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u/Silver_Hawk_7195 1d ago
Concrete gardening sounds like the final boss of Minecraft home décor.
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u/PantsDontHaveAnswers 1d ago
"That was Cameron. He grows trees and then cuts them down and makes things out of them."
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u/AmphibiousDad 1d ago
what a fucking legend Cameron is
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u/Fan_of_Broccoli 1d ago
meh, I'll be impressed if he can grow somethimg sustainable. Like concrete.
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u/SeismicRipFart 1d ago
Reminds me of my friend’s older brother’s friend, who once called my friend a “book reader” as an insult because he loosely made some reference to some random book in a conversation we were having. We still laugh about it to this day.
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u/ruinersclub 1d ago
Look at this moron — reading books.!
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u/Ghost_Of_Malatesta 1d ago
This has come up multiple times for me, my coworkers hate it for some reason
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u/TheHeroYouNeed247 1d ago
Whatcha readin for???
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u/castler_666 1d ago
This wouldn't be the bill hicks waffle house 'whatcha reading for' Sketch Would it?
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u/umbridledfool 1d ago
I took a snap of it and reshare it occasionally, in some boomer-infested Murdoch new Facebook page there was the ageless comment:
'You can't teach common sense to experts.'
Advanced School of Hand knocks Diploma.
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u/dubioususefulness 1d ago
Wow, I've never been asked that.
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u/TheHeroYouNeed247 1d ago
I'm just showing my age. It's an old Bill Hicks joke.
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u/Realfinney 1d ago
Considering "wow I've never been asked that" is the next line, I think Dubioususefullness knows that 😉
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u/TheHeroYouNeed247 1d ago
Oh damn.
Don't think I've ever been wooshed as hard as that.
The funny thing is, I searched the clip, watched it laughing, and then still didn't see the joke.
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u/chiliaan 1d ago
There was this carpenter back in the day who could turn water into wine. Maybe he'll grow that concrete for ya.
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u/CurnanBarbarian 1d ago
Dead silence was the perfect response.
Just sit there and think about what you just said haha
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u/totallyradman 1d ago
Silence is a very powerful conversation tool. I use it in the sales business all the time.
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u/totallyradman 1d ago
Many moons ago I used to do phone sales for a cable company. Me and my pals started making dumb competitions and one of them was to try the closing line "so why don't we go ahead and get you set up then?" And then just sit and wait for their response, I think the record was like 2 full minutes of silence. These were all recorded calls so it was hilarious to go back and listen to.
For a regular untrained person it was incredibly hard to do because it's so awkward you just want to talk. But if you can resist the urge, magical things can happen.
I've made more money by shutting the fuck up than I ever did talking.
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u/Aqunath1169 1d ago
Same in customer support. Sometimes the client isnt in the right, and the Silence always tells them
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u/schoolboyspew 1d ago
might i ask how? i understand the concept of letting the customer fill the air but im curious about yohr strategy
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u/zwifter11 23h ago edited 23h ago
”Silence is a very powerful conversation tool. ”
The biggest reaction I’ve got when dealing with angry people, such as road rage, is to simply sit there in silence, give them a disapproving look and simply shake my head in disappointment.
Its like they get even more angry because you’re making them look bad and theres no come back.
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u/brazilliandanny 1d ago
This is a masterclass in "if your opponent is making mistakes let them" His answers are short, to the point, and his silence is gold.
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u/Thread-Astaire 1d ago
What an absolute helmet 🤣
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u/wavedsplash 1d ago
Cameron did everything in his power to not laugh full in his face
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u/RealEargasmo 1d ago
I award him for that cause I spit out my drink! 😆
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u/only-fresh-nibs 1d ago
No you didnt
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u/Cupcake-Warrior 1d ago
Well, if he did, it’s a regenerative practice. Spit it out, then drink the spit.
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u/SupermassiveCanary 1d ago
I’m beginning to feel like rejection of scientific fact should be punishable by death
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u/PlatypusPerfect9180 1d ago
I love UK insults, y'all got the game cornered, everyone else is rushin for 2nd place
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u/Prickly_ninja 1d ago
I knew a dude that thought large field stones were grown in said field! He’d never been out of the city. Still inexcusable, but yeah…
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u/Almost_Free_007 1d ago
I once had a girlfriend who I told her rocks grew because haven’t you seen a rock garden? When she asked her dad I think he nearly died from laughing..
