One of the defining news stories of the last decade

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:02 pm

John Darwin and his canoe, according to the BBC. :laugh:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8406898.stm

grabec · **Posted:** Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:12 pm

I'd like to hear them explain in what sense Darwin defines the decade. confised

Surely as stories go, it was a one-off?

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

It was a big story but was it really decade defining kent?

With all the war in iraq, world trade centre bombings, london bombings etc etc

Is this story really a story which sums up 00 to 09?

Salty · **Posted:** Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:19 pm

I just lost a bet with myself......

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

I just had my dinner

GroovyCrimes · **Posted:** Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:23 pm

Yubep wrote:

It was a big story but was it really decade defining kent?

With all the war in iraq, world trade centre bombings, london bombings etc etc

Is this story really a story which sums up 00 to 09?

According to the BBC it is,& judging by the use of the smiley I would say Mr Kent finds it funny that the BBC choose to put such emphasis on a novelty news item rather than believes it to be decade defining.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

GroovyCrimes wrote:

Yubep wrote:

It was a big story but was it really decade defining kent?

With all the war in iraq, world trade centre bombings, london bombings etc etc

Is this story really a story which sums up 00 to 09?

According to the BBC it is,& judging by the use of the smiley I would say Mr Kent finds it funny that the BBC choose to put such emphasis on a novelty news item rather than believes it to be decade defining.

ok so am i not allowed to debate it then?

grabec · **Posted:** Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:30 pm

Yubep wrote:

GroovyCrimes wrote:

Yubep wrote:

It was a big story but was it really decade defining kent?

With all the war in iraq, world trade centre bombings, london bombings etc etc

Is this story really a story which sums up 00 to 09?

According to the BBC it is,& judging by the use of the smiley I would say Mr Kent finds it funny that the BBC choose to put such emphasis on a novelty news item rather than believes it to be decade defining.

ok so am i not allowed to debate it then?

Yes. But I think the point was that you must exchange the question, 'was it really decade defining, Kent?', for 'was it decade defining, BBC?'.

HTH. :wink:

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Mon Dec 14, 2009 3:09 pm

Yubep wrote:

It was a big story but was it really decade defining kent?

With all the war in iraq, world trade centre bombings, london bombings etc etc

Is this story really a story which sums up 00 to 09?

True, I agree with you, it is definitely one of the stories of the decade, but not as big as Iraq etc.

grabec · **Posted:** Mon Dec 14, 2009 4:03 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

Yubep wrote:

It was a big story but was it really decade defining kent?

With all the war in iraq, world trade centre bombings, london bombings etc etc

Is this story really a story which sums up 00 to 09?

True, I agree with you, it is definitely one of the stories of the decade, but not as big as Iraq etc.

Of course you agree with him, Kent. It's what you said in the first place.
I think you've invented a new form of satire. :laugh:

One of the defining news stories of the last decade

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