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Carpathius Feb 2021 10:32am, 12 Feb 2021 20,543 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius Oh. That didn't work.
The Great Raemondo Feb 2021 12:09pm, 12 Feb 2021 7,222 posts	Quote Pin The Great Raemondo (it's OK, I'll copy and paste it into the address bar, carp, thanks!)
Corrah Feb 2021 2:42pm, 12 Feb 2021 6,489 posts	Quote Pin Corrah [Rae, I use them and bought bulk and got a deal. Way cheaper than the normal ones.]
-Monty- Feb 2021 9:32pm, 12 Feb 2021 1,502 posts	Quote Pin -Monty- Don’t give me that snide look. I did say that I was going have a bonfire and your choice about getting your washing in an hour and a half after I told you about it is your fault.
Eynsham Red Feb 2021 1:39pm, 16 Feb 2021 7,256 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham Red The BBC making HEADLINE STORIES to promote a Panorama documentary later today. I don’t deny that the alleged kidnapping of a Dubai Princess is not be be dismissed, but there is bigger stuff happening in the world that would warrant the headline story.
ChrisHB Feb 2021 1:44pm, 16 Feb 2021 20,602 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB I agree, ER, and the BBC have done it for ever, particularly for Panorama. But any newspaper puts the results of its own investigations as the lead story of the day, so I don't think I have a leg to stand on.
LazyDaisy Feb 2021 1:47pm, 16 Feb 2021 32,576 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy They are getting worse though, I think, at puffing up Panorama and other programmes as 'news headlines'. Or maybe I just notice it more now.
swittle Feb 2021 2:35pm, 16 Feb 2021 73,046 posts	Quote Pin swittle [^ Not without precedent: over forty years ago, an ATV/WGBH drama-documentary attracted considerable controversy. en.wikipedia.org ]
stilldreaming Feb 2021 12:22pm, 17 Feb 2021 533 posts	Quote Pin stilldreaming Make up adverts on tv making ridiculous claims and backing up with dodgy statistics (78% of 60 people agree ... so not a big survey then!). I could go on 🤔
SusiesueH Feb 2021 12:25pm, 17 Feb 2021 2,368 posts	Quote Pin SusiesueH Yes that! 78% of the 60 people we sent a free product agreed... 🙄