RIP Nelson Mandela (unsubstantiated twitter reports)

[Papa Lazarou]

Reports that Nelson Mandela has passed away.

 

[strings]

Sad news.

 

[Was not Was]

RIP Nelson Mandela

Sad news.

... if true. Reported last week, too.

 

[dougdeep]

Nothing on BBC Africa

 

[chucky1973]

where are the reports, nothing on twitter as yet.

if so...RIP big man.

 

[Grombleton]

Source? Nothing on BBC, Reuters, Sky etc?

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Nothing from Wozza yet

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Sounds like there's a lot of uncertainty. Perhaps I jumped the gun based upon a single tweet.

 

[chucky1973]

Sounds like there's a lot of uncertainty. Perhaps I jumped the gun based upon a single tweet.

JFC?

 

[Papa Lazarou]

The person who tweeted that he was dead @RehamKhan1 has deleted the tweet - so maybe worth removing this thread.

 

[Woodchip]

Re: RIP Nelson Mandela

Sounds like there's a lot of uncertainty. Perhaps I jumped the gun based upon a single tweet.

A bit like getting excited over a single snowflake.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

A bit like getting excited over a single snowflake.

Lol. I don't get excited until there's a layer of snow.

 

[TottonSeagull]

The person who tweeted that he was dead @RehamKhan1 has deleted the tweet - so maybe worth removing this thread.

I would imagine you are not too far away from the truth though!

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

There's been a tweet about this every bloody fifteen minutes for the last two weeks. Just people that want to be first ... they don't know how or why they should be but they want to be. Modern day ambulance chasing without leaving the sofa!

 

[Hamilton]

A bit like getting excited over a single snowflake.

Not the best metaphor, but I know what you mean.

Will be a sad day when it happens, but he's had one hell of an innings.

 

[hart's shirt]

The person who tweeted that he was dead @RehamKhan1 has deleted the tweet - so maybe worth removing this thread.

Surely the thread should stay for 2 reasons:
1. It's further evidence of NSC breaking the news first...even if the actual event hasn't actually happened yet.
2. It could develop into NSC Gold material.

 

[Woodchip]

Not the best metaphor, but I know what you mean.

Will be a sad day when it happens, but he's had one hell of an innings.

It was based on the fact that PL is our resident snow God.

 

[topbanana36]

Does that mean people can say good riddance to the communist and throw a street party?

 

[Safeway]

Twitter in being wrong shocker.

 

[Hamilton]

It was based on the fact that PL is our resident snow God.

Ah I see. Didn't know that.