Are there any geeks out there that can recite most of the scenes from Life of Brian? No I didn’t think so...
Most of us North Americans will always liken British humor to Monty Python (or
Preceding my keynote address (Building sustainable leadership support) at this year’s IBF LIVE 2006 were a couple of actors who did a four minute ditty on intranets in that classic Monty Python-esque chat amongst chaps. There were only polite snickers from the all-European audience, but I thought it was funny... but what do I know? I’m just a slow-witted Canadian (with an American-Irish lineage and influence).
Here’s an outtake (which I imagine is John Cleese and Graham Chapman so I’m going to call them as such):
John C: I didn’t even know you had an intranet?!?
Graham C: Oh god yeah, our intranet is HUUUGE! Yes, in fact, we like to call it an intranet portal.
John C: Ahhh yeah.... right. *deadpan* What’s that then?
Graham C: *pause* What is it?!
John C: Yeah.
Graham C: Well it’s quite complex to explain really... it’s like an intranet, but it’s got more... sort of... you know, stuff.
Graham C: Right. You mean it’s a BIG intranet?!?!
John C: *proudly* Oh you could say that! Yeah, Yeah. And you?
Graham C: Oh yes, yes, we’ve got an intranet as well.
John C: Big?!
Graham C: Enormous!
John C: I should say huge actually... ours is actually GIGANTIC!
Graham C: Well, ours is humongous, really. *deadpan* You can’t really buy a bigger one.
And so on...
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If you’d like to hear this bit and the entire first hour including my entire keynote address (where I also lamely poke fun at Canadians, Americans (my kin! please don’t flame me!), George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Microsoft and techies).
The entire MP3 which includes:
- Two chaps comparing their intranets (
- Conference day overview by IBF LIVE Chair Paul Miller
- Conference notes by Paul Levy
- Keynote speaker introduction by Paul Miller
- Keynote speech by Toby Ward (begins at about
Download the entire MP3 here: http://www.mediamemory.co.uk/IBF06Part3TonyWard.mp3