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Xmas Day Speech?
"Dear Subjects, this year I had a s
t time. The PM lied to me, my new daughter in law had a ranty at the papers, my fave son (bd that he is - yeah that one is true) was found out as a perv, and then, I died. Oh well, it was fun for a while. With any luck, next year it will be President Katie Price sitting here saying this bks. Ciao!"
"Dear Subjects, this year I had a s
t time. The PM lied to me, my new daughter in law had a ranty at the papers, my fave son (bd that he is - yeah that one is true) was found out as a perv, and then, I died. Oh well, it was fun for a while. With any luck, next year it will be President Katie Price sitting here saying this bks. Ciao!"
Halb said:
TheRealNoNeedy said:
The TV and radio would be off if true
Why do you think that?Autonomy said:
Due to science and technology, the Queen will live to approximately 120 years of age, so this is bks.
I should think she'd be having stem cells up the wazooks.For people stuck in traffic, or with Heart FM on in the background, there will only be the subtlest of indications, at first, that something is going on. Britain’s commercial radio stations have a network of blue “obit lights”, which is tested once a week and supposed to light up in the event of a national catastrophe. When the news breaks, these lights will start flashing, to alert DJs to switch to the news in the next few minutes and to play inoffensive music in the meantime. Every station, down to hospital radio, has prepared music lists made up of “Mood 2” (sad) or “Mood 1” (saddest) songs to reach for in times of sudden mourning. “If you ever hear Haunted Dancehall (Nursery Remix) by Sabres of Paradise on daytime Radio 1, turn the TV on,” wrote Chris Price, a BBC radio producer, for the Huffington Post in 2011. “Something terrible has just happened.”
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/wh...
Halb said:
TheRealNoNeedy said:
The TV and radio would be off if true
Why do you think that?Autonomy said:
Due to science and technology, the Queen will live to approximately 120 years of age, so this is bks.
I should think she'd be having stem cells up the wazooks.Oh, and Prince Charles will reach 140! Really advanced in technology then!
Autonomy said:
Halb said:
TheRealNoNeedy said:
The TV and radio would be off if true
Why do you think that?Autonomy said:
Due to science and technology, the Queen will live to approximately 120 years of age, so this is bks.
I should think she'd be having stem cells up the wazooks.Oh, and Prince Charles will reach 140! Really advanced in technology then!
TheRealNoNeedy said:
t happened when Diana died and is described in this peice
For people stuck in traffic, or with Heart FM on in the background, there will only be the subtlest of indications, at first, that something is going on. Britain’s commercial radio stations have a network of blue “obit lights”, which is tested once a week and supposed to light up in the event of a national catastrophe. When the news breaks, these lights will start flashing, to alert DJs to switch to the news in the next few minutes and to play inoffensive music in the meantime. Every station, down to hospital radio, has prepared music lists made up of “Mood 2” (sad) or “Mood 1” (saddest) songs to reach for in times of sudden mourning. “If you ever hear Haunted Dancehall (Nursery Remix) by Sabres of Paradise on daytime Radio 1, turn the TV on,” wrote Chris Price, a BBC radio producer, for the Huffington Post in 2011. “Something terrible has just happened.”
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/wh...
I think tech and attitudes have moved far beyond 1997 for that to be the case today.For people stuck in traffic, or with Heart FM on in the background, there will only be the subtlest of indications, at first, that something is going on. Britain’s commercial radio stations have a network of blue “obit lights”, which is tested once a week and supposed to light up in the event of a national catastrophe. When the news breaks, these lights will start flashing, to alert DJs to switch to the news in the next few minutes and to play inoffensive music in the meantime. Every station, down to hospital radio, has prepared music lists made up of “Mood 2” (sad) or “Mood 1” (saddest) songs to reach for in times of sudden mourning. “If you ever hear Haunted Dancehall (Nursery Remix) by Sabres of Paradise on daytime Radio 1, turn the TV on,” wrote Chris Price, a BBC radio producer, for the Huffington Post in 2011. “Something terrible has just happened.”
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/wh...
TheRealNoNeedy said:
It happened when Diana died and is described in this peice
For people stuck in traffic, or with Heart FM on in the background, there will only be the subtlest of indications, at first, that something is going on. Britain’s commercial radio stations have a network of blue “obit lights”, which is tested once a week and supposed to light up in the event of a national catastrophe. When the news breaks, these lights will start flashing, to alert DJs to switch to the news in the next few minutes and to play inoffensive music in the meantime. Every station, down to hospital radio, has prepared music lists made up of “Mood 2” (sad) or “Mood 1” (saddest) songs to reach for in times of sudden mourning. “If you ever hear Haunted Dancehall (Nursery Remix) by Sabres of Paradise on daytime Radio 1, turn the TV on,” wrote Chris Price, a BBC radio producer, for the Huffington Post in 2011. “Something terrible has just happened.”
The 'code phrase' is so well known there would be a great deal of confusion if London Bridge ever did fall down.For people stuck in traffic, or with Heart FM on in the background, there will only be the subtlest of indications, at first, that something is going on. Britain’s commercial radio stations have a network of blue “obit lights”, which is tested once a week and supposed to light up in the event of a national catastrophe. When the news breaks, these lights will start flashing, to alert DJs to switch to the news in the next few minutes and to play inoffensive music in the meantime. Every station, down to hospital radio, has prepared music lists made up of “Mood 2” (sad) or “Mood 1” (saddest) songs to reach for in times of sudden mourning. “If you ever hear Haunted Dancehall (Nursery Remix) by Sabres of Paradise on daytime Radio 1, turn the TV on,” wrote Chris Price, a BBC radio producer, for the Huffington Post in 2011. “Something terrible has just happened.”
I fully expect that when it happens I'll first see the news on PH.
Halb said:
I think tech and attitudes have moved far beyond 1997 for that to be the case today.
The planning for the event envisages miles of queues of people seeking to show their respects.It will be one of the largest ever peacetime security operations.
I hope it will be a long time before we find out.
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