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Friday, December 26, 2003
What about the Figgy Pudding? o well, we here at Quest Quips hope you had some happy holidays and wish you a happy New Year! Liz clippped this for us and i'm posting it. Thanks, Liz. AMERICAN MORNING A Look at Traditional English Christmas Aired December 25, 2003 - 07:38 ET THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. JACK CAFFERTY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Time now for one of our most popular features on AMERICAN MORNING, no matter what time of the year it is. It's a fairly regularly scheduled trip across the Atlantic to London and my pal Richard Quest. He's over there this morning and he's going to tell us a little about how they do a traditional English Christmas -- Richard, nice to have you with us. Merry Christmas. What have you got? RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Season's greetings to you, Jack. Now then, what is one of those? Hah! No, it's not an implement that should be used somewhere else. It is a Christmas cracker, the sort of thing that you pull on Christmas lunch. Now, normally you pull it with a friend. Well, I managed to find one friend -- you couldn't be here to join me, so I'm joined by one of my colleagues, Diana. Now, look at this. We're now going to -- this is how you do it. This is the thing. You basically pull the Christmas cracker. I lost. But never mind. For the purposes of this I won. CAFFERTY: Wow. Now, what's in there after you bust it apart? QUEST: I've had to break another one. What you've basically got in here is a little bit of a present. CAFFERTY: OK. QUEST: A glow in the dark, a cheap little nasty toy. CAFFERTY: OK. QUEST: This is what you really want, though, Jack. This. CAFFERTY: Well, now that -- that adds a little something, Richard. Much better. QUEST: All right, now, and a joke. Here we go. Are you ready for this, Jack? Why is the sky so high? CAFFERTY: I don't know. QUEST: So that the birds don't bump their heads. CAFFERTY: Good answer. QUEST: Right. Now, with all of this, you need some food. CAFFERTY: OK. QUEST: What, forget that -- you have turkey on Thanksgiving, we have turkey on Christmas Day. But then afterwards, bring on the dessert. Diana's doing sterling service here. It's amazing what you can get these days. Look at these two, Jack. This is a Christmas pudding. Times are hard at Time Warner, so we've only managed to buy one minced pie. CAFFERTY: I was going to say, there's not much food there. QUEST: Well, you know, shareholders and profits, don't you know? CAFFERTY: Oh, yes. QUEST: This is the big one because what you do here is you pour brandy over it, heat it up, set it on fire. And minced pies, which are a peculiar British-English thing. There's no mince meat in them. It's actually just fruit. And that's what people eat. So, now, Jack, I've got me hat, I've got me Christmas pudding, I've got me minced pie, now I'm ready. It's three o'clock Christmas afternoon. CAFFERTY: OK. QUEST: Time for Her Majesty to call on. CAFFERTY: Right. Every year the queen gives... QUEST: Is that it? CAFFERTY: Yes. She gives a Christmas message every year. I am familiar with that. What's she going to talk about? QUEST: Well, we never really know what the queen is going to say. I can guarantee she will be telling us to count our blessings. There will also, no doubt, be a healthy dose of, "It has been an eventful year," and, finally, I can guarantee, Jack, she will wish us all a very happy Christmas. CAFFERTY: Merry Christmas to you, Richard Quest. And don't forget to take the hat off before you leave the building. QUEST: Thank you, Jack. CAFFERTY: All right. Friday, February 06, 2004
Richard Gets It Off His Chest And Reveals Sticky Fingers JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: It's been a few weeks since we've gone across the pond to check in with my pal, Richard Quest, over there in London, but he's on the satellite this morning. And, Richard, the colonies have been fixated on Janet Jackson's breast for the last week or so. Did that thing get any play over there, if you pardon the expression? RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, playing with Janet Jackson -- yes, you get the idea, Jack. And no -- I mean, it was a big story when it actually happened and there was the costume malfunction, but the fact is that since then we have left it up to the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) in other parts of the world to be fixated with mammaries. And there's a very good reason for that, Jack. Let me show you this morning's "Sun" newspaper. CAFFERTY: How do you know? QUEST: First of all, you see -- well, I've done -- look, if I can be a little bit crude. CAFFERTY: Go ahead. QUEST: I've done a nipple count in this morning's "Sun" newspaper. CAFFERTY: Yes? What did you come up with? QUEST: I came up with at least 30. So, you see, when you bear in mind that you can buy this on every British newsstand. I would open this page and give you a little bit... CAFFERTY: No, no, no, no, ah! We