What qualifies one to be a radio DJ? Was driving home from work today and flipping through channels, as I am forced to do because my 1998 Honda Civic has neither satellite radio, CD player nor MP-3 capability. (And by the way, there's no AC.)
Anyway, whilst flipping, I came upon a couple of nincompoops prattling about the Olympics. These would-be news junkies, who "work" for some FM station in the Denver area, were discussing the medal count. First, the male voice boasted of the USA's medal haul, correctly divining that we'd won the most. Then he read the rest of the top five medal-winning countries. He claimed that "Austria" was fifth with 38 medals.
Close. Austria won three medals -- one silver and two bronze -- and was tied for 41st. The Austrians won medals for swimming, kayaking and judo. What the DJ meant to say was "Australia," the only country that's also a continent. The Aussies had 38 -- 11 gold, 13 silver and 14 bronze. Australians took home 20 medals in swimming alone. If I knew name of the station, I'd send these numbskulls an atlas and an almanac.
First thing tomorrow, I'm going to the library to get some books on tape. Maybe a history of Australia. Or a shorter work on Austrian Olympic heroes.
2 comments:
If your car has a tape player you can buy an adapter on the cheap to play your i-pod or MP3 on.
A radio DJ has literally no accountability when it comes to "facts." Take for instance Rush Limbaugh.
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