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17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
GreyDesk Posted Mar 22, 2004
The bear, it sleeps with the cormorants tonight
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
Jim Lynn Posted Mar 22, 2004
Didn't an Eastern European country once use their entry in the Eurovision Song Contest to signal the start of a coup? Or is that an urban legend?
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
SiriusTheDogStar Posted Mar 22, 2004
I believe that Jim the E Block was wierd...
By the way I aplogise if I get you mixed up with "stuff" outside your domain.
Too many Jims...I tend to address the top headed italic when complaining. Sometimes you get caught in the "crossfire". Not intended I'm sorry. 
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
GreyDesk Posted Mar 22, 2004
The country in question was Portugal. It was a left-wing military coup in 1974 to unseat the then fascist government. I don't know if the signal really was the playing of their Eurovision song on the radio, but everywhere out there says it was and snopes does say it wasn't
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
SEF Posted Mar 22, 2004
Even if not true, there are some entries which probably _should_ have started a coup or taste revolution or something! Far too many people sing off-key these days (not just in Eurovision) and are not reviled or sacked for it in the way they should be. 
NB A Thunderbirds plot used microtones in a performance to convey a secret message. I hope that isn't what you are (mis)remembering, Jim. 
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
GreyDesk Posted Mar 22, 2004
"... and snopes doesn't say it wasn't "
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Mar 22, 2004
ooooOOOOOoooo thunderbrids (FAB) now where getting somewhere!
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
SiriusTheDogStar Posted Mar 22, 2004
Subliminal.....sound and vision.....illegal in the states not in Europe.
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
Jab [Since 29th November 2002] Posted Mar 22, 2004
Sometimes the *codes* can go horribly wrong, I remember a cetain political party using the message... 
Things can only get better
A labour goverment taking "us" to war 
Hmm maybe I should have posted this under a nom de plume.
(Literal translation is 'pen name'. The French term for it is: 'nom de guerre' literally, 'war name')
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
clzoomer- a bit woobly Posted Mar 22, 2004
Would it be *Nom de Hootoo* or *Nom d'Hootoo*?
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
SiriusTheDogStar Posted Mar 22, 2004
Remember that one shot at the Newfie lighthouse Zoom...
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
clzoomer- a bit woobly Posted Mar 22, 2004
It was a lighthouse on the north end of Vancouver Island, dammit! The other end of the country!
And I'm not even counting the *fire baloons* that they tried to float over the forests in the rainiest season of the year.
Wait a minute, how did we get on this subject....
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
SiriusTheDogStar Posted Mar 22, 2004
Yeah..West coast..it would have to be..too far round Africa.
Stand corrected...beg your pardon Zoom 
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
Ferrettbadger. The Renegade Master Posted Mar 22, 2004
This is a message from the HPLF (Hootoo peoples liberation front) announcing our terrorist campaign on hootoo...
We will not rest untuil you free the hootoo four...
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
Jab [Since 29th November 2002] Posted Mar 22, 2004
...but, but there is only two of 'em. 
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Mar 22, 2004
I never knew the HPLF band reformed, they disbanded in the mid sixties, just after there drummer spontainusly combusted on stage!
Where can i get the digitly remastered cd's of the HPLF album, I got the 12" version of their concept album, "Take the cash and run like F**K", but it a bit scrached, so the cd would be nice!
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
SiriusTheDogStar Posted Mar 22, 2004
Take Zoom for instance...nice middle class Canadian guy from Ontario...how would he cope with foreign language posts. He would complain to the RCMP..rightly so. He would feel excluded and threatened etc...
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
clzoomer- a bit woobly Posted Mar 22, 2004
Oh, oh. Did someone spit?
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Mar 22, 2004
Nope sorry i got it wrong that was spinal taps drummer!
17 March, 2004: Recent Moderation Difficulties
Ferrettbadger. The Renegade Master Posted Mar 22, 2004
Well Rev Jack Russell; as a heretic you get the first HPLF fatwa reccomending a good 
in the face.
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