Lily the Meerkat

[daibhidc]

There was a bit on Have I Got News For You just now about Lily, a meerkat at an animal park in Melton Mowbury, whose owners are looking for a partner through "online meerkat dating sites". The phrase "online meerkat dating sites" was used several times.

But no mention of the world's number one site for anyone looking for a wide range of meerkats with whom they might have a relationship. Sheesh, it's no wonder they get so many people looking for car insurance...

Comments

[john_amend_all]

That's because the BBC would never dream of advertising. Except when what they're advertising is some reality show I've never heard of right in the middle of a cliffhanger <kzinti snarl>

[daibhid-c.livejournal.com]

I think I might be the only person who didn't notice that. Probably because I was too busy trying to explain to my neice what happened to the soldiers. (A task made more difficult by the fact I wasn't really sure myself.)

But the BBC rules on advertising don't apply to a) their own programmes or b) referencing adverts in satire shows. Isn't that right, Jon Holmes?

"Ohhh, yus!"

[john_amend_all]

Consensus seems to be that it didn't happen in Scotland.