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On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Norman Wisdom said:
http://petermusgrove.com/2008/05/08/itv-hit-with-record-fine/
Just an idea. 
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, sootyj said:
It's not bad, but I prefered the Johnny Vegas one.
I think the Paul thingy is a distraction, and there's a bit too much filler en route.
If you could make the intro bit funnier, and satitrise the bone heads who enter these contests, could work better.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, swerytd said:
Hey Norman
I think you're taking too long to get to the funny in this (and the Johnny Vegas one too) so it's a bit confusing as to where the news stops and the funnies begin.
To be fair, the funny bit *is* funny, just you've changed your mindset to 'serious-news-reading' by then and it's difficult to get a laugh after that change has been made.
The first four paragraphs need to be summed up in one, in my opinion, to keep it light-hearted.
Dan
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, M Lewis said:
It just reads to me as accurate and then made up with a big blur in the middle. Read something like the Onion and they'll introduce the pope as a religious extremist - it sets the tone from the off. A far easier read.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, swerytd said:
Yeah, what he said. That'd make it funnier too.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Norman Wisdom said:
Cheers I'll edit it a bit. The serious into comedy is intentional though. I think if you can make the reader believe it is a serious article then change it at the end it works but I agree, perhaps the serious bit goes on to long. Here is my edited version.
http://petermusgrove.com/2008/05/08/itv-hit-with-record-fine/