Comments on: Ding, dong the bitch is dead

Ding, dong the bitch is dead

i_cola — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:27:07 -0800

Margaret Thatcher dies, aged 79. [hoax]

By: biffa

biffa — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:28:27 -0800

Hoo fucking ray.

By: Red58

Red58 — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:29:00 -0800

She knew her onions?

By: chrid

chrid — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:29:56 -0800

Ding dong, the witch is dead!

By: psmealey

psmealey — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:31:02 -0800

Hoax.

By: neustile

neustile — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:31:11 -0800

? It's a joke site. But I was still cueing that Hefner song.

By: briank

briank — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:31:32 -0800

The reporter is named "Connie Lingus". I remain skeptical pending confirmation from other sources.

By: psmealey

psmealey — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:32:27 -0800

Saddam was said to be in a state of shock today, on hearing the news of Thatcher's demise. Saddam Husein has asked guards for compassionate leave to attend Lady Thatcher's funeral. "She was an inspiration to me." He said. That was mildly amusing. That other stuff... ehhh. Not that funny.

By: biffa

biffa — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:32:58 -0800

Bloody hell, a wind up. How annoying.

By: PinkStainlessTail

PinkStainlessTail — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:33:37 -0800

Chris Morris would have done it better.

By: chinese_fashion

chinese_fashion — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:34:29 -0800

This has GOT to be a hoax if for no reason other than this: Imagine if you were an earnest, hardworking reporter whose for real name WAS "Connie Lingus." You'd get so tired of everyone thinking your stories were a hoax based on your name that you'd change it, wouldn't you? Unless this story is part of the professional awakening of "Connie Lingus."

By: dagny

dagny — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:36:18 -0800

That's not funny.

By: matteo

matteo — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:37:10 -0800

That's not funny well, it is well designed

By: biffa

biffa — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:38:55 -0800

i_cola: That was truly evil, I was so busy deciding who to email first that I didn't have time for details. Totally sucked in.

By: kenaman

kenaman — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:43:23 -0800

Being Irish I shouted it out in the office. Having read no more than the link!

By: i_cola

i_cola — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:43:24 -0800

*heheheh* Some clicking on links will get you thru to some scarier web design & even the George Bush as Benny Hill cartoon...

By: hackly_fracture

hackly_fracture — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:44:09 -0800

weak.

By: brownpau

brownpau — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:44:47 -0800

Footer: "GuardianNews.co.uk © GuardianNews.co.uk - TOTALLY SATIRICAL 2004"

By: lotsofno

lotsofno — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:46:08 -0800

man.. i rushed to tell all the brits i knew. they asked me for a source, and i pointed them to the link. who's the goose? ME.

By: seanyboy

seanyboy — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:47:59 -0800

well, i was hook, line and sinkered.

By: tcp

tcp — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:49:08 -0800

Stephen Hawking, in response to Thatcher's death has ordered a new computer generated voice. For years now he has spoken with his 'Trade mark' Robocop (sic) voice, but as Phil A Show writes, Hawking loved the PM so much he has asked expertsd to make him a voice like Thatchers. hehe.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:51:53 -0800

Crap. Dumb joke or yet another way to spread spyware? Note to self: read comments BEFORE following link.

By: macadamiaranch

macadamiaranch — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:54:21 -0800

What's with the super loud breaking news voice over hawking a tee-shirt? If that wasn't a sign it was faked...

By: mattr

mattr — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:56:55 -0800

That is totally fucking sick...whether you liked her or not...I didn't, but I still don't wish her dead. Calm yourselves down people...

By: jonvaughan

jonvaughan — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 08:01:41 -0800

piss poor

By: leotrotsky

leotrotsky — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 08:02:07 -0800

She saved the damn country from an economic morass that's still suffocating the continent, and all you people can do is bitch. It's so very english.

