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Originally Posted by Chris
That'll be another slow news day then. For the uninitiated, here's how it works:
1. Nobody at Wimbledon has given any thought whatsoever to the subject of Vuvuzelas.
2. Some bored hack (in this case at the BBC website) has some column inches to fill.
3. He scratches his head and wonders what's topical.
4. He notices the super soaraway Sun is giving a Vuvuzelas away with every copy of the paper today.
5. He decides to phone the All England and ask them if they're going to ban Vuvuzelas.
6. Wimbledon points out that it already has rules about noisy items being brought in.
7. Hey presto, Wimbledon is 'cracking down' on Vuvuzelas.
Nothing to see here.  |
At least it wasn't the Mail.. They'd be hyping up the fact the instruments are from South Africa, and writing an article about how upstanding English instruments (such as the trumpet) are being replaced by these "immigrants".