could lose the whole -- I mean, we can be gone. They could take us off the air, and we'd never back again. It would be the end of CNN as we know it. Thirty nipples in "The Sun," one of them on TV in this country, and, as I said, life came to a screeching halt. All right, on the stuff either stolen from or left behind in hotel rooms, I know you know a lot about at least one of those categories. QUEST: Ah, Jack! Let me show you the latest survey that shows what people take from hotel bedrooms. Now, obviously, the key thing that people are always stealing is the bathrobes. Well, people always take those and, of course, the hotel charges you for them. They've got wise to that. But people are also taking large amount of towels. The Marriott Hotel, before anybody thinks we nipped this, they kindly lent us them from one of London's hotel. But... CAFFERTY: He's like Lawrence of Arabia. QUEST: Yes, thank you. But look at what I've got in my swag bag, big expensive ashtrays. People are always stealing those. Those nice kettles that you get in hotels to make that morning cup have tea, people always want to take them. How about a hair dryer? Apparently, this is about 40 percent of people take hair dryers. They give you those nice little amenity things. What they don't expect you to do is make off with the brush that's in the bathroom. People take toilet... CAFFERTY: You stole everything but the furniture your last trip. QUEST: Ah, hang on. The most unusual thing, obviously people sometimes take toilet paper, but how about this? One person actually made off with the lavatory seat. CAFFERTY: That's lovely. BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Nice. CAFFERTY: Put the lid down. HEMMER: That's you, Quest. CAFFERTY: All right, what about stuff people leave in hotel rooms? QUEST: Well, people leave all sorts of odd things in hotel rooms. For instance, one person left their false teeth. People regularly leave artificial limbs, toothpaste. And best of all, 6 percent of people in worldwide hotels left a family member behind. CAFFERTY: Well, but that might have been on purpose. That might not have been accidental. QUEST: Never you mind where you have left your wife this week. CAFFERTY: Do you have any -- I saw eyeballs on the list. Do have any eyeballs with you? QUEST: No eyeballs. Just a toilet seat. It's a bit like Mary Poppins in here. I just keep digging in further deeper. HEMMER: Keep going. CAFFERTY: All right, Richard, nice to see you. Don't be a stranger. We'll talk to you soon. Richard Quest "Over There." Thursday, August 07, 2003
Is any one still reading this blog? Oh,well, I'm still keeping an eye out for our boy. He's finally popped up again on American TV on August 1, 2003 in a segment I"ll call "Richard as a Tenner is a Winner" Actually, he checked in on American Morning and told Jack Cafferty: JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: A British airline is causing a big to-do with an ad promoting "weapons of mass distraction," or, as some might call them, "WMDDS." Richard Quest explains now, as we check in, in London, and see what's happening "Over There." We missed you the last couple of weeks. Good to have you back with us. What are these "WMDDS" all about? I think I know. RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I will explain that close to your heart in a moment, Jack. But two subjects that you will find of interest. First of all, you recognize one of these, of course. This is... CAFFERTY: The Benjamin. QUEST: The Benjamin, absolutely. Now, you'll remember the huge fuss when his face got very large on the $100 bill. Needless to say, I had to scout around the back at CNN around here to find one of those. Well, now there's a fuss over the British -- hey, there aren't many going around these days. CAFFERTY: Yes. QUEST: Look, there was a huge fuss, because a new survey about the British 10 pound note as to whose face, perhaps instead of her majesty, people wanted to see on the 10 pound bill. Guess who came No. 1? CAFFERTY: Who? I don't know. I have no idea. QUEST: Well, if you were to replace, people said they would like to see instead of anybody else, they wanted to see the British footballer, now playing for Spain, David Beckham. CAFFERTY: Ah, all right. QUEST: So, we'll show you what that looks like. This is David... CAFFERTY: Well, you've got to admit, he's a little better looking than the queen. QUEST: Well, he's got a few less wrinkles and his hair probably is a little more permed than her majesty's. CAFFERTY: That's part of it. QUEST: Also, the people said who they wanted to see was Winston Churchill. CAFFERTY: Yes. QUEST: They said Shakespeare. They wouldn't mind seeing him. They did not want the British prime minister, Tony Blair, although I have to say there is absolutely no danger of that happening. CAFFERTY: No. QUEST: Personally -- personally, I think this 10 pound note is the best one. This one, of course, has my good self. CAFFERTY: Oh, please! With that picture, it's a 2 pound note. QUEST: I think it's got a certain charm. It's a distinctive -- can't you see it? Friday, June 20, 2003
