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Ian Hislop Mania
Got this contribution from Chris 'Crispy' Philpot in the UK:BBC Television in the UK showed an episode of topical news quiz 'Have I Got News For You' that picked up on the ex-wife's knickers on eBay story. It said how useless tat could reach an astonishing price - going on to show the auction... for a signed photograph of Ian Hislop, a team captain on the show. At the time it had no bids and 6 hits.... Bidding went crazy - it started off quite sensibly and climbed to £5,000 without trouble. Then the silly bids flew in, and eventually the price reached £10,000,000 before bids were slowly pulled.
I don't think this is the actual photo that sparked the mania, but it's an identical copy. Anyway, the story continues:
this has started a new hoax on eBay - putting 'Ian Hislop' in the item title or selling bad copies of the photograph!
The following auctions are a mere sampling of this strange new Ian Hislop mania that's gripping eBay UK:
- A picture of some guy's hairy knees, whose sole virtue is that they're 'not Ian Hislop's': £122.00
- Another signed Ian Hislop photo: £10,000,000.00
- Ian Hislop himself, in a box (air holes optional): £10,000,000.00
- Scrambled egg eaten by Ian Hislop (or rather, spit out by him): currently only £0.99
- Photograph of a potato that may possibly look a little like Ian Hislop: currently only £1.04
Posted By: Alex | Date: Sun May 23, 2004 | Permalink |
Total Comments: 1
Category: Celebrities, eBay
Category: Celebrities, eBay
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Yes! My namesake is making big news off of knickers. Score one up for the Ians.
Posted by Ian in Library, Front desk on Wed May 26, 2004 at 01:05 PM
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