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23rd July 2008, 07:38
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The Daily Mail
I love the Mail. Only the Mail can report how a father and the family dog were horrifically killed by a train in front of his young daughters and write:
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Today, neighbours at the family's £300,00 semi-detached home in Ashburton, Devon, also paid tribute.
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It's very important in these stories to keep a perspective on house prices.
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23rd July 2008, 08:16
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Originally Posted by DimPrawn
I love the Mail. Only the Mail can report how a father and the family dog, a cocker spaniel called bruce, were horrifically mangled, electrocuted then killed by a train in front of his sobbing and distraught young daughters and write:
Today, neighbours at the family's £300,00 semi-detached home in Ashburton, Devon, also paid tribute.
It's very important in these stories to keep a perspective on house prices.
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true, but at least the dog got a mention
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23rd July 2008, 08:23
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Originally Posted by DimPrawn
I love the Mail. Only the Mail can report how a father and the family dog were horrifically killed by a train in front of his young daughters and write:
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Today, neighbours at the family's £300,00 semi-detached home in Ashburton, Devon, also paid tribute.
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Blimey, Devon must be cheap. Only 300 slapperoonies
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23rd July 2008, 08:23
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Glad to see he didn't urinate on the live rail though.
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23rd July 2008, 08:24
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Originally Posted by darmstadt
Blimey, Devon must be cheap. Only 300 slapperoonies
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That's not a decimal point you mainland dwelling eejit. 
Although, SSM? £300,000 ?
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23rd July 2008, 10:51
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Classic Daily Mail.
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23rd July 2008, 15:51
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You can imagine what it's like when a Mail journalist turns up on your doorstep:
"So sorry at your tragic loss... by the way, how much is your house worth?" |
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23rd July 2008, 15:53
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Originally Posted by DimPrawn
It's very important in these stories to keep a perspective on house prices.
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I suspect the Mail thought it's readers wouldn't care if some chav died. But if he has a 300k house, then he's a real person, and this engenders the average Mail reader's support. He must be white, middle class, and not an immigrunt. A true tragedy. |
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23rd July 2008, 16:02
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Originally Posted by TheBigYinJames
I suspect the Mail thought it's readers wouldn't care if some chav died. But if he has a 300k house, then he's a real person, and this engenders the average Mail reader's support. He must be white, middle class, and not an immigrunt. A true tragedy.
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but if it had said a £5M house, you would have thought "what an upper class twit!"
Every story should include the price of the person's house so we know where on the social standing they are. God forbid they are "renters". 
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23rd July 2008, 16:56
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Perhaps you should include a readers comment:
"I was horrified reading that report about the attack, I hadn't realised house prices had dropped so much..."
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