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The Headline That Just Wrote Itself
by DorisT @ 2006-05-04 - 09:20:12

Ironic that this week the Wirral Globe should come prematurely. Wednesday, a whole two days early. And Lusty Justy's written the lead 'story'.

Apparently there's going to be a golf match in Hoylake, Cheshire, later this year and the Council wants to spend half a million pounds of YOUR money on table decorations. But the brother of one of the Globe's fleet of cub reporters - I'll call him Nick Manning - has offered to do the whole thing for £100 and six Oxton Grand Lodge suppers.

But what makes this 'piece' so treasurable is that 'Mr Manning' used the words "It's potty", which Justy then wove magically into the headline

potty

In a footnote, Justine wrote:

It only happens four or five times in a washed up career that an interviewee actually uses a newspaper cliche such as "It's potty", so it would be potty not to auction the original interview tape for the Globe Christmas Appeal.

I'm in for a fiver, Dunn.

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kiki [Visitor]
http://www.kikita.blog.co.uk
2006-05-04 @ 09:24

YOU ARE A FAKE BLOGGER!KIKI

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b [Visitor]
http://www.myspace.com/godblesstherobsessed
2006-05-04 @ 23:39

ahh flip flops take a chill pill will ya its only a blog and a fooking funny one @ dat

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JuzzzyJuzzzy pro
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2006-05-04 @ 12:14

You can't use tapes in court, Doris.

But you can, somewhat bizarrely, use your entirely fictional shorthand quotes.

Best make it a tenner, dear.

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DorisTDorisT [Member]
http://mrstuttle.blog.co.uk/
2006-05-06 @ 11:56

A tenner says you can't get 'phew' into a headline before the month's out..

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b [Visitor]
http://www.myspace.com/godblesstherobsessed
2006-05-04 @ 23:35

Lusty Justy
Justine
i fooking luvin it
tis made me RAOTFLMFAO

:))

;)

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DorisTDorisT [Member]
http://mrstuttle.blog.co.uk/
2006-05-06 @ 10:58

From what I've heard it's more like RAOTFLMFFAO. But then Justin always disapproved of people using those silly letters anyway.

By the way, b, Jasper, my youngest, tells me you're in his 'extended network'. I don't like to pry, but could that be where he gets the pills from?

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eggbodeggbod [Member]
http://wordworld.blog.co.uk
2006-05-06 @ 14:23

I don't think you should take the Wirral Globe that seriously - do you?

Golf match? Or tournament?

This could tee a lot of people off!

(BTW Where have you been all my life?)

evieevie pro
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/E-Jay-Trading
2006-05-07 @ 03:12

Half a million on table decorations?!
You'd better all get yourselves down to my blog!!! save yourselves a few quid with some DIY :)

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DorisTDorisT [Member]
http://mrstuttle.blog.co.uk/
2006-05-08 @ 17:29

I think it's very kind of a lady in business to find the time to blog about it.

I've been wondering if I could augment my allowance with a little e-commerce. But do you have any idea what I might sell?

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