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>I really hate the environment. It doesn't really exist

If only they could tow the reef outside of the environment... (Hat tip to John Clarke - RIP)

For those who haven't seen it, cyberferret is referring to this interview with an Australian government official about an environmental disaster:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcU4t6zRAKg

Edit: Spoiler alert below... ;-)

John Clarke is a satirist, who played the role of whichever government official was topical at the time for decades. Not an actual government official.

John Clarke was a satirist :-(

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