Thatcher Dead.

'Thatcher dead' text sparks alert

A misconstrued text message announcing the passing of a beloved pet has sparked a flurry of diplomatic activity in Canada.

The country's transport minister sent a message reading: "Thatcher has died".

Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper was soon informed that 84-year-old former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had passed away.

But it was actually John Baird's beloved cat, named after his political heroine, who had died.

The confusion spread around a gala event in Toronto, where some 1,700 luminaries were gathered at a black tie event.

Calls to puzzled officials in both 10 Downing Street and Buckingham Palace followed.

Embarrassed aide Dimitri Soudas had reportedly already started preparing an official statement mourning the passing of the Iron Lady.

He was told that Baroness Thatcher - who just a few days ago attended a Remembrance Day service at London's Westminster Abbey - was alive and healthy.

"If the cat wasn't dead, I'd have killed it by now," Mr Soudas is reported to have said of the 16-year-old grey tabby.

Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/americas/8358544.stm

Damn, I'd got my hopes up then.

Chris Nash wrote: When I first saw the news about it all, I thought I'd finally be getting my copy of THIS

So racist political parties, unacceptable?

Celebrating the death of someone because you disagree with their policies, perfectly acceptable?

You're buying a CD which glorifies or celebrates the death of someone.

But then again i'm a twat

The Teacher wrote:

Chris Nash wrote: When I first saw the news about it all, I thought I'd finally be getting my copy of THIS

So racist political parties, unacceptable?

Celebrating the death of someone because you disagree with their policies, perfectly acceptable?

Liam, how is life on that exeptionally tall horse of yours?, just wondered like.....

The Teacher wrote:

Chris Nash wrote: When I first saw the news about it all, I thought I'd finally be getting my copy of THIS

So racist political parties, unacceptable?

Celebrating the death of someone because you disagree with their policies, perfectly acceptable?

Nicely summed up, for once.

The Teacher wrote:

Celebrating the death of someone because you disagree with their policies, perfectly acceptable?

yes.

seriously though. fuck me, if george w. bush died, i wouldn't exactly be crying into my PATRIOT act.

I know i'll be raising a glass or two when the evil old bastard finally kick's the bucket! Just saying like.

there'll be quite a few hereabouts celebrating her demise, dont know about the chumbawamba ep though, round here it will be Elvis Costello's "Tramp the dirt down".

remember him playing it live back in the day and to paraphrase little johnny lydon, he meant it man

I'll be celebrating the demise of a cunt whose arrogance led her to ignore the impact her policies had on the community where I live and for that I will not apologise, the sheer fuckin arrogance of the cunt is what i think of when I hear her name, feel like one of Pavlov's dogs, I've started to grind me fuckin teeth whilst writing this post, I'd have it checked out but in an echo of her policies me dentist has gone all private and cosmetic. Cunt

The Teacher wrote:

Chris Nash wrote: When I first saw the news about it all, I thought I'd finally be getting my copy of THIS

So racist political parties, unacceptable?

Yes.

Celebrating the death of a fascist, perfectly acceptable?

Yes.

Sorry, couldn't resist.