Post by buzzanddidj on Dec 11th, 2013 at 10:37pm
Insult about Rupert Murdoch buried in Sunday Telegraph puzzle
December 10, 2013
Read it backwards: the puzzle in the Sunday Telegraph contained a surprising phrase.
It is Australia’s largest-selling newspaper, which brashly called on the public to “kick out” the last government and whose support, in the true image of a Murdoch tabloid, can win you an election.
But last week’s Sunday Telegraph carried a line that is sure to draw the ire of its proprietor.
On page 79 in Harry the Dog’s weekly kids’ word search (this Sunday the theme was the “amazing animals” of Indonesia, from Sumatran tigers to Komodo dragons) the puzzlemaster was clearly having a laugh at the paymaster’s expense.
Third line down, first on the left reads: “LIVESIHCODRUM,” or, in reverse, “MURDOCHISEVIL”
It took reporters in Australia two days to spot the apparent swipe, which sparked joy among many observers on Twitter.
The Sunday Telegraph refused to comment.
It remains unclear if Rupert Murdoch completed the quiz himself.
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/dec/10/murdoch-is-evil-the-message-hidden-in-a-sunday-telegraph-childrens-puzzle
December 10, 2013
Read it backwards: the puzzle in the Sunday Telegraph contained a surprising phrase.
It is Australia’s largest-selling newspaper, which brashly called on the public to “kick out” the last government and whose support, in the true image of a Murdoch tabloid, can win you an election.
But last week’s Sunday Telegraph carried a line that is sure to draw the ire of its proprietor.
On page 79 in Harry the Dog’s weekly kids’ word search (this Sunday the theme was the “amazing animals” of Indonesia, from Sumatran tigers to Komodo dragons) the puzzlemaster was clearly having a laugh at the paymaster’s expense.
Third line down, first on the left reads: “LIVESIHCODRUM,” or, in reverse, “MURDOCHISEVIL”
It took reporters in Australia two days to spot the apparent swipe, which sparked joy among many observers on Twitter.
The Sunday Telegraph refused to comment.
It remains unclear if Rupert Murdoch completed the quiz himself.
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/dec/10/murdoch-is-evil-the-message-hidden-in-a-sunday-telegraph-childrens-puzzle