After the humiliating debacle of the Reese "Chinny" Witherspoon interview I am pleased to be able to announce that News direct is finally back on track interviewing the people that matter, the movers and shakers of our 21st century world.
Today's honoured guest is none other than Sir James Dyson, inventor of the.....coloured plastic vacuum cleaner and other coloured plastic ...errrrr....stuff.
Not useless stuff though like, Oh I don't know, a signed DVD copy of legally blonde 2.
No! Sir James Dyson invents stuff! Well not so much invents stuff as copies stuff already invented in funky coloured plastics.
Which is why it is my immense pleasure to welcome Sir James dyson to News direct.
News direct- Sir James, your worship, such a great pleasure to meet a man of quality for a change. You wouldn't believe some of the people they make me interview. Not quality members of the aristocracy like you my majestyiousness.
Sir James Dyson- Please call me James.
Nd- Oh thank so much your holiness...oops, James. It really is a pleasure to meet you ....James...sir.
SJD- Thank you. Can we get a move on I'm flying to Shanghai this evening.
Nd-Oh of course your lordshipyness, I mean James......... Jimmy. Jimbob. The Jimster.The Jimeister........ The Jiminator, you know like the terminator!
Obviously I'm not saying you are an evil cyborg sent from the future to destroy mankind!
You're not are you?
SJD- No I'm not. Can we get on please?
Nd- Get on what? Oh sorry "get on" as in get on with the interview. I thought you wanted us to ge....anyway, where did I put those quessssssss.............tions? Where did I put themmmmmmm.
Can you stand up a minute please your Jimmyness?
SJD- Why?
Nd- I think you're sat on the in depth interview I prepared.
SJD- You mean this crumpled piece of paper is your "In depth interview"?
Nd- Yeah, can you just pass it over please? Thank you your lordshipness......ness.
SJD- Jesus!
Nd- Jesus? I thought you said it was Jimmy?
Nd- No I didn't say it was Jesus and I didn't say it was Jimmy either!
Nd- You did! When we first started you said "Don't call me your holinessnessnessss, call me Jimmy boy or Jimbo, as in Rambo."
SJD- I said call me James.
Nd- Well anyway lets not quibble over names and titles, we all have them. I was voted third best robotic dancer at the Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi school of advanced wood working and embroidery. You don't hear me bragging about it and insisting people use my "Official title"
We are quite alike you and me Jimcat.
SJD- Can we get on please, I really do have to be in Shanghai this evening.
Nd-Hey what would you call Shanghai, if it had like no tall buildings?
SJD- Pardon?
Nd- What would you call Shanghai if it had no tall buildings? It's a joke, go with it you'll love it!
SJD- I don't want to go with it.
Nd-You don't want people to think you're a man with millions but no sense of humour do you? Go on enjoy yourself, you've worked hard you deserve at least some fun. Go on.
SJD- Ok I don't know.
Nd- Don't know what?
SJD- Your joke thing.
Nd- Do it properly!
SJD- I don't know, what would you call Shanghai if it had no tall buildings?
Nd- Lowhai!!!!!
SJD- What?
Nd- Lowhai!!! Oh no ... Hang on I got it wrong, it should have been Shanglow!!!!!!
SJD-Ok.
Nd-Shanglow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SJD- Yeah very good.
Nd- See what I did? I changed hai at the end of Shanghai into low! Shanglow! not "high" low!!! No tall buildings! low!
SJD-Very clever.
Nd- It was wasn't it! The way I changed it round like that, I'm really good at stuff like that.
SJD- I'm very impressed but could we get on with the interview, I really do have to be in sha...
Nd-Shang....low?
SJD- Well done, yes.
Nd-We better push on then if you have to be in.....Shanglow this evening. We can't have you late for....Shang.....low!
SJD- Stop it now.
Nd- Sorry.
SJD- Questions?
