James Combes
Digital television...I can't seem to get the hang of it. A voice comes on at the end of a programme saying "for more information press the red button". Well I tried it — several times …it just turned the television off.
Let's hope that George Bush doesn't have access to English Freeview channels when he has a spare minute, or at least, that if he does, he's better with it than I am. I mean, there he is, watching a nice BBC documentary about squirrels and then comes the infamous voice:
"For more information, press the Red Button."
Bush: I pressed the button, just like it told me.
Assistant: And what happened, sir?
Bush: Well, I wiped Iran off the map.
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