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webofevil ([personal profile] webofevil) wrote2010-11-11 12:57 pm
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Come on, world, let's see you top this news story this year:
Porpoises rescue Dick Van Dyke



Mary Poppins star feared death after apparently falling asleep on his surfboard but friendly sea creatures pushed him to shore
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[identity profile] ozgirlabroad.livejournal.com 2010-11-11 01:08 pm (UTC)(link)
As a friend commented, "ho, hit's an 'appy 'oliday with you Mary Porpoise!"

[identity profile] webofevil.livejournal.com 2010-11-11 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
This is excellent.

[identity profile] chiller.livejournal.com 2010-11-11 02:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Apparently they were afraid he might start to sing.

[identity profile] communicator.livejournal.com 2010-11-11 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Wonderful story

[identity profile] quercus.livejournal.com 2010-11-11 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Fixed link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/nov/11/dick-van-dyke-porpoises-rescue

[identity profile] webofevil.livejournal.com 2010-11-11 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you. Pain in the arse; done at speed. (Most of my HTML howlers can be categorised as such, to the extent that “pita;das” might as well be my own “tl;dr”.) My own link is fixed now too...

[identity profile] chiller.livejournal.com 2010-11-11 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Best comment on the Grauniad thus far:

"It was no accident. They were porpoises of the genus umdiddleiddleiddleumdiddleii."
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