BBC News and aviation

[F737MAX 5,557]

Ignoring the politics of the story, even the least aviation-aware people in society can recognise that the UK Prime Minister will not be travelling to Brussels in a Spitfire!

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/bbc-brexit-gaffe-shows-theresa-may-travelling-to-brussels-in-world-war-2-plane/ar-BBSYGHf?ocid=mailsignout

Awaits comments of 'Theresa May taking the war to the Europeans' from Brexiteers and 'Typical Brexiteers, always harking back to former glories' from Remainers...

Perhaps we should have a caption competition?

[RichieFly 728]

Maybe a 'supply the caption and provide the image' contest? I think the BBC has won the internets for the day.

Thanks for the laugh. 🙂

 

[xxd09 68]

When I hear  the sound of the Merlins then I know we are going to be OK!

xxd09

[G-RFRY 1,708]

The BBC are anti Brexit they get cash from the EU.

[Jude Bradley 659]

That about sums up the Brexit mood from the rest of the world. 🙂

[ckyliu 1,749]

In a similar vein of press mistakes there's a list of 50 unintentional newspaper double entendres at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4zPVvmSPfsPMV3TjkHg16sD/50-hilarious-cuttings-from-the-news-quiz?intc_type=promo&intc_location=news&intc_campaign=hilariousnewscuttings&intc_linkname=radio4_rm_mid_c3

Edited January 31, 2019 by ckyliu

[tymk 105]

 

1 hour ago, ckyliu said:

In a similar vein of press mistakes there's a list of 50 unintentional newspaper double entendres at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4zPVvmSPfsPMV3TjkHg16sD/50-hilarious-cuttings-from-the-news-quiz?intc_type=promo&intc_location=news&intc_campaign=hilariousnewscuttings&intc_linkname=radio4_rm_mid_c3

Thanks for that! I'm having a bit of a lousy day and I've really needed that... 😉

This one's had me in tears, literally: 🤣

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BBC2 at 9:00pm “Tribes, Predators and Me” a programme where Gordon Buchanan learns to hunt crocodiles with his bare hands. Last in the series.

Cheers,

Tym

[ailchim 206]

If they'd been Lancasters or Halifaxes perhaps we'd have a chance of a deal.

[sloppysmusic 194]

Typical garbage headline from MSN. Ms May is NOT shown traveling anywhere. It's a voice-over and irrelevant film footage that implies she is traveling via piston engine travel by association. One of the reasons I despise social media and its acceptance by supposedly respectable media outlets as a source of news.

Not saying this isn't humorous as it is, and pretty innocent fun as well. 

Just... 

The news coverage 

Did not show T May.. 

Travelling by world War 2 plane 

To Brussels. 

Facts matter! 

Edited January 31, 2019 by sloppysmusic

[ckyliu 1,749]

It's just a clickbait headline, the article does actually clearly state "comically suggesting" and explains the clip was run in error and what should've been shown. There's a lot worse instances of truly fake news.

Edited January 31, 2019 by ckyliu

[Jim Young 2,356]

20 hours ago, F737NG said:

Ignoring the politics of the story

You should never ignore the politics of the story.  Discussing politics on AVSIM is strictly prohibited.  I got bashed for saying something political so you are getting bashed for posting a "hidden" political topic.  Topic closed.