I'm ambivalent about the whole thing... but I find this funny

Margaret Thatcher: Fans believe 'that Cher is dead'  after Twitter mix-up

Published  Tuesday, Apr 9 2013, 12:05 BST | By Ben Lee |12  comments

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A Twitter hashtag  referring to Margaret Thatcher has confused Cher  fans, leading them to believe that the singer had  died.
'#nowthatchersdead' trended on the social networking website not  long after the former  Prime Minister passed away aged 87 following a stroke.

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Margaret Thatcher

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Cher

However, users misread the hashtag - which said  'now Thatcher's dead' - as 'now that Cher's dead'.
"I really thought that  Cher was dead when I saw the hashtag #nowthatchersdead," said one tweeter.
Another posted: "Laughing hysterically, unable to  stop, at people seeing the hashtag #nowthatchersdead and thinking that Cher is  dead. How grammatical."

There are very few times I'm glad to read Twitter stuff. This is, however, class humour! 

Margaret Thatcher: Fans believe 'that Cher is dead'  after Twitter mix-up

Published  Tuesday, Apr 9 2013, 12:05 BST | By Ben Lee |12  comments

Recommend 223

 

A Twitter hashtag  referring to Margaret Thatcher has confused Cher  fans, leading them to believe that the singer had  died.
'#nowthatchersdead' trended on the social networking website not  long after the former  Prime Minister passed away aged 87 following a stroke.

© Rex Features / Julian Calder

Margaret Thatcher

© PA Images

Cher

However, users misread the hashtag - which said  'now Thatcher's dead' - as 'now that Cher's dead'.
"I really thought that  Cher was dead when I saw the hashtag #nowthatchersdead," said one tweeter.
Another posted: "Laughing hysterically, unable to  stop, at people seeing the hashtag #nowthatchersdead and thinking that Cher is  dead. How grammatical."

It's an easy mistake to make, I was often confusing Thatcher with Cher.

http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/69625

(See if you can spot the edit in this post...  )

My lovely Russell articulates almost exactly how I feel  (quite long, but a good read)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/poli...-thatcher?CMP=twt_gu

When I awoke today on LA time my phone was full of impertinent digital eulogies. It'd be disingenuous to omit that there were a fair number of ding-dong-style celebratory messages amidst the pensive reflections on the end of an era. Interestingly, one mate of mine, a proper leftie, in his heyday all Red Wedge and right-on punch-ups, was melancholy. "I thought I'd be overjoyed, but really it's just … another one bites the dust …" This demonstrates, I suppose, that if you opposed Thatcher's ideas it was likely because of their lack of compassion, which is really just a word for love. If love is something you cherish, it is hard to glean much joy from death, even in one's enemies.

Perhaps, though, Thatcher "the monster" didn't die yesterday from a stroke, perhaps that Thatcher died as she sobbed self-pitying tears as she was driven, defeated, from Downing Street, ousted by her own party.

He should do more staight stuff, he's very insightful. (Is that still a word?)

I was just thinking exactly the same thing...

That's excellently written

MPs and peers will gather in Westminster later to pay tribute to Baroness Thatcher after cutting short their Easter holiday.

Parliament has been recalled for a special debate following the former prime minister's death on Monday, aged 87.

But the move has prompted some criticism because of the cost to the taxpayer.

When the Commons reconvened in 2011 during the summer riots, the bill was £43,856 plus individual MPs' expenses.

And MPs who were abroad have already been told they can claim up to £3,750 each for returning to Westminster this week.

The Tory party that kicked her out are now going to pay tribute to her and pocket just under 4 thousand each!

The tax payers are forking out 10million on her funeral. 

Agree 

 Her son is speaking on Sky News now 

Glad i int got that on then 

I'm avoiding all said tribute,news shows articles on the auld bat.

Ditto, where possible 

I assume the cost applies to ALL MPs? So the others are claiming it to pay tribute to someone they didn't like. No hypocrisy there, is there?

Maybees we need a list of those attending...or not.

Should be no such thing as state funerals or whatever banner this flies under.

Democracy eh?

Apparently it's been suggested that a minutes silence is held at this weekend's football matches. It's the Sunderland v Newcastle derby this weekend, I can't see that going down well

Strikes me this thread title should be changed to 'ding dong the witch is dead' as the majority of remarks now seem to be coming from people who are of that lets sing that song brigade.. [which I find disgusting btw] 

dunno why you all didn't start a separate discussion thread to vent your bile and let those that just wanted to RIP someone who has passed  away do so without seeing that stuff..  

am finding all this really offensive and distasteful .. at least it gives me an even better insight into some of the types of people on here..  I aint perfect by a long shot but when someone I hated/disliked dies I stay away from threads about their death and would never dream of woohooo'ing their passing. .  I am flabbergasted at some of the behaviour I have seen here and on FB..  

It's a piece of nonsense.

Similarly Royalty.

gotta admit i admired her

agreed with some of her choices but not all

my ma couldnt believe that a woman could have so much front & power!

but my ma is from a different generation & culture etc..

i thought glenda jackson really put her speech across in a passionate way-no bawling/shouting/rudeness

and these silly posh kids who werent even born at the time of her being in power-acting daft, causing the most amount of bollox,causing public money to be spent by cops to control them-jumping on a bandwagon of hate as ma & pa will bail them out

theyre the ones who disgust me at the moment

they don't have to do it then do they?  if they didn't like her they don't have to pay their respects just get on with their game. .

I just hope they have some dignity and get on with their football if they aren't bothered about someone's passing..

Don't get me wrong I am not breaking down in grief and I am not a Thatcher apologist. .. . but the Country's one and only Woman Prime Minister passed away, for me that marked a Milestone when she got in. . many of you won't know how it was yrs ago to be a woman in work. .and to some extent now but no where near as bad as back then, she gave some of us hope that Women would be taken seriously and could go far. .for that particular thing  I am grateful.. 

I agree..  tho I doubt they are posh kids just kids and grown ups that don't know how to behave respectfully when someone dies..  

trust me -theyre students-dont ask how i know but i do-and its nothing to do with being respectful-its the culture of bandwagon jumping-summat to do

Olly, I'm not woo-hooing or sobbing with grief... I feel the same way I do when a famous person dies - fairly ambivalent really. I'd heard about the football thing and it sounded like it was going to be compulsory, if the clubs can opt in or out then I imagine they will opt out. If they have to have it, I'm not sure what the fans will do

anyway

all this death party/dancing on graves etc.. is f*cking idiotic

That's a good point, no one is complaining about the money that will be spend on policing the protestors! It's having to be ramped up now according to the papers cos there is going to be some sort of protest in Trafalgar Sq

Public Servant.

It's where it's at.

velvet donkey GCB, GCMG, OBE, MBE, KG.

Bit over-rated tbh.

A private cremation.

no-one has ever said ive made a good point before!

surely they'd have to cremate all of her?

Saz I know you aren't woohooing I know that you aren't like that

I think I'll be pleased when its all over and FB simmers back down!