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Blork: "In Britain, known as "the dead donkey" or an "And finally" (catchphrase of Sir Trevor Mac Donald), where it inspired a comedy series called Drop The Dead Donkey."
Does anyone have a source for this "dead donkey" story? Not only does it sound like a bizarre name for this sort of thing, but I remember seeing an interview with the creator of Drop the Dead Donkey where he claimed that the name was a completely random phrase invented so they could have a laugh at people (especially those working in TV journalism) who claimed to get the reference.
Silent Hunter: I don't have one bar my own hearing. It could well be the other way round.
Blork: Edited that line after checking the Wikipedia entry on DtDD
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"Finally, the title 'Drop The Dead Donkey' has been the subject of many column inches. Various journalists have with great authority explained its provenance as a well-known industry expression. The truth, sadly, is that the writers made it up. It's just something stupid that they imagined might be shouted out in the tense few minutes before a news broadcast."
Bicornis: minor edit - a baby goat is a kid, not a calf.
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