Posts Tagged ‘fail’
Fans booted out of Boston’s Fenway Park for waving accidentally racist banner
Hard luck on the four fans expelled from Boston’s Fenway Park during a baseball game yesterday after waving a banner carrying the legend: “Racism Is As American As Baseball.” Ambiguous much? One of the banned banners tells us:
“There were originally about eight people involved who had this idea, and those eight people come from various organizing groups in the Boston area. Mostly groups that affiliate with racial justice causes. And the banner came in response to the racist comments at the beginning of the season at Fenway. But overall, we saw, we see Boston continually priding itself as a kind of liberal, not racist city, and are reminded also constantly that it’s actually an extremely segregated city. It has been for a long time, and that no white people can avoid the history of racism, essentially. So we did this banner as a gesture towards that, to have a conversation about that.”
Here’s the banner:
The Boston Red Sox make a statement:
“During the fourth inning of tonight’s game, four fans unfurled a banner over the left field wall in violation of the club’s policy prohibiting signs of any kind to be hung or affixed to the ballpark. The individuals involved were escorted out of Fenway Park.”
Spotter: Bleacher Report
Previously:
Tick used illustrate dangers of fatal disease escapes at press conference
To Japan’s Miyazaki Prefectural Government, where the local experts have called a press conference. The aim is to alert everyone to the threat of thrombocytopenia syndrome, a potentially fatal disease carried by ticks. It;s not all tell because the experts have brought along a parasitic tick. If you see one to these critter, be alarmed. And then it escaped.
The Japan Times has more:
“We should have been more careful about safety management as the prefecture is in a position to alert its people,” Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono said at a regular news conference Tuesday…
The officials and reporters looked for the missing tick in vain. The officials sprayed insecticide in the room and disinfected the room that night, they said.
No need. One of the politicos can just lie on the floor and wait. The tick will shot itself soon enough.
Posted: 13th, September 2017 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Car crash opening to BBC World News (Video)
BBC World News has broadcasts a novel new intro.
😂 wonderful car crash opening to BBC World News just now. Pick a camera, any camera 😛 pic.twitter.com/5XxrdwQXcr
— Andrew Roberts 💬 (@AndyMRoberts) September 9, 2017
Spotter: Andy Roberts
Posted: 9th, September 2017 | In: TV & Radio | Comment
How to fire a freelancer
The Globe and Mail has canned “a number of” freelance columnists, including Tabatha Southey and Leah McLaren. The paper’s editor-in-chief, David Walmsley, thought it decent to sack them by form email.
Dear [Name]
I wanted to write you to let you know the results of a review The Globe and Mail has undertaken with respect to our freelance footprint. As a result I am sorry to tell you we will no longer be taking your submissions on a regular basis.
You are one of a number of freelancers affected. The review considered overall gaps and strengths in our current and future coverage plans and overall budget priorities.
I would like to thank you for the great work you have done for us over the years and wish you a continued bright future with your pen and pixels, wherever they take you.
Dw
In a reply to Walmsley, McLaren wrote back:
Dear David,
I wanted to write you to let you know the results of a review I have personally undertaken with respect to our How Not To Fire Someone After Seventeen Years of Writing a Column.
You are one of a number of managers affected. The review considered overall gaps and strengths in inexcusable management style, appalling jargon-filled memospeak and a complete lack of human empathy.
I would like to thank you for the great work you have done over the years in this regard and wish you a continued bright future in trying get some sleep at night.
Lm
Spotter: Craig Silverman, Canadaland
TV new anchor didn’t change her shirt before broadcast
On the Bangalore local TV, news anchor Kannada is wearing a terrific T-shirt.
Spotter: Petty86
Posted: 27th, August 2017 | In: Fashion, Strange But True, TV & Radio | Comment
Whoops Apocalypse! Guam radio broadcasts nuclear missile warning in error
North Korea has missiles trained on Guam, an American territory. Will mad Kim Jong-un shoot? KTWG and KSTO radio stations say he already has shot, broadcasting an emergency alert to listeners. But there was no incoming missile. It was an error.
