Mail hypocrisy

Gourami · **Joined:** Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:51 pm **Posts:** 2005

Unrelated but it reminds me of something. Actually, someone. This looks very much like a chap in my local outdoor market. I realised long ago that all of the market traders are surrounded by healthy produce yet exist entirely on fags, greasy spoon tea and coffee, fry ups and booze. They all have a sickly grey pallor and generally look about 30 years older than they probably are. Some real coffin-dodgers there amongst the super-foods and blueberries.

Are they so sick of the sight of fruit that they can't face eating it? Is it just a thing to sell and their interest goes no further than how much they can shift and for what profit? Weird. I'm not getting all health facist here, I know they can neglect their health any way they see fit, but it is kind of paradoxical.

Messianic Trees · **Joined:** Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:50 pm **Posts:** 2839

Typo gaffe in multi-million pound ad campaign to promote Britain

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/artic ... z1ncNcmbxi

By Travelmail(!) Reporter

I'm surprised this comment was allowed by the Mods:

Quote:

Reading this reminds me of the old expression that people in glasshouses shouldn't throw stones. How many typos have you spotted on this website today? My favourite was "break horsepower".
- Victor Meldrew, London, 27/2/2012 15:39

Arnold · **Posted:** Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:18 pm

Quote:

'Hores like carrots' and the amazing discovery of the 'Kung Fu' gland: Hilarious exam answers given by students

vvv v jlhbl;vhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2108063/Funnyexam-com-Hilarious-exam-answers-given-students.html#ixzz1nlhSMgQX

Quote:

Almost as funny a some of the DM "science" articles.

According to NASA, amongst the ways of deflecting it are putting a probe onto the rock and using the extra gravity the craft generates to steer the asteroid away over millions of light years.

But the rock then flies towards the South Pole, travelling high above Antarctica and then the tip of South America before continuing on its journey across the universe.

A shot taken above the English Channel shows how France and England are like electricity grids ablaze with billions of volts of power.

- Alfred, UK, 29/2/2012 10:54
Click to rate Rating 1

shyamz · **Posted:** Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:14 pm

I'm getting VERY pissed off with these obvious joke test answers been put across to readers as real, they don't NEED any more encouragement to think that education today is shit and kids know nothing, but I imagine that is the side effect of these articles that they are mist looking forward to.

As we know full well when some people see something that could confirm what they mistakenly believe to be true they will be so pleased deep down to see it that they won't stop to think it through.

ezinra · **Posted:** Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:28 pm

Quote:

As from next week, Tumblr will be implementing a policy banning posts that actively promote self-harm.

Searches for tags that typically go along with self-harm blogs (for example 'thinspiration') will also bring up a public service announcement.

Quote:

Thinspiration: Jessica S has admired Jessica A's svelte post-baby body

Big Rob · **Posted:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 2:23 am

'One less pig to worry about': Vile taunts of the internet trolls posted only hours after police officer blinded by Moat killed himself

The mail complains about people making vile remarks on the internet.

davidjay · **Joined:** Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:24 pm **Posts:** 3837

Big Rob wrote:

'One less pig to worry about': Vile taunts of the internet trolls posted only hours after police officer blinded by Moat killed himself

The mail complains about people making vile remarks on the internet.

And of course, has to repeat them.

Arnold · **Posted:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:52 pm

Quote:

Now that's bard spelling! Shoppers slam Topshop for 'Shakespere' shirt

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... z1oHHP2WT6

The Mail, of course, never makes spelling mistakes.

Bones McCoy · **Joined:** Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:08 am **Posts:** 7339

shyamz wrote:

I'm getting VERY pissed off with these obvious joke test answers been put across to readers as real, they don't NEED any more encouragement to think that education today is shit and kids know nothing, but I imagine that is the side effect of these articles that they are mist looking forward to.

As we know full well when some people see something that could confirm what they mistakenly believe to be true they will be so pleased deep down to see it that they won't stop to think it through.

I'm similarly rather bored by the ones where one smart Alec thinks "I'll get no marks for this so let's have a laugh"
I did rather enjoy this one though, as the perpetrator is either transcribing character by character, or is extremely smart.

Bones McCoy · **Joined:** Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:08 am **Posts:** 7339

Arnold wrote:

Quote:

Now that's bard spelling! Shoppers slam Topshop for 'Shakespere' shirt

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... z1oHHP2WT6

The Mail, of course, never makes spelling mistakes.

And his name's reputed to have been spelled in 13 different ways.

SoulBoy · **Joined:** Fri Oct 08, 2010 1:42 pm **Posts:** 1625

Tesco using photos without permission -

Fashion student, 22, takes on Tesco after they used her face on a children’s jumper without permission

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... z1oHpKxuu6

Rubbish SadFace

Of couse the Mail would never nick photos -

http://www.mailwatch.co.uk/2011/11/14/u ... aily-mail/

http://www.wonderlandblog.com/wonderlan ... ssion.html

etc. etc. ad naseum

Unmoderated if anyone has other examples.

Quote:

Disgusting, the most horrendous case of copyright theft I have seen since the DM nicked those skinny GAP mannequin pics last year
- D. Emry-Porter, ROYAL Tunbridge Wells, 5/3/2012 23:12

MacGuffin · **Joined:** Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:07 pm **Posts:** 427

Arnold wrote:

Quote:

Now that's bard spelling! Shoppers slam Topshop for 'Shakespere' shirt

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... z1oHHP2WT6

The Mail, of course, never makes spelling mistakes.

The Mail credit a blog for this story...a blog that wrote about these t-shirts on 20 January:
http://swonderfulsmarvellous.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/topshop-tee-and-cake-and-glaring-spelling-mistakes/

Arnold · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:08 pm

Quote:

Kennel Club fear for abandoned dogs as Duchess Effect sees sales of spaniels like Kate and Wills’ soar 50 per cent

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... -cent.html

At least the DM didn't encourage this. Ah....

Quote:

Isn't he lovely! Kate can't hide her delight as she takes Lupo the pup for walkies in Kensington Gardens

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... z1oT1pjz80

Kreuzberger · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:28 pm

Arnold wrote:

Quote:

Kennel Club fear for abandoned dogs as Duchess Effect sees sales of spaniels like Kate and Wills’ soar 50 per cent

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... -cent.html

At least the DM didn't encourage this. Ah....

Quote:

Isn't he lovely! Kate can't hide her delight as she takes Lupo the pup for walkies in Kensington Gardens

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... z1oT1pjz80

More bollocks, I suspect The number of 500gbp dogs abandoned during one particular period versus another period requires only a few mutts to throw huge percentages. Like - erm - one, for example.

Big Rob · **Posted:** Sat Mar 10, 2012 3:32 pm

'I love you Daddy, goodnight': Last words of tragic schoolgirl, 14, who hanged herself after enduring 'two years of relentless bullying' by her classmates

The mail against bullying.....

Mail hypocrisy

Who is online