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WHAT's the next BIG television news event?

(June 2001)

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SN
SkyNews
What's the next big television news event?
No big memorial services.

Surely not over a year - Golden Jubille

Only 11 mths to local elections!
LET'S START: why are N24 showing same as BBC1
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
Sky News have in-depth around the clock coverage of the world knitting championships in July.
CA
cat
Oh drat, I will miss that... here's me thinking that was more BBC 2 teritory, only for Sky to go and swoop the rights to it.... them cheeky things!
Will it be interactive do you think?
CA
cat
To answer the actual question!
It will probably be something like a death.. perhaps a royal.

Or there are some European Elections.
No doubt the Euro will be a major tv news event.
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
cheshirec posted:
Oh drat, I will miss that... here's me thinking that was more BBC 2 teritory, only for Sky to go and swoop the rights to it.... them cheeky things!
Will it be interactive do you think?

Yes, if you press the interactive button you will be able to watch the tense moment from last years championship, when Gladys from Bournemouth dropped a stitch.
CA
cat
Where did it land?
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
Nobody is quite sure because Sky missed the moment last year, the cameraman sneezed.
JE
Jenny Founding member
Death of the Queen Mother? Though probably not, as she is of course a vampire and thus immortal (think about it: mid-European descent, always has someone holding a parasol over her head in order to avoid direct contact with sunlight, is never EVER seen with any form of garlic...)
IA
Ian
OK, I'll let you into the secret.

(While we make this the most surreal thread ever!) ......

All these hip operations she has are all fakes. In fact, she's been dead since 1963. Inside her, there's a small midget controlling her and making her operate as normal. The secret won't be revealed until they believe the country can cope with it. She's a nice old lady; it's a shame the government have to do such things. Obviously, the royal family know nothing about it - the government own the midget.

Did anyone else know about this?
CA
cat
Yes, I did and I promised not to tell.

Actually you could technically be correct.
There is something called the 'Years Rule' in Parliament
There is a 5 year Rule at 10 Year Rule and a 50 year rule.
Basically this is for huge events that have occured that the government wants to keep secret, and so a 2year rule' in enacted to ensure this happens.
Say if there was suddenly a discovery that Greenflies were actually aliens from space and had plans to take over the world in 2400... they could put in place a year rule, say a 10 year rule and then release bits of info to get the public used to the idea of Greenflies being superbeings...this is all true!
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
ian posted:
OK, I'll let you into the secret.

(While we make this the most surreal thread ever!) ......

All these hip operations she has are all fakes.  In fact, she's been dead since 1963.  Inside her, there's a small midget controlling her and making her operate as normal.  The secret won't be revealed until they believe the country can cope with it.  She's a nice old lady; it's a shame the government have to do such things.  Obviously, the royal family know nothing about it - the government own the midget.

Did anyone else know about this?

That would make a great episode of the X-Files.
SZ
Sub Zero
I've just contacted my manager, who is a lawyer. I asked him if it is illegal to do say these kind of things.
Well, it is. It is 'illegal to deface or embarrace the royal family in any shape or form and those whom do or issue this kind of behaviour can be prosecuted.'
I'm guessing that Asa would feel the weight of this thread topic. 'I advise to apologise or to delete the source' - Jack Russ, ********** Law Firm, Leeds

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