----- Original Message ----- From: "Eycott, George, VF UK - Technology (TS)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 12:40 AM Subject: [canals-list] Re: Message from Sue Burchett
> >> They seem to have had several problems recently. One of them >> was the tens of >> thousands of text messages used for voting in 'Dancing on >> Ice' that didn't >> get delivered until the Monday morning. > > Err, much as I hate to stand up for my employers (for fear of being shot > down in flames), although it was indeed a bit of a c*** up, I think > you'll find "tens of thousands" is a slight exaggeration.... > > George "Bungle" Eycott > > P.S. Approx 11500 for those who are interested, which apparently would > have made no difference whatsover to the result. Excuse me for being pedantic, but "tens of thousands" was a slight *understatement* if the correct figure is eleven-and-a-half thousands! Dorothy
