From York to New York - out with the old, in with the new

On a lighter note, a hilarious set of events are occuring in Belgium at the minute after the local TV station aired a spoof news report claiming that the Flemish had declared independance, fracturing the country in two. They had politicians, police and some great misuse of archived footage to make it more interesting. Here is how the New York Times covered the unfolding drama, and check out the actual show on YouTube. It painfully highlights the cultural gap that exists in Belgium…
Also, I stumbled upon this hilarious 1970’s report on american TV about how a small town handled a dead whale which had expired on arrival, by opting for the obvious TNT disposal strategy! This clip is subtly entitled - Exploding Whale