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Sorry to blow the whistle on this, but this is an Urban legend altered from an American TV prog legend
www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/newlywed.htm
In late 1998, a Australian radio version of this legend began circulating on the Internet, attributed variously to an unidentified Sydney station, an unidentified Melbourne station, Waterbury WTIC 1050, and the Ian and Paul Show:
This story occurred on Melbourne radio last week. One of the FM stations has a competition where they ring someone up, ask them three personal questions, ring their spouse or partner, ask them the same three questions; if the answers are the same, the couple win a holiday to Bali. Last week the competition went like this:
Presenter: Gidday its XXX-FM, do you want to play the game?
Brian: Yeah, sure.
Presenter: O.K., Question 1 - When was the last time you had sex?
Brian: Ohhh, maaaate. Ha ha, well, about 8 o'clock this morning.
Presenter: And how long did it go for Brian?
Brian: Orrrrr . . . about 10 minutes.
Presenter: 10 minutes? Good one. And where did you do it mate?
Brian: Ohhhh maaaaate, I can't say that.
Presenter: There's a holiday to Bali at stake here Brian!
Brian: O.K. . . . O.K. . . . On the kitchen table.
Presenter: (and others in the room - much laughter) Good one Brian, now is it O.K. for us to call your wife?
Brian: Yeah, alright.
Presenter: Hi Sharelle, how are you?
Sharelle: Hi. Good, thanks.
Presenter: (Explains competition again.) We've got Brian on the other line. Say Hello.
Sharelle: Hi, Brian.
Brian: Hi, Sharelle.
Presenter: Now Sharelle, we're going to ask you the same three questions we asked Brian, and if you give the same answers, you win a trip for two to Bali.
Brian: Just tell the truth, Honey.
Sharelle: O.K.
Presenter: Sharelle, when was the last time you had sex?
Sharelle: Oohhhh, noooooo. I can't say that on radio.
Brian: Sharelle, it doesn't matter. I've already told them.
Sharelle: O.K. . . . About 8:00 this morning before Brian went to work.
Presenter: Good, nice start ! Next question: How long did it go for, Sharelle?
Sharelle: (giggling) About 12, maybe 15 minutes.
Co-Presenter: That's close enough. Brian was just being a gentleman.
Presenter: O.K. Sharelle, final question. Where did you do it?
Sharelle: Oh no, I can't say that. My mum could be listening. No way, no.
Presenter: There's a trip to Bali on the line here.
Brian: Sharelle, I've already told them so it doesn't matter anyway. Just tell 'em!
Sharelle: Ohhhh . . . alright . . . Up the arse!
Radio Silence
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Presenter: Sorry if anyone was offended before. We're going live here, and sometimes these things happen. We've given Brian and Sharelle the holiday. Now we'll take a music break.
This 'transcript' has been modified as it passed through various hands on the Internet:
The original (seen above) stars "Presenter," "Brian," and "Sharelle," with the prize set as a trip to Bali. Its language is amusingly Australian.
A further Bali version refers to the participants as "Host," "John," and either "Jen" or "Jan." It's often claimed this one came from WTIC 1050, an Australian radio station. The language of it sounds pure American. (Example: "Up the arse" is replaced with "in the ass." There are also none of those "Orrrrr" and "Ohhhh maaaaate" exclamations.) Moreover, there is no WTIC 1050 in Australia. Australian broadcast stations do not use the Wxxx format of station identification. Aussie radio stations use "xxx FM" as the ID, or 2xx AM (for New South Wales) or 3xx AM (for Victoria).