Richard's Gone Potty Over Harry Potter Richard visits a bookstore to report on Pottermania that's taken hold of the world during his "Over There" segment on today's CNN American Morning program. JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: Harry Potter fans barely able to contain themselves this day, as they count down to the magic moment, 12:01 a.m. tomorrow. That's when "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" will finally be available to the general public. It's a perfect time to go "Over There" to the birthplace of Harry Potter mania and check with our man, Richard Quest, wizards among Muggles at a London bookstore. Good morning, my friend. How are you? RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I'm in a bookstore, Jack. We've got to keep it down a bit. It's the sort of place where you -- look, I've got a little secret for you! There it is! There it is, an entire box of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." And I promise you, it says here, "Not for display or sale until the 21st of June." That is midnight tonight London time. It is more that my job is worth, and certainly more than yours, for me to open that box and reveal any of the secrets within. But, 13 million copies of that book have since been printed, distributed around the world, and from New Zealand through Asia right away across Europe, and at midnight tonight that goes on sale. It will make J.K. Rowling one of the wealthiest women on earth worth nearly half-a-billion dollars in all. CAFFERTY: Just off this one book? Or is that the total take from all of the Harry Potter books? How big a deal is this? CAFFERTY: This deal is huge. No, that's the total take from all of the books. Anything gets sold some 200 million copies of the editions or copies of the book over the previous four editions. Remember, they are the "Philosopher's Stone," "The Chamber of Secrets," "The Prisoner of Azkaban," and, of course, "The Goblet of Fire." I bet you couldn't have done that so quickly. If you take all of those together and you put it in the worldwide context, these books have been translated into 55 languages, and they are available just about everywhere on the globe. And that is why the Harry Potter phenomenon is so significant. That is why this is the biggest publishing event in history. CAFFERTY: Richard? QUEST: And to put it in full context for you... CAFFERTY: Richard? QUEST: ... the full context, context, Jack, this has got nearly more... CAFFERTY: Richard? QUEST: ... words than the Bible. CAFFERTY: Richard, why are you shouting? ANDY SERWER, "FORTUNE" MAGAZINE: He's in a bookstore. You can't... CAFFERTY: I thought you were in a bookstore? SERWER: You can't do that. CAFFERTY: You're supposed to be quiet. QUEST: Because it's the one and only chance I'll ever get the chance to shout in a bookstore! Thursday, August 08, 2002
Richard is full of beans ...as we learn from this 7/12/02 transcript of Richard's appearance on CNN's American Morning with Paula Zahn. QUEST: Hinds Baked Beans, are you familiar with baked beans over there? I think you are. CAFFERTY: I have a passing acquaintance with them, yes. QUEST:Right. Well, more like they have a passing acquaintance with you after you have eaten them. CAFFERTY: A passing acquaintance, if you will get my drift. QUEST: Right. Now, they have got the perfect recipe for making baked beans on toast, which is a great British delicacy. Firstly, you must ensure that the... CAFFERTY: It's a delicacy? QUEST: ... toast is the -- oh, yes. We're going to make... CAFFERTY: Beans on toast is a delicacy over there? QUEST: Listen, I grew up on this stuff, which probably explains a lot. The toast must be the right thickness, butter, never margarine, and then you must heat the beans, not in a microwave. Listen, this research cost the best part of $150,000. Finally, you spoon -- spoon the beans onto the toast in a nice, liberal fashion. Listen, you wonder why my country lost the empire. CAFFERTY: So as I understand it... QUEST: You then... CAFFERTY: ... in order to make great beans and toast, the first thing you do is make some toast, and then you put some beans on them. Is that basically how it works? QUEST: It's the temperature. CAFFERTY: Yes. QUEST:It's the temperature and the consistency, and that is the perfect British tea for the average English school child. Next, I'll show you how to whip up a souffle before tea time. CAFFERTY: You -- I'll bet you can't spell souffle. Can you spell souffle? QUEST:I'll bet I can't cook one either. S-O-U-F-F-L-E with a funny thing over the top. CAFFERTY: There you go. You got it. Richard, have a great weekend. I'll talk to you next Friday. QUEST: Have a good one. Wednesday, July 10, 2002
Oh Behave, Richard! On Friday June 28, 2002, Richard checked in from across the pond with CNN AMERICAN MORNING WITH PAULA ZAHN Anchor Jack Cafferty spoke with Richard about the upcoming James Bond 40th Anniversary celebration and Richard revealed some 007 talents of his own.