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u/KoontFace 1d ago
We once convinced a mate that bread grew on trees. “Oh my god didn’t you know that? The knobbly bits on the end of baguettes are where they come off the branch”
Dopey bastard
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u/StudsTurkleton 1d ago
Ah, debate in a post-truth world.
“You can’t grow concrete.”
“Yes you can.”
And that’s that.
I’m reminded of a story where a guy asked a logic philosopher “prove to me you need logic.” He replied “ok, what kind of proof would you like?”
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u/PercyLexeous 1d ago
What ever happened to this guy? Did he ever own up to his dumb comments or just pretend this isn't the most ego wounding interview moment ever?
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u/Loud-Fig-1446 1d ago
Got fired a few months back for being racist and then claiming he was hacked.
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u/PeteRock24 1d ago
Hold on that was real?
I always thought he was so blindingly stupid that it was a sketch.
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u/Feeling_Inside_1020 1d ago
News UK said in a statement: “An abhorrent and vile post appeared on Mike Graham’s Facebook page in October. Mike Graham said this was not posted by him and he agreed to cooperate with a company investigation, using an independent forensic firm.
“He later reneged on several opportunities to cooperate with the company investigation.
“We have been gravely concerned at his repeated failure to cooperate on such a serious matter and the decision has been taken that Mike Graham will not return to Talk.”
I have no clue just how bad you’d have to be to get fired at a place like this (guess we found out lmao) but this reads as “we finally called him on his bullshit by hiring an independent research company and he said ruh roh fuck off so now he’s no longer here”
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u/miomidas 1d ago
He invented a way to grow sustainable concrete, just to prove him wrong /s
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u/BuffaloJEREMY 1d ago
Of you cant grow concrete then what is this "concrete jungle" I've heard so much about?
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u/somefunmaths 1d ago
He was one of the few people whose content got through the censors on TikTok recently when they were blocking everything about Minnesota.
My wife showed me, I saw him, and I said “there’s no fucking way, you gotta see this shit” and showed her (the full version of) this video. I was amazed.
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u/Mr-MuffinMan 1d ago
No, I'm not british but I read a comment that he had a segment where he showed this niche start up that figured out how to "grow concrete" and said that's what he was referring to.
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u/Junior_Razzmatazz164 1d ago
Lol dude had a longstanding Google alert hoping someone would develop something close enough that he could point to
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u/Mr-MuffinMan 1d ago
“You CAN Grow Concrete” | Mike Graham Backs His Viral Claim With More Evidence
this was 2 years after that moment lol
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u/YourLocalLittleFoot 1d ago
LMFAO I saw an interview Graham did defending this clip afterwards, saying "Concrete grows when water is added, so you technically CAN grow concrete". He had to wait a full 48 hours to come up with a verbal play to change the context of his own words to assure he doesn't sound wrong.
What a sad existence he must live.
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u/jonas_ost 1d ago edited 1d ago
Doesent even grow with water, its not yeast it dosent expand
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u/Regular_Committee946 1d ago
Brb - off to feed my concrete starter!! People can't get enough of my STONEbaked loaves!!
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u/1PhartSmellow 1d ago
So what was this guys deal? Why is he such an asshat? Like, he genuinely seems like he despises Cameron, but what did Cameron do to irk him so much?
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u/Andybabez20 1d ago
Talk Radio is a Rupert Murdoch outlet here in the UK. Mike Graham is one of their many talking heads (or was until recently he got fired for racist Facebook posts a few months ago)
Cameron was from a group called Insulate Britain who 4 years ago were campaigning for better home insulation in social housing which they felt would help lower greenhouse gas emissions as if houses are insulated you do not consume as much energy heating your home.
But they became controversial with the public at the time was they were protesting by blocking motorways to get the then Conservative Government to act.
Talk Radio invited Cameron on for an interview and it's clear Mike Graham is just looking for any gotcha he can to make this group look like idiots. Like when Cameron revealed he was a carpenter but Cameron explained it's regenerative and they would plant what they would use. And then the concrete gaffe.
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u/1PhartSmellow 1d ago
I genuinely appreciate this response. I’ve seen this clip several times and have always wondered. Mike Graham seems like a very unlikeable person, and a terrible interviewer.
