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I thought the Brits were meant to have a sense of humour?

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By wokky (Contact - View My Woyano)
Published Wed 28 Nov 2007, 224 Views, 5 Comments

An official announcer for London's Tube system has been sacked after making spoof messages mocking American tourists, peeping Toms and sweaty commuters.

Voiceover artist Emma Clarke, 36, recorded the announcements in the same smooth tones that have warned millions of passengers to "Mind The Gap" and posted them on her Web site.

The messages include:

* "We would like to remind our American tourist friends that you are almost certainly talking too loudly."

* "Would the passenger in the red shirt pretending to read the paper but who is actually staring at that woman's chest please stop. You are not fooling anyone, you filthy pervert."

* "Would passengers filling in answers on their Sudokus please accept that they are just crosswords for the unimaginative and are not in any way more impressive just because they contain numbers."

* "Here we are crammed again into a sweaty Tube carriage ... If you're female smile at the bloke next to you and make his day. He's probably not had sex for months."

Clarke said it was "just a bit of a laugh". But Tube operator Transport for London (TfL) failed to see the funny side and dropped her, after eight years.

"London Underground is sorry to have to announce that further contracts for Miss Clarke are experiencing severe delays," a TfL spokesman told the Evening Standard on Monday.

All the recordings are at: www.emmaclarke.com/fun/mind-the-gap/spoof-london-underground-announcements.

 



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    wokky ~ 7 months ago
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    I mean seriously, if they were used IN tube stations then i could perhaps understand the response, but its a bit of a giggle really, and they've only drawn attention to their existence by doing this.
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      Alistair Mad Scotsman ~ 7 months ago
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      lmao... the was a case not long ago of an aircraft pilot announcing to the passengers that, due to the fact they were flying over liverpool, passengers should keep a firm hold on any valuables to ensure their safety! He was duly fined!!
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        kaisersosa ~ 7 months ago
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        its just a laugh but theres always someone who doesnt see the funny side and these are the ones that complain about this very thing.........If it were a woman complaining, i would suggest she go and buy some love balls, preferably the ones with the remote so you can vibrate them at will when properly inserted, if it was a guy, i suggest he carry on copying down the train numbers as they go past and turn up the volume on his walkman ffs :)
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          Moosetracks ~ 7 months ago
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          lol, these are a good laugh. To bad that being in the public eye means you have to be PC 24-7. If this was on her personal web site it should have been okay, but like you guys said, there is always someone who can't take a joke.
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            Loves Bloc Party ~ 7 months ago
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            i love visiting london and the uk

            i remember the first time i heard "Mind the Gap" - i had no idea what she was saying *L*

            Sometimes I wonder if we are obsessed with being pc? It can be quite freeing not to take life so seriously.

            In this case I don't think anyones feelings were hurt, so whats the big freakin deal?

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              AdGuy
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              This is my two cents...

                 
              Hey you know AdGuy always gets the last word! ;)

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