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BBC Finance - more racism

Headline on BBC2 teletext P200 just now is shocker.
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  • Running_Horse
    Running_Horse Posts: 11,809 Forumite
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    Care to elaborate for those of us without teletext? (didn't even know it still existed)
    Been away for a while.
  • Wheezy_2
    Wheezy_2 Posts: 1,879 Forumite
    Yeah ok, but I've got no telly here. Why don't you just post your shocker.
  • Conrad
    Conrad Posts: 33,137 Forumite
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    I'm at work - can you elaborate what this thread is about? Empathy is a useful thing in life you know.
  • chucknorris
    chucknorris Posts: 10,795 Forumite
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    edited 6 January 2012 at 1:05PM
    Must be 'Blacks go into administration' rather than 'Pensions offer rejected by unite'

    Although no racism connection? OP have you quoted the correct teletext page? Oh I see it's a joke (well almost):

    'Blacks go into administration'
    Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one birdThe only time Chuck Norris was wrong was when he thought he had made a mistakeChuck Norris puts the "laughter" in "manslaughter".I've started running again, after several injuries had forced me to stop
  • hallmark
    hallmark Posts: 1,480 Forumite
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    Must be 'Blacks go into administration' rather than 'Pensions offer rejected by unite'

    Although no racism connection? OP have you quoted the correct teletext page? Oh I see it's a joke (well almost):

    'Blacks go into administration'

    Indeed, it was a joke, thought it might make someone smile but I guess not.
  • danothy
    danothy Posts: 2,200 Forumite
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    hallmark wrote: »
    Indeed, it was a joke, thought it might make someone smile but I guess not.

    Unfortunately my sense of humour seems to be broken, it only triggers when something funny happens ...
    If you think of it as 'us' verses 'them', then it's probably your side that are the villains.
  • Generali
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    The only funny economics headline I think I've seen was an HSBC research note about a General Election being called in Turkey for late December with potentially large implications for the economic direction of the country. The headline?

    Turkey votes for Christmas.

    Even that doesn't have them rolling in the aisles. It was a good bit of research as it turned out. They predicted great things for the Turkish economy that seem to have been true for the most part.
  • chucknorris
    chucknorris Posts: 10,795 Forumite
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    Generali wrote: »
    The only funny economics headline I think I've seen was an HSBC research note about a General Election being called in Turkey for late December with potentially large implications for the economic direction of the country. The headline?

    Turkey votes for Christmas.

    Even that doesn't have them rolling in the aisles. It was a good bit of research as it turned out. They predicted great things for the Turkish economy that seem to have been true for the most part.

    Even though I could see it coming it was still amusing
    Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one birdThe only time Chuck Norris was wrong was when he thought he had made a mistakeChuck Norris puts the "laughter" in "manslaughter".I've started running again, after several injuries had forced me to stop
  • drc
    drc Posts: 2,057 Forumite
    Teletext. I thought that died out with the dinosaurs.
  • It died out in the early dinosaur era. It was found that dinosaurs could provide a more dynamic news experience than your average Teletext page.
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