OFF THE VINE: The future's so bright, we gotta wear shades

<p>The inaugural MEDIA dotcom.awards at the end of last month proved </p><p>an eye-opener for several reasons, which we will painstakingly list </p><p>below. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>First, the fact that MEDIA boss Ken McKenzie is now licensed to publicly </p><p>insult and offend anyone he cares to, and that includes making fat </p><p>jokes, unemployed jokes, and communist jokes. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Secondly, the fact that MEDIA adsales director Steve Bruce has his own </p><p>spacesuit, which he wears when relaxing at home, watching TV and sipping </p><p>a chilled chardonnay. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Thirdly, the dotcom dudes and dudettes proved a sorry lot when it came </p><p>to dressing up, bar a handful of truly inspired folk: so a big hand to </p><p>our dotcom.awards prom king Hermann Ruegg and prom queens Miriam Tong </p><p>and Simone Schaerf, for rising magnificently to the occasion. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>