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Post by Pip Paine on Apr 10, 2010 13:49:35 GMT
If I lived Alex's life, I sure wouldn't be on twitter why so? maybe it's the best way to keep in touch with friends?
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Post by ziggygirl on Apr 11, 2010 23:36:36 GMT
Last few tweets...oops! Glad he got it figured out...wouldn't want to see Alex on the next episode of "Locked Up Abroad!"
Guadalajara rocked last night. Mexico City tonight! Can't wait. Can't believe this is the end of our Latin American tour. It's been so good. Just been busted by mexico city cops for drinking tequila in street.
All fine. My American friend Grant sorted it. Lucky I didn't have to call on Franklin.
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Post by Mrs Clarkeycakes on Apr 11, 2010 23:46:23 GMT
Think only myself and Lauz got that last tweet. Flash a few greenbacks and all is forgotten
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Post by ziggygirl on Apr 12, 2010 0:35:40 GMT
Exactly...I haven't been to Mexico, but I know people who have and who have gotten in trouble for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I would NOT want to end up in jail in Mexico! And yeah, they just want some dough...though I have seen Locked Up Abroad and in some countries it's not enough - kind of scary!
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Post by lookylou on Apr 12, 2010 0:54:30 GMT
Think only myself and Lauz got that last tweet. Flash a few greenbacks and all is forgotten Awww ;D Not so (and your American friends here are quite proud of you. Other than the Queen, I've got no idea who's on your money.)
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Post by Rietveld on Apr 12, 2010 1:21:32 GMT
Exactly...I haven't been to Mexico, but I know people who have and who have gotten in trouble for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I would NOT want to end up in jail in Mexico! And yeah, they just want some dough...though I have seen Locked Up Abroad and in some countries it's not enough - kind of scary! Believe me, Alex would have not want to be in the bloody "torito" (the jail you end up if you get caught with alcohol in Mx City) ALL fucking night until he handed over a nice amount of money
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Post by Mrs Clarkeycakes on Apr 12, 2010 8:56:59 GMT
Think only myself and Lauz got that last tweet. Flash a few greenbacks and all is forgotten Awww ;D Not so (and your American friends here are quite proud of you. Other than the Queen, I've got no idea who's on your money.) haha cheers it helps when you have American relatives but what made me twig was the fact he mentioned Franklin and I know that in the states usually $100 are referred to as Benjamins (certainly in most rap music etc)... I think he has confused some people so he put some twitpics up of $ bills. You wouldnt be the only one - the Queen is on all of our (and Gibralters) bank notes but the reverse features are all different figures in British history. They've made them more intricate over the years to beat the forgers.
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Post by ziggygirl on Apr 12, 2010 16:13:12 GMT
I love his sense of humor!!!! Could he please stop being so goddamned attractive in every possible way, shape and form???!!
Our (American) money is so boring. Everyone else's money is colorful and interesting. Ours has some historical interest, but even though green is my favorite color, it would be nice to mix it up a bit.
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Post by ziggygirl on Apr 13, 2010 21:16:12 GMT
Let me just say that this is one reason I stay in the news biz - to try to tip the scales away from the idiots who consider themselves "journalists" these days. I love how journalism, for some, has become taking tweets from Twitter and rehashing them, not having any other valid sources, and then completely missing the joke and thus erroneously reporting that Alex had a "friend" who helped him out of the situation... Where's the "bangs head on desk" emoticon? www.heavy.com/music/music-news/2010/04/franz-ferdinand-singer-busted-by-mexico-city-cops/
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Post by Mrs Clarkeycakes on Apr 13, 2010 21:48:47 GMT
Haha very eloquently put my dear these journos well you'd have thought that they'd learnt their lesson of relying on Twitter for Franz/Alex 'news'
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Post by ziggygirl on Apr 14, 2010 1:09:18 GMT
Can I just say (AND i be drunk-ish} an big WELL DUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHOK, you're assuming that we're all the same. I assure you we are not. These people who rely on some rock star's random comments on Twitter to come up with story ideas/content are ass clowns.
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Post by ziggygirl on Apr 14, 2010 16:57:49 GMT
OK I just get defensive because we all get lumped together in "the media" as the Big Bad Devil and we're not all that way!
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Post by ziggygirl on Apr 14, 2010 20:29:10 GMT
It's a community (suburban) newspaper. I'm the editor and I also write stories (I cover the city beat - lots of long, dull council meetings!) I enjoy it a lot - it's what I've always wanted to do...it does get stressful, but I like working for a community paper because we really do strive to do good quality journalism and give people the best local news possible! Community papers are much different than dailies, and a world different than TV/radio/entertainment news, so we get offended when we get lumped in with the twats who think tweets are sources for stories.
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Post by Mrs Clarkeycakes on Apr 15, 2010 10:34:09 GMT
Bit like Russia then - in Moscow the Police and Soldiers were looking for any reason to get bribes from the England fans
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Post by ziggygirl on Apr 15, 2010 18:05:52 GMT
That's weird...wonder how that will be done!
Starting to wonder if there are any honest cops...I'm sure there are, but there sure are a lot of crooked ones too!
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