the lemur
Senior Member
Re the Fords talking to American media: I think on some level they really wish they were Americans, or were considered by Americans to be two of their own. If they could move Deco HQ to Chicago and focus on the US market, they would. If they could bring an NFL team here, regardless of the consequences for the Argos, they would.
Re hyperbole: the actual truth doesn't matter much to them, especially not to Doug. If you say something often enough and sound convinced, you can basically lie a 'truth' into existence. Doug wants something to be true, he'll tell you it over and over until you start to accept it and, most importantly, stop questioning it, and then it's pretty much true because hey, you've heard it reaffirmed enough times that it has to be the truth.
Finally, this: I realized what Doug reminds me of. If there were ever a Muppet character that was supposed to be a mobster/con man, it would look and sound like Doug.
Re hyperbole: the actual truth doesn't matter much to them, especially not to Doug. If you say something often enough and sound convinced, you can basically lie a 'truth' into existence. Doug wants something to be true, he'll tell you it over and over until you start to accept it and, most importantly, stop questioning it, and then it's pretty much true because hey, you've heard it reaffirmed enough times that it has to be the truth.
Finally, this: I realized what Doug reminds me of. If there were ever a Muppet character that was supposed to be a mobster/con man, it would look and sound like Doug.