One last version fixes the broadcast to a show called "Mate Match" on a radio station in Chicago, WBAM-FM. (Which would be no mean feat — WBAM-FM is in Montgomery, Alabama.) The host is referred to as Edgar (sometimes just "DJ"), and the contestants (Brian and Sara) are vying for a trip to Disney World. Some forms of this piece go so far as to state the incident took place on 9 December 1998. (Which again would be no mean feat because the "Brian and Sharelle" version was scooting around the Internet weeks before that.)
www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/newlywed.htm
In late 1998, a Australian radio version of this legend began circulating on the Internet, attributed variously to an unidentified Sydney station, an unidentified Melbourne station, Waterbury WTIC 1050, and the Ian and Paul Show:
This story occurred on Melbourne radio last week. One of the FM stations has a competition where they ring someone up, ask them three personal questions, ring their spouse or partner, ask them the same three questions; if the answers are the same, the couple win a holiday to Bali. Last week the competition went like this:
Presenter: Gidday its XXX-FM, do you want to play the game?
Brian: Yeah, sure.
Presenter: O.K., Question 1 - When was the last time you had sex?
Brian: Ohhh, maaaate. Ha ha, well, about 8 o'clock this morning.
Presenter: And how long did it go for Brian?
Brian: Orrrrr . . . about 10 minutes.
Presenter: 10 minutes? Good one. And where did you do it mate?
Brian: Ohhhh maaaaate, I can't say that.
Presenter: There's a holiday to Bali at stake here Brian!
Brian: O.K. . . . O.K. . . . On the kitchen table.
Presenter: (and others in the room - much laughter) Good one Brian, now is it O.K. for us to call your wife?
Brian: Yeah, alright.
Presenter: Hi Sharelle, how are you?
Sharelle: Hi. Good, thanks.
Presenter: (Explains competition again.) We've got Brian on the other line. Say Hello.
Sharelle: Hi, Brian.
Brian: Hi, Sharelle.
Presenter: Now Sharelle, we're going to ask you the same three questions we asked Brian, and if you give the same answers, you win a trip for two to Bali.
Brian: Just tell the truth, Honey.
Sharelle: O.K.
Presenter: Sharelle, when was the last time you had sex?
Sharelle: Oohhhh, noooooo. I can't say that on radio.
Brian: Sharelle, it doesn't matter. I've already told them.
Sharelle: O.K. . . . About 8:00 this morning before Brian went to work.
Presenter: Good, nice start ! Next question: How long did it go for, Sharelle?
Sharelle: (giggling) About 12, maybe 15 minutes.
Co-Presenter: That's close enough. Brian was just being a gentleman.
Presenter: O.K. Sharelle, final question. Where did you do it?
Sharelle: Oh no, I can't say that. My mum could be listening. No way, no.
Presenter: There's a trip to Bali on the line here.
Brian: Sharelle, I've already told them so it doesn't matter anyway. Just tell 'em!
Sharelle: Ohhhh . . . alright . . . Up the arse!
Radio Silence
Advert
Presenter: Sorry if anyone was offended before. We're going live here, and sometimes these things happen. We've given Brian and Sharelle the holiday. Now we'll take a music break.
This 'transcript' has been modified as it passed through various hands on the Internet:
The original (seen above) stars "Presenter," "Brian," and "Sharelle," with the prize set as a trip to Bali. Its language is amusingly Australian.
A further Bali version refers to the participants as "Host," "John," and either "Jen" or "Jan." It's often claimed this one came from WTIC 1050, an Australian radio station. The language of it sounds pure American. (Example: "Up the arse" is replaced with "in the ass." There are also none of those "Orrrrr" and "Ohhhh maaaaate" exclamations.) Moreover, there is no WTIC 1050 in Australia. Australian broadcast stations do not use the Wxxx format of station identification. Aussie radio stations use "xxx FM" as the ID, or 2xx AM (for New South Wales) or 3xx AM (for Victoria).
One last version fixes the broadcast to a show called "Mate Match" on a radio station in Chicago, WBAM-FM. (Which would be no mean feat — WBAM-FM is in Montgomery, Alabama.) The host is referred to as Edgar (sometimes just "DJ"), and the contestants (Brian and Sara) are vying for a trip to Disney World. Some forms of this piece go so far as to state the incident took place on 9 December 1998. (Which again would be no mean feat because the "Brian and Sharelle" version was scooting around the Internet weeks before that.)
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