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From: john@frog.UUCP (John Woods)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: NBC faux pas
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Date: Wed, 19-Jun-85 12:17:45 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 19 12:17:45 1985
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> On a late-night report detailing the hijacked TWA flight, the reporter ended
> the report explaining that everything will come down to the wire Sunday
> morning, when the hijackers deadline comes up, and they say they will blow
> up the plane, with the passengers still on it.  Grim face, fade to black...
> 
>And then one of those upbeat, loud "*N*  *B*  *C*  Let's all BE THERE!!" ads.
> 
> Probably a coincidence, but still, makes the whole thing sound like a
> spectator sport...
> 
> 					Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer
> 					John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.

Actually, the hijackers are NBC reporters.  You see, the news was a little
slow, so...

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