By: norm

norm — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 08:04:24 -0800

I hope this gets deleted: 1. Hoaxes posted to fool the readership are not the best of the web. 2. Hoaxes make people read the comments first, which leads to people commenting before reading the links, which leads to bad discussion. 3. It pisses me off to get fooled by a hoax, and makes me hate the poster. (big middle finger)

By: onlyconnect

onlyconnect — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 08:17:29 -0800

*cues Morrissey's "Margaret on the Guillotine," reads comments, cues "I Don't Mind If You Forget Me" instead*

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 08:20:57 -0800

Like, it would've killed ya to put a "wink" smiley on the FPP text or something?

By: Frasermoo

Frasermoo — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 08:24:19 -0800

She is still alive? Excellent. Go on Mrs.T Truly a great woman.

By: bokononito

bokononito — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 08:27:28 -0800

i don't see how it is funny to wish for someone's death. yes, metafilter has been heavily propagandistic lately, but this is just a bit too much. what's next, a countdown to gwb's death as an FPP? I vote to delete the thread as tasteless - and not funny.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 08:30:57 -0800

connie lingus: survivor of sexual violence.

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 08:33:07 -0800

tigger: survivor of sexual violence.

By: Outlawyr

Outlawyr — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 08:38:49 -0800

i_cola dies, aged 79

By: Samuel Farrow

Samuel Farrow — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 08:40:59 -0800

I agree with Norm - and not just cause I interupted my director in an importnant meeting with the news. Sh#t -sh#t - sh#t

By: CunningLinguist

CunningLinguist — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 08:44:19 -0800

For the record, I had absolutely nothing to do with this.

By: twistedonion

twistedonion — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 08:45:24 -0800

That's not funny. Yes it is

By: jazzkat11

jazzkat11 — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 08:45:54 -0800

Great. I had already poured out my breakfast tea on the carpet as a sign of respect. Now where will I get more breakfast tea?

By: insomnia_lj

insomnia_lj — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 09:09:41 -0800

... and somewhere, a gracefully aging Morrissey does a little dance!

By: Pretty_Generic

Pretty_Generic — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 09:11:26 -0800

Don't forget Elvis.

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 09:17:15 -0800

Thatcher's spirit was bound up with Ronald Reagan's. Her pining for the 'Ol Gipper undermined her will to live.

By: Stynxno

Stynxno — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 09:23:31 -0800

For the record, I had absolutely nothing to do with this. Too late CL. I've already told everyone that you're Connie Lingus.

By: Katemonkey

Katemonkey — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 09:25:09 -0800

Aaaargh, when will she die! (also, "saved the damn country from an economic morass"? We're still suffering the side-effects of that with the added bonus of nothing working because the bloody woman and her damned government had to privatise everything. So, no, I will not be sad when she dies. I know no one in this household will be.)

By: ciderwoman

ciderwoman — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 09:25:20 -0800

Excellent. I too shouted the news out across the office before having to retract it two seconds later. The guardian weekly stuff was nicely done too. And jesus, metafilter, lighten up. How is this wishing her dead?

By: ciderwoman

ciderwoman — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 09:27:39 -0800

Oh, and meant to add that my mistake could have been more serious as I work next to a news desk who are broadcasting live.

By: konolia

konolia — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 09:32:01 -0800

And THAT is why I always go visit Drudge BEFORE I come here.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 09:34:12 -0800

there's this hysterical scene in abfab (i think it's the episode where the father dies), and gran is in the kitchen taking a magazine quiz and the question is: Margaret Thatcher was prime minister for: A: 7 years B: 12 years C: 500 years and gran says "C: 500 years." : >

By: insomnia_lj

insomnia_lj — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 09:35:47 -0800

Throughout London, people remembered her passing in the traditional manner...

By: briank

briank — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 09:45:16 -0800

And THAT is why I always go visit Drudge BEFORE I come here. Oooh, you know you've been dissed when someone rates Drudge as a more reliable source of information than you.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 10:07:44 -0800

Lame. Premature announcements of the death of public figures is only about a quarter step up from making jokes about the noises people's butts make when they take a shit. I wonder if the Guardian is pissed about their name being attached to it?

