Royal Fuck Up.

November 21, 2008 8:19 PM

After 10 months of planning, the elaborate funeral of the revered King of Thailand's sister, took place the other day. The AFP made a grave error in the 11th paragraph of a story about a bomb which went off in front of a stage at the Government House compound.

From the AFP story:

"The political unrest gripping the country had briefly paused for the six-day funeral of deeply-revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, which ended on Wednesday, but analysts had warned that it was likely to restart soon afterwards."

posted by gman (9 comments total)

Hey, that takes place really far away you know, so it's not like it matter to the story much if it was the king or the king's sister. It's just a story. You take these things too seriously.

And I hate the internet. Once you hit publish there's no way to correct that stuff.
posted by cjorgensen at 8:25 PM on November 21, 2008

Yes. That is true. That was an error that the AFP made. Good point.
posted by chinston at 8:26 PM on November 21, 2008

If you live there or know anything about the place, this is a big fuck up.
posted by gman at 8:34 PM on November 21, 2008

I don't understand what the point of this FPP is. The AFP said the king died, rather then his sister. But so what? Why is that a big deal? What are the consequences of the mistake?
posted by delmoi at 8:39 PM on November 21, 2008

Well then, long live the king, if that helps.
posted by longsleeves at 9:09 PM on November 21, 2008

Does anyone even give a shit? I sure don't.
posted by ryanrs at 9:09 PM on November 21, 2008

There is kind of a X - Y axis quadrangle grid of post-worthiness. Trivia versus Actionable Information on the X axis; Emotional Interest/Satisfaction versus Functional Utility on the Y axis. There's probably a Z intersect as well, but I'm too damn tired to rack my brains about it.
posted by Burhanistan at 9:23 PM on November 21, 2008

made a grave error

Zing!
posted by spiderskull at 9:23 PM on November 21, 2008

I post high a lot.
posted by gman at 9:29 PM on November 21, 2008 [2 favorites]