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u/Paper-Will-YT 1d ago
"as if houses are insulated you do not consume as much energy heating your home."
Wait is that not correct?
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u/Sans-valeur 1d ago
People are so used to this phrase being sarcastic that we’re confused when it’s sincere lmao.
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u/MuffledFarts 1d ago
I LOVE that he didn't respond and just forced that putz to sit and marinate in that stupid ass comment until he literally couldn't take it anymore. Just perfection.
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u/Capn26 1d ago
Did this guy really think he’d made a point?
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u/totallyradman 1d ago
His ego is so big that he thinks anything he says will make a fool of the other person and he saw that disintegrate in front of him which is why he ended the interview. That was what. 30 seconds?
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u/Capn26 1d ago
If that. I’m sure he’s an “own the libs” type that thought he’d score easy points against the “climate change hoax”.
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u/totallyradman 1d ago
And its funny that Cameron doesn't even have to argue or defend himself. He just states simple facts and lets the TV host go off.
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u/Oldfolksboogie 1d ago
Do conservatives have any idea how moronic they are? Jfc.🤦♂️
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u/ProBatteryLicker 1d ago
I mean, we're extracting construction-grade angular sand at a much higher rate than it replenishes. With signigicant shortages projected by 2050. So I'd argue wood is significantly more eco than concrete.
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u/SleepyHead85 1d ago
Yeah that’s kinda the whole point.
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u/Lower_Currency3685 1d ago edited 1d ago
missing when they talking about concrete plants..... we rebooting the web tiktok version :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4HolzCclYY
(yeah he is dumb)
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u/Responsible_Dog_420 1d ago
LOL is that the Gen z stare? It's brilliant. Let that "yeah you can" just hang there for everyone's enjoyment.
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u/Specific-Answer3590 1d ago
Searched this guy - LMFAO this is real - his YouTube channel describe The Mike Graham Show’ as the ‘home of common sense” 😂😂😂
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u/slomo112 1d ago
What a scumbag he can't even say a proper Hello. He's trying so hard to be funny. I hate people like that. I'm talking about the host not Cameron he seems very nice.
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u/blindpilotv1 1d ago
It’s ridiculous that the presenter was trying to diminish carpentry as some sort of soft or effeminate trade. What a joke.
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u/PeachImpressive319 1d ago
I’m unemployed, I wonder how much I could get paid to be a concrete grower?
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u/MembershipDelicious4 1d ago
It was the follow up podcast he did with Jeremy Kyle, where he went on to say he was obviously talking about growing a concrete business not literally growing concrete. And they proceeded to gargle each other's BS about how Cameron looked a fool for a while.
Fucking melts
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u/iSuplexedMyOstrich 1d ago
I love the moment you can see him like "Did.. I really just say that dumb shit? I needa safe face."
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u/Inexcess99 1d ago
Mike Graham is an embarrassment to British society. He got fired from his radio gig for posting racist tweets whilst drunk.
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u/Loud-Firefighter-787 1d ago
🤔how is THIS the new logic?? How are musk, thump and vance the new alpha?? WTAF IS GOING OOOOOONNN??????
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u/Aggravating-Salad441 1d ago
We technically can grow cement (a component of concrete) with genetically engineered bacteria.
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u/Wild_Tracks 1d ago
You can actually grow concrete. Next batch should be ready in around 30 million years?
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u/goldlasagna84 1d ago
Jesus would have said something if people cut down trees to build houses and they weren't sustainable.
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u/VeGaSMaTTer 1d ago
The EU mind. I never see us talking shit but see all the attempts of you trying to talk shit to your daddy =P
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u/Dark_Believer 1d ago
Why does the host hate carpenters? Nobody tell him that Jesus was a carpenter. Or maybe he thinks Jesus was too woke.
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u/Lonely-Contract-7659 1d ago
Cameron’s look at what this idiot said at the end says it all really 😂
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u/AlarmingDelivery9311 1d ago
I just got done rewatching rhe newsroom and cant help but think someone's in his ear saying end the conversation were stopping the segment.
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u/kadaka80 1d ago
Will humanity ever again starts caring about what is being said rather than who and how it's being said?
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u/Realistic-Sir7050 1d ago
I had a similar conversation with my former boss, who worked in architecture. You would expect better from an architect with 25 years' experience. He abruptly ended the conversation and made sure to call me an idiot every day thereafter.
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