EU Caps Chinese Hybrid Imports: "Half a Toaster, Half a Car"

Transcript of the segment

What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: The Guardian.

1. Vera BullockImports have been soaring for two years, and this deal will cut China's share of that market in half, down to three percent.

2. Vera BullockMy guest is Walter Gisborne, inmate at a minimum-security prison, who says he knows quotas. Walter, what's the catch?

3. Walter GisborneMorning, Vera. Allegedly, in my old line of work, a quota was less a ceiling and more a suggestion.

4. Walter GisborneWe moved a lot of things past a lot of ceilings.

5. Vera BullockThree hundred fifty thousand cars is a pretty firm number, though. Brussels used World Trade Organization rules to impose it quickly. Does that worry you?

6. Walter GisborneWorry? No. Allegedly, in my old line of work, I once relabeled eleven hundred hair dryers as garden furniture. Customs loved the patio sets.

7. Vera BullockEleven hundred hair dryers.

8. Walter GisborneEverything is a hybrid if you believe in yourself, Vera. Half a toaster, half a car. I keep the paperwork in my sock.

9. Vera BullockSo is that a yes? Are you telling this program the limit can be dodged, and is that why you're in there?

10. Walter GisborneI'm telling you allegedly, in my old line of work, a van with a false floor holds four sedans if nobody asks about the suspension.

11. Walter GisborneI'm not saying whose van.

12. Vera BullockWalter, that sounds like a confession, and the guard may be on the line.

13. Walter GisborneThen the catch, Vera, is that he's listening, and he owns the van. #$%&! I have to go.

14. Vera BullockWalter Gisborne, everybody. Brock, what's the forecast for my commute, and is there a hybrid in it?