GC, if isn't already.
Clip will be removed soon, too?
(, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 15:34, Reply)
Glasscock.
Turns out the poor lass had a stroke.
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Kung_Fu_Russ ran out of amusing signatures on, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 15:38,
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spent the last few minutes at the office debating with some people whether or not this is okay to laugh at.
The verdict: funny
(, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 15:43, Reply)
I honestly thought she was pissed before
but believe it is a stroke so feel pretty bad about it.
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ERG1008 is climbing in yo windows & snatchin yo people up, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 15:49,
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I've just Google news-ed it
There's reports she's been taken for a check up but no more than that.
Have to be honest, it looks to me like the headphone feedback being out of sync is more likely an explanation. It doesn't LOOK like a stroke, though it might sound like one.
(, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 15:52, Reply)
Been through the cycle of lol followed by self-loathe...
Conclusion - I'll keep my eye on the situation, and if it turns out that she was just off her box then I shall mock her cruelly.
*bides time*
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barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 15:57,
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Heh
Exactly my thoughts.
Unfortunately I'd already sent it around work this morning before seomeone emailed me back with a news link saying she'd gone to hospital and calling me a heartless bastard... I therefore have a special interest in her not having had a stroke.
(, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 16:01, Reply)
This sounds exactly like me when I was having mine
I'd be surprised if it wasn't.
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Monty Propps, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 16:16,
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she'd want us to have a laugh.
also: supposedly not a stroke: www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/02/14/2011-02-14_video_tv_reporter_speaks_gibberish_in_bizarre_live_report.html
(, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 15:56, Reply)
latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/02/kcbs-reporter-talks-her-way-into-post-grammy-drama.html
Seems that it may be ok to laugh after all.
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Kung_Fu_Russ ran out of amusing signatures on, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 18:56,
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Another example
www.b3ta.com/links/591527
and a likely reason
www.b3ta.com/links/591521
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gaijintendo Regular Member, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 16:24,
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Likely reason?
Likely?
On what evidence?
Really, if you can perform a differential diagnosis of suspected stroke simply by watching an online video, you should be telling the rest of the medical community how to do it.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 16:27,
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You take someone to hospital because they had a brain meltdown
sure, and it might be a stroke, but you also take someone to hospital because of your liability as an employer.
If you have ever worked in radio, particularly student radio, then this phenomenon is pretty common. Furthermore the results are predictable. They even use a delayed replaying of your own voice to test the veracity of people claiming hearing impairment.
I am not diagnosing anything, but merely pointing out something everyone seems to be overlooking. We all want the worst, because there is more drama. Perhaps you are being so compassionate you are defending the worst. In a macabre way I am sure we hope we just saw here having a stroke, because that just makes it all the more significant.
The reality might be that she goofed her lines up because of a perfectly repeatable trick the brain play on you, exceptionally common when people are being passed from one location to another during a live broadcast. Now, she will obviously be crestfallen, and no doubt being an award winning presenter she will want to put this behind her... she will be traumatised because of the millions of viewers seeing it live and and the millions then seeing it on youtube, but crikey, I am proposing something which in my experience, limited as it is, and certainly not medical experience, seems to be normal, pretty darn cool in terms of the neurology, but you seem offended?
Also, as an aside, about 30% of my work revolves around the scoring of stroke victims on the Rankin scale. Though that has nothing to do with the little quirk I am proposing this is.
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gaijintendo Regular Member, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 16:40,
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Also
I apologise for ranting, I took offence to your tone, and I think my response doesn't do me any favours. Sorry.
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gaijintendo Regular Member, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 16:50,
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It's ok. Enzyme has that tone of voice most of the time.
Shame, since he often makes a lot of sense.
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JamTallons, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 17:16,
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I didn't really judge Enzyme
just reacted in with violent defensiveness. I should work on that, because it isn't very nice.
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gaijintendo Regular Member, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 17:22,
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DAMN RIGHT IT'S NOT NICE!!!
and another thing... oh actually i haven't the energy for even faux rage. never mind.
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tickle I was away, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 18:03,
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Yeah. My tone was a bit sharp, too.
Let's all hold hands and sing about brotherhood or something.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 20:28,
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Im lucky in that I find both inarticulacy and strokes equally funny, so I win either way
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 17:06,
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Only a suspected quote.
Nobody but the Telegraph has stated this as fact. Even then their sources are shite. Does look like something went wrong though but until I find out for sure what it was, I'm pissing my self watching it. I've seen it about 20 times now and I'm still streaming tears down my face with laughter.
(, Mon 14 Feb 2011, 17:32, Reply)