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BS: Observer special yesterday

18 Mar 02 - 05:52 AM (#671159)
Subject: Observer special yesterday
From: Bagpuss

For those of you who missed reading it in the Observer yesterday, here's the URL of the 4 page special on the sept 11th tragedy.

Bagpuss


18 Mar 02 - 05:54 AM (#671161)
Subject: RE: BS: Observer special yesterday
From: Bagpuss

Here it is...

http://www.observer.co.uk/waronterrorism/story/0,1373,668707,00.html


19 Mar 02 - 03:41 AM (#671736)
Subject: RE: BS: Observer special yesterday
From: Sarah the flute

Chris Morris strikes again! .... will he get an award?


19 Mar 02 - 05:37 AM (#671762)
Subject: RE: BS: Observer special yesterday
From: Bagpuss

Just heard he's been nominated for 2 BAFTAs for his paedophile special. I can't imagine that they will have the nerve to let him win it, but the competition is pretty weak, so you never know....


19 Mar 02 - 05:42 AM (#671765)
Subject: RE: BS: Observer special yesterday
From: RichM

I went, I saw, ho-hum....


19 Mar 02 - 05:55 AM (#671767)
Subject: RE: BS: Observer special yesterday
From: Peter K (Fionn)

At last - 9/11 in true historical perspective! And the first time I've seen "cunts" printed out in a UK national newspaper.

Here is Bagpuss's link again as a clickie. Links at the bottom continue the bad-taste (but hilarious) romp. The ones on the left are to serious 9/11 stuff on the site, various dates.


19 Mar 02 - 06:00 AM (#671769)
Subject: RE: BS: Observer special yesterday
From: Bagpuss

Unfortunately, missing from the web version are the graphics including the cave system inside Richard Reid's shoe. I think the format of the print edition was much better and it loses quite a bit.

I also think the style was a lot more Ianucci than Morris.

Bagpuss


20 Mar 02 - 07:28 PM (#672972)
Subject: RE: BS: Observer special yesterday
From: Peter K (Fionn)

Definitely Ianucci'a fingerprints all over this. It's funny as well as pointed. Altogether a brave adventure for a heavyweight broadsheet.