Tuesday, October 07, 2003
Richard Goes Tit for Tat Before Richard landed in LA for the CA gubernatorial election, he personally stopped in NY to taunt Jack Cafferty on the 10/3/03 edition of American Morning QUEST: Now, what is it about Americans, politicians and sex? In Britain, if a politician gets done for something sexual -- and we had it in Lord Parkinson (ph) some years ago with a love child -- you resign, you go into the wilderness for a few years and you're rehabilitated and you're brought back. In Italy, you actually get promoted, of course. CAFFERTY: Slapping people on the bottom is a national pastime in Italy. QUEST: There is a law against it, but it's one of those laws that is broken in the breach. CAFFERTY: Yes. QUEST: However, let's take Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister. BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Francois Mitterrand for years was rumored to be with his mistress, correct? QUEST: Absolutely. And there are rumors -- rumors, rumors, I'm not saying anything definite there, but there are rumors -- about Messier Chirac, the current president of France, may have been dallying. CAFFERTY: Oh, right. O'BRIEN: But isn't there a huge difference between -- sorry to interrupt -- between dallying and grabbing women's breasts who aren't interested in dallying, right? QUEST: Americans have an obsession with women's breasts. In the rest of the world, they shuck off their tops and lie on a beach. HEMMER: You had to fly from London on the Concorde to tell us that? QUEST: Everywhere else they go topless. CAFFERTY: I'm not old enough to be listening to this stuff about people lying on a beach without any clothes on. QUEST: At your age, Jack, it can't be good for you. CAFFERTY: Yes. I've got to do a couple of e-mails. You're going out to California. We'll look forward to your reports on the election next week. QUEST: Absolutely. CAFFERTY: Thanks, Richard. Friday, September 20, 2002
Temper, Temper Richard On today's CNN This American Morning with Paula Zahn, Richard was rather snappish whilst reporting on the fox hunt protests in London. Let's listen in, shall we? QUEST: Right. Tally ho! Yes, 300,000 protesters from the countryside alliance, the so-called Green Wellington Brigade. You know, they wear Barbour coats, green wellies and a flat gap (ph). They are going to... CAFFERTY: What are wellies? QUEST: You know, wellies -- Wellington boots. You wear them on your -- gun boots. CAFFERTY: Why don't you just say "boots" -- "green boots." QUEST: Well, we call them "wellies," and you'll just have to lump it. CAFFERTY: Oh. QUEST: The fact is, they're going to be in London mixing with those horrible urban folk, who are grubby and rather nasty, and they're going to take over London, because they want to protest... And the interesting thing, and we're going to be looking for, to see whether Camilla Parker Bowles, Prince Charles' -- what are we calling her at this point? CAFFERTY: Friend. QUEST: Mistress. CAFFERTY: Friend. QUEST: Prince Charles' mistress. Call a spade a shovel, Jack. CAFFERTY: Yes. Careful. QUEST: She is going -- he doesn't want -- even though he supports fox hunting, he doesn't want her to go, because it's a political debate. She will probably turn up. There will be hundreds of thousands of them cluttering up the streets. They should stay in the countryside shoveling manure where they normally are. CAFFERTY: Also, there would be a risk if she went that the hounds would tree the wrong prey. QUEST: I knew you were going to suggest that somebody might jump on her back and ride around. Thursday, May 09, 2002
CNN's American Morning Host, Jack Cafferty, confirms Richard's manic side In February 2002, Jack Cafferty and Paula Zahn hosted American Morning on CNN and asked Richard about some of the top stories across the ocean in England. JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: Welcome back to AMERICAN MORNING. Every Friday on this broadcast at roughly this time we swing across the pond and check in with my friend Richard Quest, who's the fine CNN correspondent in our London bureau to find out what it is the folks over on Fleet Street have their knickers all in a knot about. What are the - what are the foreign newspapers up in arms about besides somebody stealing your cell phone? RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Important stuff this Jack, why stealing one of these could put you in prison for a very long time indeed. Now, mobile phones, Jack, has become an epidemic in Britain. Over a million phones a year are actually stolen, and Britain's top judge has now said mobile phone muggers must go to jail. What this means is anybody caught stealing a mobile phone is virtually guaranteed 18 months in a British prison. If violence is involved, then they get five years in a British prison. CAFFERTY: Richard, you guys have any like real crime over there? QUEST: Well it's serious business. A woman was shot in the head and left for virtually dead just because she could get rid of a mobile phone. ... CAFFERTY: The other big item is whether Gerhard Schroeder dyes his hair... QUEST: This is serious stuff. Gerhard Schroeder, the German Chancellor. Now that's what he looked like on the last - you can see what he looked like earlier this year. That's what he looks like now. The question is does he dye his hair? Well last night, of course, the Chancellor Schroeder was