Whoops!
Guam locals have been issued with leaflets telling them “What to do in case of nuclear attack”. One tip: “Do not look at the flash or fireball – It can blind you.” Tip 2: “Take cover behind anything that might offer protection.” Adhere to tips one and two and then: “When possible, take a shower with lots of soap and water to help remove radioactive contamination.”
After armageddon, good to know en-suite bathrooms survive. Oh, and best to take just one bottle into the show: “Do not use conditioner in your hair because it will bind radioactive material to your hair.” Should you have any left.
Don’t panic!
Posted: 15th, August 2017 | In: News, Strange But True, TV & Radio | Comment
Children’s book confuses readers with 5 bananas graphic
“I imagine a child learning to count from this book and then just being incredibly confused for the rest of their life,” writes GooseHerder on Reddit.
Posted: 10th, August 2017 | In: Books, Strange But True | Comment
Manchester United sign Stormzy and Lukaku plays Dublin’s Longitude festival
Manchester United didn’t sign Romelu Lukaku from Everton. As Ireland’s Evening Herald newspaper reports, those fools at Old Trafford signed Stormzy in error.
Says the paper’s editor Herald Alan Steenson of its scoop:
Hands up, we got it badly wrong. Earlier, we made an error with a picture of Romelu Lukaku that wasn’t him. It was Stormzy.To be honest, we are totally embarrassed and want to say sorry to all involved and our readers for the error. We will keep our eye on the ball in future.
Lukaku is playing the Longitude festival in Dublin on Friday.
Posted: 10th, July 2017 | In: Celebrities, manchester united, Sports, Tabloids | Comment
Vermont maple syrups takes like urine? The advert says it does
Vermont maple syrup takes of…
Spotter: OneBakingPanda
Posted: 29th, June 2017 | In: Strange But True, The Consumer | Comment
The Roger Moore cancer scoop that wasn’t
Sir Roger Moore was a top bloke. The Express has a story on the actor most famous for playing James Bond with such aplomb:
A scoop, then. Or not:
Apart from that it was all true.
Spotter: @PointlessLetters
Posted: 11th, June 2017 | In: Celebrities, Tabloids | Comment
GE17: who wants to see Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘money shot’?
As Cuck Norris tweets: “When phrases enter the language and you use them, but you have no idea of their meaning or derivation: a short treatise.” @JeremyCorbyn4PM has treated Twitter users to Jeremy Corbyn’s “Money shot”.
Collins dictionary defines ‘money shot’: “a shot in a pornographic film in which a male performer is seen to ejaculate.”
Spotter: Cuck Norris
Posted: 7th, June 2017 | In: Politicians | Comment
Tory MP tweets: ‘Vote Conservative for strong and stable leadershit’
James Conwyn MP, Conservative Candidate for Earlingford Abbey, tweets:
#VoteConservative if you want strong & stable leadershit.
— James Conwyn MP (@MP_JamesConwyn) June 2, 2017
Posted: 4th, June 2017 | In: Politicians | Comment
After London Bridge: MSNBC puts terror attack at the Vauxhall car factory in Luton
In the unseemly haste to be first with the ‘breaking news’, MSNBC says the terror attack on London Bridge and nearby Borough market took place in… Luton. There was an incident in Vauxhall – which is just up the road from London Bridge – but it had nothing to do with the slaughter.
It’s not fake news. It’s just crap reporting.
This is why we need newspapers and the nightly news to make sense of all the info that comes belching in across social media.
Posted: 4th, June 2017 | In: Reviews, TV & Radio | Comment
Job advert typo fail: 8 hour what?
