McCann, Keeling, Matthews: Keith Waterhouse Plays Tabloid Bingo
McCANN, MATTHEWS. McKEOWN. Keith Waterhouse plays Anorak’s Tabloid Bingo
- the game that’s taking the press by storm.
The aim of the game is to get the names ‘McCann’, ‘Matthews’ and ‘MacKeown’ into your article.
In “As Pa Larkin used to say, it’s all perfick” Keith Waterhouse plays tabloid bingo.
A family of eight, living entirely on benefit allowances, managed to get as far as Goa for an extended holiday, where one of their number was murdered.
Scarlett Keeling. Tick.
But I find I have stubbed my toe against one of those sink estate dynasties for which the term “sub judice” might have been invented.
“Have you seen Shannon Matthews?’ the T- shirts asked. Now that the child is in safe hands, the question may be amended to: “So why was Shannon’s mum last seen in handcuffs?”
Shannon Matthews. Tick.
Going back yet again to Shannon and her mum, I see that someone claiming to be among their relatives has been pestering the parents of Madeleine McCann, wanting what they regard to be their cut of the fund raised for missing Madeleine in Portugal. Told that it wasn’t a general fund and that the McCanns didn’t have access to it, he explained indignantly: “But I’ve driven all the way from Dewsbury!”
Madeleine McCann. Tick.
Bingo!
April 10th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Now that thanks to some people lobbying in Brussels, we’ll have a good system to take care of missing children alll over Europe, such things will never happen again.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:30 am
And hopefully some funding for deluxe “listening in” services for those who holiday abroad. Like “looking in” services.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:35 am
I love keith Waterhouse. A man with his finger on the pulse.
April 10th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Sad to say some children go “missing” deliberately, says a lot about the way we live!!
April 10th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=558574&in_page_id=1770
Just thought this should be shared.
April 10th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
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Marie Nicholas
I know! How about we tell parents to lock doors and - god forbid LOOK AFTER THEIR KIDS!
April 10th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
I liked the bit where K said straight away on the TV interview in Brussels that Madeleine had been abducted, I know most of us think that but she seems to KNOW….
April 10th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
6 Ian
No need to look after the kids when we have the Amber System all over Europe. Babysitting will be out when our homes are equipped with the “deluxe” listening in service, and a deluxe video system, monitored somewhere in Europe, so we can have a quiet dinner with friends in our back garden.
April 10th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Kate McCann admitted they left their daughter Madeleine alone and crying in their holiday apartment on the night before she disappeared, it has been reported.
The accusations stem from leaked statements apparently given by the couple to police in the immediate aftermath of the incident in May last year.
Portuguese police - who are believed to be infuriated by the McCanns’ political influence and by Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s interest in the case - apparently leaked the statements to coincide with the couple’s visit to the European Parliament.
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Thanks Ian