at the White House with President Bush, part of a visit to Washington. And everyone - now Mr. Schroeder is very sensitive about this. He's threatened to sue people who claim that he does dye his hair. He says no, I don't. It's just a natural change. CAFFERTY: Yes. Right. QUEST:Of course, many people do dye their hair. Now Jack, look men of a certain age, I'm not saying you, men of a certain age need a little bit of help. So Jack, there's nothing to be frightened, nothing to be ashamed about, but this bought just up the road [Richard holds up box of hair dye]. I'm sure this will do very nicely. Jack, don't worry, this won't hurt a bit. CAFFERTY: All right Richard, call us when you get straightened out, will you? We'll talk to you next Friday. Thank you. Richard Quest live in our London bureau, obviously forgetting to take his medication, which he's supposed to take every Wednesday - Paula. PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: But I don't see any gray hairs in the head. I don't know what he's talking about. Thursday, February 10, 2005
Thanks to CHRISTINA (sorry about the typo yesterday, love) shares this bit from CNN's "American Morning" program. HEMMER: Jack's back now with more on the surprise announcement from Britain's Prince Charles. It crossed, what, about two hours ago, I think? CAFFERTY: Yes, something like that. The heir to the British throne is going to marry his longtime partner -- there's an interesting word, "partner" -- Camilla Parker-Bowles. The wedding to take place on April 8th. The queen has blessed the couple, saying she's very happy that they will marry. They have been living together, so she's probably relieved they're finally going to make it legit, you know what I mean. Prince Charles and Parker-Bowles will be married in a civil ceremony at Windsor Castle. And CNN's Richard Quest is live in front of Buckingham Palace, which is as close as they'll let him get to that building, with more on this momentous announcement that's got them all a-twitter over there in the British Isles. Good morning, my friend. RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning to you, Jack. I refuse to let you poor cold water on this royal wedding announcement this morning. Well, you know, let's face it, there is to be a wedding, and I agree, it is a controversial wedding, and probably the British nation is pretty split over whether it should go ahead. But one thing we know this morning, Jack, is that there will be no Queen Camilla. And she will become after the marriage "her royal highness." So she gets that part of the title. The Duchess of Cornwall, because Charles is also the Duke of Cornwall. And then when Charles becomes king after the queen passes on, then she becomes the prince's consort. So what we have here for those of us that take a great interest, this is a fascinating example, Jack, of the new and the traditional, a way of being acceptable, a way of turning things around that will allow Charles, who's always said his relationship with Camilla is nonnegotiable, to finally get wed. CAFFERTY: What about the Church of England, Richard? Both of these people are divorced. For many Anglicans, divorce is an issue. In the event that the prince becomes the king, he also becomes the head of the church. Is that going to be any kind of a problem going forward? Or do they do like they do in this country, when the people are famous enough, they kind of figure out a way around it? QUEST: I'm afraid that's exactly what they've done. There was no chance necessarily of them actually getting wed in a church. So as you say, they've found a way around it. There will be a civil ceremony at Windsor Castle, and then they will be blessed. Listen to the phrase. It's been called "a service of prayer and dedication" by the archbishop of Canterbury, Roan Williamson (ph), and he basically will have this service after they've already been married. He has said -- and remember the Church of England, Charles is head of the church -- they're walking this very, very delicate balance. He's said he's pleased that the parties have decided to take this important step, and that they will provide a source of comfort and strength to each other. So you're right, Jack, there were no easy answers for Charles and Camilla once they decided to get wed. What they've done is come up with this interesting halfway house -- prince's consort, services of prayer and dedication. And finally now they have to hope that the British people will sign up to it all. CAFFERTY: What do you know about this common conventional wisdom that Camilla Parker-Bowles actually helped Prince Charles find an acceptable wife back when he was courting Lady Diana, and that he proposed to Diana in Camilla Parker-Bowles vegetable garden? I want to track this fact down and see if we can get this thing verified. This is important stuff. QUEST: All right. The second bit isn't true. The second bit you can forget about that bit. I know that is not where he proposed. It was at somebody's country home where they finally proposed. It had nothing to do with that. The first bit, there's a grain of truth. I'm not going to let you get scurrilous on this, Jack. There is a grain of truth in it, that Camilla Parker-Bowles felt that Princess Diana was the right woman, and basically said to him. But don't forget, when that happened, she was already married to Colonel Parker-Bowles. So it