By: Ty Webb

Ty Webb — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 10:08:33 -0800

Her pining for the 'Ol Gipper undermined her will to live. That's exactly what came to my mind when I saw the post: Aww, she's gone to be with her political soul-mate Ronnie, breaking unions and supporting despots in the afterlife, before that spoiler Nancy comes up (err, down) and ruins everything.

By: matteo

matteo — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 10:37:19 -0800

on the other hand, Henri Cartier Bresson did die today. for real, unlike Thatcher

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:22:58 -0800

Jeez, matteo, that could use a FPP -- I had no idea until reading this thread.

By: The God Complex

The God Complex — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:23:31 -0800

Well designed, poorly executed.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:52:44 -0800

By: matteo

matteo — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 12:17:09 -0800

*arrests languagehat* ;) __________________ Civil_Disobedient, agreed. can you wait until tomorrow, 1:11 PM Eastern? in the meantime: Cartier-Bresson sur le Web «Le plus aristocratique des anarchistes»

By: fredosan

fredosan — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 12:51:30 -0800

Let's not forget Margaret Thatcher was the original Spice Girl.

By: salmacis

salmacis — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 12:59:37 -0800

To be honest, when Maggie does pop her clogs, it will be interesting to compare the national reaction to it with America when Reagan died. The difference will be most illuminating. While Reagan was treated with respect, even from his political opponents, there will be dancing on the street when Maggie dies. I'm sure that reflects badly on British society, but by God, I'll be out there dancing with the rest of them.

By: dodgygeezer

dodgygeezer — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 13:04:30 -0800

She could be dead but instead she's drooling in a playpen somewhere imaging her opinion still matters. Her opinion probably being something like "The EU is an evil institution that will undermine ... ooohh, look at the pretty lights!" Maybe I'll do a little jig when the old bitch passes into the void, but for now I'll take comfort from the fact that her evil little brain is out of harms way.

By: John Shaft

John Shaft — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 15:46:21 -0800

Do you weep, Mrs Thatcher, do you weep? Do you wake Mrs Thatcher, in your sleep? Do you weep like a sad willow? On your Marks and Spencer's pillow? Are you tears molten steel? Do you weep? Do you wake with 'Three million' on your brain? Are you sorry that they'll never work again? When you're dressing in your blue, do you see the waiting queue? Do you weep, Mrs Thatcher, do you weep?

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 15:59:08 -0800

You Thatcherites by name, lend an ear, lend an ear You Thatcherites by name lend an ear You Thatcherites by name, your faults I will proclaim, Your doctrines I must blame, you will hear, you will hear You privatise away what is ours, what is ours You privatise away what is ours You privatise away and when you make us pay We'll take it back some day, mark my words, mark my words

By: bonaldi

bonaldi — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 18:00:12 -0800

die die die die die die. What a truly terrible woman. She treated the country like a toy and we're still suffering because of it. They only good legacy is that there will be "no such thing as society" to honour her. With most right-wingers its all about the money, honey. With her it was personal in a way I've seen in no other politican. I doubt Americans will ever understand the vitriol. Leotrotsky, you're a fud. You do know she ran the economy like an experiment ... and fucked it right up. Don't you? And hell, she stole our milk.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 18:08:19 -0800

Margaret Thatcher is....

By: prentiz

prentiz — Fri, 06 Aug 2004 15:54:21 -0800

Rubbish - Thatcher was the greatest British leader since Churchill. She took this country from the grip of the three day week, and brought about the economic prosperity us Brits enjoy today. When she came to power Britain was the sick man of Europe, paralysed by trade unions only interested in their own Members, still in retreat from Suez and treated with sad distain by the rest of the world. She was by no means perfect and the errors she made towards the end of her term were grievous. But the reason she is hated so much by some people is that she won the political fight so completely that old Labour was utterly and completely finished. No serious politician could ever hope to suggest that companies should be nationalised, or that striker should be allowed to paralyse the nation, or that the Government should artificially regulate the economy ever again. If anything she was too politically successful - destroying the most extreme parts of Labour to the extent it became electable again.