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That joke doesn't seem so funny now does it?

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  • J Jimmy Savile

    Nurse victim [^]of prank call commits suicide. I bet them DJ's are regretting it now, although obviously they couldn't have forseen that consequence.

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    Lost User
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    Every prank is funny until someone gets hurt. Then it's hysterical.

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    • J Jimmy Savile

      Nurse victim [^]of prank call commits suicide. I bet them DJ's are regretting it now, although obviously they couldn't have forseen that consequence.

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      The Reincarnation wrote:

      obviously they couldn't have forseen that consequence.

      This is becoming all too common, and it almost ranks alongside the various fraudulent calls that we get at home; the "I am calling from Microsoft support" calls are starting up again. This poor woman was duped by these guys and it is appalling to think that she may have taken her life as a result. People really ought to think a bit more carefully about what practical jokes they play, and who they play them on.

      One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.

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      • J Jimmy Savile

        Nurse victim [^]of prank call commits suicide. I bet them DJ's are regretting it now, although obviously they couldn't have forseen that consequence.

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        lewax00
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        I am having a lot of difficulty following the text version, what was the actual prank? :doh:

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          I am having a lot of difficulty following the text version, what was the actual prank? :doh:

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          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmS8JwyRUdk[^]

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          • L lewax00

            I am having a lot of difficulty following the text version, what was the actual prank? :doh:

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            Maximilien
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            Some Australian radio DJs called the hospital pretending they were the Queen (?) and asked about Kate's pregnancy medical status. It is a shame that nobody was alert enough to see this woman's distress. :rose:

            Nihil obstat

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            • L lewax00

              I am having a lot of difficulty following the text version, what was the actual prank? :doh:

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              Jimmy Savile
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              Two Aussie DJ's phoned the hospital Kate Middleton was in and pretended to be the Queen and Prince Charles the Nurse fell for it and answered questions about Kate's health. It has been well publicised in England, so I'm guessing the humiliation was too much for her.

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              • J Jimmy Savile

                Nurse victim [^]of prank call commits suicide. I bet them DJ's are regretting it now, although obviously they couldn't have forseen that consequence.

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                From how people are overreacting, you'd think those DJs strangled the nurse.

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                  The Reincarnation wrote:

                  obviously they couldn't have forseen that consequence.

                  This is becoming all too common, and it almost ranks alongside the various fraudulent calls that we get at home; the "I am calling from Microsoft support" calls are starting up again. This poor woman was duped by these guys and it is appalling to think that she may have taken her life as a result. People really ought to think a bit more carefully about what practical jokes they play, and who they play them on.

                  One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.

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                  Pete OHanlon
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                  From here on in, I'm sticking to fart gags.

                  *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                  "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

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                    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmS8JwyRUdk[^]

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                    lewax00
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                    Oh, that makes more sense...at least in reference to the prank, but I don't see why someone would commit suicide over that... :doh:

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                    • L Lost User

                      From how people are overreacting, you'd think those DJs strangled the nurse.

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                      They might just as well have done.

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                      • J Jimmy Savile

                        Nurse victim [^]of prank call commits suicide. I bet them DJ's are regretting it now, although obviously they couldn't have forseen that consequence.

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                        I think it was entirely predictable. Of course the royals were going to have her snuffed following her lapse in thinking. :)

                        Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                          Oh, that makes more sense...at least in reference to the prank, but I don't see why someone would commit suicide over that... :doh:

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                          Me neither.

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                            I think it was entirely predictable. Of course the royals were going to have her snuffed following her lapse in thinking. :)

                            Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                            Jimmy Savile
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                            :thumbsup:

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                            • L lewax00

                              Oh, that makes more sense...at least in reference to the prank, but I don't see why someone would commit suicide over that... :doh:

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                              You would be amazed at some of the reasons that people feel suicidal. What seems trivial to you may be truly a matter of life and death to someone else.

                              One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.

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                              • J Jimmy Savile

                                Nurse victim [^]of prank call commits suicide. I bet them DJ's are regretting it now, although obviously they couldn't have forseen that consequence.

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                                wout de zeeuw
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                                A paranoid mind might think the news item was a prank by itself. For the record, I am NOT paranoid, I repeat, I am NOT paranoid!

                                Wout

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                                  Nurse victim [^]of prank call commits suicide. I bet them DJ's are regretting it now, although obviously they couldn't have forseen that consequence.

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                                  Honestly, it's still a pretty funny joke. She wasn't under any disciplinary proceedings or anything and it's unreasonable to blame the DJs for her suicidal state. (Yay, no downvoting!)

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                                    From here on in, I'm sticking to fart gags.

                                    *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                                    "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                                    CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier

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                                    Roger Allen
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                                    Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                                    I'm sticking to fart gags.

                                    Personally, if a fart is bad enough to cause gagging, I don't want to be there! But if you want to gag on them, feel free! Please no suicide over this!

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                                      You would be amazed at some of the reasons that people feel suicidal. What seems trivial to you may be truly a matter of life and death to someone else.

                                      One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.

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                                      lewax00
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                                      Richard MacCutchan wrote:

                                      What seems trivial to you may be truly a matter of life and death to someone else.

                                      True. And I can't say I even begin to understand how most people react to things like embarrassment, it's not a feeling I'm well acquainted with. I can't name a time I've felt embarrassed, though I can name a few times when people think I should have been.

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                                      • W wout de zeeuw

                                        A paranoid mind might think the news item was a prank by itself. For the record, I am NOT paranoid, I repeat, I am NOT paranoid!

                                        Wout

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                                        Then why do you keep moving to try and block the camera? It won't work - there are others.

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                                        • W wout de zeeuw

                                          A paranoid mind might think the news item was a prank by itself. For the record, I am NOT paranoid, I repeat, I am NOT paranoid!

                                          Wout

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                                          gavindon
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                                          just because you are NOT paranoid does not mean they are not out to get you... :-D

                                          Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow. You can't scare me, I have children.

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