wasn't like, you know, she was doing something untoward, as you're suggesting. CAFFERTY: Yes, Heaven forbid. None of that stuff ever happens. Richard, it's a pleasure to talk to you, my friend. Thanks for the report. Big story over there, big story over here. The question of the day actually has to do with the announcement of the impending nuptials. Should Camilla Parker-Bowles be the next queen of England? If he's going to be the next queen -- king, excuse me, if he's going to be the next king, why shouldn't she be the next queen? HEMMER: And if she's not the next queen, who is? Who's next in line. CAFFERTY: I guess there wouldn't be any. I don't know, unless one of those Nazi shirt-wearing kids of his gets married or something. HEMMER: It's only 7:20. CAFFERTY: I wonder how she gets along with the boys. HEMMER: They first in 1999, only six years ago. CAFFERTY: The boys, yes? I wonder how she reacted to that picture of him in that storm trooper shirt. A lot of unanswered questions. I love the vegetable garden. O'BRIEN: Shot down though, but a good story nonetheless. CAFFERTY: It is a good story. O'BRIEN: Thanks, Jack. Tuesday, September 16, 2003
Richard Should Really Beware the Old Showbiz Admonition about working with Children and Animals... Interacting with an animal two weeks in a row is one week too many, but our boy can't help it. On the 9/12/03 edition of CNN American Morning, Richard reports in with a duck at his side. At least it wasn't on his head.. JACK CAFFERTY: Now, there's an old piece of conventional wisdom that says "When a duck quacks, there is no echo." And I guess you found people over there to try and prove whether that's true or not? QUEST: It's one of the biggest Trivial Pursuit questions in life, small t, small p, that when a duck quacks there is no echo. Well, meet Desmond -- Desmond, who is joining us to talk about this, this morning. CAFFERTY: Desmond? QUEST: Yes, Desmond. He looks like a duck, he walks like a duck, and guess what? He quacks like it. (UNINTELLIGIBLE). CAFFERTY: Do you guys have those AFLAC commercials over there? I bet you the AFLAC duck, do you have those on British television? QUEST: No, we don't have that. But what we do have is a quacking duck, and researcher Professor Trevor Cox (ph) has investigated as to whether Desmond actually has an echo. CAFFERTY: Yes. QUEST: And what he's discovered is that when put in the right circumstances, like the Royal Albert Hall, you have an echo of a duck quack. CAFFERTY: Yes. Why do we care? QUEST: Well, this is what life's about, Jack. This is important stuff. CAFFERTY: Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot. Friday, June 13, 2003
Having a Cuppa With Richard Richard teaches us the proper way to drink tea in Britain on today's Over There report on "CNN American Morning" QUEST: A new Web site that has got absolutely Britain talking by storm. It's called "a nice cup of tea and to sit down." Now, we really must get used to this, because there's nothing better in Britain than a nice cup of tea. CAFFERTY: I thought you knew how to drink tea. Why do you need a Web site to teach you how to drink tea and cookies? QUEST: Ah, tea and cookies. This is what we're -- Mrs. Miggins (ph) here who has decided to bring the tea in. Thank you very much. And we've got the cookies. Very kind. There we are. Now, the issue is: What makes a nice cookie? Do you want a chocolate cookie, do you want a custard cream? CAFFERTY: Yes. QUEST: By the way, hundreds of thousands of people vote on this every week on this Web site. Or would you like a bourbon biscuit? CAFFERTY: Yes, the chocolate. QUEST: And then... CAFFERTY: I want chocolate. Show me how it's done. QUEST: Now, then -- ah, you know that we were going with this. That's the big issue: Should you be dunking biscuits? If you dunk that, you see, it holds its own. CAFFERTY: Right. QUEST: But if you dunk this one, then, of course, it all ends up as a big soggy mess. That's the way it looks. CAFFERTY: The little crumbs come off and go in the bottom of the cup, right, which is disgusting when you get to the bottom of the tea cup? QUEST: Nothing nicer than a nice cup of tea. Thursday, February 20, 2003
CNN.com - Transcripts Part II of last week's Over There report on This American Morning: Richard Quest : Jack, in the next 24 hours, though, there will be a huge demonstration, possibly up to half-a-million people expected. It's an anti-war, or more properly, stop the war demonstration that takes place through London. And already, Jack -- this wouldn't be Britain if the tabloids, the tabloid newspapers, and with it being Valentine's Day. Look at this, Jack. This is from the "Daily Mirror." It is Tony Blair and George Bush... PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Oh, my gosh! QUEST: ... "Make Love, not War," This is setting the tone for what we expect to be the demonstration. Stop chortling. It's serious stuff. CAFFERTY: That's disgusting. ZAHN: Hey, Richard? Richard, our headline is better than your headline. Look at the one Jack's holding. CAFFERTY: Yes. ZAHN: Oh, you can't see it, but he can read it to you. CAFFERTY: (UNINTELLIGIBLE), this is the "New York Post," and it says, "U.N. Meets," and then sitting around... ZAHN: Go in tight. CAFFERTY: Yes. Can you get in tight on this? ZAHN: Tight, tight, tight, tight. CAFFERTY: Keep going. ZAHN: There we go. CAFFERTY: There are two weasels at the table. These would be the representatives of Germany and France. Tuesday, June 04, 2002
