It’s been a while since my last Gate Police post, but this effort from the Telegraph is going to take the sporadic feature of out temporary retirement.
RDF Media blames increased losses on Queengate
RDF Media Group, the television production company behind last year’s Queengate debacle, saw first half losses before tax leap to £1.5m despite the success of its Channel 4 show Secret Millionaire.
Sigh. At first glance, I thought RDF were having a pop at a local shopping centre.
Grrr.
Doctor Who star David Tennant used the National Television Awards to pay tribute to former BBC1 controller Peter Fincham and his head of publicity Jane Fletcher, the corporation’s two high profile casualties of “Crowngate”.
Tackier than a fresh tarmac road on a hot summer day.
[THE TIMES] Blue Peter team asks for children’s forgiveness over ‘Socksgate’ scandal
Socksgate?! What the hell is that? Grrrr.
I’ve had enough.
All I see is gates. Gates here, gates there. It has to stop.
No idea what I’m talking about?
Check out this, this and this. And this. AND THIS!
They’re everywhere. Of course, the suffix arose following the Watergate scandal. But now, it’s a little tongue-in-cheek, ‘aren’t we all very clever and funny’ pun that, quite frankly, drives me insane.
Enough of the gates. Note to editors: Be imaginative! Please!
From now on, I’m going to name and shame any website/newspaper/whatever that I see use this cringe-worthy term. I will expose them as publicly possible. You could call it Pun-gate. But don’t.
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