I listened to George's interview with the Canadian anthropologist, talking about a race of small hominoids in Indonesia. This was the worst interview I've heard George do on C2C. He was ill prepared, clearly wasn't listening to the guest, and asked asinine questions...all to the bemusement of the professor. Yes, it sounds like just another night of Noory, but no, this was beyond bad.
It started off poorly with George saying the particular Indonesian island in question was "1000 miles off the coast of Portugal." The guest good naturedly told George where Indonesia was (in SEA) and therefore was much further away from Portugal. George said it again going into a break, and in response a caller told George he was incorrect, it was over 6000 miles from Portugal. George blamed Google, he actually said, "Thanks, Google."
To impress all with his knowledge of history and geopolitics, George cheerfully told us Indonesia was owned by the Portuguese. Again, the good professor politely corrected him, explaining Indonesia was a sovereign nation that had first been visited by the Portugese, but it was best known for having been the Netherlands East Indies before gaining its independence from the Dutch in 1949. Without missing a beat, George carried on with the interview.
The guest explained early on the small people he was studying were said to be very primitive, they didn't wear clothes, make/use tools, and did not cook their food because the didn't have fire. Sure enough, within ten minutes George asked him if they used weapons, then if they had fire. The prof basically repeated what he explained earlier in the interview.
The highlight of George's buffoonery was asking the anthropologist if there was any connection between the small Indonesia tribe and Irish leprechauns. Seriously, he honest to God asked the guy this question. Chuckling, he explained to George leprechauns were mythical beings, whereas his Indonesians were flesh and blood, and had been in Indonesia for thousands of years. This seemed to confuse George.
This was a show for the ages. The professor guest was one of the most gracious individuals I've ever heard on C2C, how he kept from losing it I don't know. If I can find an email address for him, I'm going to drop him a note telling him he must have the patience of a saint.
