US comedian John Oliver ruffles feathers with call to stack the Bird of the Century ballots
US comedian John Oliver ruffles feathers with call to stack the Bird of the Century ballots
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US comedian John Oliver ruffles feathers with call to stack the Bird of the Century ballots
The best bit, imho: (emphasis mine)
Also, he's not a dick for doing this:
I do genuinely love that bit. But to me the best bit is this isn't just random inteferance for the lulz. He's done his research - learned about the history of the competition and actually looked into the birds themselves.
He has selected a candidate and then built a genuine and compelling case for voting for that candidate. I'll admit, I didn't look closely at the crested grebe when I read the site. That's because I approaching the vote wrong: I was looking for the familiar rather than the point of the competition, learning more about the birds on the list and the importance of conservation.