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The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax

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Re: The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax

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Post by dustincoates »

oniony wrote: post #14

In 1992 BBC 1 put out a live documentary programme called Ghostwatch, in which they visited a supposedly haunted house. There were many BBC documentaries at the time, and this was no different, so we all watched with half interest. It's also important to note that there was little alternative programming at the time: just BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV and Channel 4. I can't remember if Channel Five had launched yet, but you get…

I love pseudo-documentary and pseudo-newscast movies, ever since I watched Without Warning [0] and had to sleep on my parents' floor because it felt too real for me.

Special Bulletin [1] is another good one.

0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Without_Warning_(1994_film)

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special_Bulletin&...

Re: The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax

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Post by nephihaha »

oniony wrote: post #14

In 1992 BBC 1 put out a live documentary programme called Ghostwatch, in which they visited a supposedly haunted house. There were many BBC documentaries at the time, and this was no different, so we all watched with half interest. It's also important to note that there was little alternative programming at the time: just BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV and Channel 4. I can't remember if Channel Five had launched yet, but you get…

Channel 5 started in the late nineties. Ghostwatch was pretty weak beer. Alternative 3 is much better and often spookily accurate.

Re: The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax

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Post by oniony »

nephihaha wrote: post #32
oniony wrote: post #14

In 1992 BBC 1 put out a live documentary programme called Ghostwatch, in which they visited a supposedly haunted house. There were many BBC documentaries at the time, and this was no different, so we all watched with half interest. It's also important to note that there was little alternative programming at the time: just BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV and Channel 4. I can't remember if Channel Five had launched yet, but you get…

Channel 5 started in the late nineties. Ghostwatch was pretty weak beer. Alternative 3 is much better and often spookily accurate.

If weak beer can cause over a million people to phone in then I'll steer clear of the strong stuff.

Re: The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax

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Post by Marazan »

antonvs wrote: post #29
Marazan wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is deeply offensive to the serious players of the game to suggest Mornington Crescent is "made up". Yes, to neophytes it can seem random and unstructured but it is preposterous to suggest game with such a lineage is fictional.

Do people still play it now that all the major lines stop at Mornington Crescent? Kids just won’t understand how difficult it was back in the day.

The Mornington Crescent Players Association (MCPA - often lovingly renlffered to as The Scottish Father) unanimously voted through the Flodden amendments last year. The Mornington Crescent Rules Committee (not to be confused with the Rules Committee of Mornington Crescent) will be voting on the topic on December 25th. Whereupon it will be passed to the International Board for ratification.

The only controversial point is it will be applied retroactively over the last decade, changing the results of no less than 3 world championship matches

Re: The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax

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Post by nephihaha »

oniony wrote: post #36
nephihaha wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Channel 5 started in the late nineties. Ghostwatch was pretty weak beer. Alternative 3 is much better and often spookily accurate.

If weak beer can cause over a million people to phone in then I'll steer clear of the strong stuff.

It shows how gullible some people are. I saw Ghost Watch myself at the time.
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