History Radio / ThisIsThat

->''"Canada. [[ArtisticLicenseGeography North America's third-largest nation]]. [[CanadaEh Home of Toronto]]. Member of the Internet. Skies, and lakes, and skies. Let's peer into the heart of this great nation: Who it is, where it is and where it's going, and how it's getting there, and who's involved, and [[OverlyLongGag what's at stake]]. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis This. Is. That.]]"''

** Another story involved Toronto starting a pay-per-use system for city parks, which got a number of angry calls. This might not seem like a Poe's Law example at first, unless you're familiar with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's ultra-conservative style of governance.

** Another story talks about the divided town of Westminster, a (real) town which is half in Alberta and half in Saskatchewan, portraying the two sides as if it were a divided town like West and East Berlin.

->''"Canada. [[YouFailGeographyForever North America's third-largest nation]]. [[CanadaEh Home of Toronto]]. Member of the Internet. Skies, and lakes, and skies. Let's peer into the heart of this great nation: Who it is, where it is and where it's going, and how it's getting there, and who's involved, and [[OverlyLongGag what's at stake]]. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis This. Is. That.]]"''

At first glance, ''This Is That'' seems to be a basic Creator/{{CBC}} Radio news interview show; kind of interesting, but mostly inoffensive, maybe a little bland. Most listeners realize that it's really a comedy show that's managed to pull off a perfect style parody, probably around the time they start talking about [[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/cbc-radio-satirical-show-this-is-that-sparks-as-much-outrage-as-laughs/article2069385/ lowering the drinking age in Quebec to fourteen]] -- twelve if you're with an adult. Many don't. They call in to comment or complain, which the show uses as part of the comedy.

** Like the real news shows it's based on, ''ThisIsThat'' invites listeners to call in and comment on the stories, but since the stories are fake, the comments are PlayedForLaughs.

* NewsParody: definitely the Faux News type

** Another story involved Toronto starting a pay-per-use system for city parks, which got a number of angry calls. This might not seem like a PoesLaw example at first, unless you're familiar with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's ultra-conservative style of governance.

** Seen at the end of the opening voice-over

** Another story talks about the divided town of Westminster, a (real) town located half in Alberta and half in Saskatchewan, portraying the two sides as if it were a divided town like West and East Berlin.

** The creators themselves said “We want to sort of camouflage ourselves to be as authentic as possible.”[[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/cbc-radio-satirical-show-this-is-that-sparks-as-much-outrage-as-laughs/article2069385/]]

** "People are literally ''coming'' and ''going''."

At first glance, ''This Is That'' seems to be a basic {{CBC}} Radio news interview show; kind of interesting, but mostly inoffensive, maybe a little bland. Most listeners realize that it's really a comedy show that's managed to pull off a perfect style parody, probably around the time they start talking about [[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/cbc-radio-satirical-show-this-is-that-sparks-as-much-outrage-as-laughs/article2069385/ lowering the drinking age in Quebec to fourteen]] -- twelve if you're with an adult. Many don't. They call in to comment or complain, which the show uses as part of the comedy.

->''"Canada. [[YouFailGeographyForever North America's third-largest nation]]. [[CanadaEh Home of Toronto]]. Member of the Internet. Skies, and lakes, and skies. Let's peer into the heart of this great nation: Who it is, where it is and where it's going, and how it's getting there, and who's involved, and [[OverlyLongGag what's at stake]]. [[ThisIsSparta This. Is. That.]]"''

* ThisIsSparta
** Seen at the end of the opening voice-over
** "This. Was. That." is used at the very end of the show.