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Post by tombland on Jun 3, 2007 17:11:50 GMT
 This is a banner from the bottom of the BBC homepage. Does anyone else find this rather odd. It's presented like a BBC3 program... Or some kind of motivational "Come On Alan!" for a world record attempt or the like. I don't know if this warrants a new thread, just thought it was a bit weird... |
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Post by bluearrangements on Jun 3, 2007 17:15:41 GMT
Yeah, that is completely bizarre. Like a sort of 'I'm a celebrity, get me out of here' thing. I maybe would have expected it from ITV, but the BBC?
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Post by tombland on Jun 3, 2007 17:17:31 GMT
Possibly a reality TV Show in order to compete with BB?
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Post by bluearrangements on Jun 3, 2007 17:25:28 GMT
Maybe! Except we can't evict him which is a bugger.
Who's the bigger villain? Charley or the Palestinian gunmen?!
I shouldn't really be joking about this. The whole thing is a bit wrong.
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Post by obeseguy on Jun 3, 2007 17:26:02 GMT
Yes I definitely find that strange.
Especially as he's in captivity and presumably hasn't given permission for his image to be used?
It might be less weird if it was a sort of "Click here to find out more about this story" thing. As it is it looks like some kind of twisted record attempt in the style of David Blaine.
Jx
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Post by tombland on Jun 3, 2007 17:30:36 GMT
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Post by bluearrangements on Jun 3, 2007 17:34:40 GMT
As I read it all I can hear is that Geordie bloke...
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Post by obeseguy on Jun 3, 2007 17:44:54 GMT
I wonder what he'll think when/if he sees it.
On the one hand, there's a big effort and fuss being made to save him. But on the other hand it comes across as vaguely exploitative.
Who knows.
Jx
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Post by Debs on Jun 3, 2007 18:22:55 GMT
Whatever next? His parents going to see the pope?
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Post by sarah on Jun 3, 2007 19:17:12 GMT
el pisstakio?
that's a wee bit sick
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Post by Debs on Jun 3, 2007 19:19:26 GMT
el pisstakio? that's a wee bit sick Not really. Why's it so strange that this man's employer's/family want to keep his plight in the public eye when the McCanns are doing everything they can to ensure the public don't forget their daughter is missing? |
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Post by sarah on Jun 3, 2007 19:22:03 GMT
i suppose so
didn't really think about it like that, but yeah i see what you mean
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Post by Iyley on Jun 3, 2007 20:03:52 GMT
That 'flyer-ish' thing is a bit strange, it is like it's advertising a charity event he's doing or something, like their showing off how long he's been there. Of course their not but it's a wierd way of doing it if you know what I mean...
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Post by Taxidermy on Jun 3, 2007 20:07:21 GMT
It reminds me of the Big Brother countdown. I also fail to see a point in it.
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Post by lltoastll on Jun 3, 2007 20:59:49 GMT
i kind of saw the banner as a sort of reminder that he's missing?
i really do hope he returns alive though.
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Post by fabbit on Jun 3, 2007 21:07:48 GMT
i don't know.
i think it's a way to support him, to show they are hoping for him, and that the captors ARE in the public eye.
something like that.
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Post by hark on Jun 3, 2007 21:13:39 GMT
If I hadn't heard about him on the news today, I probably would of thought it was an advert for a Tv show or something!
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