On 27/01/07, Sean Barrett <sean(a)epoptic.com> wrote:
David Gerard stated for the record:
> On 26/01/07, Sean Barrett <sean(a)epoptic.com> wrote:
>> David Gerard stated for the record:
>>> Probably C4 or ITN will use the tape in
six months as a [[dead
>>> donkey]] ;-) Might end up on lunchtime news, watched avidly by bored
>>> housewives and students. Perhaps we'll draw in a few more Susans.
>> Wikipedia does not have an article with this
exact name.
> IT DOES NOW!!
> *ahem*
So ... C4 or ITN will use the tape in six months as a
situation comedy
from the 1990s? I guess I'm missing something (which seems all too
often to be the case when British humo(u)r is involved).
"dead donkey" = silly story, often a funny animal tale, used as filler
when they have a spare minute at the end after the sport and before
the weather.
- d.