Oops! Wrong preview clips played on US children's TV channels

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TV bosses in the US have apologised after preview clips of the Playboy channel were accidentally played out on two children's channels (Kids On Demand and Kids Preschool On Demand)

A Time Warner Cable (TWC) spokesman said a "technical glitch" was to blame for the mistake, which lasted two hours in parts of North Carolina on Tuesday.

The company was made aware of the error after parents called in to report it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8571798.stm

(Well, I suppose that's one way to teach them the basics of sex education...)


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Silly job titles - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8570244.stm

Advert: "We are willing to pay you  £23,750 a year to continue doing exactly what you do every single day, and all we ask in return is that you eat 16 per cent more calories a week - or 400 more calories a day - whilst introducing Proactol into your diet."

Job title: Product Testing Associate

Then have you ever heard of a "Waste Management and Disposal Technician"? Probably not - but they're also known as "bin men"...
How about a "Coordinator of Interpretive Teaching"? Also known as "Tour Guides"...
A "Welcoming agent and telephone intermediary"? More likely to be known as "Receptionist"...