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BBC Web Slip-Up Insults Facebook Fans
An anonymous reader writes "The BBC has accidentally insulted its Facebook followers by revealing a version of a new website which wasn't yet ready for public consumption and in which it referred to its social media followers as 'saddos.' The same website also features a picture of the Queen, described as the Pakistan hockey team. File this one under 'a really bad day at the office' for one web developer."
Glad you cleared that one up for us. I thought someone at the BBC couldn't spell sado.
Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
"We apologise for the fault in the site. Those responsible have been sacked."
European slang....... because we all speak the same language.
Britains Biggest Cokeusers - further clarification of this acronym for non-UK readers.
This is a mostly USA site so it's pushing it to expect everyone here to know slang from the almost the other side of the world
It's pushing it to expect Americans to know *anything* about the other side of the world.
Why don't they just use an international cymbal
Too loud.
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Normal people would. Facebook users not, because they are saddos.
Don't fight for your country, if your country does not fight for you.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
What did you say about my mother???
For client X, when loading Y, error message is displayed: "The dinosaur says RAWR!"
While this is amusing it is not the expected behavior.
Ya, it's not harmful but it was a little embarrassing. It must be really embarrassing for a web developer at a company which is so publicly visible. I feel this particular developer's pain.
that's teh shizzle bizzle
It's pushing it to expect Americans to know *anything* about the other side of the world.
It's pushing to expect Americans to know there is another side of the world.
slashdot followers ?
They called us Nerds.
But I'm ok with that since even Slashdot itself tells me I'm a nerd, which for once isn't news, but does matter.
Attention... all grammer nazi"s! Is they're anything; wrong with: my post,
I still think lorum ipsum is a better filler than your suggested text.
It's pushing to expect Americans to know there is another side of the world.
Isn't that where all the Commies live?
I don't care being called a "saddo" by a webmonkey.
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Pull your head in.
It's pushing to expect Americans to know there is another side of the world.
Isn't that where all the Commies live?
Seems like it...
Attention... all grammer nazi"s! Is they're anything; wrong with: my post,
Yes, inside and outside.
Liar. If you were the Queen, you'd say "WE are not amused." Faker.
Canada: The US's more awesome sibling.
Saddos: The cereal for people who can no longer eat Cheerios?
The latest neuropsychology studies shows, that medium to long term facebook usage actually rewires the brain.
When shown a pair of crocs, normal people have strong activity which results in disgust, physical revulsion and often a vomit reflex.
The facebook users brain activity, more closely resembles that of a women shopping, heroin addict getting a fix, or farmville player harvesting crops.
The facebook users brain activity, more closely resembles that of a women shopping, heroin addict getting a fix, or farmville player harvesting crops.
... or nerds espousing their superiority over people who do things the nerds don't like.
The breakfast of, well, er, not exactly Champions...
Nearly everyone on the mainland in this hemisphere considers themselves Americans. Most of them actually take offense to the uneducated masses on the other side of the world who are incapable of knowing the difference.
Now you are on the edge of pissing of the Canadians, I am certain you don't want that. Piss them off enough and they will set down their beer and respond.