What Does Richard Play with While He's in the Bath? On March 1, 2002, reporting from London, Richard tells Paula Zhan and Jack Cafferty about the popularity of Enron memorabilia QUEST: There are some promotional Enron giftware and goods. Things like Enron rubber ducks. So, Jack, you and Paula, pool your vast resources, tell me how much you want me to bid, and maybe next ... CAFFERTY: Those ... QUEST: ... week here in front of me, I'll have a little Enron rubber duck. CAFFERTY: Are those the same Enron rubber ducks that Skilling played with in the bathtub? QUEST: We don't want to know what Mr. Skilling was playing with in the bathtub. CAFFERTY: I guess you're right ... (CROSSTALK) CAFFERTY: ... there. Yes I lost my head. (CROSSTALK) CAFFERTY: You're absolutely right. Let's proceed. QUEST: Well maybe he was - but no, let's leave that where it lies. I need my job. Thursday, June 05, 2003
How Do You Say "Richard's Back in Top Form" in Swahili? Cause he is, he really is. Sample this report he shared regarding the British royals during the 5/30/03 edition of CNN American Morning JACK CAFFERTY asks What's this thing now about Camilla Parker-Bowles, who was the scandal of the royal family for so many years? All of a sudden the queen wants her to drop by and have a cookie. QUEST: This is important. On Monday, it is the 50th anniversary of the queen's coronation. That's when they put the crown actually on her head, even though her father had died some 18 months previously. Now, we will, of course, be live at Buckingham Palace on Monday, and I'll be telling you all about that on Monday. However, Camilla, who had been shunned... CAFFERTY: Something to look forward to, isn't it? QUEST: Yes, indeed. Camilla had been shunned by the queen until now, has been given an invitation as Charles' companion. She's not been invited as in her own right like she was to the queen mother's funeral. She will sit not next to Charles. She'll actually sit about sort of three rows behind, somewhere near the stalls, probably with a large pillow hiding her out of the way of the cameras. But at least she will be there. One other bit of royalty to bring you this morning. These are the latest pictures of Prince William. They are in all of the national newspapers. They celebrate the fact that he is 21 years old or will be soon. Look at those socks! How about that for a pair of socks? Prince William says he is learning Swahili. He doesn't like wearing a kilt because he finds it a bit drafty. And that when he goes dancing... CAFFERTY: Well, that's more than I want to know about him, you know? QUEST: Well, and when he goes dancing with girls, they tend to spin out across the floor. A quick bit of Swahili for you. CAFFERTY: OK, good. QUEST: Nawadmi noweyana illecua mowena nichea bia (ph), which basically means, my grandmother... CAFFERTY: What does that mean? Check, please? QUEST: No, it means, "my grandmother used to own this country." Tuesday, February 11, 2003
LIKE MIKE: THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE... ER...UM...MOTTLED! On the February 7, 2003 edition of CNN American Morning, Richard shared Briton reaction to the broadcast of the now-infamous interview with Michael Jackson. JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: Michael's world and welcome to it, strange place that it may be to some. The controversial king of pop, Michael Jackson, had a documentary made. He gave the filmmaker access to his personal life for a couple of months. The program aired here on ABC last night. It first aired Monday in Britain, and people are still talking about it there. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I felt quite sorry for him, I have to say. And I think I can understand why -- I think you got more of an insight into why he is like he is. So, I have to say I felt a lot of sympathy for him, but I still think he's an oddball. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I didn't think he's changed that much. I mean, he's still the king of pop, and he is a bit, you know, up the scales in his weirdness. (END VIDEO CLIP) CAFFERTY: I feel sorry for him, but he's a bit of an oddball. It's an interesting assessment. For more on the fallout from Michael Jackson's remarks, as we continue to beat this story into submission, let's go "Over There." It is Friday, you know, and time for my friend, Richard Quest, who joins us from London. Good morning, sir. RICHARD QUEST, CNNI CORRESPONDENT: Tawdry television! CAFFERTY: Yes, we live on that stuff, don't we? QUEST: Well, that's what Michael Jackson's lawyers and PR people are describing the program called "Living With Michael Jackson." He regards it as a gross distortion of the truth, a travesty of the truth. And what we have really seen all week amidst the serious of Iraq, the tragedy of the shuttle, the whole panoply of other stories, Britain has been talking, like you are now talking, about Michael Jackson. In this morning's papers, he's a "perfect dad," says the mum of two of Michael Jackson's children. "Jackson: 'I was betrayed" in another paper. I'll tell you, Jack, this one just goes on and on, but what we also know is that Jackson's PR people and his lawyers are watching all television coverage very closely to make sure that none of us cross the line and perhaps say things that might get us