Nd-Right, wheres my bit of paper? Right then lets get started! Jimmy me auld mate Jimmy, What first gave you the idea to make yellow and grey Vacuum cleaners you could see through and sell for an absolute bloody fortune?
SJD- That wasn't what I did.
Nd-Yes it is.
SJD- No it's not.
Nd- Is.
SJD- I invented a revolutionary bagless vacuum cleaning system.
Nd-That's what I said.
SJD-Just move on, next question.
Nd-Next questionnnnnnn......el nexto questerinooooooooo.........let meeeee.......seeeeee. Ah yeah heres one under the strawberry jam stain. What is the funda..mac funda... mutionn? Fundicaltick, no. Can you see what that says?
SJD-Where?
Nd-Just there written underneath that inconvenient jam stain. I swear I will sack that secretary one day! Grrrr.
SJD- "What is the fundamental urge behind invention?"
Nd- Errrr...is it showing off to girls?
SJD- What?
Nd-The fundamental urge behind invention, is it showing off to girls?
SJD- Are you asking me or telling me?
Nd-I'm asking you, I think, I'm not sure I'm lost.
SJD- Well if someone were to ask me that question I would have to say that I believe the fundamental urge behind invention to be the quest for unknown knowledge, a desire to seek out and create solutions to the problems we all face in our everyday liv.........
Nd-Like the ape in "Dr Snugglesworth's big adventure"
SJD- Pardon?
Nd- Like the ape in "Dr Snugglesworth's big adventure."
SJD- What?
Nd- You said the fundamental urge behind all invention is the desire to seek out unknown knowledge.
SJD- Yeah.
Nd-Like Dr Snugglesworth.
SJD- Who's Dr Snugglesworth?
Nd- The ape in Dr Snugglesworth's big adventure.
SJD-And why is this relevant?????
Nd- Well Dr Snugglesworth was an inventor too, He invented a machine that could take him anywhere in the universe that had bananas! Come to think of it I think the fundamental urge behind Dr Snugglesworth's amazing inventiveness was the urge to eat bananas! That crazy ape would swap his own top hat for a banana!
SJD-Right that's it I have had enough now, I really can't waste anymore of my time talking to you! I have to be in Shang....
Nd-Low???
SJD- Idiot!
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
News direct meets Sir James Dyson
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9 comments:
I like your rather unorthodox interviews.
It shows you do not closely observe the Fundamental Law of Conversation: Never miss an opportunity to shut up. Yet, a loose mouth can, often, be most entertaining.
Cheers Jack, This interview was definitely more like my style in depth and probing about the issues that matter. It helps when you are not forced to interview air headed Hollywood stars and are instead given interesting members of the business aristocracy to chew on....so to speak.
Plus it would have helped if someone had bothered to mention there was a law to this conversation lark, I'm sure I could do better!
Trouble is, his invention sucks. Donkeys. Big-style. He is as much of an inventor to me as 'Sir' Clive Sinclair. I don't need a hoover in psychedelic colours. I need one which will vac up my fag ash in a jiffy so no-one knows I have partaken of too much vin rouge and staggered across the carpet with a full ash tray and tripped over the rug.
Give me Sir Clive Sinclair any day. Nobody can beat the Specky 64K!
i agree with jack payne, your views surely are unorthodox. like the humour with which you present it. although, it would be better if you could update it more frequently.
@Agnes,
Imagine if we could actually team up Dyson with Sinclair! Two of Britain's greatest minds! we would have a funky ZX81 scooter that cleans the roads and carpets of Britain as you travel.
@Kirat,
Unorthodox? Moi???
I really enjoy and honestly by reading this interview make me so 'Haha', an impression of communication, sense of humor, and intelligences. Btw, I like your style of writing. Thanks a lot, Doc...mmm...sir :)
thats a lot o' heehaw !. Nice writing style really.. funny stuff.. kudos on getting such a big name for your interview! xxx
Nice, funny writing! Good luck!
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