Sunday 8 August 2010

staged Superman moments

I was watching Undercover Boss the other day, it was the boss of Tower Hamlets Council, he was Kevan Collins but he called himself Colin (something or other), and disguised himself by wearing contact lenses instead of his usual glasses. It got to the end of the show and the colleagues that he had been working with were called into the council offices and he would walk in and tell them who he really was...

Kevan walked in on one of the guys (cant remember what his name was) and he said to him "do you know who I am?" and the guy said "yes, you are the Chief Executive Officer of Tower Hamlets" and Kevan said "do you remember what you were doing yesterday?" and the guy said "yes, I was working with Colin" Kevan then whips off his glasses (not dis-similar to when Clark Kent reveals to Lois Lane that he is in fact Superman) and the Guy realises that Kevan and Colin were *sniggers* the same person.

Either the guy was "put up" by the director to pretend that the "disguise" was so good that he couldnt recognise someone with and without his glasses on, or he is too thick to even have a job.

I am starting to get paranoid that perhaps I am going out in stained clothing because the last few weeks that I have got the shopping I have received vouchers for Ariel Stain Remover.

3 comments:

Al said...

It is pretty hard to believe isn't it? I mean, people look different without glasses on but not normally to the point where you wouldn't recognise them.

It would have been more believable if, when asked if he knew who the guy was, the employee hadn't a clue. If he genuinely didn't recognise him as 'Colin' then would he really know who he really was by sight?

Kelly said...

We have a show like that over here, too, but they go a little more undercover....like glasses and a baseball cap and an unshaven face. Besides, I don't think anyone on the shows actually knew what the head person LOOKED like.

Hmmmm....

"They" are watching you ;)

chocolat lover said...

Kelly - that is what the show is counting on...

...but with the internet its easy enough to search for who the bosses are etc.

Al - I bet if you lined up 5 people now for that guy he still couldnt pick out "Colin" ;o)