Hahaha
This is exactly what I thought about the whole thing. I also heard someone say that approx 5 billion would be watching across the world which sounds like the biggest load of horse toss ever.
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 9:55, archived)

That is indeed utter bollocks.
and annoyed me a lot.
There aren't that many people with electricity in the world for fuck's sake.
( Newington, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 9:57, archived)

I heard on the radio this morning
that 85% of the world's population watched Live8. that shirley can't be right! there can't be that many tvs in the world!
( Jadeviper was still alive on, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 9:59, archived)

I reiterate my statement
that it is complete bollocks.
It might just be the sum of the populations of the countries in which at least one person watched it, but it's probably not even that.
( Newington, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 10:01, archived)

best it of news
sat in a greasy spoon yesterday morning, news of the screws on the table ... "8 out of 10 people worldwide watched live 8"

Fuck off. 8 out of 10 people in the world do not have access to a TV let alone the inclination to watch a load of vacuous celebrities pretending to give a shit...
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 9:59, archived)

Not even 8 out of 10 of my office
with their comfortable, educated, middle-class liberal politics, could be arsed.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 10:09, archived)

I really doubt 8 out of 10 people in the UK watched it.
to be honest ...

/Sail 8 was an unmitigated success as well ... instead of the huge flotilla of boats bringing back hundreds of frech protesters, there were 4 boats and no French. Oh how I laughed as I lay on the deck in Cowes getting pissed ...
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 10:12, archived)

I heard that last night
And it is still making my day:)
( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 10:17, archived)