Spotter: Reddit
Posted: 1st, June 2017 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Walkers crisps endorses Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris in epic markting fail
Being the social media manager for Walker’s crisps is a doddle. Just get Gary Lineker to hold up a card and invite crisp enthusiasts to tweet a photo of their head which can be added to the former England footballer’s message. It would form a big Mexican Wave of crisp lovers. What could go wrong? Well, Walkers became endorsed by such lovelies as Osama bin Laden, Josef Fritzl and a bloke with a huge penis. And Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris, Fred West and more.
Walkers will delete that Rolf harris video I bet so I've downloaded it & uploaded it. No, thank YOU. pic.twitter.com/OUfYm2yfkR
— rob manuel (@robmanuel) May 25, 2017
Posted: 26th, May 2017 | In: Celebrities, The Consumer | Comment
Epic fail: Sikh Muslim Manchester cab driver illustrates the dire state of journalism in three tweets
Read and weep as journalism takes on the Manchester terror story and fails epically:
ITV live news reporter has malfunction on camera
Have a heart for the live TV reporter padding out the known facts in the London drizzle. ITV goes live to its man in Westminster. Come in, Rohit Kachroo, who has Type 1 Diabetes (it was related to that):
This guy on @itvnews getting it so wrong! #ttttttttodayjunior #spititout pic.twitter.com/zEW31VCMTU
— Daniel Bibby (@dbibby15) April 27, 2017
I’ve been there. I was on the radio once and utterly lost my train of thought. He did well to maintain his cool. And it does make you wonder why he has to be live on the scene at all? Very rarely does the TV reporter’s location ever add to the story? After all, they are there long after the incident on which they’re reporting has passed.
Posted: 28th, April 2017 | In: Key Posts, News, TV & Radio | Comments (2)
Ironton Tribune reports the deaths of three members of the ‘asdf’ family
Sad news from the Ironton Tribune, where three members of the asdf family have died. The paper also reports the demise of sdfa, not thought to be any relation.
Posted: 28th, April 2017 | In: Strange But True | Comment
Theresa May: “We want to lead the world in preventing tourism”
On the hustings for GE17, a nervy Theresa May tells the electorate: “We want to lead the world in preventing tourism.”
Theresa May: "We want to lead the world in preventing tourism". pic.twitter.com/OcrLkWso5W
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) April 25, 2017
Spotter: Adam Bienkov
Posted: 25th, April 2017 | In: Politicians | Comment
In Theresa May‘s meritocracy the useless work for Somerset council
This question is filed in today’s Daily Telegraph: “In Theresa May‘s meritocracy, what will become of the stupid and useless?”
Answer: they will work co the council.
Plus ca change.
Posted: 12th, September 2016 | In: Reviews, Strange But True | Comment
Holler Timing: Liverpool FC frozen in sponsorship hell
Liverpool have a new ‘official timing parter’. It’s a brand called Holler. This is how Holler announced the deal on their website:
Yeah, not a single wrist in sight. Odd that a brand specialising in watches would show three Liverpool players not wearing one between them.
Holler describes itself thus:
The Official Timing Partner of Liverpool FC.
Holler was born out of a long history of soul music originating in the 1960’s. Soul is a genre which combines different elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues.
And what is soul music without watches?
And they’re on Twitter. This was how @HollerFC account tweeted about Liverpool.
It looks like Holler announced the deal and then mocked Liverpool for their lack of league titles in recent years, praising Manchester United for good measure.
Timing, eh.
Like the time when Americans knew nothing about football…
NOTE: Is the @HollerFC account authentic? The Drum says:
…speculation around the legitimacy of the new Holler FC Twitter account in relation to the Holler brand has since circulated. However the @Holler_Soul twitter account, which has over 19,000 followers, had promoted the launch of the Holler FC division in its Twitter background page which read: “Coming soon at HollerFC.com”. This has since changed but a screenshot of the old background can be seen below.
And this:
Liverpool celebrate their last last league title win on April 28 1990.
Posted: 8th, September 2016 | In: Key Posts, Liverpool, Money, Sports, The Consumer | Comment (1)
