Thatcher is Dead!

[GrinningManiac]

A misconstrued text message announcing the passing of a beloved pet has sparked a flurry of diplomatic activity in Canada.

Transport Minister John Baird sent a message reading: "Thatcher has died".

Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper was soon informed that 84-year-old former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had passed away.

But it was actually Mr Baird's beloved cat, named after his political heroine, who had died.

The confusion spread around a gala event in Toronto, where some 1,700 luminaries were gathered at a black tie event.
Calls to puzzled officials in both 10 Downing Street and Buckingham Palace followed.

Embarrassed aide Dimitri Soudas had reportedly already started preparing an official statement mourning the passing of the Iron Lady.

He was told that Baroness Thatcher - who just a few days ago attended a Remembrance Day service at London's Westminster Abbey - was alive and healthy.

"If the cat wasn't dead, I'd have killed it by now," Mr Soudas is reported to have said of the 16-year-old grey tabby.

Quoted directly from the BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8358544.stm

Gotcha!

Since this is more of a "Ha ha, very witty, Mr. BBC" thing more than discussion material, I'll ask:

What do you think of Ex-PM Margret Thatcher, the Iron Lady?

 

[Lukeje]

Damn it; you got my hopes up and everything. Well done.

...if you can't tell, I'm not exactly a fan.

 

[The Maddest March Hare]

She rusted.

 

[fix-the-spade]

Summary: She did a lot of things that would have had to be done sooner or later, but towards the end she went more than a bit mad.

Somehwere in Scotland, Frankie Boyle read the message and hit the ceiling, then went through the floor in disappointment.

 

[Hutchy_Bear]

She will never die.

 

[Fniff]

Dammnit!

I failed again!

I need to aim better!

 

[Kuchinawa212]

Poor cat. Looks like her 9 lives ran out

 

[Ciarang]

(don't ask).

I'm asking.

Also, sad to hear about the cat.

 

[atomicmrpelly]

Does anyone actually like her?

 

[hamster mk 4]

She will never die.

She and the queen are essentially immortal, at least in that I can not imagine a world without them.

 

[Simalacrum]

oh dear lord, I laughed HARD at this thread

nice stuff! shame about the cat

 

[Gebi10000]

as a environmental socialist , no I don't like her.

 

[Lukeje]

Does anyone actually like her?

Lots of people; she helped the rich get richer while starving the poor. [/over-generalisation]

 

[Willwillwritehiswill]

Last i heard, Maggie thatcher had the beginnings of alzheimers. So her condition is described as satisfactory.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

She's so evil even death seems to be afraid of her.

 

[DarkSaber]

Not really Lukeje, that's a fairly accurate summary really.

 

[ReincarnatedFTP]

What a let down, I guess.

If I'm right Thatcher is basically the UK's Reagan.

Alot of people were happy when he died, guess that's what happen when you're a crazy ideologue supporting terrorists in South America and in general, and selling arms to appease Iranian terrorists. And increasing the national deficit and spending while claiming small government fiscal conservatism. (In addition to this I would like to add that Ollie North should have been put in front of a firing squad on live national television).