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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 05:54 PM
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Oops - SA TV make 'Bush is dead' Bushism
A South African TV station erroneously broadcast that former US President George Bush had died during one of its news bulletins.

For three seconds ETV News ran a moving banner headline across the screen saying "George Bush is dead".

The "misbroadcast" happened when a technician pressed the "broadcast live for transmission" button instead of the one for a test-run.

The station said test banners would now be done in "gobbledegook".

The mistake happened when a senior staff member wanted to see how a rolling banner headline looked.
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Wish I could see some responses from those who were watching.
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pacalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 05:59 PM
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1. "Testing, testing" wasn't exciting enough, eh?
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pleah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 06:10 PM
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2. Toooo funny!
:rofl: Ah, if only it were true. One can dream.:evilgrin:
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ConcernedCanuk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-09 07:24 PM
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3. So THAT's why the Earth was shaking for a wee bit - everyone jumping up and down with glee . .
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Nawwwwwwwww

I don't wish GWB or his gang dead,

yet

I wanna see them go through the justice system and be charged, convicted and imprisoned

General Population . .

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