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Re: 11 O'Clock Show
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Date: 
Fri, 19 Nov 1999 17:08:13 GMT
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The same piece count could be used for PanAm 103, but I guess this would be a
little bit too close to home.
-Phil

"Stu C." wrote:

On the 11 O'Clock Show last night (a satirical look at the day's news shown on
Channel 4 on Tuesdays to Thursdays), there was a pretty sick Lego joke -
apologies to anybody who gets offended now, but I'm only the messenger,
(although I have to admit I did chuckle slightly at the reference).

The story was in relation to a new toy released in the US of an exact replica
of the Dealey Plaza motorcade, moments before the bullet struck Kennedy. The
presenters thought up some even more offensive 'historically accurate' toys,
one of which was a Challenger shuttle made out of Lego - the gag was that you
didn't need to assemble it, cos it was accurate as it came in the box.

Stu C.
University of Glasgow



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  Re: 11 O'Clock Show
 
Oh come on, you're not seriously trading in disasters are you? I'm more offended by the fact that you've trivialised both events by turning it into a petty Atlantic divide. If you thought that the first post was offensive, then you knew that yours (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.general)
  Re: 11 O'Clock Show
 
(...) What's this, we'll have no trouble here. This is a local group for local people - there's nothing for you here.(1) Carbon 60 (1) Sketch from The League of Gentlemen - Fridays 10:00pm BBC2 (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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On the 11 O'Clock Show last night (a satirical look at the day's news shown on Channel 4 on Tuesdays to Thursdays), there was a pretty sick Lego joke - apologies to anybody who gets offended now, but I'm only the messenger, (although I have to admit (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.general)

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