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Police may have to use film quote game to show contempt for next public inquiry

Police chief Brian Stephens has said that police may have to change tactics in the next public inquiry into their conduct. ‘Until recently, we’ve shown our contempt by working song titles into our testimony, but now we may be forced to use film quotes.’

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Posted: Dec 3rd, 2010
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WHO apologises after accidentally turning up flu alert to 7.5

Officials at the World Health Organisation have apologised after a technician accidentally turned up the swine flu alert level to 7.5, killing 90 million people in the process. The incident happened on Sunday, when two IT engineers undertook essential maintainance; one of the men ‘noticed that the dial went up to 11, and wondered what would happen if they cranked it up a bit.’

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Posted: Jun 8th, 2009
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