all in very deep water. CAFFERTY: Let me ask you a question. This is a guy who arguably has been accused of bizarre behavior for the better part of his adult life. There are sealed court records in California, where an out-of- court settlement was made against a kid whose family alleged some improper behavior. There is this famous scene about hanging his kid over the balcony from a hotel. If he gives a filmmaker access to his private life for two months, what in the hell did he expect might be shown on television? QUEST: And let's face it. If merely having weird behavior in our adult life was an offense, you and I would have some serious problems as well. This went... CAFFERTY: Well, you would. Ohhh, rude burn, Jack! But our man recovered nicely with QUEST: Thank you. This went further than that, Jack Monday, February 03, 2003
Richard the Blunt Richard was in a "tell it like it is" mood during his "Over There" segment report on Friday, January 31, 2003's broadcast of CNN This American Morning. CAFFERTY: All right. That's fair enough. Now, let's move on to the juicier part of this report which would be the scandal that you're talking about. I just can't wait. QUEST: She was a strumpet. (LAUGHTER) CAFFERTY: What is a strumpet? I think I know. QUEST: Well, it's a word I can't use on family television... CAFFERTY: Yes. Yes, I was right. QUEST: ... and in a variety of -- variety of words I can't. Wallis -- Wallis Simpson, she was an American divorcee, it was 1935, she was having an affair with a man called Guy Trundle, a used car salesman. By the way, for some reason -- she was also, of course, going out with the Prince of Wales. For some reason again and again we're told that Guy Trundle worked for the Ford Motor Company. CAFFERTY: Why is -- why does that matter? QUEST: I have no idea, but it's in the police report that this man who was having an affair with the mistress of Edward and for some reason that's considered. But listen, what's fascinating about this, 70 odd years after that scandal happened and new facts come out which still absolutely enthrall us. This was a man who gave up his throne for a woman who was having an affair with a car salesman from the Ford Motor Company. CAFFERTY: That's outrageous. QUEST: Absolutely. I wish I had a clip of him saying the word "strumpet"- I bet he put a lot of flourish in the prenunciation. Monday, November 18, 2002
He's Back Bond is Back and so is Richard!. He turned up on today's edition of CNN's American Morning with Paula Zahn, reporting on the recent James Bond movie. Clearly Jack Cafferty missed his British foil. CAFFERTY: Well, have you been on vacation? Where have you been? We haven't seen you for a couple of weeks around here? QUEST: Yes, Australia -- very nice. CAFFERTY: Are you going to start coming back on, on Friday, and do that "Over There" thing, where you make fun of the British news media, which is not a tough thing to do? QUEST: As opposed to pointing out why we are more superior in the British as opposed to the American, yes. CAFFERTY: Good. Talk to you Friday. Richard Quest in London. QUEST: All right. Friday, May 10, 2002
The Richard Quest and Jack Cafferty Show, Take II On September 10, 2001 Jack Cafferty, CNN anchor, checked in with Richard about a sharp dip in European Indices that morning JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: Let's got to the London bureau and check in with my pal Richard Quest. Richard, what up with you? RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Lifeboats, women, children and small investors first. CAFFERTY: Skipped the Ritalin again, did you? QUEST: Jack, things are cool. Things are grim over here, I'm sorry to say. We haven't got any management behind us. In fact, we've only got a few people snoozing at this hour, but investors are having a grim time of it. The London FTSE is down under 5000 for the first time in some three years. All the major markets, the indices not indexes, indices, if you please, are sharply lower. London's FTSE down 2.4 percent. The Frankfurt DAX down 2.5. In Paris the CAC Quarante is down 2.5. ... Thursday, August 21, 2003
Does Richard Like a Little Tickle? Oh behave, it means a sip of beer, if we're to believe this report broadcast on the 8/8/03 CNN American Morning because there was no "Over There" dispatch last week due to the "Great New York City Blackout of '03" . CAFFERTY: Women want their own beer over there. What's that all about? what's wrong with the men's beer? QUEST: The campaign for Real'Ll (ph) says that women need a beer that is more feminine, more in tune with their delicate palate. And they say women don't like drinking out of pint pots. So they want their own beer. We've decided to put it to the Test, jack. We've brought along one of our producers who often likes a little tickle. Now this is a half pint pot. Let's see how she manages that. Yes, very gentle. But when we put it to the test with the full pint -- needless to say, this isn't beer. We've been actually breaking ordinance knows how many regulations. Let's see her tackle a pint. Watch out for this. Look at that. CAFFERTY: She's really good. Any chance she could do the whole segment next Friday? QUEST: She tried to keep going. But this is what they want. They want their own beers, and they say this is all too much for them. CAFFERTY: All right, Richard Quest over there. Hasta la vista, baby. See you next Friday. |