Sign Language Interpreter At Nelson Mandela Memorial 'Was A Fake'

[6Foot2]

Link: Nelson Mandela memorial interpreter 'was a fake' - Telegraph

 

[Disaster]

I know it's bad for various reasons, but this was hilarious!

[rickjames]

Just made me think of this...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5evS-ApSNQ

[twin--turbo]

you can watch it and it just does not look right...

 

Rob

[DMartin]

Blagging it level = African.

[6Foot2]

It appears that he might have been suffering a schizophrenic episode at the time:

 

Link: 'Fake' sign language interpreter at Mandela memorial claims it was 'schizophrenic episode' - Telegraph

[creese]

I caught a news program last night where someone said they had complained to the ANC, who have used him before, that he did not know what he was doing.

[sparkeh]

Hmm it seems like he has attracted complaints before about doing the same thing elsewhere.

 

Still very funny though.

[creese]

The ANC have not done themselves any favours over the whole event.

[Vasriel]

The guy who was doing the sign language is now claiming he had a schizophrenic episode

 

 

'Fake' sign language interpreter at Mandela memorial claims it was 'schizophrenic episode' - Telegraph

[d0pefish]

If somebody doesn't put that video to a techno backing track then I don't see what use the internet is anymore

[6Foot2]

The guy who was doing the sign language is now claiming he had a schizophrenic episode

 

 

'Fake' sign language interpreter at Mandela memorial claims it was 'schizophrenic episode' - Telegraph

 

This from earlier in the thread:

 

It appears that he might have been suffering a schizophrenic episode at the time:

 

Link: 'Fake' sign language interpreter at Mandela memorial claims it was 'schizophrenic episode' - Telegraph

[Vasriel]

I must be more tired than I thought, I totally missed that.

 

I'm off to make more coffee

Edited December 12, 2013 by Vasriel

[sparkeh]

It gets weirder: BBC News - Mandela interpreter firm 'vanishes'

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[AngryTechnician]

A US talk show brought in their own signer to see what (if anything) he was saying. Hilarity ensued.

 

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[X-13]

Wait... so the African government got caught out by a Nigerian scammer? Edited December 12, 2013 by X-13