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# I sent them
the argentinian wall with handbags was NOT designed by the Mirror at all news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/programmes/what_the_papers_say/html/default.stm It was stolen from the internet, it appeared on www.b3ta.com about a week before - before Argentina were knocked out. And before b3ta it appeared on a private bulletin board I refer you to this post - dated well before the Mirror used it www.b3ta.com/board/1/3/4/6/5/8 de phanne is a user on that bulletin board - kotnet.absurd
This appears to be the main site for them freggle.cc.kuleuven.ac.be/absurd/ you should if you can find someone that speaks the language be able to find and contact de phanne and rectify this error and it was such a wonderful picture i think he should be entered into the award himself. Or at least paid money by the Mirror who doubtless made millions by stealing his work.
(I helped save b3ta! Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:27, archived)
# i bet he curses
not using a watermark...
(I helped save b3ta! monkeon schmonkeon, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:29, archived)
# he did indeed
but they'd have cropped/edited it out anyway.
Hopefully this will get sorted out and maybe they'll eject the pic from the competition or actually give the guy proper credit and let him win - i'm sure the Sun would love to know that the mirror have been stealing pics and passing them off as their own (which they would never do ;)
(I helped save b3ta! Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:33, archived)
# I just tried to speak with the journalist, but he's left the Guardian apparently
I'll try Granada again a bit later, other than that, perhaps someone could point one of the other papers in the direction of the chance to rip the piss out of one of their rivals...
(Mattyboy, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:51, archived)
# email em
[email protected] and try Matthew Norman. They're into this sort of thing at the mo after tvcream was ripped off
(I helped save b3ta! Squid Ink should be stored upright in a cool, dark place, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 14:11, archived)
# the sun arent interested.
I just phoned them, and they say they refuse to acknowledge that the mirror exists.

I kid you not.
(I helped save b3ta! Dr Nick Riviera, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 14:04, archived)
# that'll be because
the people who work at the sun are all ugly, I imagine. :OP

That's reminded me of the 'looking directly at the sun may cause blindness' post from about a week ago!
(I helped save b3ta! barnesy, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 14:18, archived)
# Ver Mirror
would've shopped it out anyway.
I remeber Jo Whiley on Radio One supposedly inteviewing the guy who made it after tracking him down via messageboards. He wouldn't speak on air for some reason.
(tomsk, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:35, archived)
# I've just sent
them a complaint as well. Hopefully they'll take notice if they receive a barage of objections/corrections.
(I helped save b3ta! BrassMonkey PRUNES ARE PLUMS! WAKE UP SHEEPLE!, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:31, archived)
# me too, a rather arsey one
vive la resistance!
(I helped save b3ta! Red wine and cheese., Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:39, archived)
# I've added mine
to the volley. Go people power!
(I helped save b3ta! brainstuff can eat a whole shredded wheat, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:44, archived)
# Professor Fnord
is the new Edward Woodward.

I know who I would turn to if someone kidnapped my step-niece, or willfully stole copyrighted original artwork.

Go Professor Fnord!
(I helped save b3ta! brainstuff can eat a whole shredded wheat, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:31, archived)
# I'd always turn to a portly middle-aged grey haired english chap
with a penchant for heart attacks to fix it when my landlord is trying to force me out of his property
(Mattyboy, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:36, archived)
# "trying to force me out of his property"
is that a euphemism?

eugh!

;op
(I helped save b3ta! brainstuff can eat a whole shredded wheat, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:47, archived)
# You must be a dirty fucker
cos I can't see the double entendre there

;)
(Mattyboy, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:56, archived)
# I went for:
The "Argentinian Footballers with Handbags" picture shortlisted in the What the Papers Say award was not created by or paid for by The Mirror. Taking a joke from the internet which landed in your inbox and sticking it on your front page whilst pretending ownership is lazy, arrogant and not good journalism. Surely not the sort of values that What the Papers Say should be espousing?
(I helped save b3ta! chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:35, archived)
# Heheh -
Just the sort of thing Anne Robinson used to read when she was nobody.
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:59, archived)
# Damn straight.
Fucking ripping off Mirror bastards
©2002 Fuzzbucket.
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:36, archived)
# Damn straight.
Fucking ripping off Mirror bastards
©2002 The Daily Mirror.
(The Daily Mirror, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:40, archived)
# Hehehe
;-)
(I helped save b3ta! bob dinosaur, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:44, archived)
# Your All Gay!
(PiersM, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:58, archived)
# You should pass this onto The Sun as well
Tabloid wars, hooray!
(I helped save b3ta! thirdman Ia! Ia! R'lyeh Cthulhu ftagn! Ia! Ia! Mglui nafl, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 13:56, archived)
# Didn't like doing it
but have grassed them up to The Sun, they will probably "Love it!!" no doubt
(I helped save b3ta! supermoore: HUNG, Fri 22 Nov 2002, 14:03, archived)