Surely not
Posted on | August 10, 2008 | 34 Comments
Someone just sent me this. It can’t be real, can it?
Update: Various testimonies have verified this did actually appear on the RTE website. Massive FAIL.
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August 10th, 2008 @ 2:45 pm
Unless I’m missing something in the report you have linked here, yes that is real…
August 10th, 2008 @ 2:48 pm
I just got out of bed(here in Ga)with a hangover.Checked my daily messages and blogs. I am now listening for the sound of Russian tanks and shitting myself. Thanks Twenty.
August 10th, 2008 @ 2:48 pm
google news has done the same. See .
August 10th, 2008 @ 2:52 pm
Look at the image, Emer
August 10th, 2008 @ 2:57 pm
Ok, I didn’t notice either. I’d never make a journalist.
Or, maybe I would…
August 10th, 2008 @ 2:59 pm
The Russians are Coming!http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3466239488/tt0060921
August 10th, 2008 @ 3:19 pm
Careful now, George W has invaded countries for less. RTE could easily be responsible for starting World War III if he stumbles across this story and makes it to the big red button before the secret service agents rugby tackle him.
August 10th, 2008 @ 3:30 pm
100% real. rte.ie made a big-time SNAFU.
August 10th, 2008 @ 4:00 pm
This took second place on the News on RTE last night. -Don’t think the work-experience lad had found the map by this stage, because I don’t remember seeing one.
In case anyone hadn’t noticed,we had a bit of rain yesterday, and RTE in their wisdom chose this as their lead story. First time they got the weather right in ages too.
August 10th, 2008 @ 4:43 pm
Oh for God’s sake.
Didn’t even spot that. Feckin RTE.
August 10th, 2008 @ 5:35 pm
OMG. That’s bad. Though it took me a while to work it out too…
August 10th, 2008 @ 5:55 pm
What a shower of idiots.
August 10th, 2008 @ 7:29 pm
Ha. Thats relying on search engines too much for ye.
August 10th, 2008 @ 7:49 pm
Ha. Google Images. Georgia. Grand, that’ll do.
August 10th, 2008 @ 7:57 pm
Man United are playing Newcastle next week, so expect George Hamilton out near Clondalkin looking for the game to commentate on.
August 10th, 2008 @ 8:09 pm
Very real.
Useless bastards.
August 10th, 2008 @ 9:41 pm
For some reason it amuses me that my typo brought me here: http://www.wordpess.com
August 10th, 2008 @ 11:23 pm
WTF were you searching to land there!?!?
August 10th, 2008 @ 11:41 pm
Yep. As far as I know it’s a software package that has a skin on it with the rte graphics and colours. You just type in the name of the country or city and it pops up highlighted. Of course the editor is supposed to check it’s the right bloody place.
It’s kind of you’d expect from Sly Views not RTE.
August 10th, 2008 @ 11:54 pm
“THE STATE’S first school of magic is to open in Limerick this weekend, spearheaded by a Moyross magician who is hoping to turn children away from crime towards the art of magic.”
Well, that’s Limerick sorted. Problem over.
What’s next? Crochet in Ballymena?
August 11th, 2008 @ 12:28 am
god I hope they have sent journos…….hehehehe
August 11th, 2008 @ 6:01 am
Ha.I can just see Charlie Bird ducking around Atlanta in a flak jacket.
August 11th, 2008 @ 8:09 am
Maybe RTE has it right and everyone else has it wrong.
Maybe Russia did invade the US?
August 11th, 2008 @ 8:38 am
Pazzam! You’re stabbed in the ass!
August 11th, 2008 @ 8:39 am
Eh, Mach, I thought I’d typed in WordPress. Just one letter different. I’m just amused there’s also a Wordpess.
August 11th, 2008 @ 9:06 am
Shocking stuff…..Anyone see the Sunday Times report on it….There’s a little box with the two presidents (Russia and Georgia)…..Problem is, the picture with caption Medvedev is not him at all…..It’s just a picture of some old geezer…..
August 11th, 2008 @ 11:13 am
Oh God – that’s brutal!
August 11th, 2008 @ 12:50 pm
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August 11th, 2008 @ 2:03 pm
Brutal or just making a salient political statement…. ;-)
August 11th, 2008 @ 2:45 pm
Are people living in Georgian Dublin at risk?
I understand from news reports that Gorey (liked in title) has already been bombed, causing two million Euro worth of improvements.
August 14th, 2008 @ 12:42 pm
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/08/12/georgia.jpg
August 15th, 2008 @ 2:51 pm
Hi Twenty
Cracked up over the Georgia map; however have a look at this – sorry its a bit late, only heard about it yesterday evening!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7560912.stm
August 16th, 2008 @ 2:01 pm
Hi Twenty, yep…that’s typical RTE, our very own amateur TV Station. Considering they get the licence money, advertising money and Sky money it’s amazing they still can’t employ people that would seem to know anything outside D4 and shopping malls in management and Unionheads for labour. We have a log up here for the daily cock-up on RTE which is growing all the time. It has to be said…that amongst European broadcasters RTE have the reputation of being an over-funded greedy amateur joke. I won’t get into their protectionist policies which mean that Irish film and content makers will get their programs shown anywhere in the world apart from Ireland.
OK…rant over. You hit me with RTE cockups before breakfast..lol.
Keep it up ‘em..
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