To enhance your appreciation of this phenomenon -- and of the show itself -- I present to you the Lang and O’Leary Exchange Bingo/Drinking Game:
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| Play The Lang and O’Leary Exchange Bingo/Drinking Game! (Download your own PDF copy for printing) |
Instructions
Simply watch any episode of the show, and take a shot -- or sip from your wine, if you prefer -- whenever a given idea is referenced, or a listed event occurs on the air.
Teetotallers may alternately use the game card to play Bingo.* Just spell K-E-V-I-N to win! (tipplers, take two shots if this happens)
Disclaimer/Commentary
Warning: Participants should drink responsibly and avoid driving, operating heavy machinery, or managing financial portfolios after playing the game. You are responsible for your own safety.
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| Kevin O’Leary: provocateur |
A lot of my progressive friends can’t stand him. Which is too bad.
They fail to enjoy the deliberately provocative role the entrepreneur plays.
Nor do they respond to the undeniable on-screen chemistry he has with eponymous co-host, CBC Senior Business Correspondent Amanda Lang.
It’s a tv show -- it’s entertainment. What did you expect?
Sláinte!
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Update: Apparently Amanda and Kevin were amused; the result was a delightful guest appearance on the show...
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| Yours truly on The Lang & O’Leary Exchange set... |
The boring stuff...
Regarding “ankles”...
That item is meant in the spirit of fun (as is the entire game). I acknowledge that sensitive readers might interpret that as disrespectful of Ms. Lang’s skills and ability. Why call attention to a particular aspect of her appearance? It’s sophomoric.
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| Amanda Lang: keen business insight |
The glass desk design on the Lang and O’Leary Exchange, when it was first introduced, elicited considerable online discussion, and even criticism -- a sign, perhaps, that we still have a lot of progress to make.
Substance versus superficiality: a central tension of contemporary television news. Hence, the playful inclusion on the card...
Sorry Amanda!!
Regarding copyright and fair dealing
The Lang and O’Leary Exchange is copyrighted by CBC/Radio Canada.
Interestingly, considering the CBC is a national public broadcaster, they have a somewhat restrictive approach to reuse permissions on their materials. Basically, it can be paraphrased as, “you probably can’t, and ask us for formal permission.” So, technically, certain elements of this post -- the images of Amanda and Kevin, and the Lang and O’Leary Exchange logo on the card -- are probably not entirely kosher -- if I were to ask some cloistered mandarin in the halls of the CBC. Which I haven’t.
That being said, the usage in this post falls into the realm of fair dealing. It’s for the purposes of criticism/review and parody:
I am not affiliated with the CBC. The game is not an official representation of the show, nor is this post in any way endorsed by the CBC, Amanda Lang, or Kevin O’Leary. It’s intended as a good-natured joke, and should be interpreted as such.
* Regarding drinking
Yes, I have read Cold Hard Truth
and did note the allusions to dipsomania in Kevin’s family history. He’s got a pretty thick skin and I don’t imagine he’d mind. Ultimately, it’s a Drinking Game... See Disclaimer above. Gee whiz.
Enjoy the game! Please feel free to share, link or repost should you find this game amusing.
Sorry Amanda!!
Regarding copyright and fair dealing
The Lang and O’Leary Exchange is copyrighted by CBC/Radio Canada.
Interestingly, considering the CBC is a national public broadcaster, they have a somewhat restrictive approach to reuse permissions on their materials. Basically, it can be paraphrased as, “you probably can’t, and ask us for formal permission.” So, technically, certain elements of this post -- the images of Amanda and Kevin, and the Lang and O’Leary Exchange logo on the card -- are probably not entirely kosher -- if I were to ask some cloistered mandarin in the halls of the CBC. Which I haven’t.
That being said, the usage in this post falls into the realm of fair dealing. It’s for the purposes of criticism/review and parody:
- The market for the show is not going to be affected;
- I’ve clearly identified the source and the performers; and
- all of the images in question are already widely distributed and available to the public from other sources on the internet.
I am not affiliated with the CBC. The game is not an official representation of the show, nor is this post in any way endorsed by the CBC, Amanda Lang, or Kevin O’Leary. It’s intended as a good-natured joke, and should be interpreted as such.
If you are, in fact, a cloistered mandarin from the CBC and are taking umbrage -- my sincere apologies... Also: I left out David Kaufman for the Guest Host square; just couldn’t fit him in...
* Regarding drinking
Yes, I have read Cold Hard Truth
and did note the allusions to dipsomania in Kevin’s family history. He’s got a pretty thick skin and I don’t imagine he’d mind. Ultimately, it’s a Drinking Game... See Disclaimer above. Gee whiz.Enjoy the game! Please feel free to share, link or repost should you find this game amusing.