Thursday, September 14, 2006

TOP TEN #38: Journo Dirt Quiz

OK, so Labour is accused of corruption in the practice of doing their job and their retaliation is to dish dirt on the private lives of public figures. So why is this story getting coverage? Because the media compete for reasons to publish them!

So, if the media continue to distract themselves from the real issues of alleged corruption and misappropriation of funds, I will dish the dirt on the journalists who give the Don Brash marriage problems story oxygen.

As a shot over the bow, here is the Top Ten Journo Dirt Quiz. Simply list your answers in the comments. If anyone gets 100% of the answers correct I will announce the winner. In the meantime if any journo mentioned in this list delves into the private lives of any politician during that time I will confirm which answers are correct.

The Quiz

10. Which failed journalist collected dirt on officials and threatened to expose embarrassing sexual connections in order to get their current job?

9. Which young and hungry journo and closet fag had a ‘gaydar’ malfunction with a government press secretary and no longer gets juicy stories from the 9th Floor?

8. Which journo infamously entertained the Parliamentary Security in the CCTV Control Room by shagging a politician in the Speaker’s chair in the House of Representative? Points will be taken off if you name the politician!

7. Which scorned journo was caught ‘keying’ the car of another journo who ‘stole’ their partner?

6. Which journo slipped their class A drugs in a colleague’s jacket when Police visited a nightclub and was caught out by their colleague when the journo tried to recover their stash later?

5. Which journo was being chased by debt collectors for credit card debts to fund their drug addiction?

4. Which journo’s partner is a former prostitute?

3. Which journo shagged another married journo from a competing network in the toilets of a bar?

2. Which two journos ‘bumped’ into each other at a brothel?

1. Which journo gave their pregnant partner an STD?

The moral of the story is:
“Stick to the real issues, not silly gossip journalism!”

19 Comments:

Anonymous Mike said...

Let me have a guess...

10. Bill Ralston
9. Guyon Espiner
8. Jane Clifford
7. Audrey Young
6. Jonathan Milne
5. John Armstrong
4. Martin Kaye
3. Fran Mold
2. Lindsay Perigo & Mark Sainsbury
1. Jonathan Milne

I hope some of the journos cover the Don Brash thing so I know which ones are right!

9/14/2006 11:46:00 AM  
Blogger Bugger Me! said...

Fuck it, Martin Kay all the way! He's bound to be one of the answers!

9/14/2006 12:28:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Nah, Guyon Espiner! It has to be up his tree!

9/14/2006 02:53:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

when you say bumped into each other, are you implying the DVDA accidental contact?

9/14/2006 04:32:00 PM  
Anonymous guyon said...

I think Bernadine Oliver-Kirby is guilty of all of them!

9/14/2006 06:10:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey! Guyon Espiner, Fran Mold, Bernie Oliver Kirby, Simon Shallow and Susan Wood are covering the story. Are they any of the journos in the list?

9/14/2006 06:25:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

... add Hannah Hodson...

9/14/2006 06:39:00 PM  
Anonymous MagicFire said...

Here's another one:

"Which lightweight journalist and occasional 'Breakfast' guest is the son of former schoolteacher who molested an eight-year old schoolboy at Waikeria Primary School in 1971?"

I know that it's true, because I was the schoolboy.

9/14/2006 07:31:00 PM  
Anonymous The person over your shoulder said...

Frank, you don't know many journos, do you? Obviously you work for TVNZ.

I'll put you out of your misery. Here are the answers...

10. Bill Ralston
9. Guyon Espiner
8. Jane Young (and the Minister is married by the way)
7. Corrine Ambler
6. Oscar Alley
5. Vernon Small
4. David Young
3. Fran Mold
2. Barry Soper & Stephen Parker
1. Duncan Garner

Now, do you have the nerve to reveal that these answers are correct? Dare you to!

9/14/2006 07:33:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I can't believe anyone would shag number 3...no offence, I'm sure she's a lovely person, but come on...

9/14/2006 08:53:00 PM  
Blogger Frank ver Tank said...

Dear 'The person over your shoulder',

Sorry to break the bad news to you (but since that is your job you should have no problem with it) but you got two of the answers wrong.

Keep plugging away (since I know you are so good at that.)

And I hope you don't try anything nasty because I thought you were doing so well after your group therapy!

Regards,

Frank
(the person with their back to you)

9/14/2006 09:13:00 PM  
Blogger Murray said...

The answer to all of them is John Campbell incuding #2.

His ego is just that big.

9/14/2006 09:18:00 PM  
Anonymous spam said...

I'll add a questin: Which journalist swallowed Jason Little's goo?

9/14/2006 10:10:00 PM  
Blogger Neville said...

Is there no end to the scandal?

9/15/2006 12:57:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Neville, what's the story with your link? It doesn't work.

9/15/2006 03:17:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous 6.25pm

A better question is

Which journo caused a fight between her then husband and the then President of a left wing political party to which the beaten up President then had to appear shortly after on the show - one that she filled in for the main journo?

9/17/2006 10:08:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You Sillies. Fran's not married so she's not shagging "another married journo".
That's an old old story from the late 90s featuring someone who is no longer a political journo anyway, isn't it?

9/19/2006 04:52:00 PM  
Blogger Cripes said...

Hi there. WE WANT ANSWERS!! When will you display the answers - no one has been clever enough to get them all right yet.

9/26/2006 02:42:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What sometimes journo with a severe drinking problem used to pick up rent boys on K Road? His biggest worry is that Tommy H from South Island will reveal how old he really was at the time.

10/03/2006 11:53:00 AM  

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